The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-11-15
Fire In NapoIenvlle.
The Greatest Portion Of the Town
Burnt to the Ground.
Loss Of Property Estimated at $500, 900.

Loss Of Property Estimated at 500, 900.
A great con1agration took place
in Napoleonville, on last Friday
night. which reduced the g.tatpst
part Of the town TO ashes. The
fire originated, al about iii o'clock
z. VI in Mrs. Char.-~ Dupaty's no.
tel, fronting Bayou LafOurche ;
from thence, it eXtend-u to the
Flremen's Hall, on the left, thence
to Mr. Dominique Gnelfo, on the
right, thence to the property Of Mr..
Emile JUICE, Jr., in the rear, and in
a short 'imnr almost The entire town
was envrIoped i" tlamts.
Strenuous efforts were made by
the good citizens Of The town and
vicinity IT, check the disastrous
firnd aud limit It's work OF Lestuc
ton 10 the square in which it had
originated, but their efforts were
frnitl->s as ii,e whole OF the bust
ness portion 1T the town, imciudin.
the most Valuable residences, vas
bu."t I" the ground.
Among the most valuable resi-
dellres aud business houses, which
We're destroyed, are Mrs. Dupaty's
hotel, valued at $5.5UM; Firemen's
Hall, valued at $500; David
Ltvy's two story brick store and r.
-~idrure, valued at $4,000 Onil-
Delanmr's residence, valued at
$1,000 /; til" properties of Nathan
and Rod":ph Webster, valued 1T
$lO,OOO William Beasly's brick
h .i"I,ns, valued at $1,000 Emile
H+bert's residence, value.I at
$1O,OOO DR.. !. d Ford's proper
ty, valued ut $1,000, and about 30
other houses of which We 40 no.
know the lanes Of the owners. On
The property destroyed. there wds
only $3S,6OO OF insurance.
Considering the ia,e hour If the
night aud the excitement which pre-
vailed during this sl-at FIR. it is
wonderful, that although many mar
rowly escaped death, ouIy Que per
son lost his life aud this was Capt.
J.. Il. Wilmington, u prominent
lawyer OF Napoleonville. Capt.
Wilmington was asleep III MI. Il.
III. Webster's restaurant AMI. nj
though awakened by friends, his
body was burned with the building.
His charred remains were gathered
the next morning aud inferred, OH
last Saturday evening. in the El,is
copal cemetery, at Napoleonville.
We ale reliably Informed that
with the exception of few cOlorrd
persons, vh0se names we give he
low, not one OF them would assist
iu trying to extinguish the fire nor
help save furniture although moll
eS was offered them to do so, but
their only aim was to steal and
this they did OH u large scale. Al
ticles Of furniture, merchandise, IA
mily clothing sc. were given to col
orrd people to take care of and
neither property nor negroes, un'
der whose care they had been pls
ced, have been seen since. W.
were told that a few mean negroes
when asked to lend a helping hand
during the fire, replied that the
people had helped elect Edward J,
| Gay to Congress and that ii they
wanted help to send to Mr.. Ga,
for il.
Strong suspicious are entertain
ed by leading citizens Of the towl
that the fire was the work of an il
cendiary. 1t can be proved that
colored person, who resides il. Ma
poleOnville aud who was in Nev
Orleans on the night before the fire
was advised TO go back home imm,