The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-08

Comp iIaiiNrly, ur rl-ler 'llN CHll'co'he hnssu
r.r,rl more severely lhan ANY other city in the
Uninn. By the FIRE 0ver halIa million dollars
worth ni property las been destroyed and two
ihuusand people rendered housele.s The in,lu,
arcr amounts tn about $3.50 OOO of which flli.
0Onlals upon the lElnn II rlf vi: SIS n0O upon Ihc
Pro,rrrim IIarllmd; iSG.0O0upon the franklin
pliladelpi; $l2OO0, npouih ihe Franklin, New
York; and several other companies sulier tn u
>nmlcr nmunt THIS will form lmc Gus fn
hrl.er prosperity. The burnt district embrace
aver hnr squares al d~ city hl in this area IN.
principal l"riiun Of the busurs IS was crniiucd -
The V"krOpoHS sAys.---' Al ihe forwarding and
commission In u,inrsS wlnlrsHle and retail groce.
rits aud dry goods establishments hardware
qnrel'swar" nnl drug stores. sin'lei on Water,
Paint aud jrcond streets north q second, are en-
llre'y swept avn, " lu all tue hun Irrd aud
iiily five h"n-eS wprc consumed. The Messrs
+ d.el lost 10 00O itnns; MJrIieIi & Lnckrtt, lh'
proceed, OF 400 hogs Tie Valley Baud, savrc
i. property, hook'. cish and paper The Metrop
oils linus concludes it account Di the fire:
"M,ny oiourdry gnnd. merchants sncceeacc
in saving u portion III their >tocks bnt with lhi.
| exception every thing else was deslroveh. On
| 1incipul lInirs. the Clinton llnuse aud MddrriJ
Home, ons ani Invprably knnwn 10 the travelling
| ,Wric are IN ashes.
! Aiih ngh lile IRE WA nD lncltcd in The rrgiun
nl private residences sill there IS nrgr number
If ia ili.s r"ndrrrh hoIS'irs!. TIn"nsh The
kindness ol lhrlr ulnr Inlnunr neigIb~rs. most
III them hive b,en FURNISHED wItl temporary ac'
tc'mm"d i'tS. 81 that the nn,o'inl ol Ir seni per-
-uuri sui nng will he comparatively nn III
Though tie Il im"s swept with fearful 'nIi'llly
commune ning IN everAl iIStincrs IN houses !"
catrd I the ol,slin,r Of two and tlnes squnrcs
u an sIiil. Thank GDd We have not head tue
lI-s of a sHg lie
Pen ca not dr.,libe the awful spectacle Of that
: might, sheet "i fe winch InPprd It's lho usand
tnugus through columns "f smoke. dark Erebn:
and inrrr te.IiIa tligE volcano. leapng al 0np
llrnr ini0 the clouds and lllen tlashiug with desu
ang yrugrUucr slOng the earth mddiug terrr'r Il
the scene by the lncrssaut ruar ul crunblinS ru
ins an,l cracking flames
Tue urrillng rxrrtinhs of nearly every citizen
Ia save the pruprrt, in peril Cannot be too high
r"nlD"luled aud 81 general WIS this spirit maui
tested that Ia rnricuhIi1" iudivnIuil ncls ofbero
in dnd daring misil he regarded iljIlci"lIS.
We are snrry n note rhnt The thieves welo nc
i've. lurl"ning what property ihey could A spc
cin police wn- enrolled aud many wee detected
illr property recovered and the mScrennls con
fined The jail il crowded.
The Engine Of the R,llance Company was do
siroycd 10y the fire.
A good degree of excitement was manifested
on uccnunt If the arrests aud the searching u
houses for stolen property. and Mayor Wessoi
addressed an immcnse crowd, advising cIllnltsi
irInnrss mnd moderation.
The G1srHe pays a high tibnte tn the LADIES
'wbo, ia they always Gu. in cl-cs nf renI nrces
si'y sci III" msn M rxinple ni patience and lur
tilud- zrnl aud activity GuI bless them. unt
have pily on tho arsnIItc!
Amid rl's gloom lnl drsnIaion W ch pervauies
tho community, our friend OF tho Gasene STE,
hnp'' vel for tie future with her natural ad
'aulngrs aud The cer rizmg spirit If her citizens
aud The henvy amount cnvered Ivy insurance, III,
ciiy. We are nI tho . I'M N will snrn rise from
! the ashes oI Iesnir" The Goscte says:-
M Dispcrapiumi--Lct noi our townsmcl
d,spIr. rue nnilrh advantages of Clcolhe
IL the mnIs al u lellilr county IN u good cnunl
great railroad IN c"urst, nf constructions rucrg,
ru'"rp'iE". mvrn ion will hrug ~ "ut yet
'Wlrrr there's will there's WAY The Il
nr"un' covered by Insurance. will do for a begin
ning"