Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-03-21
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,


re-house, at the corner of Washing |
ton Avenue and Second street. The |
building was three stories high, and un
usually large.
The first floor was used by Messrs.
Houseman & Lowry as a tobacco
warehouse. The second floor by the
same firm for storage purposes, and the
third floor by Mess. Scarrit g. Mason,
as furniture warehouse.
Messrs. Houseman & Lowry had an
insurance upon their own property of
about $4,000 which will perhaps cover
their entire loss. The books Of the firm
were in safe in the Office on the second
floor, where the fire originated. and
were all saved. On these first and sec.
ond floors there were stored upwards of
hundred thousand dollars worth of
goods of various kinds, belonging to
different firms and individuals. A part
of these were insured, but many Of
them were without insurance.
Among those whose goods we're de-
stroyed, Doan & King were the great
es. sufferers. They lost several hsn.
dred bales of domestcs, valued at from
$50 to 10 per bale.
Beach & Eddy lost fIom $50 to 200
bales of the same description of goods.
Capt Joel Small 81 Co., commission
merchants, who had an Office on the Sec
ond floor, estimate their loss to be in
the neighborhood Of $4,000, with an
insurance of $4,000.
Messrs. Peake & Baker, commission
merchants, whose Office was also on the
second floor, lost the greater part Of
their books.
Mr.. N. Blackstone lost about $500
worth Of lard and bacon, on which
there was no insurance.
Mr.. S. Carroll lost $500 worth of
tobacco--not insured
There were destroyed between 600
and 700 barrels of flour, 500 of which
belonged to Mcssrs. Bait & Co., of the
Belmon, Mills.
Mr.. J. H. Patterson lost $500 Of
glassware, nails and dry goods, which
were fully insured, partly in Pittsburgh
and partly in the Floating Dock In,u.
rance Company ofthis city.
A large quantity Of castor oil was
destroyed, belonging 10 Mr.. w. Adams
These goods, and many others, the
names of the owners of which we die
not learn, were all on the first and sec.
ond floor and are included in the est
mated loss of 100000.
The third floor in this building wal
entirely occupied by Messrs. Scarri1
& Mason as furniture wareroom.
These gentlemen had on hand $4,000
worth of furniture, on which there wa.
an insurance of 81 1000. They did mol
save single article, not even theil
books.
During the continuance of the fire
there was gentle breeze from tn.
northwest, which carried a vast body
Of flames and sparks across Secone
street, which soon set fire 10 the Plan
lers' Tobacco Warehouse, a building
much larger than the first, and was als'
owned by Col. Bran,. This house wa
occupied by various commission, pro
duce and other merchants, and was full
of goods. Damage to the building es
,imated at $500. Though the goods il
this building were suninjured by fire
many of them were much damaged b,
water. A three story brick buildin!
on the west side of Second street al
joining the frs, building burnt, was als'
destroyed. The first floor of this hous
was occupied by Mr.. A. G. William
son, upholslerer. He estimates his los
at 5000 dollars, on which there is al
.. insurance Of $500 dollars.
The building which belonged to tn
4 heirs of +. A. Chardon, was valued a
$4,000, and was insured for $4,000. Th
rear of two story brick building abov
the warehouse on Washington avenue
belonging to Mrs. Strother. and occu
pied by Mr.. David Young, was ais
slightly damaged; but the fremen 500
3 arrested the flames.
q Col. Brant had no insurance on eithe
Of his buildings.
: After the building in which the fir