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building with dinner costing $2O,ooo.
1t has been statehouse and be-
sieged fortress.
But the most noted hotel in the cfty
Is the st. Charles hotel, the third
structure bearing the same name. The
first was begun In 1885. The rotunda
was world-famed. A dome 46 feet in
diameter surmounted the edlfice. The
hotel was the resort of the wealthlest
planters in the South. It's weekly balls
were famous. In 1851 1t was de-
stroyed by fire. The second hotel was
erected in 1852. In its parlors Jet1er-
son Davis and number of Southern
leaders met on their way to the
Charleston convention in 1850. In
1862 Mr.. IIildreth refused to give Cen
eral Butler accommodations resulting
in q serious disturbance. General But
Ter finally succeeded in obtaining pos
session and stayed there few days.
In 1860 the impoverished ConfederateS
were entertained there free. The bills
contracted amounted to $4,000 and
have never been sent out for collec-
ton. The historic building was de-
stroyed by fire April 2S, 1894. From
the ruins, like magic, sprang TIP the
present hotel.
Plotted Rescue of Napoleon.
The Napoleon house, erected in
1921 by Nicholas Girod, the millionaire
ex-mayor of New Orleans, was for the
use of Napoleon, whom Girod pro-
posed to rescue from st. Helena. lie
was organizing an expedition for the
purpose when the news of the en-
peror's death reached New Orleans.
Dominick You, one of Laftite'S lieu
tenants, and select crew of Bara-
taria pirates, were to have effected
landing on the island at night and
borne the imperial prisoner to the
vessel. There are some indications IN
the memoirs written at st. Helena
by Napolcon's attendants that this
plan was known to him.
The first declaration Of independ-
ence in the United States took place
Mt New Orleans in 176S when Lafren-
iers and number of French patriots
arose and sent the Spanish governor
back to Spain. A little later Spain
reconauered the territory. In the CEN
ter of the square General Jackson was
crowned the hero of Chalmette by the
Creole girls of Louisiana In 1918. La
fayette was received there In 1928:
The Jackson monument, by Clark
Mills, was set up in 1916 at cost OF
$3O,OOO Henry Clay making the dedi-
cation speech. The inscription on the
granite base was cut by General But
ler's orders during the Civil war. 1t
reads: "The Union must and shall be
preserved"
Haunted House and French Market.
Another interesting house Is the
Haunted House, located at Royal and
Hospital streets, which was occupied
in 1913 by Nine. Lalaurie, who treated
her slaves with great cruelty, starving
and torturing them to death. Her bar
barous acts being made known to the
public, forced her to fleet to France,
where she subsequently died. Many
slaves were chained in this building
and after her flight human bones were
found in the rooms. 1t Is said that
ghosts of the murdered slaves can be
seen on dark and stormy nights.
TO see the French market at its best
one must visit it in the early morning,
Sunday above all others. 1t Is the
most remarkable and characteristic
spot in New Orleans. Under its four
blocks of roof every language is spoken,
Gascon butchers, Moors, Italians and
German vegetable women, Chinese,
Hindus, Jews, Teutons, French and
almost every other nationality gather
here for business.
st. Louis cemetery, No. /, is the old
est in the city. There numbers of the
most noted citizens Of the state and
city are buried, among them Charles
Gayarre, the noted Louisiana histori-
an, and Oscar Dunn, colored lieutenant
governor under Yarmouth. In the
walls that surround the cemetery are
tombs three tiers high, for the poorer
classes.
Another interesting cemetery Is the
Metairie cemetery, organized in 1917.
At one time 1t was the race track or
the Metairie Jockey club, for over 3O
years the most noted race track In the
United States. The track went out OF
existence in 1870, when Charles Il.
Howard, a wealthy citizen, bought 1t
and turned 1t into cemetery. In this
plot stands the monument-tomb of the
Army Of Northern Tennessee, sur
mounted by Doyles famous equestrian
statue of Albert Sidney Johnston.