New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-12
BY TELEGRAPH TO The NEW YORK TRIBUNE
GREAT CONFEDERATION IN BUFFALO,
BUFFALO, n. y. Monday, March li-lOAm.

BUFFALO. n y. Monday, March il-lOAM.
4 tremendous conhogrstion occurred ia this City
Yesterday morning Mt about q O'Clock, commencing
in the building known as Stewards Globe saloon.
IN the north wing of the North Amercau Hotel
The flames sprosd very 'apidiy. and bv O'Clock
had consumed the American Hotel lafayette -
Church. Boomer Hall. Metzgers stables, and from
IS to 90 other buildings.
The FIRE was first discovered about O'Clock m
the basement of the Globe Hotel, and the amount
Of property destroyed is not far from 100000.
The Globe Hotel was occupied 10y L. y. Spears
as restaurant. and II. p Kenyon and L \ Dow
hing as billiard aud bowling Saloon. The fire next
consumed the American Hotel, reducing It to pile
of smouldering ashes Thegucsts were fortunately
saved. though some OF them had narrow escapes,
and were obliged to fly with nothing but their night
clothes on.
During the burning OF the Hotel tho cnders from
the same were blown by the wind Oh q range oi
wooden buildings at the corner OF Man and Ga"
ton sis and extending through to VI ash'nstoA 81
and 307 Main st the whole OF which was soon
mass OF ruin The fire also destroyed the La'ay cite
a. Church and the dwelling of George Z steven
son at the corner OF Lafayette and w ashngion sis
which were occupied by the PheniN Hotel
AID George Metseeer. The flames being
STAYED on Washington ST. spread alons Nam
toward Eagle consuming the stores Nos. aO4
and sO7. owned by L. stevenson and A H. Ira
cy. aud occupied by Mr. Manning as a boot ana
shoe store, DR.. Brown as medicine store, ana MI.
Sands as a fancy store, which were also consumed
The block of buildings owned by Hon A Moseiey
was also bestowed, and here the raveges OF the
devourns element were stayed
Bat for the giving out OF the Reservoir nearest
the scene Of the conAasration, while the hre was
confined TO the Globe Hotel and the irenen had
slnost a mastery over it, the destruction OF this
vast amount OF property migM have been aVerted'
The Globe Hotel was valued at $4,000 amount
Of insurance not known. The losses OF the ocen-
pants as near as sscertained, are as follows t. u
Snearss loss 81 500 sl 900 Of which IS insured In
the Buffalo Mutual Co. Mr. Darings loss, $1,000
insured for $1,000. The American Building was
worth 100000 and was owned ~ MS' j. l.
Thayer oi Boston and is said 10 be insured Tor S'u'
600 in the Howard and other offices. Inc iurni
ture Of the Hotel was owned by Mr.. L. l. Hodges
and was valued At IS, oO0--t was mostly saved IA
a damaged state, aud was insured FOR ITS value IA
the Etna and Protection Companies. The saloon
was occupied by c. Gwinn whose loss IS 500
no insurance. The store 3oS Mainst was
occupied by Mr. Adams as couieciouary-'0ss
triAipg Nos sos and SEQ were owned by MessFs'
Stevenson 4 Tracy, which, together with the rear
aaldinc were valued at Sl5000-insured Tor
$4,000. 81 900 IN the Buffalo Mutual, $1,000 IN the
Protection and $1,000 in the Etns Mr.. l. I,
Bloomer. of BloOmer Hall lost $4,000. $500 OF
which was insured in the Union Matusl, New
York the Park House, wooden building, was
consumed loss unknown; No. Sl9 Mainst. was
occunied bv " Stearns, as Botanic Medicine
s,ors and was fully insured in the German Mutual
All wa, occupied by 7. Stats as cabinet ware
roon,--,he building was consumed out the iaTn'
tars WAS saved in a damaged condition insured
for .. 600 in the Genesee Mutual and $500 IN the
ononaaca Mutual j. NcdedSnder cabinet and
ohairmaker lost by removal Of his stock about sow
Insured the full amount The stock OF hessee
4 Zimmerman. slso cabinet makers was
injured BY the remoysl,-and was insured ioi
1000 in the Protection. North Western, Ononda
"a Mutual and Howard Companies The range q
wooden buildings extending trom Malns'. 10 W ash
iastOa-s, was mostly all destroyed. and some 20 Oh
40 families are rendered houseless They were
owned by George Brisbane Of Ba'avia-l0s'
triaing The Lsfayette-st. Church IS oaFneC
to the grOund--loss $1,000, insured tor s4,Oo'
in the Lexington Company The dwelling
Of George P. Stevenson was valued al sS'V0V' OF
which there was no insurance the furniture wa
saved Geo Me,seger lost quantity OF grain snf
hay. but is fully insured in the Genesee Mutual
The property destroyed is in the most beautiful
part q the city.