The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-31

cred by insurance, whichis divided d
mong the following Offices: Alabama Life
& Trust Co. $4,000; Mobile $40, 900
Fireman's $4,000; Merchants $1,000
all In this city. New Orleans OceaI
$4,000: Georgia Insurance and Trust
at ugusta, ST. 900: Charleston Life ane
Trust $1,000; Howard. New York, $5,
600: and Hudson, N. York, $500.
/ The fire was without doubt, the worl
Of incendiaries. 1t continued dnringnear
ly the whole night. all Of which time re
freshments were literally furnished by
Mr. James F., M'Bride, at his residence
on Dauphin street.
From The N. Orleans Com. Bul. Oct. 10
ePThe painful task again devolve:
upon US of laying before our readers ar
account of another confagration which
has befallen our devoted sister,city -lruly
her case is lamentable indeed! III
From the Mobile Mercantile 44dr. Oct, 8
The Planters and Merchants Bank-the
Mansion House New Hotcl--sil
4 DESTROYED. a b c,ti gts5s az
With the most painful and melancholy
feelings we again announce the recurrence
of another most awful and destructive con.
flagration in our devoted city. At o.
clock this morning that long known and
splendid establishments the Mansion House
was discovered to be on fire, and to such
an extent that it was impossible to axtin-
guish it. 50, -
We have only time to say, that from
the Mansion House the fire was commu-
nicated to the magnificent new Hotel, adj
joining on the south, which was vet in
an unfinished state. and to the Planters
and Merchants Bank, that new, beauti-
full and splendid ediice, both of which
were reduced to ashes. From the new
Hotel the ire crossed Royal Street, and
the greater portion of the square west of
the new Hotel and Mansion House, is al
ready destroyed, and while we write Il
0 clock the fire is still raging.
The residence of Mr. Cunningham, ad-
joining the new hotel OIL Government
street to the South, is also Consumed. as
well as the Vegetable Market House. and
the fire is still extending downward TO.
ward the water. Where it will end, God
only knows. The loss by fire this morn
ing already. cannot be less than Ratf a
million of dollarsi--Charles Culum, ESQ
the worthy, philanthropic and public spi-
rited proprietor OF the Mansion House,
was Insured for 67,t00 dollars, but his
loss besides will be very great. We have
ascertained no other particulars. All is
horror and confusion-and on every coun-
tenance is depicted fee ings of,he deepest
melancholy and gloom. e..
Within the last ten days property to the
amount Of upwards of million Of dolla S
has been destroyed by fire, and hundreds
Of worthy citizens are left without a dol
lar, or even roof to shelter them from
the pitiless storm. And what is worse,
all is attributed to the fendish spirit of
incendiarism! Ruin, inevitable ruin seems
to be our doom At this moment. we see
from our window, that the fire is extend
ing fom the Planters and Merchants
Ddilhs uON IL SOlilt iSltSCts ucd.
ven! where will it end, and what are we
coming to? 4 fne>sls.
We omitted to mention that the Post
Office is destroyed.
A passenger who came on the steamer
from Mobile yesterday, reports that one
of the incendiaries had been caught in the
act Of putting fire TO barrel of combus-
tbles in the third story of a warehouse.
The populace were about to throw him
into the flames, to perish under the burn.
ing buildings, but an anxiety to ascertain
his associates in the diabolical work, led
to the postponement of his punishment.
The fremeu were wholly exhausted by
the long continuance and intensity Of their
tolls. When the boat left, the flames
were advancing with fearful rapidly,
with nothing to oppose their progress but
the feeble resistance Of few worn down,
fain;ing citizens.-N 0. Com. Bul.