New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-02

marched to prison.
ALTOGETHER TOO MANY FIRgs.-Our fire
department. has not been allowed to rust for
lack of employment recently. Before the
engines were ready to take mp at one fire
they were called on to 60 to another.
One of the most unfortunate cOnhagra-
,ioDs was that at the corner of Orleans and
Royal streets. just after two O'Clock Sun
day morning fire, was discovered in the
rear of the twO-story brick house, occu-
MED by Jacob Finke as bar-rOom, con-
dictionary and residence, destroying the
building and contents. Mr.. Finke was
partly insured. The worst feature con-
nected with this fire was the death of
James Anderson, who was employed by
Mr.. Finke. He elept in a rear room, and
probably was smother3d to death in his
sleep. When it became known that he was
inside, every reasonable effort was made to
rescue him, but no man could then pass
through such fiery furnace After the
flames were quenched the remains were re-
covered.
Sunday morning the house occupied by
Mrs. Guitard, on Royal, between Port and
Enghein streets, was burned. Two adjoin-
ing houses, occupied by Mrs. Shepherd and
Mrs. Young, were destroyed. Another ien-
snted house went the same way, as also
did the residence of Mr.. Jacob DreyfOus.
won a captains commission by saving the
lives Of three persons. TWAS known, after
the blaze had nearly cut off communication,
that woman with her two children were
in the burning building, and unless some
one went boldly to their rescue would
surely be lost. On hearing this the ser.
geapt dashed in at the risk of his life, and
did not return until he had secured the per-
sons. This glorious deed has won solid
fo,no for Hucoov aud 1onU NAV ho live fO
remember the goodness of his act.
About four o'clock Sunday morning the
grocery OF John Crowley, corner OF Con-
stance and Terpsichore streets, was nearly
ruined by fire. The adjoining house, No.
l2i Constance street, owned by Mr..
OBrien, was badly damaged.
The house of Mr.. F. Gebherd, No. "a
Hospital street, was damaged slightly By
the firing of mosquito bar.
The iremen had little rest after sun-up
Sunday, but were not allowed to remain
quiet all night. A few minutes after one
o'clock yesterday morning two-story
frame house at the corner of Liberty and
Perdido streets, owned by NJ. s. Leon, and
occupied by Terrebonne g. Bourgeois as
barroom and residence. was entirely
burned. Mr. Bourgeois lost 5000 in the
flames. In his attempts to save his cur
rency he was seriously burned. This fire
travelled around to Perdido street, burning
Nos. 100, 1872 and 1874. The last was two
story frame, owned by Mrs. Brown. No.
1872 was owned by NJ. Grant,. and occupied
by several families. No. 100, two story
frame, owned by Mr.. Weyman, and occu-
pied by Archibald as settler factory, was
totally ruined.
The flames caught No. 125 Liberty street,
burning it and Nos. l27 and 1919, occupied
by several families, who made a narrow
escape, without saving much of their prop
erty. A portion of No l35 Liberty street.
occupied by Rose Gras, was badly damaged.
The fire crossed Liberty street, attacking
Nos. l2S, l26 and 124, owned by Garcia
Leon, burning them. These houses were
filed with families. A general alarm was
rung.
Last night, at halfpast ten o'clock. an
alarm of fire was turned in from box No.
II, corner of New Levee and Gaiennie
streets. Six steam engines with attendant
fremen and hook and ladder companies
we're promptly on the spot, but it proved to
be false alarm.
The fool whs gave this false alarm has
rot been discovered and had better keep
himself perdu.