St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-27
LOSS IS BETWEEN SEVEN AND
EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
LITTLE INSURANCE.
PEOPLE work HARD
TO ExI|MGuIsH FLAMES
Society News and Other Matters Of
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About 1880 O'Clock last Sunda
morning, fire, supposed to hav
been caused by defective fiue, wa
discovered by neighbors, in a doubl
cottage owned and occupied by MI
0. c. Bridges and family. When tn,
alarm was given the house was en-
| veloped in flames. and with its con
tents was completely destroyed, thl
family barely escaping with theil
lives, not saving even as much as
shoe, Mr.. Bridges face and hair be
ing singed while passing through q
window. The IRE then spread to the
unoccupied cottage on the northwest
corner Of Jefferson and Girod streets
owned by Mr.. e. Froesch and proved
. total loss. The butcher shop own
ed by Judge J. L. Phillips, and the
bakery owned by Mr.. H. T. Lawler,
of New Orleans, both unoccupied.
were next attacked and burned to
the ground. None Of these buildings
were insured, except the Bridges cot
tage, which was covered by . $500
policy In the Nilsson Agency Of Gov
sington. Total al1ss, including damage
e adjoining buildings. seatimatSd Il
about $500.
The Hennrichs residence and store
which are located at the respective
ends of the burned area, were saved
with slight damage. Only through
the heroic and persistent efforts of
the bucket brigade, among which, be
it said to their glory, were many wo-
men. The iron roof, and more buck.
ct brigade work on Mr.. Ernest Priet-
oe's heavily stocked store. and ware
houses which are located Immediate
~ across the scene of the fire, check
ed the flames to the southwark. 1t
Is generally conceded that had thie
building caught fire, it would, be-
cause of the unusually strong north
wind, have burned Its way through
to the lake two squares thence.
The high wind prevailing at the
time. carried the sparks and cinders
Tar and wide, several buildings within
radius of 500 feet from the origi- |
nal conf1agration, were set afier by
.hese cinders, and that they we're not
destroyed was due to the fact that |
on these house tops, an on almost |
every one in the vicinity, were men
With water. on the lookout for Just
Iuch accidents.
The Schumacher cottage, about 800
eet from the fire, closed for the
winter. was seen to emit smoke. The
leighbors breaking in found the mat
ing and rugs in front Of the fire
'lace burning, as the result of a Gin
Ter falling through the chimney.
1t would be superfluous to COM
nent on the absolute necessity of
uitable fire apparatus and q proper.
organized and disciplined fire com.
any for this town, other than to say
he SO called local fire machine play.
d its usual role of toy and orna.
lent.
. Last Monday morning, promptly q,
O'Clock, the local public school was
pened for the 1894 session. Mr.
ferman Levy, who with Messrs. +
J. Vix and Geo. F.. Rierhorst com
ose the board of trustees, as master
ceremonies called the assembly te
rdeF. and in neat speech present
d his honor, Mayor w. G, Davis
'ho gave sound advice to both teach
rs and pupils. DR.. r. b. Paine, be.
lg introduced, spoke at some length :,
The Duties OF Teachers to Pupils T,
upils to Teachers and Parents tc1
9TH" his remarks were to the point |
nd II followed cannot but bring til.
'rm to satisfactory close. !
Mrs. w. A. Marks, principal OF !
'e school, then addressed the pupils, {
ltlining the school rules and reRu- /
tions and what she expected from {
lem. She made the very laudable 8
lnouncement that the teacher {
ould give prize for the best aver {
,e in each grade, and to the one &
no brought in the largest number o. .
lpils during the term. j
The children were then enrolled | q
owing an even 100 present, anf L
signed to the various grades. The a
dications are that the enrolment /
" double itself in thirty days. b
The corps Of teachers is as fol /,
ws: Mrs. w. A. Marks, principal. n
h, 7th and Sth grades; Miss Bertha
ltti. Sd, 4th and 5th grades; Mis-.
ary Pinckney, primary, LIST and 2
AIDES. n
The School improvement League rj
IS represented by Mrs. r. Is. Paine p
esident. and Mrs. w. T. Newman 4
;retary. Many parents were pres L
t to enroll their children and\as q
ectators. :,
The School Improvement League. 4
able to secure any assistance. has D
ten into its own hands tho r. Ii
lring and cleaning Of the school s.