Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-12

Norfolk, Virginia, was destroyed
by IRE and cannon. January l. 1776'
Property to the amount Of 81, ,5O0.-
600 was destroyed.
Soon after New York passed into
the hands Of the British, Septem-
Der 20, 1766, 500 buildings were
consumed by fire.
In 1911, December 26, the thea
ter at Richmond was burned, in
which the Governor and many lead
ing citizens perished.
Six hundred warehouses, and
property to the amount Of $40, ,0o0.-
600. were destroyed by FIRE in New
York, December 16, 1885.
April q, 1893, in Charleston.
s. c., 1853 buildings were sonsum-
ed. covering 145 acres Of ground
April 10. 1S45, in Pittsburg, 1000
buildings were destroyed by fire.
Loss, 100000.
Fifteen hundred buildings were
burned in Quebec, May %, 1846,
and in less than q month afterwards
I 800 more: in all two-thirds of the
city.
July 10, 1916. in New York city,
3O2 stores and dwellings, and &c.
100000 worth Of property were
consumed.
June -, 1916. the whole town Of
newfoundland was destroyed by
FIRE, and 5000 persons rendered
homeless.
September 9, 1sls. in Albany,
600 buildings. besides steamboats,,
piers, ETC.; "a acres burned over.
Loss, $1,000, 900.
st. Louis lost Is blocks and So
steamboats, by fire. May IL, 1849.
July 3, 1850, in Philadelphia, $50
buildings we're lost by fire, 25 per-
SONS burned, 9 drowned, 120 wound
ed. Loss, $l,5O0,O0O.
In San Francisco, May Sd to 5th'
1851, $500 buildings were burned,
many lives lost, and %, SOC, 900 worth
Of property destroyed.
December q, 1851, IS, 600 vol
umes were destroyed by fro in on,
Congressional Library.
July IL. 1852, 1900 houses were
burned in Montreal.
August Is, 1854, Dsmariscotta
Maine, was entirely destroyed by
fire. The same day more than loo
houses in Troy, New York, and q
large portion Of Milxaukie, Wis
consin.
October 8, 1867, . great fire oc-
Cured in Chicago; $500, 900 in
property destroyed.
July I, 1865. the city Of Portland,
Me-, was nearly destroyed by 6rei
ton thousand people rendered home
less; loss, $15,OOO,OOO.
February II, 1G65, the city o1
Charleston was almost destroyed by
FIRE, and great quantities Of military
and naval stores.
THE GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.
This great FIRE. whose ruins GOV.
cred 436 acres, extended from the
Tower TO the Temple Church, and
from the northeast gate to Holborn
bridge. It destroyed in the space
OF four days 80 churches, the city
gates, the Royal Exchange, the Gus.
tomhouse, Guildhall, Sion College
and many other public buildings
besides 13, 1000 houses. laying waste
400 1hseets. Over 100000 people
camped out after the Ere in IslinS.
ton and Highgate.
Concerning this Ere Sir Christo.
pher Wren built q monument Will
this inscription:
This pillar was set up in per
petual remembrance Of that mos
dreadful burning of this Protestant
city, begun and carried on by y,
treatchery and malice Of ye Popisl
faction, in ye beginning Of Septem.
Der, in 70 year Of our Lord. 1865
in order to ye Carrying on Of their
horrid plot for extir4ating 70 Pro
testant religion and old Englist
liberty, and ye introducing Poper!
and slavery"
This inscription va finally erases
by order Of the Common Council
January rs. 1881.
The Chlr,h Of the Campanis
Santiago, was burned Decembsr
1863. and 1900 persons perished il
the flames.