The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
A MARKET BURNED.
THREE or OUR PInE nOrs CONE
WITHIN AN ACE or LOSING
THElR LIVES.
Fun particulars Of the CennsEystien

Fufl Particulars 0f tne C0nUseseu0@.
At about O'Clock yesterday evening fire,
the cause Of which Is yet unknown, broke out
In the second story Of the Jefferson Market.
located on Magazine street, between Berlin
street and Napoleon Avenue, and regardless
Of the efforts Of the jefferson fire department,
tho salvage corps, the Babcocks and tbs New
Orleans fire department., the entire market
was destroyed.
The salvage corps and Babcooks showed
themselves to be most valuable institutions
by their work on this fire.
The steam engines Of both the Jefferson
City and New Orleans departments wsrs In d
helpless condition, owing To the scarcity OF
water, the only streams thrown being mix
turs of mud aud water, and good deal more
mud than water. Had there been water at
hand this firs could have beeu sxtiDgulshed In
IL, Inc pisncy, with very slight damage. The
Jefferson CITY department, after working on
the element for fully III hour and finding IL
more than they could handle. summoned the
city department
pied as tbs Gap-room N ths police vi the
seventh Precinct, and portion VI II was also
occupied by tho commissioner Of streets and
the captain Of police as their offices.
Down stairs. In u corner or tbs market, tho
poies Telegraph had been erected. Al tho
Time ths fire. broke out Mr.. T. y. Cummings.
n re-alarm operator and VINO IL also mem
ber Of Home Hook aud Ladder Fire Company
No. /, was In the telegraph office. and WIS the
first 10 discover the fire. He Immediately
rushed up Into ths belfry and sounded tho
alarm. After sending the alarm, he was
about To descend, aud did descend, the steps
~ the SECOND story, when hs discovered that
the stairway leading from tho second story
10 tho ground floor had burned away.
Almost suffDoating from smoke, he never
theless fought his way To the little gallery
on the outside, and, regardless Of the cries
and shouts Of TIE multitude not ~ jump" bs
leaped from the gallery to tho ba0qustte
below, n distances of twenty-hys feet binRu-
lar 10 say, Gum ullngs made this perilous leap
In safety. He had no sooner recovered from
the shock than no was ordered by his fore
man 10 assist the men MT ths ladders. The
gallant fireman had 10 sooner Ofeyed the
order thsn the massive wall of heated bricks
gave way. and he was buied under the
debris. His Drother flremen rushed 10 his RESI-
cue. and dragged him from under the ruins,
alive. but with q broken Jaw, besides other
bodily injuries.
Mr.. Cummings was removed to n neighbour
ing drugstore, where he WAS attended by DR..
W. Black and afterwards removed 10 his
Residence, where he now lles In critical con-
dit on.
Capt. KalinskI, who Is ever ready 10 face
danger when duty calls him, WIS buried
under the same wall. He Was taken out, and,
10 tbs great satisfaction of his friends, Was
found only to DO wounded about the left arm
and shoulder Mr.. VIM. Baker. Of Trad Ferry
No ~, took Capt. Kalinski home In hls
buggy.
Mr.. Fritz Hummer, of Pioneer I, WINS struck
by portion Of the falling wall and slightly
injured. When tho fire had destroyed The
framework u the market the walls cnved In.
The property was owned by the city and was
uninsured. Tho property was valued ut
$4,000. When the firs broke out n number u
colored people we're In the second story of
the building, preparing the room for negro
ball.
that the negroes while dressing ths room for
the ball, built fire In the stove and the
stovepipe becoming overheated set the build
ing on fire.