The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-05
pIsAsTnoUs FIRE IN MoaILE.

A disastrous fire occurred in this city Yesterday
Al half past o'clock in the morning the large four
story building on Dauphn street occupied by Aessrs
Staunton 4 Bros, as acoing slore, was us
covered 10 be on fire, and, on opening the doors il
was found that the flames pervaded oil the lower
part OF The building and had penetrated to The second
story. An alarm was Immediately gwen, bUt before
the FIRE companies, who were prompt at Inc snin-
mons could reach the premises, the whole inferior
ol the building WAS enyeoped In The deronrng Gle.
ment and the hope 20 save it, or any part OIL US con-
tents was abandoned, The efforts Of The hremen
were then directed TO The stores adjoining IL those
the west being three stories, and Hose on me easl
only two stories high The roof Of the burning building
soon ell in and Immediately after the eastern wall
gave way falling outwards and crushing 70 The
ground tie building occupied by alr, Strickland as 4
bookstore and bindery and covering ~ us runs sep-
eral young men engaged in removing goous: ar.
jacques clerk of Barron d Mend; Mr. Taylor, clerk
OF Messrs. l. Hommedeu; Mr., simon, i Jeweler;
and II lad named Haas, The city porter Attention
was Instantly directed the rescue oi these iniiVid
uals and byl the almost super human eAeftions OF
The bremen and Other citizens the heated bricks and
burning timber were removed, and the boy Haas and
Mr. Simon were soon taken ont badly Lrnised and
burnt though nor dangerously injured. Mr.. Taylor
who was further from the door was next rescued,
and, In an exhausted ana dangerous cohuiuon taheh
10 his lodgings
The bricks and timber had been removed from the
body Of Mr. Jacques but his lower estreHities were
discovered 10 be fastened between pieces oil boards
OF loiSts, WItH tue VI
fell ana covered him again beneath its scattering
ruins Scarcely hope remained that his life was
spared but he was finally taken from his peril
Gus situation though so burned and injured that al
| the time we write he is not expected 10 recover
| That they were not all instantly killed was aimos
| miraculous.
The store next east OF MIR Stricklands was occh
| pied BY Mr.. Raymond ss hat store and wa
crushed with Mr. SlEickand's and the stock pretil
much destroyed. The store adjoining Aiessrs stan
| toms on the vest was occupied BY Messrs PolaI'
| d Edwards, and with all lis contents was entirely
| consumed The strong walls Of the building occu
ped by MIR Rapele, with The active exertlons OF tn
Mremen who had full supply of water arrested tn
progress OF the fire at this point and II was col ei
4 fectnally under The building occupied BY Messrs
Daniels at the of Dauphin and Water streets
and The small shoe and hat store adjoining II, o
/ Water st., occupied by Mr. Shelton narrowly es
capped The buildings belonged, we understand, {
Messrs Bloodgood 4 Bright, A. MonrouK and 10 III
estate OF the late Jonathan Hunt
i The amount Of property destroyed Is estimated I
sixly thousand dollars Bloodeood and Bright, W
81. 900; Stanton a. Breakers for $4,000 Pollard
Edwards for sl0,0O0 Mr.. Strickland sSOOu and MI
Raymond for $500
, The Life and Trust Co, the Merchants, the FiTi
mems and the Mobile Companies, are, We nnde
stand the sufferers.
I Mr. Rapelje and the Messrs. Daniels, as well Q
Mr. Shelton, have sustained aome loss by the rfm'
,pl OF their Stocks
i we had another fire on Saturday night nj the co
ner Of Hamilton and Government slieetf. Annno
cupipd building was destroyed.
The impression Is very general that neither OF thei
fires was accidental - Mobile Rseisfer, 2sh MI.