The New York herald., 1851-09-28
The Tremendous conn.gr..lon .t Ban.Is.


LIST OF PROPERTY pEsTRoYED-SAMEso OF The SUI
FERRRs--THE SCENE OF DISCRIMINATORY Ex-
HuMED, &C.
Buffalo, September q, 1881.
The loss by the FIRE Is not by any means grca,
was hrst supposed and viii not 1t Is said exceed $500
Geo. the buildings destroyed having been nearly al
wooden and of very little value The insurance on the
property is about $eotoo.
60 far be ascertained the following the isJ
particulars Of the unfortunate oceurrence:-
About half past nine on Thursday evening" alarm,
of Gre raised which fo1nd to proceed fon the
roof Of Reeds wareh the dock foot of L<cou
nx street 1t appears that the timers engaged the
roof had left furnaces Of charcoal, which gr.ted
and caused the alarm. From this building 1t supposed
that spark. few Water street. and caught tho
roof OF low wooden block occupied sailors board
ing house. and grocery store, the northeast
ner Of Lecontenix and Water Streets which commenced
burning at about IL o'clock After three four build
ipgs Of very little value consumed the fre
checked.
On Friday morning, about o'clock the hre again
broke out in Peacock street. about ten rods distant from
the former fire. where l. undoubtedly communicsted
by sparks from the boarding house. The fire thence
spread sweeping both sides OF Peacock and Rock Streets
from Morton to Evans with the Of two three
buildings Evans street consuming Parker's ware
house, wstermans carpenter shop, Rsdcfs cosl yA-d
and Eatons extensive planning mll and lumber yard.
Across the canal the Erie street bridge which
the flames rpread ON both sides Of Losk street 20
Evsnss Triangle, between Lock and Erie and the Ter
race on which was Bowens Ries, and peidrteks 4
Rebnsons wagon and carrisgs manufsctories all con-
sumtd together with number Of dwellings stores SC
Crossing Erie street destroyed the schoohcuse Of
District No. 2 Beddon's marble factory, j. II smiths
porgh ufacory aker SRoberts carpenters shops,
Bull lumber yard, ofice and number Of groceries ana
dwellings, and was not arrested until II reached Necha
MICS street, near Church street.
The wind blew gale during the whole time and
dered the far e5 perfectly unc2ntroilabls
The portion of the city known a. the Injected Dis
tIct was swept clean, scarcely building being left
Standing
The whole number Of buildings burned we have rot
been able TO ascertain
The following rs lis; Of the sufferers far hne-n;
I. !. L. L. Raton's planning mill spa lumber yard
oss $4,000 insured for so OVO $40 600 Of Which ia
Utica cffices, and So zoo In the Buffalo Mutual
ID. w. Waterman, carpenter and chip jonsrs sbof'
Jason Parker General Ward House; loss $500 70
s3COo. the greater part of which 4 insured
W. W. ksdcbn, coal depot; loss $500, probably
insured. Three or four hundrd tons OF coal ~tr.
burned
some seventy bull Ips. both sides Of Peaeccs and
Rock streets belonging TO various owners and occupied
for dia,rent purposes loss not dsnnitsly known.
III. canal bridge at Erie; lcss. 5000
D. Bowsns wtgon msnufsc,ory; loss, about s3ooo IN
furcd for 200 Also, Mr Bovens dwelling house faiy
N Duff, blacksmith's shop; loss not known.
a. hss.esons carriage factory injured ios sisso.
ing loss, $500 insured for $1,000 In the Esna Hart
IS Rices carriage factory, and two dwellings ICES,
r. ConO~sy, seven or eight buildings; two insured.
Dir. NCrtnO, one dweuiug.
MIR. Foster two dwellings.
ssmus Carey, wooden block Of Evans and Leck
street. and four or Ave dwellings, oes not known M
svrcd for 500 In the Protection, Hartford.
Andrew Campbell, two dwellings.
School house in District No. q lose ooo insred ior
$500.
Dr Belder marble factory loss $1,000 to 5000 IN
sursd for 80 SEQ -.
J. ii smith, plough manufacturer insured for s4So
In the Hartford Co uu. - A..
LSJ.y. White, dwelling sc less $1,000 20 inss-
p walker earr,nter's shop loss, s7eo, Insured for
$500 In the Bufalo Mutual
N Voherts carrenter's shop; no insurance
A N platt A co, sheep hin manufsctory.
A Geilan. sheepskin manufattory
n n smith grocery and dwelling, ON the Terrace.
rpsured for $500 In the Columbus office.
Rrovn's dwelling; mostly insured
A n Dhtcn, iour tenements corner Of Mechani:s'
street and the Terrace.
n Teddy. iron fence manufactory.
paeys blacks NTH shop.
Tv,nty Eve or thirty dwelling, mostly occupied hy
Tih families between the Terrace ana canal, rcft al
humid
Rein Co corner q Evans end Rock streets; buling
consumed trd stock damsged insured fer SlOV0 In he
Mutual, Buhaic. and frttection Hartford
vnson and cooper fhop, names Of occupants nts
sFctritind Ltss unknown.
Perch Co. Terrace and Mechanic, inspfsd iur
SClo iu tie Bira, uerifOd.
Notrstts two buildirgs, the Terrace, insafta is
tffo ahu IN the Etua. .,.o,..
J lurn, dv cling on Erie ttreet insufeu lVi F.''
Il Q. Perch grocer insured f'r 500 in The h~fi''d
tGce. ..s,,. 49,,
en- Bcck street. II Is suTp ed o'neIs ha'o ''N
az fre srrssd Win sueh aif-aing fapdty, o'ing -
,b ,j $50 tlss We rssug thss the Efforts % 'Ae