New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-15
THE FIRE IN END1ANOLA.

A Buslness Centre lin Rulna-Pnrtlculnrs
q LOS1es-De DestrHellon aI the Ohler
The Indianola Bulletin of January 8, CON
tains full account of the fire in that city.
on the morning of the Sd instant.
The fire originated in the building on
Main street, belonging to Mr.. Dudley
Schultz, and occupied by Shipley l. Co.,
commission merchants. The wind blowing
strongly from the south at the time, 1t i'm
mediately communicated to the adjoining
building on the corner, Of Messrs. Dove 6
Shultz, gr8cers, taking in its fiery course
the warehouse of Messrs. Dale & Ashworth,
the flames, which no human exertions could
subdAe, then extending to the store and
dwelling of John III. Dale. DESTROYING in
its course the large building of W. P. Milby,
in which was the auctisn room of Murdock
& Milby, the district clerks office, and tee
drug store ofDAvid Lewis.
The large and beautiful building, known
aS the Ohler house, then took FIRE, and the
entire building, with nearly all of its con-
tents, was totally destroyed. The flames
then spread to the clstomhOuse, on the op-
posite side Of the street, which was con-
sumed. The adjoining house was pulled
down, which, with the great exerti0ns of
the citizens, prevented the flames from
spreading further. The postofice, which
was also in Lewis's building, was destroyed,
but we learn that The books and mail mat
ter were ali saved. Ths number of build
| ings destroyed is fourteen, in the very heart
| of our city, and most all of them devoted
to commercial purposes.
The following is statement of the losses
incurred by the fire as near as can be esti-
mated at the present time:
Dudley Schultz, three frame buildings.
$4,000; Dove q Schultz, goods, ETC.. $4,000;
Shipiey d Co., goods, $1,000; j. II. Dale.
three buildings, $1,000; Dale & Ashworth,
and J. II. Dale, goods, $4,000; G. s. Walker,
$500; Dr. j. n. Reuss, building, $1,000; DR..
David Lewis, drug store, $4,000: w. P.
Atlby, buildings. $60Oe; ohler & Fee, hotel
house building, $1,000; Mrs. s. A. Benton,
printing materials, $1,000; Mrs. III. Vollers,
damage to goods, $1,000; Mrs. M. Harrison,
$500; United States government, goods in
bond, $1,000; Mrs. c. Taylor, clothing and
valuabies, $500.
This terrible fire has almost ruined some
OF our citizens who had their all invested
in much of the property destroyed.
There was but little Insurance on the
property lost, which makes tho loss fall
heavily on the parties interested.
The Times praises the soldiers of the
garrison and the sailors of the shipping ia
port for their assistance in fighting the dre,
and very Justly Censufes the city g0gern-
ment for its continual failure 60 organize q
fre department, aud provide il with tho
needed apparatus. The Times saws:
Mr.. Sanford aud Mr. Wilson. belonvius tn
The house Of Shipley & Co., general mer-
chants, who were burnt out, were arrested
on suspieieR Of having set the premises on
IRE. After long examination Wilson was
discharged from cHstody, aud Mr.. Stafford
retained under anrance until be can ana
bail for bis appearance at tne district court.
which is fixed az 10000. Mr. Stafford was
the clerk and Mr.. Wilson enc Of the part
ners. From the evidence elected the fire
brake out IN one Of the warehouses oecu-
pied by the 6rm alluded to, where business
has been conducted in rather fast way,
according to the testimony.
subsequently Mr., Stafford was released on Z
writ OF habeas corpus, the testimony aos
being suficicat 10 detain him,