The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-14
BURNING OF arRIna HILL cOILraz.

1t is with the deepest regret that, we
chronicle the entire destruction by fire of
this noble Institution OF aearning.,e Lass
night, ct quarter before ~ o'clock, the
sight Of fire bursting out in the centre Of
the main building, aroused the officers Of
the college,. The alsrsa vas at once given,
the pupils were aroused, and every precau-
ton was taken to prevent panic among
the inmates of the building. But the terri
Die element had already made such head
way that II was. only by presence of mind
and careful management that the whole
household was saved, without hurt or acct
dent in the clothes they stood in, and Moth
ing else beside. The entire college .bnild-
ing was utterly, destroyed. -
Ths fu5,n1turs. library philosophical ap
personal effects of boah teachers and strl-
dents were entirely consumed, scarce, O.
yestige OF any of them being left How the
ire originated we weFe unable to learn.
e We sEere especially glad to > be inforsnea
by Father Corvette that he had lbeensable.
to save the manuscript notes of the history
OF the college, from It's foundation, and also
o few scientific notes of his ewsiA But of
all his cnrefulfy collected scientific hbrazs,,
every, valuable instrument, and his whole
mnseum Of minerals Of South America,
Central America and Mexico, not one yss-
tiGe remains. ElseaelO losses are irreuarnl,le.
collection in the countries named, and gave
TO it g zeal, knowledge and care that made
Is beyond value. He would have refused
,$1O, 600 for the minerals alepesSa ..5s aste /
But the loss that we heard most frequently
regretted was that of 9 wonderfully carved
the sacFed relics OF the Museum. II spsss
carved by an untusored and recently con-
verted Central American Intlian. Seeing
him use his knife with great skill, Father
CoFnettes in one Of his rafnbiee in seareh Of
geological trophies, asked If he could make
then coming to him, asked, ashaii He Be
dying or dead ~ q On being answered
q dying," he went TO work, and produced
a face that for expressive action and inten-
sifled, living agony, has been rarely ex-
eelied by the greatest chisefB Of Italy This
valued relic is was impossible to save. t4lI5
" All ther buildings north of the cellege--
acrOss the main pathway, comprising kit
chens, out houses, printing once, etc.,
are uninjured. But the pecuniary fossIi IA
the main building cannot be less than
$20O, 600, and may reach <s258,D0O. The
college itseH was 364x64 feet, foar-stories
high, and well built, with all the convent
enees. 1t confd not bs rebuilt for feas than
S1OQ, 600. 5r,,t4s f.--- .t.,.s ss.,s,.s.s,-szsI
"A single grand piano, valued at $1,000.
from the parior, is the sole remnant Of the
whole furniture Of the college. This alone
ID estimated at as much rs the building.
II, then, We count the valuable libraries,
museum, laboratory and clothing consumed, |
the total loss win amount far over e,lr esti. |
mate 500, 600. That amount Woasi aot |
replace the scientific apparatus aloae.
The college was thirty mine years I'D, |
having been put up by the Bishop in thie
diocese In 1898, and put into operation in |
1884, under hiis1 presidency. -fen- years
later it went into the hands Of the Fathers |
OF Mercy, under the charge OF Father Bach. I
Again, in 1912, it went into the hands OF /
President Bishop PORTER, who retained |
charge until September, 1867, when the |
present regime of the Jesuit Fathers began. /
The conduct of the college has ever been |
successful enough TO make IT, rank high In I
the scale of like institutions, and to draw |
TO it pupils from all points of this country |
and from South America, Canada and Mex |
ico.-Mobile Register, FEB. 5.
Ret. Father CaltighGn.---We find the fol-
lowing particulars in Baltimore paper
the Rev. Joseph Callighan, who