Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-07-21
Greaf Fire in Cincinnati.

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Great Fire in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Tuesday
gives the following accosnt Of the Ere
which occurred in tha. city the morning
previous:
TREMENDous CoNFLaeRATioN.-Un
yesterday morning between one and Two
O'Clock, q fire was discovered insthe Apollo
Buildings, containing Wood Museum,
Hawkins Daguerrean Gallery, Gundry's
Commercial College, several stores, SC,
&c. The combustIble nature Of the na-
lerial and the rapidly Of tile flames, soon
caused the whole structure 10 be enyeloped
in FIRE, rendering futile The exeltions of
the Fire Department. All within the con-.
pass of the walls was consumed, and as the
flames, in their angry roar, shot up ike
the fiery tongues Of dragons in the darkness
OF the night, the whole city was illuminated
with the red and glowing glare, The ex-
erions of the fremen are deserving Of all
praise-ior as usual, they sci themselves to
work in earnest, and did work-and to
them are the owners Of contiguous proper.
ty indebted for their property. The fol>
lowing is a correct schedule OF damages.
The building was owned by Broad
WELL loss $50, 700, insured $4,000. The
curiosities, fixtures, &c. 10 The Museum,
were owned byJ II Rice & - Ma,sou,
which we're all destroyed excepting lew.
Mr.. Rice's loss is SO, soc; ihsnred $4,000.
Maison's loss So, 900; no. insurance. The
actors and actresses lost all their most val
liable wardrobe, &C., worth near 81 900.
E G Hawkins, Daguerreotypst, i,Dmedi-
atefy under the lecture room, lost near
1000. no insurance. Considerable Of
his stock was sa, ed in n damaged condi-
lion. John Gundry, of the Commercial
College, lost $500; no insurance. Joseph
Cox, Esq, Attorney n, Law, had all his
books and valuable papers destroyed, loss
$500; no Insurance. J u Nienaber, Tpi.
lor on the first ti,or, loss $4,000; fully
insured. Isaac Filioy, shirt inanufactu>
rer, loss $500; no oinsuranee.ss-sM A Nest
colt, boot and shoe dealer, less &4,000;,no
insurance. A U Hazeu, neichnl.t 10 The
corner OF the building, loss SIC, 900; in
sured for $4,000. George sackhouse,
dealer in china and cr6ckery, loss 81 900;
insured for $1,000. slason& Brothers
ha,lers, $4,000 fully Insured. The st6iie
next 10 Mason's, f1rinerly occupied by
Brown g. Co, was etnpty at tie time oil
the fire. WIN, Finley, barber in the base.
n,enr, loss 81 so; no ipsurarce. The bull
ding of Moses & Co., MAS also partially
destroyed. less Of building and Stock in
store 81 600; insured for - 1000, Eal-
10, confecrioner, loss $500; fully insured.
The building leased by Perry and liar>
grave, md OCCUPIED by them for the salo
Of dry goods, was partially destro. ed in ihe
rear, which, together, with The loss Of fur
niiure and some goods, amounted 10 $500;
insured 500. The Filth street pprket
house caught fire several times, but WINS
soon eytinguished. The total loss will
no, be far from 100000. ! he, fire was
no doubt the work of an incendiary, who
| had evidently communicated fire 10 some
portion of The stage, where the flames were
Iirst seen. sF5s IA. F,. sst
AS ye, no clue has been had 10 The per-
son or persons who did il One of The
proprietors, Mr.. Rice, ara two olher men,
werc asleep in The. Museum pa,t of The
building at the time, barely escaping VIII
their lives. They say there was not the
least spark Of fire about tile premises wbeli
they retired 10 bed, about twelve o'clock:
Mr.. Broadw Immediately placed q nuns
ber Of men 10 work yesterday morning To
clear away The ruins, 10 rebuild, il is said,
spacious hotel. A large qdantity of the
goods saved out of The building wns stolen
by sltndry persons who are most generally
"wide awake" on such occasions as the
above. 1t is estimated that over 1900
persons were assembled on the various
streets near by TO witness the conflagralion.
The names of those who were hurt BY The
falling out Of the Walnut street wall will
be found in another column. Thesarous
ramors in regard TO the cause ofihe above
Gre Yesterday, we donsider not worthy Of
nolice-especiaily where facts are not set
forth. 81 a
WoMEN AS FiELB LABoRERs.-Mr:
Greely, in one OF his lellers from Savoy,
shows the condition 81 women in that
country: ss.zss,, ,5..,{
/ think saw quite as inany Women as
men a, work in The fields al Savoy. A
girl Of fourteen driving yoRs of oxen at
tached to a cart, walking barefoot beside
the team and applying the gold STICK;
while boy Of her own age lay al length iii
the cart, is one of my liveliest recoletliods
Of Sayoyard ways. Nut>brown, nnbonnet;,
ed women, hoeing corn with an implement
between an adze aud q pic axe, (and not
bad implement, either, for so rugged and
unplowed soil, women driving hogs, cows,
&c. TO or from market, WE encountered
at svery Town. So much hard, rough
work ana exposure Is fatal 10 every trace
Of Beauty, and do not remember TO have
seen woman in Savoy even moderately
good.looking, while aahy We're absolutely
revolving That this is not Natures fault
is proved by the general aspect Of The
children, who, though swarthy, have often
good forms and features.
a1ii HelliSh Outrage: ees