The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-19
LARGE CONFLAGRATION.
$4,000 LOst-Fifty-Seyen Mules
and Horses Burned to
Death.
4 Nan and Woman Reported
Buried in the Ruins.
Casualties aild Incidents.


''bou. !. Y. yesterday, a tire broke
out in the sale stabl~ Of G.. Thompson, on
Deiori street. between Dryades and Rampant,
entirely consuming the buildings with about
titty-seven head OF mules and horses which
were at the time in lie building. amounting to
81, 900.
The building was insured for $500, but in
what company could not be aecectained, as
the owner was absent. Tie fire then comlnu-
nic}tad 70 the brick buildings Nos 2S3. 80,
-, -o3, 232, and ~, South Rampant street,
all Of which were more or less destroyed Tie
buildings 233 and -, owned and occupied
by J. w. Stockton. as a feed store and valued
at $40, 600. was q total loss ieing insured for
only $500.
The building No. 25", vacant, owned by
| Ihos. Grace. valued at 30, 0GO also DESTROYED
with but little insurance to cover the loss.
No. 293, owned and occupied by j. :, Florat
as drug store. loss : IL, COO: insured ia the
Sun Mutual for 5000. Ne 90, owned and
occupied by Andrew Belcl as a coffee house
and boarding house, loss SD, 000: insured
29i Rampant street, corner OF Delord street,
owned and occupied by 4. Barrera as cctiee-
house and residence, damaged to the amount
Of $1,000 insured
The fire also communicated q the two-storv
attic frame building, corner of Delori and
Dryades streets, owned by the late T. Halpin.
and occupied by ID. Wagner as a grocery
store and residence; entirely destroyed with |
stock, furniture and fixtures amounting to |
SO, OOo with insurance of $1,000 Oh the build |
ing but none on the stock
From thence the flames spread to a row OF
two-story frame buildings on Dryades, be- |
tween Delord and Julia streets, occupied bv |
some seventy colored families, and all the |
buildings We're destroyed with contents and |
furniture. The Were owned by Mrs. Klein,
and valued at Sj0, 600, insured
The total loss by the fire is estimated be- .
tween sd. 600 and $50 900. The cause Of
the fire is unknown. hut is supposed to be
the work of an incendiarv.
The alarm was given from station .iftv-four.
corner Of Delord street and Triton Walk, by
Officer Fulton, of the Second Precinct
The ire originated in the south east end Of
the stable.
Casualties.
A colored man named Miller ana a white
whose name is unknown. residing in
the buildings on Dryades. near pelord street.
are reported as having been burned to death
in the ruins.
Mr. Vim. Johnson Foreman and Ed. Sher
man, member OF Mechanics No !. were Sc
riously injured. \ reporter OF the BULLETIN
visited Mr.. Johnson, 1T his residence. Ne.
- robertson street. when lie made the fol.
loving statement: He says that the engine
lad her suction IN the basin, and that they
we're directly III from: Of The building 2S3 and
- Rampant street. occupied by Mr.. Stock I
on
The fire was beginning 20 spread .apiily
when the Chic. Engineer ordered him to {
axe his pipe up on the Shed. He. Ell Sher-
nan and Dave tennessee immediately as
ended the ladder. and were upon the shed
ome ten minutes when suddenly they re.
lized the fact that the shed was falling and
ound that it was TOO late fox then. to be
;aved.
With one tremendous crash the she'd went
through and preeipitated Johnson to tie $
round. distance OF some twenty feet
hrowing them with great force into the
ebris Mr. johnson had his left hip dis \
coated and his arms, shoulders and sides
everely bruised, white the arm of Sherman
'as broken and several bruises i2ficted upon
is body.
Mr.. Hennesee saved himself by his pres :
nee Of mind; seeing the danger. he rushed ?
lose IN to the wall and Selling projecting
after, chung like grim death unit. assistance
cached him. p
The Scene.
The scene presented as the fire spread
spldly over the immense fiat stable root, and NJ
successfully to the rear por-
on OF the buildings facing ON Rampant and =
ryades street, was one Of the utmost coufu- :
on.
The shrieks Of women and children as they
lrried from their burning homes the hoarse St
'lces of men as they worked to save from
e threatening flames such of their effects as
'uid be removed, coupled with the neighing pc
ID groans Of the poor helpless animals that -
ere being horribly consumed BY the devour-
& clement, went to perfect a picture that is
,yond description.
Our tiremen worked with that energy and
votlon which has gained for them such co
de-spread admiration and esteem, but their
forts were wholly unayailing for i time, and
was thought that the fire would spread be- an
nd the limits of the square.
There was, providentially, sufficient sup
Y of water at hand obtained from the New Jo
lsn, and after hours Of rculean labor,
g Maynard flames were checked and finally
oppressed. DR.