New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-03


General Frank Nicholls' brigade.
A STRING OF tIREs.-A fire was disc0v
cred ct four o'clock Sunday morning in q
stable ON Ferdinand, between Robtr tson
and Claiborne streets, owned by Jacob
with the frame cottage adjoining, with .
loss of about $500. Insured ir the Fire
mems Insurance Company for $500. The
fire then spread to the adjoining frame cot
tsge, owned by John Cordias and occupied
by Mr.. Msher, which was also destroyed,
With loss Of about $500. Cause of fire
At hslf-past six O'Clock Sunday morning
. fire was discovered on the root of . rear
twostory building on Bienville between
Derbigny and Claiborne streets, owned by
Widow 1epain and occupied by Gilbert An.
derson. The fire was extnguished with .
in the Firemen's Insurance Company. The
fire was csused by defective flue.
At noon Sunday . fire was discovered on
tho roof of the building No. l09 Liberty
street, owned and occupied by Mr.. Garlot.
It was extinguished with small damage.
Cause unknown.
At eleven O'Clock Sunday night q fire
broke ont in the rear portion Of the two
story frame building, at the corner of Robin
and Constance streets, owned and occupied
by Mrs. Isaac F0rcheimer, which was ex-
tinguished with damage of about $500.
The furniture, which was fully covered by
insurance, was damaged to the amount Of
$500.
The adjoining frame house, on Robin
street, owed and occupied b. Mrs. Mand,
was also partially destroyed fully covered
by insurance. The alarm was turned in
from box No. 36, second precinct police
. station.
Sunday night in q stable in the rear of the
dwelling Of Philip Hunsenger, at the corner
~Of Laurent and jackson streets, which was
vtotally destroyed. The fire spread to the
1. following buildings, which were also total
~ destroyed: No. 499 White street, owned
nsLsurent street, occupied by q colored
1ndifamily; the two-story frame building No.
ccs13365 jackson street, owned and occupied by
j. Mckenzie; No. 36l jackson street, owned
and occupied by Mrs. H0fer, insured for
$4,000. The double tw0-story frame build
= ing Nos. 375 and 377 jackson street. owned
!, by Mr.. Ward and occupied by Mr.. Morrison
: a. q grocery and dwelling. was also de-
stroyed, together with furniture and stock.
The building was insured il the Sun Mutual
and Merchants Insurance Companies; the
stock was insured for $1,000 and the furni.
ture for $3.50.
The double two story frame building,
Nos. 1853 and 800 jackson street, owned by
A. Schneider, and occupied by B. Jorum
and D. Hennessey, were also destroyed;
covered by insurance. The frame house
No. AGA Josephine street, owned by Daniel
Haterstick, and occupied by colored wo-
man, Aunt Mary, was also destroyed. The
house No. 462 Josephine street, also owned
by Mr.. Haterstick, and occupied by Mr.. |
Smith, was destroyed; insured in the Lon. |
don and Globe Insurance Company for |
$4,000. No. 47S Josephine street, owned and
occupied by Abel Adams, was the next to |
succumb. The building No. 45s Josephine |
street. owned by A: Strack, and occupants !
unknown, was totally destroyed. Insured in |
the New Orleans Mutual Insurance Com |
pany. The building No. asa, owned by the |
same party and occupied by cOl0red |
family, was destroyed. No. 456 Josephine |
street, owned by the same party and occn-
pied BY Mr. Spindler, insured tor S7go IN
pany was also destroyed. The building |
No. % Laurent street, owned by the same
party, was damaged in the rear.
The following houses on jackson street |
were slightly damaged by fire and water:
Nos 366, 1863, $40, 1862, 1854 and 346, owned /
by John 0. Terry, and not insured.
The fire department was promptly on
hand, and did everything possible to check
the flames, but were powerless, owing to the
high wind which prevailed at the time and
the scarcity of water in the neighb0rhoOd.
This 10 the third or fourth large fire in this
locality where GQ0 uF0m0u nave Uo0u Iou. /
dered helpless owing to the scarcity Of
water. =.
Mt the corner of Dryades and St. Andrew
streets, The cause of the fire Is unknown.
A fire was discovered ct half-past one
O'Clock Yesterday on the shing,e root OF
frame cottage on Tchoupitoulas, between
Milan and Msrengo streets, owned oy Mr.
,Gogreve and occupied by MT. Elsler, wS nmt
Was distinguished with Q damage OF ABOUT
40 The fire was caused by SPARKS rom
the chimney falling on the roof. Inc oulla.
mo WAS insured in the Teutonia Insurance
Company. ..,e,..t three
o,ciock Yesterday on the roof in the rear az
If the unoccupied building NO. 90
Thalia street. formerly occupied sy
Ne william Young az Q distillery. Inc
fr .; was caused BY sparks from the chimney
e tha building No. 80 EratO street, falling
y. ~ tSe tsr roof. The fire was extingnished
, On M Machanics' Fire Company No. Z, with
Cy,.ii damage. The alarm was sounded
@ s.a,a hox No. "a, ct the enginehouse OF
VoirrtSar No. l, on Hunter street, by one
of the fremen.
AccmrrrAILY sHor.-John Williams,
how aeed ok ysasA wae accidentally snos
voy sveni1E, ct i've O'Clock, at the
So@uer Of ssvepth md Water streets, IN tho