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The Daily Crescent
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A devastating fire on the night of the 18th instant destroyed three squares of the principal business district in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, resulting in $600,000 in losses. Only Hugh Lynch & Co.'s store escaped; the Canal Bank building was destroyed, and many families lost all their property.
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We learn that a great fire occurred in Alexandria,
Parish of Rapides, on the night of the 18th instant.
Three squares in the principal business portion of
the town were consumed by the devouring element.
The only store that escaped was that of Hugh
Lynch & Co. Among the buildings destroyed was
that of the Canal Bank. Numbers of families
have been deprived of all their property by this
dreadful conflagration. The loss is estimated at six
hundred thousand dollars.
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Primary Location
Alexandria, Parish Of Rapides
Event Date
Night Of The 18th Instant
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Outcome
loss estimated at $600,000; numbers of families deprived of all their property
Event Details
A great fire occurred in Alexandria, Parish of Rapides, consuming three squares in the principal business portion of the town. The only store that escaped was that of Hugh Lynch & Co. Among the buildings destroyed was that of the Canal Bank.