Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-08-29
GREAT'FIRE IN CLEVELAND.

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Saunders {Den) 20 s6i. Wing majority 1916.
GREAT FIRE IN CLEVELAND.
We copy The following article from the Cieve
land (Ohio) papers. Tia, city las suffered Sc
vriely by the calamity.
Abuu. half past 10 o'ci"tk last evening Cir,
broke gu, in the basement story Of te Ctrselant
E1changr, ie,lar known US the Globe Ta.cfn
near she corner Of Superior Lane and Mefwin st
The building, of wood, was SOON eh.eioped il
flames, the inmates barely having time /" escape
the rapid progress of tpc fse. The fire very
.o,n cotninui ica,ed 10 IL urge four story brick
hotel erected fassiailbyy The Meswio estate. on the
corner " Superior Lane and Mer"in street. TIT
bsi.ding. was but partially completed. three ofti'e
slopes Ia the basement story entirely 80, only one
Of Which was occupied. The b. ilding was in
Immediate contact with the Exchange, and three
or four windows in the exposed end icing unpro.
sectrd Ivy iron blinds, gaze The flames eswy access
10 tire interior and roof Of thsesaleiy pile. IN q
short time tho Gre broke udt tssbm under the room
nearly the whole e.isat Of the building, aud
ragged with tremendous Fury until the roof fell IN
and ~as consumed. South of the Exchange a
range Of th,cc wooden buildings exc, ding Oh
Mcrwin street I, an alley.. were burned. We
sussoin ss correct . list Of the losses as we have
tten able to obtain !: pa
New brick hotel belonging 10 the M.rAio cs-
tate. $4,000. No insurance.
Cleveland Exch.age,necuried by Mrs Fcole.
Furniture, &c, mostly destroyed. Building fully
insured, as Wa und, rsisnd,
NEXT a tuiiding owned by R Champion, val.
urd 1t SlOOe. Injured En $500. by Portage
Mutual Insurance Go. OCCUPIED by Wake as Il
shoe shop, aot Roony .. clothing shop: Most
d tfr contents Of zach saved. b
g Next the fremont Hou.e, occupied by Mrs
Thompson, and owned by estate Of Mc'iafphy.
Contents molly savsa gaiilins valued a,
$1,000. No insurance,
The other bedding destroyed was occupied by
g bradbusn, g-0cre. Damage to goods about
$500. Amoaat If insurance Ivy Columbus In.
sursncs Co, 81. SEQ. The building, worth about
$1,000, was owned by Benedic, & Baxter. No
insurance..
.. The ,dssss4g58s f q sas ps g rh haiY d i. ID A ese sdts4pf "a.
ing gensles,ea wi,o. in despite Of the urpropi,ious
times. had successfully begun and ptosectHed an
improvement Designed 10 be lasting. useful aud
ornamental. The hotel will lie entire loss. al a
considerable pottson Of one Of The end walls has
already faafea down, srI the steniing walls will
probably have 10 be taken down To the basement
story, II not Ia the found tion On the morning
following the above mentioned fire, the extensive
d~istiliery Of Mes.rs Eiuton & Chamber was
destroyed by IRE. Loss SIS. goo. No Insurance.
SUSPICIOUS SHIPWRECK.
The Lise,a merchantmen bound ftom the Mauri-
thus 10 Bordeaux, was wrecked Oh the Needles,
r'ct' no, far f.om The Cap OF Good Hope. in,
Febfus'y last. A great many passengers, both a,
the Mauri,ius aod the Island of Bourbon. had EN-
harked in her, relying upon her Known good quail
iiiss and the experience Of Cap, Lecacheux, who
Commanded her. From causes Hitherto ~inexpli-
cable, the cap.Aiu, oil the officers aud passengers,
and the csbin servants. have pefish.dyssahiIe the
whole Of the crew .h,c!nLing man WIS lad iaIlen
eeiofe the wreck sad broke ebe Of his thighs.
together with . man who lad isken his passa sein
the forccsstle. and of course lived a. messed with
The ss'lo's, were saved. and have reached siie cage
snd made . declaration as p the ioss Of the ship.
The English authorities, however. observing thai
the sailors had brought with them all their own
effects. the trunks Of The passengers, aud other
's'usbIes, end tina, they were spending money
very freely, entered npona fisiL Inquiry. While
this was pending, the sea cast OH shore the boay
ut the captain, sud those Of several Of the rsssen-
gre. which, on !ripg inspected, exhibited nun.e-
fous wounds aud bruises, evidently iaGicted pre-.
vious TO the wreck, Measures have accordinalv !
been 'aken 70 discover The truth, and punish "ho-
erer nsy be found 10 hsve been suilry.
Among the passengers Of abe Li,e,r says r,,e
Temps. .~as NJ Res. one of The ,sc.,est nseroh sa.s
ofMsuritias who was sc.vrnins TO France with
sum ii move shra 500 .ese francs. His friends
1t tie Msrrisus, had aamcd him aevese,y for his
'mPrudrnce Ia en,bsrkiag So large a quantity of
E"'d and si'ser ondsr the eyes of the saiiorss-
voyage was favorable as fer Us rsr Needles,
which {" fhe hn southern point 10 be Doubled TO
'ster The rcsdssead Of the Cope Of Good Hone.
wss sbsefved The tcsSei &as ssiiihs Along The
cast. ard SHOT, to double tie tofai when ats a
'ei"cs As weat ss,oond. What had previously Il
'cctfrred Is NIT as yet sscenasaeG. Ra,;us ]. ,t,s n
'srns Of the passenger Who messed ai,h The I
snfofs, snd the only one who escaped from The
sfeck ! he had on board on bis own account 1
90 bases q Bourbon coffee, sud some bales Of I
loves snd sussr which had not been insured {
IL the raoment xffen The Lise straek, Ratiua w,.
OF sssre Of shat ives passing. and was euile sssi !
'as sissJc on the following day % v ak..ains q fnJ (
insrh IN . strsH hni On iks coast Of Africa bis j
"nfsdes wess beside him. Rstina put up 81
."rdesur si the Hotel de Nsnes. The mutiis- !
d bodies Of the captain sad s1scefs, Of Messrs. '
Rey. and family. end the other pss.
ngess and servants, wers sund on ihs cpisl.-
be body Of Q boy named GougJsl. of he I.le Of IL
Isnse. has NOT b-en f,aEd. Tie il sseeS speu .
mpsS'ns The easw IF ihe Liss. Assissa ia Ffsase 2
10 the Belisse, Col. aud -gosdeaux.. y
smart sboek VI ~ eas,saauaks u
is tris 10 this city and vicinity s-ssiesds, -sfte.- I,
90. si.ars 4 oieloct. II VAS sccompaaisa ~ !. ii
y ruu,biins anisr. sad . rspartikea bessy ei.p u
'hoaarsssnd is d.rssioe " - gfoayifeen 10 X
snty seconds. Our b~ailJings were very maea GA
'kea. sas eansidefsbIe alarm ~ss mauifr..sa. y.
""e o. two afshe chorches, q pat afsse con- &c,
ea''n sss''sJ aassshe street. - Hpytfayf Con- rs