New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-11
SANTANA Bay Company.
DISASTERS.
Fire i'm Baltimore.


were burned at four o'clock this morning.
The guests at the St. Nicholas, among
whom were many actors, escaped with most
of their wardrobes.
The following is the insurance of the
Holiday Street Theatre: 70 Building, ma
chinery and wardrobe, 100000, in Baltimore
and other companies.
DIR. Getz, the scenic artist of the theatre.
loses S30OJ. and many members of the com
| $1,000.
Next to the Walnut Street Theatre, Phil
| adelphia, the Holiday Street Theatre was
| the oldest in the United States, dating back
to l19z, when frame building occupied the
present site.
Manager Ford says it will be Immediately y
| rebuilt.
Detailed Account of the. Fire.
Al half-past two O'Clock this morning an
| alarm OF fire was sounded and in few mo-
| ments a volume of flame burst forth from
| the Holiday Street Theatre, envelOping the
| building in a mass of fire. The flames
| poured out simultaneously from the roof
| and upper windows, and before Che engines
| went TO work it was eSident the "Old Holli-
day" was doomed e0 destsuetionO In less
( than Cen minutes aSteg eSe alarm sounded
she eenfral pare OF the city was S8 sJOas Sy
q great calcium 6ighto
The reiecsioa of tho Saanee qsas GO Incense
as 80 create ShS islpressSos Shaa general
3 oontiagratioN had beg9lno A deluge of
flaming cindeqs qolSeS up from the burning g
Mass end were Borne by the breezes from
| the AortheasS into oho Sery heart of the
cityo a distance Of Sye9 or six blocks. over
} the roofs of the Sure american and gazette
and the Western Union Telegraph offices.
Great blazing 8inders rained down a
sheet OF fire. Many awnings of the stores
on Baltimore and South streets caught fire,
and al three o'clock these streets We're bril-
liantly Illuminated by the burniag canvas
adding to the general CONSERVATION.
In the meantime the steamers began to
work with an &bundance of water. The
tiED had airead p communicated to the roof
OF the Ss Nicholas Hotel0 adjoining the
theatre, nos III, and 90 the large brick build
dng on tue soutlIS also to the factory of
Frey, Walrert u Gee iN the rear of the
theatre. The efforts Os Che tiremen to save
the theatre were unavailing. Shortly after
three O'Clock the roof Il fell IN, and only four
bare walls were left standing. The theatre
and some "g the adjoining property was
purchased three years ago by John T. Ford
for Sl00,O01 The damage by fire will reach
$4,000
The st. Nicholas 4ote3. adjoining tn. the.
afre on the north. was d large four story
building. 3. W. Earl proprietor, and pa
tronized almost exclusively by actors and
actresses, about fifty Of whom were in tae
building at the time Of She fire. The rear
portion of the fourth story was entirely
burned out and all the lower floors were
dieluged with waters Many of the guests
were forced;to escape with nothing on but
their night clOthese SomeOf the actresses
lost their wardrObes. watches, money, ETC.,
but the majority of them succeeded in say
ing their effects, whichs with che furniture
OF the hotel that Was Sescued from the
flames, were piled up IN the streets.
Mr.. Earl estimates his loss at $50 900, and
gives his insurance as follows: In the Penn
syivania Company, of Philadelphia, $500;
III the Franklin, of Philadelphia, $500;
in tue WestchesteH. Of New York, S250O;
and ii Sne German, of Baltimore, $500;
total insurance $l0.00G phS building was
owned by William j. Albert.
The Baltimore City college, adjoining on
che south, had the roof burned as Well as
the upper floor. The whole building was
damaged by wateH The first floor was oe-
cuped by the Baltimore school commits
si0ners end the second and third by the
Baltimare City College, The damage done
to the books by water amounts to $3000
bhe furniture and carpets were also dam
eyed, A0ss o6s she building, books, ETC.,
so009o
The building Eas owNed by the city and
eyas not insured. The mattress and eurled
hair factory of freyo Walpert g. Co., No.
3 North Gay stress, in the rear of the
aheatre, was owned by the firm, who esti-
innate their BOSS iH stock and damage 70
ehe building ae from $4,000 to $4,000.
Their insurance is not over $4,000, divided
beswesa the Queens, of London, the Ger
snasSo OF Baltimore and tJe oLtna, of Hart
ford
Che s.;sf!sisgo SO. g So8gqIs etreeeo adjoin-
iHS She WasseTp Snioio telegraph office,
eoois fire Sroq1 the es'iin9 einder7, and was
sfisshslT damaged Che upper portion was
0ccupie8 by S.iSD 81 ShaIGeso hatters, who
e'sissto sleir loss ~ sbs Ss:oS at $1,000;
onsureG for &e0se
batere-The loss os > dals q. 2orS reaches
AT lease 100000 above the insurance
(Si000Olo The Gold Halliday had stood for
over se"eSty-seven years without a fire.
Cotton Mill Burned.
4 seven story stone cotton mil at
WitherdsviIle waS burned TO day. Loss
$50, 900.
steam saw MiIl Burned.
MEMPHIS. September l0.-The steam saw
mill OF G. Ne Venable, on Wolf river, in
the northern portion OF the city, was set on
fire early this morning and entirely con
sunede sogetheP with a large amount co
Yumbero Loss s. )g000o no insurance
Particulars of tho LuIc Fire in Havana.
HAvA%Ao September 9.-The fire Satur-
day nishse fey 1h6cH the Plaza Vapor was
destroyed was a very disastrous one. The
total loss IS e=timased at from 50 900. 900 to
$1,000 GOO e'he insurance amounts to only
s52i, 600, ncarle all in English companies
Nstiees have bee9 promptly given that all
the 9ns.Sa sess SGAb o. paid OF the thirteenth
onz'ars
Owing 80 qHe sap6litso with which the
'iameo spread SeSS little property was
saved. 30 eess than three dour5 from the
ai'se enc ies broke ous tloe oeIotire square
was 8 mass sf ruiIsoO
sHwarss "t 800 Seopoa egho occupied ehe
, S'Si!'onss ase !lsmeotsso and nearly all lost
"veSvta;2e Great GiecSeo5 prevails among
sl..ae &aS %usrsese9cs esbocripeione dave
!"eY s'srssod goP sbe9s geliePo % 9aSSe
osso,;s.' Sls~ a.:esJe seeess QaseH
acc:Heus &c siss S'idy OF Hriosofo
SGs.o:ss. Sececalbe9 8'.-fha s,ioP Of
H.Us.clss :fsm S.ep Ycsfo 9or Sdverpo0o .
ar:!sea with ssle G5ts 05 Ssr6os'ss o3 Sos,
%ocJs As.ksa aeI ia deso
Lighthouse BLOWS DowBo
SSe aeE lighthouse So Grejgheon'e HeaS,
Gs.e HreeOa9 eSSe 6'oOse oieua 0y the
SoceSs sceSSaso
s96utFsatedo
Ssaysss9o&so segse8bbsS Slo-Se eaSentine
BesseSo eASloyed in D spoke factory. was
caught in che shatting to-day, and his arm
eern from his body, and is supposed to be
Fatally ISL ;bqed euternallB
POLITICAL.
| Massachusetts, Republican eonveot1os =
Washburn Nominated by Acclnmntson.
WORCESTER, Msss., September 9Th,
Republican State convention meets a