Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-06-01

DEsrRucTIvE CoNFLAGRATIoS AT ITHACA
Thursday morning, about two o'clock, destruc-
tive fire broke out in Ithaca destroying large por
tion of the best built part OF that ourshing village
II took in the large frame building erecting by Mr..
Atwater, in the rear of his store Owego street,
Tor a theatre. When discovered, the building
completely in flames, which speedily communi-
Gated to the stores standing the north side of
Oweeo street, and the west side of Aurora street.
all OF which, almost without exception, as will be
seen by the statement below, we're destroyed.
We have accurate account of the loss sustained.
Our information, however, leads to the belief that
il cannot exclusive of insurance. fall short OF O00.
The insurance, We understand, falls the Che
mango, Tioga, and Saratoga Mutual Insurance com
panies. We have not learnt how the fire originated
The following statement we have compiled from
information furnished us by gentleman who left
ithaca at o'clock on the morning Of Thursday, at
which time the FIRE was completely subdued
On Otcego Sfrcet-Three story brick building
owned by Geprge Mccormick and occupied as a
hardware store-entirely DESTROYED. Building worth
So 0O0-goods valued at $4,000, total loss In
surance about Sc, 600 on buildings and goods.
Three story brick building adjoining, owned by
Tichenor and Hawkins, and occupied by them as
hat store-entirely destroyed. Store aud goods va
lued at sS,0O0-insurance about 81, 200.
Three story brick building adjoining, owned and
occupied by Mr.. Curran a drug store-entirely
destroyed. Loss about 1910, exclusive of in
surance.
two story frame building adjoining, owned BY
Mr.. Grant and occupied by Mr.. Munger as a lew.
ellers store and Mr.. Atwater as a cenfe ctoner Mr..
Atwaiers is total loss, but did not learn to what
amount.
A frame building erecting by Mr.. Atwater in the
rear Of the building Of MIR. Grant and nearly com
peted. This was the building in which the Gre
broke out. The building was an entire loss, and
falls heavily on Mr.. Atwater-estimated at $1,000.
Three story brick dwelling adjoining Mr.. Grants
building, owned by George Herning, and occupied
by him az hat store, and Mr. Nurse as a shoe store
entirely destroyed Building valued Ut 60! 600
partial insurance The goods Of MIR. Henning and
Mr.. Nurse fully insured
Three story brick building adjoining, owned by
Burdick and Mande vile, worth So 00O-insured for
81 500, entirely destroyed. The store was ocsu-
pied by the owners as dry good dealers; there was
an insurance Tor Sz0oo on their stock, which IL is
supposed will cover the whole loss.
Three story brick building adjoining, owned by
Moore and Luce, and occupied by them as a dry
goods store. Roof only burnt, which the insurance
will cover.
The frame building adjoining aud occupied by
King and Cassidy dry goods store, on the corner
Of Owego and Aurora streets being lower than the
brick stores those Streets was entirely sheltered
from the FIRE and escaped.
On aurora Street.-The three story brick build
ing adjoining King and Cassidy's store, owned by
&. p. Frost, entirely destroy ed-insured, but to
what amount we have not heard. IL was occupied
by Kellogg and Baker AZ dry goods store, who
enabled To remove their goods with safety; they
sustained trifing loss in the destruction Of about
20 bushels Of corn.
The three story brick building adjoining, owned
by Burrit & Son-entirsly destroyed, valued at
S5 900. IL was occupied by the owners as Jewell
Iers store. We have sot learnt the entire amount o
their loss or whether their insurance will cover it,
The adjoining three story brick building owned
bv b. Johnson, Esq entirely destroyed, valued at
5000 The lower part of the building not occu-
pied. The second floor occupied by Johnson
and Schuyler as a law Office, who only saved their
books and papers. Have sot learnt amount Of loss
or insurance.
The three story brick building adjoining, owned
by MIR Samuel Seaman, valued at 80 000-entIrely
destroyed. Ii was occupied grocery and pro-
vision store. The insurance this aud the
adjoining frame building, occupied by Mr.. Sea-
man as his residence, will not cover his loss.
The adjoining building, two and a half story
frame, occupied by Mr.. Woodworh-have not learnt
the amount Of loss or insurance, &c any.
Here the fire was arrested On Aurora street.
The Post Office and long row Of wooden buildings
running north on Tioga street were in great danger
the roofs being on fire several times.
The stores of Grant and lhayer, Grant and Uhl-
horne. and Quisg. on Owcgo street and on the cor.
ner Of Tioea, were saved with trihing damage don.
TO the roofs, and loss sustained by the ocoupiers
in the removal Of their goods.-diJany Daily ddrer-
nser.
PLrAsusr TRIr.-Tbc st. Louis Republican OF
the 18th saws
The Pennsylvania with the Layal HAMA in tow,
LETT our wharf yesterday evening, for the Falls Of ST.
Anthony The Pen1svivania has on board abou, one
ed and forte c,, nd