Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-03
THE FIRE RECORD.
INCENDIARIsM IN NEW ORLEANS
over $500, ,OOOI Worth of Property
DestrOYed-Death OF a FIreman-A
Poor House Destroyed - Two
Young Ladies Fatally Burned.

NEW ORLEANS, January 2.-The fire which
last night destroyed Fl. Hansell's saddlerY
store, % Magazine street, and Isadore Levy
s. Co.'s crockery store, "a Magazine street,
originated In Levy & Co.'s store. Their
stock was valued at $50, 900; insured
for $52, 800 in eight foreign companies. The
building was insured for $12 600. H.-Han-
sells less on stock is So, 600. fully insured in
home companies. The building is insured
for $25 600, which covers the loss. The
stock in 8. Cohen's wholesale clothing store
was valued at $25, 900, fully insured In home
companies.
. Theura & Decker's warehouse, on Tchou-
pitoulss street, was totally destroyed.
Morris McGraw's warehouse was damaged
by water. The stocks In several stores ad-
jacent to the burning buildings were dam
aged by water.
The total loss is estimated at $3.50 900,
probably fully covered by insurance.
LATER.-At 2 o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in Aaron VOLTS crockery store,
on the corner of Magazine and Common
streets, destroying the building and con-
tents, valued at $75 600; insurance $55 900.
This building was separated from Han
sells establishment, on the same street,
which was burned last night, by a double
fire proof wall, and the opinion prevails
that the fire was not communicated, but,
like that In Levy's store last night, was the
work of an incendiary.
The fire from VOLTS building spread to
Jos. Levy's stationery store, to the l. of
Hansell's establishment on Common street,
| and to j. II. Scott's oil and lamp store, in
volving further loss of 100000, all cover
cd by insurance.
New ORLEANS, JanusrY John VII
liams, first assistant of the fire engine Gre
ole No 8, died to-day from injuries re-
| ceived by falling debris at the fire On Fri
day morning.
A number of wagons belonging to one
| Of the Mystic Mardi Gras organizations,
valued at SIS 900, were destroyed by fire in
| the Crescent City cotton press yards this
| morning.
The steamship Admiral, hence for Pensa-
cola, when twenty-five miles below the
| city, burned out her boiler. She viii be
| towed back for repairs.
| PHILADELPHTA, Pa, January 1.-The
| calendar room and store house of Martin
and w. III. Nixon's paper mills at Manyunk
were destroyed by fire about one o'clock
this morning. The total loss Is between
$50 600 and 100000.
HAMBURG, Mo, January 2-Miss Kate
Campbell and a Miss Wood were fatally
burned while dressing for q ball on New
Years eve. Miss Woods muslin dress took
fire from stove and communicated che
flames to Miss Campbell's clothing, when
the two women were soon enVeloped in a
flame.
WHEELING, W. VA, January 2-The
Kanawha county poor house and smoke
house attached, containing 20 900 pounds of
bacon and other articles. was destroyed by
fire yesterday. It is believed that the build
ing was fired by the paupers. The loss is
$4,000; insured for 81 900.
ST OIrts Japuarv y In a edition to +b a
Cosmos newspaper Office, previously report
ed as burned at st. Charles, Mo-, the Opera
House of J.C. .Mittelberger, containing on the
ground floor the dry goods store of Mittel-
berger IL Sons, was consumed Total loss
about $50, 600; insurance, $20, 600.