The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-12-20
Particulars Of the Cincinnati CONFEDERATION.

The following are the particulars of the
very destructive fire which took place in
Cincinnati, on the 9TH inst. We copy
from the Daily Enquirer of the 9th inst:
The alarm of fire was sounded about
halfpast one o'clock, and it was immedi-
ately discovered that the pork packing es-
tablishment of l.. Pugh e. Co., on the
Southeast corner of Canal and Sycamore
street, was in flames, as they were seen
to burst out of the third story of the build
| ing in which the smoke-house was located.
The fiery element spread rapidly, and in
short space Of time communicated to the
roof Of the building opposite, occupied by
Messrs. Stagg & Shays, and in less than
half an hour it spanned the entire roofs of
the two blocks extending from Ninth
street to the Canal.
The stock inside being pork and lard,
was of such combustible nature, that the
most energetic efforts of all the fire COM
panies on the ground could not check the
flames, and of course all they could do
was TO prevent them from being commu-
nicated to the stores opposite, which were
saved by their playing upon the walls and
roofs of the same. At dark, last night,
the devouring element had not been sup
pressed, and ii is a difficult matter to tell
the whole amount of loss that has accrued.
In the store of Messrs. Pugh & Co.,
we learn that there were from 1000 to
1000 head of hogs belonging to different
owners, on which there was no insurance.
One man had about $4,000 worth of
pork there, on which he owed $4,000,
which was a total loss-no insurance.
A gentleman named Watts, from Fay
cite county, Kentucky, had in the morn
ing sent 1000 head of hogs there, and he
could not tell whether they were insured
or not.
We learn that the amount of stock be-
longing to Messrs. Pugh & Co. was up
wards of 100000, consisting of pork and
lard, and that their insurance would fall
considerably short of the estimated loss.
| The stock consumed in the house of
Messrs, Stagg & Shays was between $780,
900 and SAC, 900, and we learn they were
insured for $4,000.
Mr.. John Wilson, who suffered but a
short time ago by having his dry house
burnt on Deer Greek. had recently depos-
tied 10000 lard kegs in the store of Pugh
81 Co., all Of which were consumed.
The hotel of Mr.. Kohlrieser, and the
store of Messrs. Mcqueen & Harvey,
caught on fire several times; but the pro-
prietors had been careful enough to place
men on the roofs of each with buckets of
water, to quench the flames as soon as
they appeared.
| The front walls of both the stores of
Messrs. Pugh & Co., and Stagg & Shays,
were preserved by the constant playing of
water upon them, by the different fire
companies; but we learn that the back
walls of l.. Pugh & Co.'S store, fell out
side, injuring several persons severely;
several of whom, 1t is supposed, will not
recover. We did not learn their names.
One of them was taken into the drug
store of Mr.. j. Burdsall, or Main street,
where his wounds were dressed.
AS near as we could learn, at late hour
last night, the whole estimate of loss will
not fall short Of from SI50,OOO to $780,
900; about one third of which only was
insured.
Bulk pork, hams, and whole hogs, lined
| the pavement from the store of Stagg and
| Shays to the canal; and although some
was pretty well cooked, it remained un-
touched by the hundreds that passed TO
and fro.