The New York herald., 1845-08-05
Terrible Fires In Newport, IL. l., and st.
Johns, N. B.-The Ocean House mt Newport
Burnt.--Loss Of Lives.


Johns, N. B.-The Ocean House mt Newport
Burnt.-Loss of Lives.
From the Tribune1
Newport r. l., Sunday, 4 O'Clock, p. NJ, August, a.
We arrived here the Massach this morning
O'clock and were very greatly chagrned to find the
Ocean House full and overfowng with pcople-more
than hundred being turned away We tried with SINH
lar bad luck the Atlantic and Bellevue House, and then
spent four or five hours in trying to gain admission to
private house. At length lodged in olerable
comfort at Townsends Hotel.
Probably no watering place in the Union
crowded as Newport is the present There
over three hundred and fifty strangers in the Ocean
House alone, and every place in the city full. .ie
But it turned out that regret at being excluded
from the Ocean House foolish and wicked At
about O'Clock to-day, while the fashionable throng
were dressing for dinner the cookhouse, small build.
ing adjoining the eastern wing of the hotel caught in
the ceiling from dish of lard which took fire and bazed
from the floor where it fell. to the roof. .r ~.
In an instant the cry of fire given, and such a
scene Of confusion and distress ensued man could
room to room screaming for their fre ds brothers hns.
bands wives and children and all nquirng with white
lips the cause of the alarm There Almost pitess
lack Of water and the flames seized with fury upon the
extremely dry and combustibe material of which the
cook house as well as the whole building composed.
The bells rang the alarmthe whole city hurried to the
spot and the opinion already became general that
timber OF the whole Of this graceful and airy but light
and insubstantial ediiice couldbe saved
The work OF carrying out baggage began great
earnest and fair aIsocrac hands, albeit unused to the
working mood performed incredible tasks of porterage
The large and magnificent paror Of the hotel occupying
the whole OF tho north end stripped of its cost
y furniture and the field directly opposite and the
trunks, boxes furniture, &c. while the lined
with elegantly attired ladies amenting the loss of their
dinners or their dresses.
Water. water! watcr.' was the unanswe cred cry Of
the Femen and the citizens who had rushed to the spot
to- render their assstance but none could be procured
The Fire Department appeared TO he efficient and well
organizcd-ambtous and daring-but what good were
their half-dozen fire engines without water It
clearly seen that the building could not be saved aud in
two hours the whole pile was smoking ruin.
The Ocean House was built by the Ocean House
Company" winter before last and finished last winter
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Boston FOR $4,000. was rented by John g. Weaver
Newport, who paid per cent on the value. The build.
ng was in the form OF l.. running North and East
the Northern wing being go feet long, and the Eastern
wing ia by 3O--our stories high. 1t continued 2Os
rooms Its situation beautiful and commanding, and
its loss is heavy blow to Newport well indie.
scrbabe Inconvenience to the boarders great many
whom were from New York.
But the saddest portion Of this calamity the death
OF SAMUEL FOWLER GARDINER, Esq. of the Oldest,
He owned large amount Of property here and the
agent and part proprietor OF the extensive Newport Cot
on Mills, the Coddington, Perry and Newport Steam
Mills and another Of which he was exclusive ow ner.
He leaves wife and ten children.
The body Of Mr. Gardiner found in the ruins more
than half key and pencil lying his chest
also fearthat THOMAS r. HAzzARp, Esq residing in the
beautiful country seat OF varcleuse has perished You
| will remember him as the author of political
tracts published in l544
| 2 Sit is certain, ! am told, that he is dead.
George Burrows and Robert Coxall were the lad
der with Mr.. Gardiner when the eastern wing came
down. and they fell outward, while he fell inside the
burning walls. The two former seriously injured
The furniture of the house worth $25 0OO-two
thirds saved $4,000 insured Mr. Weaver the lessee OF
the Ocean House, has already taken house which will
accommodate fifty and which he will omen TO- morrow
| There's enterprise for you. @l
is said that there was gentleman in the second sto
ry OF the east wing who ost-but OF this nothing
certainly known Rumor also gives three tour othe
victims to the flames AN t#
An express sent to Providence for the Massachu
setts to come here and take off the passengers
| We are now waiting for her. Meantime despatch an
express to you. who will through If he is alive
i. So o'c1ock-The steamer Massachusetts, has Just
arrived at the pier and will furnish about
sufferers with lodging for the night, and also food.
[From Boston Advertiser, Aug. Al ~ =.
great Are took place at St John IN D. OH the eve
ming of the 29thut which destroy ed tabout forty
buildings, mostly wooden. and property estimated at
shop of MIR. Nesbt and chandlery of MIR. John Walk
er at the of Ward street and Peters wharf The
fire confined to this street and wharf Water stree
and Prince William street, and Johnstons wharf. Ou
correspondent informs that all the printing offices il
town were thrown into confusion by this fire. being
either burnt out removed 1t is supposed that the
was insurance much of the property destroyed, bu
no accurate estimate had been made There is nsu
company at St. John this part of the loss viii
fall upon other communities
BATTLE ROYAL IN RAPrDEs, lathe last Wes-
tern Democrat, published at Alexandria in this State
gives lengthy particulars of regular battle recently
fought in the parish Of Rapides several
were Killed. To make long story short it that
some time in November last a man named James Spur
lock- together with William Norton his ovcrseer sue.
ceedcd in running off to Texas about seventy negroes
property which the banks of this city and private in.
! divduals had mortgages to conriderable amount
Tempting rewards offered for the recovery of the
| slaves, and daring young man went to Texas and
| succeeded in starting back with five of them. He
reached some point this side the Sabine, but was
oveItakcn and obliged to give up the slaves This was
Not dauned by this reverse young man is said tc
have gathered about fifteen armed men, and by circui
tous again reached the neighborhood Of the run
aways in Texas unsupported We now quote from the
| Democrat:-
about daylight on the morning Of the 10TH the party
entered the premises secured 90 negroes, number q
horses, mules &C. and marched directly for the Sabine
Norton and Kirkland overseers were, are informed
taken prisoners. The cavacade moved slowly, and
on Friday night last reached Mr. sler's, Ten Mile
Creek distant from this place about As miles Severely
fatiguad by travelling about 100 miles the party sunk
on the ground and fell into profound sumber which
was disturbed at daybreak by the whisng of bullets
through the tents The leader guard at the time
and Immediately awoke his men, 1--WE his own words)
oil of whom with the exception Of two Immediately
He'd The assailants, he says, numbered about forty
The two that stood by him. named Nc Daniel and Wilson
were shot dead. Our hero and young named Nc.
Ghee, who came up afterwards succeeded in killing
of their opponents and woundng another and then made
good their retreat The slaves were retaken and the
victors started for home.n
The Editor of the Democrat not Justify these high
handed proceedings at ALL and says that citizen Of
spides was in any way connected with the dsgraceful
affair." The scheme he says concocted in this city,
and the person selected to make the desperate effort to
bring the property within the jurisdiction Of the courts
in Rapdes is stranger to that community The Demo
crnt thus closes its strange account:
The party that seized, and the party that followed
and captured the slaves, were Texans We wash our
hands OF the whole business but must insist that the
laws of State be rgdy enforced against those out
casts who make our soil the theatre Of their bloody
deeds.'
/ DISTURBANCES IN LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo.-A gen.
teman from Lincoln county informs us that MIR.
James Shelton, who shot few days ago, is likely
to recover, though il is probable that his will
to be amputated We lca from this source, that there
is no evidence to identify the regulators with this
act II is probable that the grew of per.
sona difficulties in which Mr. shelton had been engag-
ed Considerable difficulty continues to exist between
the regulators and the persons whom they ordered
Off or attempted to drive from the county. On Saturday
last, as two young entering the yard of Mir.
Bailey, they fired upon from field OF corn their
horses wounded, and of the received several
buck shot in his clothes but both escaped without any
serious injury. The public. we believe do not under
stand the real state of this difficulty the character
the persons concerned in it. The regulators or at least
SO many of them KIN w, (and we have heard the
names OF number) embrace majority of the most