The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-26

l ANOTHER VERY DE~TRUc I'VE FIRK.-About 3 O'Clock
Yesterday morning Tire as discovered Issuing from the
bird story OF the whossal grocery house NJ c. C.
Orr on Main street, bet Second and Third and only
ihree doors ton The ause u,,in ely by GA,
Brown, which destroye on Fridai morning In
The Third story was stored large IuasS,y ( IL uor
shich caused h fire read with extraordinary apid
49, air Or was sleeping in the cond Story and was
aNaketed BY the barking of his dog, was i, the
room wiih him The lI. had then narned Trough tas
h,oring. AMI comm nj. ed 10 his BEL Mr. o found
himself almost sGrroun Ell with fames aad raw tina, his
oniy way OF escape was out of iron window, from
which he JET himself down BY tying bis sheets together
tie had not even Il re 10 drsss hims f.
TIE FIRE mex, spread the DID ming grocery house OF
h. J. Martin ca. |, filled from III, cellar 10 The
gArreita couous:ibe materials ami so IN fell prey 10
The hames also.
Z Sa4'iasn William Gays house wls the only building
lett standing, and the upper story OF il was on FIRE
bul here, by extraordinary exerions, the 6remen nc
esedet IN supp7essng TIE n le. number OF the FIRE
nsa ~ere INSIDE. when sudleay the walls gave way bu
fortunately no one injured. Macy hai forcseen H.
aud made hsfr-brealh escapes, amoas others Mr. Sim
Watkins, o. Captain Gays house. and foreman Of The
Ircsane hrs company
Ia regard u the lossrs have the following nforna
,Ioa: Mr Orr had ssoai 80 900 worth OF luor in Ls
upper story, about 100 htds sugar and 500 Dbl. mo
asses n Ihe cellar. besides sA nail- and eoltn warns
" vas beuic1 ~ @S-stoO, OF WITCH SIG uV0 IN ttr
Royal Insurance Company II Liverpool, 5000 an ih-
AncrIcsn Of Phi adelpha. S. 600 in the Gsobe o, New
York, 5000 The City Insurance Company OF Ciacin
osii, aud 5000 IN the Name AMI Fire OF this city
VT did not save The fret article, cot even suit OF
clothes. HIS booksa pa, were in tie vau, and il
T. not yet known whether they escaped Mr.. O. est
mates his oss at fom 5000 to $1,000 over and above
mis- insurance.
sessis. ariin Co saved all ID III books ana pape
but uoihng else. They estimate their loss al ea5
aud hey were insured Tor $4,000 follows: Amer
can OF Philadelphia, $4,000; Delaware, 900; Msr.
chants s. 900 Firemens SIS 900, and one of ihe Mad
-on companies, 5000 portion OF a. f stocs was
stored In Rnohsr warehouse or their css would have
been mach larger .at t..
Capt. Gay insured 10 $4,000 in the Roysl of
Liverpool. 5000 in he Fnemen's an 5000 in III g
Fransilu c' tas city, which will fully cover hp lo,s
tie sustained great loss from sugar and coffee
NOS, Of which was avrd Some bsgsing q bale rope
ard liquor IN The upper sror IS bsrned.
The two buildings occupied By Mesus. Martin and
Or were owned BY Mr. :. NJ. Flournoy, OF Palucah
and were insured in the Mutual OF ths city in 81 900
and that occupied By Capt. Gay owned BY Joha
Gray, and insured in the SINE amount
The total destruction OF property by this FIRE viii not
IA. mort OF slLoo.o 0p.
The IRE wa undoubtedly the work OF an incend,aiy.
is supposed that obtained to Mr. Ors
through Mr. 0rmsby's house, which adion each other,
AID ina, the ncrndary entered through ira, door
he roof II bthooves al citizens. and particular
n tie police be ihe alert Oay las nigh another
6re alarm was sounded II proceeded ON III shed OF
The ice house Of Mr.. Smith, corner OF Green and Fifth
streets isw buckets 81 wafer put II out. II wa, ihe
hird ,iue ui,ho week two that this ,hed bal been
on ERE --Less Jssr.