Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLA.
ss GRAFTON =!
Nearly II sQ,tare OF st. Francis.
rr-.-.s vile an AsheA-i
LOSS ABOUT seooon.
BAYOU SARAN No. l AND PIONEER No.
l, ASSISTED BY CITIZENS, FIGHT
THE DEvOURING ELE-
MENr TO THE LAST
AND CONQUERil,

IRE broke out in the carpenter and un.
dertaking shop of Mr.. Jos. vacaro, in
this village, and progressed from the
| start with such wonderful rapidity as to
impress the citizens with the belief that
| the greater portion of the town would
inevitably be destroyed. Three minutes
had not elapsed after the first alarm, be.
fore Vacaro's shop, and his residence ad-
| joining, were enveloped in flames. Pho
| neer File Company came promptly to
the rescue and did all thai could be nc
sonpiished towards staying tho progress
Of the flames in an easterIy direction.
with the limited supply of water at COM
mand. The alarm bells being runy Bay
on Sara No. 1 responded promptly, and
running their suction into a cistern in the
yard of the SENTINEL building, saved the
building of E. Newman, situated directly
across Prosperity street, and within
thirty-fve feet Of the building in VIII ich
the fro originated. This sayed the
square in which is situated the building
occupied by the SENTINEL and DR..
Brooks Drug Store, the Court House and
the residence and law office of Mr.. w. w.
Leake.
The fire communicated towards Fideli-
ty street, OH the east side, to the join
ing building, owned by Gov. Wick life
and known as tho Lacroix property,
thence to the residence of DIR. R. G. Stir
ling, both Of which were entirely con-
sulued. This square is bounded by Roy
al, Ferdinand, Prosperity md Fidelt;
streets The "tus OF war" was to pre-
vent the flames crossing Fidelity street
On the cast and Royal street on the south I.
In the latter direction, tho residence Of
! tue Messrs Fischer was in in,inent dam
ger, and though it was saved, was badl,
damaged 10y water. Thu last building to
take fire was that Of the Misses Jeantieu in
the square in which tho fire origin tod
1t was the lack Of water at this moment
that necessitated tho tearing down of the
building ofthe Misses Jetntieu in the next
square to prevent the spread ofrhe flames
This was accomplished, and the built
ing WIS left perfect wreck. rnis arti-
Gle is written in great haste. ~ we were
ready to go to press wlon tho fire broke
ont. We recapitulate the buildings de-
atroyed as fellows:
Residence and carpenter shop of JOS.
Vacaro the Lacroix property (ownej by
Gov. Wicklitfe) occupied partially by col
ored people; the residence OF Dr.. Il. G.
Stirling; the property uf'the Misses joan
tieu in same so uare, all destroyed 10y fire,
and the properey OF tho '. isses Jeantieu in
the adjoining square torn down to pre-
vent the spread Of flames.
The total loss, including damage to
furniture and buildings by water, we esti-
mate at about $4,000. None Of tho build
ings destroyed were Insured.
The origin of the fire was purely acct
dental, being caused by a match careless
~ thrown down i'll the carpenter-shop.
Two colored boys, one the son Of Hem
ry Ogden, and another whose name We
have not been able to learn, got on the
ropes of Bayou Sara engine while pro-
seeding to the fire, despite the warning
of the men, and were knocked down
and run over. So far as our information
extends at this writing, neither wa se-
riously injured.
In closing VIC desire particularly to OK
tend the thanks OF the SENTINEL to Bayou
Sara Fire Co., for their earnest and effect
i've efforts, through which the SENTINEL
is saved the very disagreeable necess ity
of not appearing, this morning, aud to
reflect tho sentiment of the whole COM
munity in Offering Acknowledgements to
both companies, and the people general
ly.both white and colorel, for their eff
cicnt services in the hour of danger.