New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-19
Local Intelligence.

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TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION-Ftrem
Injured. Horses and Mules Burned TO Death
About two O'Clock yesterday morning firt
was discovered in the sale stable of Mr.. q
THOMPSON, on the lower aide of DelorG
street, between Rampant and Dryadel
streets. which building was erected only 9
short time ago, and was constructed en-
tirely of wood, used exclusively for horses
mules and feed. There were something like
sixty ANIMALS in stalls at the time, but ii
was found quite impossible to rescue many
of them, as WHEEL they became frightened
1t was dangerous for person to 60 neal
them. few horses and mules broke theil
halters and reared around wildly. The
owner of Kentucky blooded mare refused
$500 for her last Wednesday, and now the
went almost in flash, and the flames i'm
mcdiately caught an old shanty next the
corner OF Delord and Dryades streets, and
then took hold of the old tenement house on
the corner. A portion of the lower
floor was occupied by ID. Magner,
who kept q small grocery. Several
poor families lived in other portions Of
we're attempting to save their little prop
erty seemed half crazy. Women and chill.
dren screamed like mad and men yelled
loudly, each one for himself. Were it not
for the pecuniary Losses sustained by I'M
offending people it might be said that the
fire there is blessing. An adjoining rick
ETY. old building, fronting on Dryades
is not beyond computation.
The fremen here succeeded in checking
the flames in that direction, about half way
TO Julia street. However, in the rear the
fire ragged furiously, and for time the pipe
Inen could simply throw streams at hazard,
As they were unable to see anything, conse-
quently nearly every piece of wood work
was consumed.
A small brick building on Delord street,
on the lake side of Magner's grocery, was
burned, as was it's contents.
The stable, which was next to the corner
of DelOrd and Rampant streets, in the rear
of No. 1874 RamDart; . two story brick build.
ing, owned ana occupied by A. Barrera,
was used a. bar room and residence. Only
were greatly damaged. No. 294, same
street, was swned and occupied by Andrew
Delich, who kept p clearinghouse. The
back part of the building was badly burned,
End he. like others in that neighb0rhOOd,
was compelled to vacate the place. No.
a93, q drug store, kept by Mr.. j. A. Floret,
was badly soorched. The flames continued
on toward Julia street, bat did not burn
through to Rampant street until they
reached Nos. 283 and 285, feed store and
corn meal mill, kept by j. w. StocktoG,
whose lOss il large. 1t lie understood that
he owned the building, and he has but a
partial insurance.
At this point the fire was checked, but it
will be seen that at least One-half of the
single building which fronts ON Julia street
was burned, though several Of them were
badly scorched in the rear.
The building in which Magner had his
grocery belonged to the succession of Pat
rick Halpin. and was not very valuable,
although the heirs received neat income
from rent. The old building was not orna-
mental by any means, and was often the
roosting place of bad people.
The greatest loss was at the stable, of
which not Q vestige remains. The live
stock consumed can not be estimated
closely at present. The remains of charred
and nearly consumed horses and mules pre-.
sented disagreeable scene
When the firemen found it necessary to
force their way into the mill and adjoining
building, several OF No. 6's men went to
the gallery to work, and the awning outside
of the railing gave way carrying the railing
and all. Mr.. William johnson, foreman
of No. 6, with Ed. Sherman and David
Hennessy, went down with the ruins. Mr..
johnson was nearly killed, but it seems
that none Of his bones are broken. Sher- |
ADdu ltIJ 8rtu was OIOAou 6uU no was
otherwise bruised. Hennesey managed to |
gain hold on something, and hung on |
until a ladder was put in position. No other |
person was injured, so far as heard from.
It was reported that man employed in |
the stable had disappeared and it was be- |
lieved that he had been sacrificed, but |
nothing was learned Of him. 1t was also |
announced that woman who lived in one |
of the rookeries was missing but there is no |
proof that she was burned.
Before the ashes and cinders were COOLED |
men. women and children began searching
il the ruins and some carried off bits of
charred wood.
As to insurance, our local companies do
not suffer much and the statement that the |
Firemen's Company is loser is incorrect,
it not having issued policy for any one in
that square.
Firemen obtained abundance of water
from the New Basin. Nos. 9, l3, 6 and
another were held on duty after the fire
was considered extinguished, the chief
tearing that flames might break out in q
new place. The department has earned q
new feather for its cap.