Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-04-25
comiDg down, va iniured nretly eeverI,

coming down, was injured pretty severy
by fail.
The only life lost that we heard Of, was
poor woman in Third street.
Amldsi all the distress, there were tbose
around who added 70 the calamity b. steal
ing. Among others, the Rev. q. s. Holmes
had about 500 stolen. which he had gath
cred up, by great economy, on Methodist
preachers salary. lie also iust a large
namnHr OF valuable manuscripts, tie labor
OF twenty years.
loShow the rapidiiy Of the fire We may
mention that gentleman Of ourscquanl-
ance arrived al the American Hotel, stout
one O'Clock, and leaving his uu K, walked
cut to see the fire, which was then nearly
aquaTIrr OF a mile off. in a short time he
reiu ned and found the hotel in flames
Bt lost hlr trunk, with nearly all hisc 9th
ing and papers, and considerable sun cf
money. One fcason Of the rapdily with
which lh fire spread is to lie found IN the
extraordinary dryness Of the weather TOR
two weeks past. We have not had show
er OF rain IN that time With ore lr fling ex-
/ cepton. Every particle OF wood in the
houses OF the city, was as dry as tinder.
Amidst all the horror, distraction and
confusion prevailing throughout the CITY.
there was no unmanIy fear or van repi-
nings manifested. The sufferers bore lhorr
caiamltles wlthmaniv frmness, and as soon
as they had unayaingiy pieI to save then
own property they put forth their eAeuon,
to save then neIghbor's. At one time
when 1t was thought the whole city mus
go,there waano wHdness apparent, no wan
OF digrfed and manly bearing Ths
J cohduct speaks volumes in piai-e Of on
citizens, and gives indications that their iu
domltabeenerGes are lot to BE- crushed,
{ The INDIVIDUAL LIS Es. Til o'-es o
some individuals and hou5 ar enormous
ranging rom five up to twenty thou
dollars. Thus, one firm Of whoIesa go
GERS, the heaviest holders Of sugar, moao
, SEES, &c, in the city. and a'eOowners Of tn
building in which they III bus,r ess, can
not have lost less than rom eighy 20 on,
hundred thousand doIIar-. There is tn
MononEahela house, aleo which cost tw
hundred thousand dollars, including tn
furniture. In many instances merchant
no, only lost stocks worth twenty lhousan
dollars, tul also their DIV elling houses, al
every dollars worth of furniture and clotht
;. they possessed. Said one. | Ihave lost thi
;, ~ thousand dollars and have now but OIL
- dollar in the world,
re TIE EXCHANGE OFFICES, ,-Messrs. Sitbe
is 4 Jones lost comparatively little Mr.. A
len Kramer's safe prese, we'd his books, p
pers and money. Mr. Wm. A. Hill, v
= ~ understand, had all his vauables in ii
y vault Of the exchange bank.
le The Insurance OFFICES, we believe, a
8. totally ruined We learn from roliah
Of source that the fremens' Insurance Cfit
Il has lost two hundred and loriy-nne thu
At sand dollars, and will pay about forty cen
W on the dollar The Fire and Navigate
rs company have lost two hundred thousan
l. dollars, and will pay the whole AMOUNT
Is The Penn office we have heard nothing q
le but believe it is ruined, and will pay only
ri. small per centage on the dollar. The NJ
N tua office we understand, will paw all
risks. Losses sixty.ive thousand dollars
,e We regret to learn that Samuel King
le ton, Esq. has been missing since the Fl
r. was raging on Thursday afternoon. T
in was last seen going into his burning ofic
e, 1t is feared he is lost.
Great solicitude was felt for some time
"A know whether the vaults Of the Bank
N Pittsburgh had stood the brunt. Yesterd
n forenoon they were opened and found II
he harmed, AIIthr books, papers, specie. &
re were moved into the old United Stat
~. Bank, where the Bank now does bu5nes