New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19

! take some CEtuIC AoC saving Inc p1ccCAO
system from humiliation at the ha nds of
those who did not really understand what
they were about to perpetrate.
Four confagrations Sunday set thoughts
| into immediate action, and suggest that our
fire department should receive prompt at
tention from those in authority, so that
| late lessons may not be lost New Orleans
is not in situation to, ever fully recover
! from a fire like that in Boston, or from one
a fourth as devastating; therefore let us
| foster the organization which SO promptly
| flies to the rescue wnen danger threatens.
To those who are opposed to our system We
say: Let well enough alone, or suggest
| something that will undoubtedly prove
better Most of the companies are now
supplied with steam engines, and several
| have more than one, and we doubt if any
| department in the country can turn out
! their machines to fire and operate as
| quick as ours. This important fact gives
| our citizens q sense of security which is
very pleasant.
The first of the four fires Sunday occurred
| about A. M, in a two-story frame kitchen
in rear of No. Il2 Orange street, corner Of
| Annuncation. The dwelling in front is
occupied by Mrs. Peyton. The kitchen was
entirely destroyed, but before the flames
! could be subdued reached the two-story
frame dwelling house No. ll6 Orange street,
occupied by Mr.. L. L. Levy whose loss
amounts to about $4,000 The fire probably
originated through carelessness.
| Between five and six o'clock Sunday
morning, fire broke out in the one-stOry
frame house No. 23l Customhouse street,
near Irene street, owned by j. B. Frank
and occupied as a restaurant by V. Bien-
venu. This building was completely de-
| stroyed. Building insured for $500; Bien-
venu insured for 500. No. 233, owned by
Monrose Leclerc and occupied by Mrs. Ber-
nard, caught and burned down Mrs. Ber-
nard was insured for $500. The flames ex
| tended to No 81 IRENE street. owned by
Mr. Young and occupied by Mrs. Fisher,
and the building was destroyed. No. 33
Irene street, occupied by Catherine Robin
son, was damaged.
A fresh wind was blowing at the time,
and live cinders flew thick.
Fortunately there was a fair supply Of
water, otherwise the flames would have at
tackled the entire square. AS it is, the loss
will amount to nearly $4,000.
The third fire occurred in the two-story
frame dwelling house, No. rs Elysian
Fields street, owned by Mrs. Anderson and
occupied by Mrs. Bell. The damage did
10 &'lIR1 Tlriuofua1ly-
because our fremen were equal to the EN-
Urgency. Origin unknown.
The fourth fire, and bad looking one it
was, was in the thrce-story brick building,
No. 139 Poydras street, Mr. Zabata, agent,
and occupied by Isidore Frimple as 8 cloth
ing store, with stock valued at $4,000,
which was totally destroyed. Insured
in the Merchants Union for $4,000.
The building was damaged to the
amount of $500. The fire then OK
tended to the adjoining threestory
building, No. 161, owned by Mrs. Riekou,
occupied by r. Derbes, auctioneer. The
stock; consisting of furniture, fancy goods,
ETC., was damaged to the amount Of $500
by fire and water; also tie building to the
amount of $1,000, and insurance not known.
The fire extended thence to the building
No. 1853, owned by Mr.. Iinnman, Gravlar
street, occupied by Mr. II. Jacob as cloth
ing store. The stock was damaged to the
amount Of $50. Insured in the Crescent.
The second floor was occupied by II. Petty
as a photograph gallery; his stock was dam
aged to the amount of $500, fully insured.
The building was damaged by fire and
water to the amount of $1,000. The second
floor Of No. l57, occupied as a photograph
gallery by Mr. Scoggins, was damaged to
the amount of $3OO-tully insured. The
building was damaged to the amount Of
slOOO-fu1ly insured. The cause OF tie fire
is supposed to be incendiarsm.
This is locality whore, had not very
prompt measures been taken by the ire
men and police, an immense loss of prop
erty might have ensued, Notwithstanding
the fire ragged fearfuIiy and constant eS-
plosions occurred, our fre-fghters labored
zcalousIy to save the surrounding buildings.
In less than two hours from the time the
alarm was sounded the last spark Of fire
was drowned.
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