The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-21
from the Boston Times, March ILL.,
Tremendous confaeratien. - 100000 Worth Of
Property DESTROYED

Properly OestToyeoi
At about half-past ten O'Clock last night, the
compositors in the office of the Daily Mail disco.
vered an unusual light in the ware-room Of Messrs.
Damrel & Moore, printers and publishers, (succes.
sors to s. n Dickinson, J and in few moments it
WINS asoerained by the light shining through the
windows that the room was on fire. The alarm
was Immediately given, and the remen ever on the
alert. hurried to the spot, but before their arrival
the room was completely In flames. Notwthstand-
ing there were iron doors and other precautionary
arrangements between each room Of the building.
50 combustbe was the nature Of the materials con-
!ained in the rooms. that the floors burnt through
into the book bindery throwing apart the bolts of
the iron door as il they had been pipe stems. The
whole establishment Of Messrs. Damrell 81 Moore,
consisting of ware room. book bndery, eomposiiors
room. press rooms, etc. was completely destroyed -
not dollars worth of material Of any sort being
saved The loss of these gentlemen cannot fall
short of srty thousand dollars on which they are
probably insured fifty or sixty thousand dollars.
The valuable type foundry of Mr.. S. N. Dickin.
son, situated Immediately III the rear Of Damrell d
Moore's Office but separated by two thick walls
and a narrow court. was In considerable danger,
but probably escaped.
NTessrs. Boynton d Woodford, dealers in fancy
goods and cutlery, No. so Washington street, imme-
diately under Damre & Moore's room, removed
some Of their goods, but their store completely
destroyed. Their loss cannot fall short of ten or
twelve thousand dollars.
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lost part of their valuable stock of clothes and
their stock Of goods was completely burnt out.
w. w. Ross Il Co., merchant tailors, No. a. lost
most valuable stock Of Clothes fancy goods, ETC.
Their store is also destroyed.
J. Eaton, (sportsmen's warehouse,) an importer
of firearms and cutlery, lost his entire stock which
cannot be less than $4,000, probably more
Charles Waite, merchant tailor, No. 49, lost most
of his stock, and his store was entirely DESTROYED.
Lyon d Powers, also merchant tailors, had their
stock of goods and store very badly damaged
The above list enumerates only some of the hea-
West dealers. In addition to these William Ger
IRISH and j. A. Gillespie, alors S. R. Hart, printer
and broker, who occupied upper rooms, and met
with considerable losses.
A young man who was foreman in one of the de-
partnents of Messrs. Damrell d Moore's establish.
ment. became excited and rushed upon a ladder
into the building when 1t was in flames. but was
arrested by Marshal Turkey, and taken to a place of
safety. When taken from the burning building he
was covered with type metal which had been
melted Eng zines We're ear y the spot from Cam
bridge, Roxbury and Charlestown and rendered
efficient service. At time the printing office of
the Daily Mail, Herald, Messrs. Redding d Co.'S
periodical depot, and the whole block from Wash
lngton street, and State to Wilson's Lane We're in
great danger but from the extraordinary exertions
OF the firemen. who worked like tigers, they were
preserved llninjured The buildings burned We're
situated IN one of the most business portions of
Washington street, and We're Of granite, furnished
in the best manner hIessrs. Earl, Ross. Waite,
etc. mentioned in the list of sufferers We're heavy
dealers in clothes, fancy goods, ETC., and reckoned
among the most fashionable lailors III Boston, Du-
ring the fire the police caught and lodged in the
watch house, three persons who had articles in their
possession which they had stolen from the piles of
goods thrown upon the sidewalks. This fire has
destroyed more property, probably, than any one
which has taken place in Boston for many years.
though 1t covered but comparatively small space
of ground, happening us it did in one of our most
business streets, and in part of it occupied by
dealers in the most costly goods.