New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-03
FIRE IN MONROE.
A Town i'm Ashes-L0ss Nearly $500 .SGt

The Ouachita Ielegroph's extra OF Sunday
gives the following report OF disastrous
fire in Monroe, louisiana;
Sixty buildings were burned. The wealth
iest portion of the city representing hall
million of dollars, and doing an annual
business of several hundred thousand dol
lars. is now in ruins and ashes, i oln Court
house square to Desiard street, down along
the river front to and including $. W. Sand
ers' saloon and stores from Mchinnas sa-
loon along the north side Of Desiard street,
not a house left standing, except a stable IL
the rear Of Hanna's warehouse. To this
destruction may be added that OF the Union
Church and McCormicl's Office, shop, resi-
dence and outbuildings. The line stores OF
Hoffman. Gerson, Dreyfus, Meyer, Sanders
McFee, Oliver & Byrne, King, the OLA
NeDrask ka. Old Mansion House, Central
House, Keller new store. EnGons shops
stable and store. owned by Z. j. Hart Il
Co, Surghnor's, GaTietson 5, the Alhambra
six law offices, and many other buildings
are no more
A few bare ard unserviceable walls and
chimncys only remain to enable even tLe
most familiar iuhabitant 10 determine
where were the houses these mourntul
landmarks now represent. We have after
considerable pains and labor prepared the
following list ui losses, the information be
ing derived mainly from the. sufferers them
selves: K. Richardson, loss S25Uo, insurance
$1,000: 4. l.. Slack. loss $500, no insurance;
T. Stubbs loss $1,000, insurance $500; j. T.
Ludiing, loss $500, no insurance: Joseph
Hoffman. loss so 600, insurance $4,000; H.
Gtrson Jr., loss $4,000 insurance S-0,000
L. $. Austin, loss $4,000. insurance $1,000
T. Dreyfus & Co., loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000: II. Filhiol, loss $1,000. insurance
$4,000; j. +. Pargoud, loss sl20G0, insurance
unknown: Al. Keller, loss $4,000, insurance
$500: S Gross loss Slj, 600. insurance so. 600:
F. Endom loss $4,000, insurance 5000;
Mrs. Calderwood, loss $4,000. no insurance:
A. Rauxet. loss $4,000. insurance S5G00:
George Pierce, loss $4,000. no insurance: J.
II. Mitchell. loss $4,000. no Insurance: L.
Gross, loss 50. 900, insurance Si0,0tU J. b.
Garretson. loss $4,000. no insurance: George
kOehlcr. loss 5000 no insurance: ". CroU-
mitch. loss S6000, no Insurance: Gross X
Bro, loss $4,000. insurance $4,000: VI. 7.
Edwards. loss $500, no insurance Mrs.
Stein, loss S3100. no insurance: J. G. SAN
ders loss $4,000; insurance $4,000; G.. W.
NcFce, loss $4,000, insurance SlG,c00:
Oliver a Bvrne, loss $4,000, insurance
50. 600: H. King, loss $4,000 insurance
$4,000: Union Church, loss 5000, TO irsur-
auce f. L. Mccormick, loss S5e0e, insur-
ance Sl5vU; l.. ". Surghncr, loss $4,000,
Insurance 5000; NJ. Mck:nna. ;;oss
y
1000. insurance SO, coo; j. I. Hanna,
loss $500. 40 insurance: Hanuu's ware
house. cotton. loss S.1!5N. 30 ineur-
auce; United states stores $1,000; Louisiana
Arsenal stores. loss $1,000, no insurance;
I. j. Beheu. loss $4,000. insurance SIJG0:
George Em,minger, loss 5000, no insurance:
DIR. Calderwood. loss $50, no insurance:
North Louisiana and Texas railroad. loss
$500. no insurance: S. W. Sanders. loss
$1,000. insurance unknown: j. Baer loss
$500, no insurance; J. 4 5. l.. NcLrtry,
loss Sl2OV. no insurance: Estate OF Cham
berlin, loss :@a11, no insurance: Byers X
Co. loss $1,000, no insurance: 5. Marx. lOs-s
40,00o. insurance SG0U5 L. i. Lignoski.
loss $t00O no insurance; b Bpese. dam
aged sGJ0 B. Botfenscher, dana .ed $3.50:
Thomas Naughron. damaged $40: Mrs.
Ezelius. damaged $500; j. VI. Datbs. dam
aged $600 Robert Logan. seven bales cot
ION and $50: I. 5. Hart 4 Co.. loss
$4,000: y. Lang, $1,000: D. B. TrousdaIe,
loss S1o0o, Insurance SileU. Total lyss
SJS4.3eo; insurance SOB, 800.
The fire originated in The upper story of
:. w. Sanders saloon. and was discovered
about eleven O'Clock Saturday nj gLt, and IS
believed u have been accidental. The
wind, unfortunately. came from the south.
and was blowing brlskl V. and the flames
We're borne right toward the heart Of the
city. After tracing the course OF the flames
and fixing the duration of the fire al three
hours ana half, TIE Telcgruph concludes;
The preservation of stores and merchan-
disc was very small, although great indi-
vidual efforts were made to that end. Much
that was saved was subsequently stolen or
seriously damaged by the rain that fol
lowed about sunrise. Only three or four
families were burned out. No one was
killed or seriously wounded amid all the
risk and confusion that prevailed. We ob-
serve on all hands a quiet determination
not 70 succUmb under this disaster. In
some cases contracts have already been
made for temporary houses.