The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-01-03
CONFEDERATION.

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bells awakened the citizens OF Ihioo-
danx, on last Monday morning. Decem-
Der %. at 3 o'clock. Fire had caught
in the bakery of the Celestin property,
on the corner Of Main and Patriot SIS,
and WAS we'll under way, ere 1t was
discovered. 1t had probably been
burning for some time, as the flames
were raging when they burst through
the roof. At that hour Of the night 1t
required some time for the firemen to
be aroused, and, get their apparatus
to the ere.
In the mean time neighbOrs ana
those WHO first reached the spot, sue
cessfully removed the furniture in the
dwelling adjoining the bakery, and the
residence between it and Odd Fellows
Hall. With ~commendable alacrity the
firemen arrived. but by the time they
could get their engines successfully at
work, the bakery and dwelling were
totally enveloped in flames, and the
residence on fire.
There being no hopes of saving the
first two buildings, attention was turn
ed to the burning residence, and the
surrounding edifices. The progress of
the fire was quickly arrested and it's
ravages confined to the three buildings
already attacked. The bakery and
dwelling were totally destroyed. whilst
the residence last attacked was so
badly injured that it will not be prac-
ticable to repair it.
The stable Of W. c. Raglan, on the
opposite side of the street, required
close watching to prevent fire from
taking on the roof, whilst the hall of
Excelsior Lodge No. "a, l. o. o. F..
being only a few feet from the burning
buildings, demanded close attention.
The efforts of the firemen were sue
cessful; the roof having been kept
we'll dampened, fire took hold but once
which was promptly quenched.
The property burned belonged to
John Celestin, now residing in New
Orleans, having purchased the interest
of the remaining heirs therein, and
was insured in the Sun Mutual Insu-
rance Company of New Orleans, for
the sum of six hundred dollars. which
amount will not replace the buildings
destroyed.
The bakery and dwelling were leased
and occupied by Mr.. Richard Spinner.
who lately renewed from Napoleon
vile. He had just received a lot of
-four and estimates his losses at about
$4,000, upon which no insurance was
held. This is a heavy blow to q hard
working, energetic young man, and
leaves linn with the earnings of several
years toll swept away in a few mo-
meEts. Fortunately no one was in
jured, Mr.. Spinner only receiving o
few burns on his hands. He was sue
cessful in saving most of his household
furniture, money, horses and carts.
Mr.. Preieant. who had removed from
Napoleonville, on the day previous, for
the purpose of working for Mr.. Spin
ner, had his furniture in the buildings
but not unpacked. 1t was removed
with little or no injury.
1t was n fortunate thing that the
buildings in the vicinity were all thor
oughly saturated with the rain on
Christmas day, otherwise the fire
might not have been handled so sue
cessfully. There was no wind what
ever. This was the first fire since 1856.
when two squares west of the court
house aud market house were burned.
in which more than one building has
been consumed.
The O unique swindling game
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