New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28

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From the Journal of January IS:
Tho Clubhouse on DR.. Trezevant's Bayo,
Vidal plantation, together with seventy
bales Of cotton. wa totally destroyed b.
tire Last week; no insurance. The einhousl
on the Amis place was also burned las
week. = - : =
The levee on the Utz plantation has csvei
up to the crown for distance Of 800 yar1s
and it is thought the whole Of it will cave
into the river ~ the water declines. Here
will be another "runaround" for our citi
zens to build before tho spring rise comes
We learn that the work ON the Milliken'l
Bend levee is progressing quite rapidly
Notwithstanding the present high water hae
interfered somewhat with the works; but
still the planters express doubt of the
ability OF the force now ct work to com.
plete the levee In time to save our parish
from inuudatlon next spring. The con.
tractor has seventy or eighty men now ct
work, and is employing more every day.
OUACHIrA.
From the Aatelliyencer, January g:
For some time past there has been feel
ing Of uDeasiness among some of our citi-
zens that Q fire would be likely to OCCUR at
almost any time. The almanac seemed to
contain the words, ''About this time look
out for fires" Special vigilance had been
enj0ined on the police, and everybody was
on his guard. Notwithstanding these pre-
cautions an alarm of fire last Thursday
night, twentieth instant, startled the in
habitants of our little city from their rest.
The fire was found to be in Mr.. John L.
Byrne's commission house, ON DeSiard
street. The first persons on the ground
broke the doors open and attempted to ex-
tinguish the flames, but want of assistance
compelled them to abandon their efforts
When the steamer arrived on the ground
the greater part of the stock, consisting Of
hay, corn, oats, bran, flour and other heavy
goods, was on fire.
After a couple of small explosions, and
when the fire had been under way about
twenty minutes, . tremendous explosion
seemed to tear everything to pieces, scat
tering brick and lumber in all directions.
Fortunately tho explosion occurred in the
rear part of the store; otherwise . great
many persons would have been killed, %
the steamer surrounded by the iremen
stood in Second street, near DeSiard, i'm
mediately opposite the store, and both
streets were crowded with people. As it
was, few people on DeSiard street, in the
adjoining store and on St. Ann street were
either stunned or slightly wounded, the
only serious injury sustained being that of
Mrs. j. Ennem0ser, the wife of the writer.
A piece of falling lumber struck her on the
shoulder joint, fracturing the bone.
This explosion tearing great holes in the
walls dividing the different stores in this
block, the fire soon spread over the stores
of NJ. Hoffman and 8. Marx on the west,
and of Gross Brother and r. j. Nelson on
the east, resulting in their destruction and
that OF their contents.
The shock from the explosion broke out
the glass in all the surrounding buildings.
The drug etore of DR.. Sholars, the stores of
Mr.. Charles Jacob, of Hausman & Roos, of
stories of the buildings of Messrs. Bern
hsrdt and Kindermann, fronting the fire,
had every pane of glass broken.
On jackson street, the residences of
Messrs. d. Filhiol, j. L. Nelson, F. Garrett,
S. Meyer and j. Ennemoser, all suffered by
the breaking Of the glass. In the dwelling
of the writer, not only were the glasses
broken, but the sashes were broken, either
by the conclusion or fying missiles. In the
synagogue, opposite our dwelling, nearly
all the handsome stained glasses in the
building, are broken, and two of the lamps
knocked out Of the chandelier. Motley
Chapel, 1T the corner of Grsmmont and
Jackson streets, had all the sash on it's
north side, and some on its west side,
broken. Some of the cabins in the rear Of
the fire looked like town after an artillery
fight. Shlngles and chimneys knocked off,
holes in the sides and holes in the roof: all
caused by the hurting of brick and lumber
The fence on the east eide of Mr.. S. Meyers
residence, over one square from the scene
Of the explosion, had splinters knocked out
Of the planks.
At the time OF the fire good many per-
sons expressed the opinion that a very
large quantity of powder must have been
in the store of Mr.. Byrne; but
an investigation satisfies US that there were
not exceeding three kegs in the store at the
of the fire. One of them
was brought out and the others caused the
explosion.
In addition to the stores mentioned above
as totally destroyed, We must also mention
The store of Mr.. j. Baer, west side of Mr..
5. Marks, in which the stock of goods was
greatly injured BY the water which was
thrown in it and on it to protect it. Messrs.
Bryce Rills and j. E. Behen also suffered
greatly from having their goods moved.
The new storehouse of Mr.. j. L. Nelson,
east of that sf Mr.. r. j. Nelson, was also
slightly damaged; while the buildings of
Messrs. Bernhardt & Kindermann, op-
posite the fire, were ct one time in immi-
nent danger, and were somewhat damaged.
The following is list of the buildings
together with the names Of the
owners and occupants:
Gcrspach e. Herring, two stores-one oc-
cupied by John L. Burne, the other by NJ.
Hoffman; F. Endom, one store destroyed,
two damaged-one occupied by s. Marx,
the other BY j. Bser, the third by B. Rills
and j. E. Behen; Gross Brothers, one store,
by themselves; r. j. Nelson, ono
store, occupied by himself.
The following are the amounts of policies
of insurance held by the principal parties.
F. Endom, buildings and shelving, &c.,
900: J. Bser, stock, $1,000; s. Marx, stock,
$4,000; M. Hoffman, stock, $4,000; j. L,
Byrne, stock. $1,000; Gerspach & Herring,
$4,000; Gross Brothers, building, not stated:
stock, $1,000; r. j. Nelson, building and fur
niture Mr.. Nelson occupied his house as
store and residence) $500; r. ]. Nelson,
stock, $3.50.
The stores destroyed averaged in their
between $500 and $4,000, and
their owners are all losers. What the
amount Of goods on hand were We are I'M.
able to state. The block of stores was the
in town and credit to their
owners.
That the fire was the work of An in.