The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-07-09
The Fire i'm New Iberia.

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occurred from fire in New iberia Oh the
night Of The 27th alt are thus summed
UP by the Times Of that place:
E. Montague, three buildings and one
stock of goods, loss about $40, 600, and no
insurance Mr.. II. Gongenheim, dry goods,
$4,000, insured for $50, 600 Soulier & De-
euir, $l2, 900 insured for 81, 900; a. Re-
nand Trsber, s., 000r insured for $1,000;
house occupied by latter, property of Jos.
Lion, ST., $1,000, no insurance; AIex.
Moneheaux, Lion Hotel $1,000, insurance,
$3,000;J J. NJ. Kokernot, photographer, about
$1,000, probably partially insured , J.
Rhein tailor, about 81, 500, and no insur-
ance; DR.. Mestayer's drug store, $4,000,
and no Insurance ; Mistrot 6 Decuir, three
brick buildings and stock Of goods, about
$35, 600; no insurance; Fl. Lerenaudie,
gunsmith, $1,000, no insurance; Herbert
& Duperier, SIS, 1000, insured fol. $4,000 ;
house occupied by same, belonging to Nine.
Duperier, 81, 1900, no insurance !; Mime. Gen
tile, 81, 900, no insurance; G.. O. Gateau,
two small frame houses, occupied by Nine.
Gentle 81, 900, no insurance ; Nine. Four
nigues 50, SOC, no insurance building,
owned by Nine. Lotel, 81, 0e0, no insurance ;
Mr.. Leseigneur, cofeehouse, $1,G00, no
insurance building owned BY Nine. Saw
yer, $1,000, no insurance; JAS. L. Burke
$4,000, insured for 81 900 Mime, Foureade,
$4,000, insured for $1,000 /; building, be-
longing to Mr.. L. Serrett, together with
two warehouses, residence livery stable,
coffeehouse stand and other small build
ings, $15, 900 no insurance ; A. Gard &
Dariette, cofeeheuse, $1,000, no insurance ;
Z. Bszus, ceffeehouse, restaurant and bar
Der shop, 81, 0e0 no insurance ; Louis Mi
guez, Court House building. two buildings
adjoining, and residence, $4,000, no IN
surance, "A. Boutt6, house, 1900, no in.
sufance Boutt6 6 aonsoulin, livery stable,
81, 900, no Insurance ; Judge Henry Train,
furniture, probably $1,000, no insurance
Msssrs. Weeks, brick store and house ad.
joining, about $l2, 900, no insurance.
The fire ID supposed to be the work of an
incendiary, as it originated in o place nn,
occupied and seldom visited BY any one
The same paper adds the following com.
ments, which apply y well to Opelousa,
as to that place. WI have no idsay how;
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Eevet, .nas ouf c..lAe"s WIN n'aAe up sns1l
minds TO subscribe q few dollars for an eff
Gent engine, until q FIRE occurs and des
.rovs an their propertv. Thav viii SIN,
the sssoie uoor' sissl s1e morse y gone
They will not learn from b experience o
others. The destruction of other towns by
Arc 20 : waak hint . nothing but tha h,rr
m
'ng oI'ne'r OWE "aA "sAeii sae'h up. Inc
Times adds:
1.-THE town had had 40 engine, or even /
we'll organised hook and ladder company,
the spread Of the flames might hive beer
prevented. Had the small buildings or
each side Of the house where the tire origi
mated been torn away, ana water freely
used the disaster might nave been great
But we were poWer'ess, having nothing t.
work with. Had the sum o. $4,000 beer
invested, q few weeks ago, IN procuring
one of Silby's Stean Fire engines, and the
necessary hose to work It, with four nm
nual payments of O., 600 81. ten per cent;
MS was offered us, this terrible calamity
would never hare befallen ns. We owe
the preservation Of the balance Of tle
town to the brick buildings where thu
flames stopped. and we hope that the Coun
Gil win not only Immediately take steps ia