The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-03-18
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN DONALDSON.

Monday last in the afternoon a fire
broke out in the bakery # Nj. J. 0.
Wives on Lessard street near the cor
ner Of mississippi street, i'll Donald
sonville, and before the progress oil
the flames could be checked, nine
building s on the river front were de-
-%'rnyed. just hrw the fire originated
rs not known, az there was no one IL
the building at the time /; it is sup
posed, however, to have started from
the oven.
Besides the bakery, the following
buildings were destroyed
The " ~trr, sid, --rnofed ilanlt
building owned by Mr.. VIM. V. Davis
and occupied by Mcssrs A. G. Manhl.
& Co.. jewellers aud continuing the
bnttling apparatus of the ID nald>on
vile Bnttling Co.; the two ~tor, build
ing owned and occupied b, Mr.. James
Won Lotteii, as n stationery store III Il
J"b printing office ; two hii"h build
ings belonging to the succession Of
Jacob Lemann, one used AS IL store
house for lime ana flour and as the
armory of the Canonters of Donald
sonvllle, aud the other occupied IL,
Capt. V. Maurin az in undertaking
establishment-Mr. Won Lotten's loss
is about $4,000 and Is total, the insur
ance having expired two weeks ago,
aud not reDewed-tlle Lemann build
ings were insured aud most of then
contents saved. including the three
canons, forty-ti spring field rifles
and other paraphernalia of the canon
eers-by dint of hard work and the
excellent water supply. rlr lire in
that direction checked aud stop
ped ut the residence of Mr.. Jacob
Blum.
The winds drove the flames across
Mississippi street and consumed Il
namber of buildings owned by Mrs
V. Maurin ST., and her son Capt. V.
Manrin !; the Plckwick Club; the
building (brick) occupied by Messrs
NJ. d. and E. Dalteres as a saloon and
restaurant ; the office building of tile
Ascension Coal CO.; L. L. Fernandez
two story frame building occupied as
a barber shop below, and above as
the hall of the SOM of Veterans and
the Maj. Victor Maurin Camp of Com
federate Veterans the buildings and
and the blacksmith shop of Capt. V.
Maurin. These properties were par
tally insured and much Of their con-
tents were saved, including all the
horses and mules in the stables and a
considerable portion Of tie saloon
stock. The total loss by this fire ia
estimated at about $50. 900, and the
insurance probably not more than
! 100000.
On the following day at about 1890
A. NJ, another fire broke II in the
same town, and the store of Mr.. Jonas
Tobias. on Railroad Avenue, near the
depot, was consumed, the flames sup
posed to ha We originated from the ex-
p%lcsion of Il lamp. Four other ada
cent buildings, all small frame struc-
lures, we're also reduced to ashes.
None of those were insured except
those of Mr.. Tobias. whose loss is es-
timatcd ut $SOOO.0O.
Here, as we'll as IN the first above
mentioned fire. the firemen and thei,
assistants did excellent work. The
efficiency and value Of the new water.
works Were tested for the first time
and the result justified the most SAN
guine expectations. The property
saved more than compensated for
the cost of the waterworks.