The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-08
From the Vincennes Gazette Extra, Dec.7.
GREAT EIREI
WHOLE BLOCK BURNED!!
Lo.~ from $4,000 TO $50, ZOO,

This morning about O'Clock a fire was
discovered in an old frame building, on Mar
ket street, betw cen Second and Third sts.-
The building was very dry, and a brisk wind
blowing at the lime, the flames spread with
great rapidly. But a few minutes elapsed
before the whole block was enveloped in the
flames, and the entire tier OF buildings on
the Northeast side of Market street was
wholly consumed.
The corner building was occupied by the
large Wholesale and retail dry goods house
Of Adam Gimble, in which was heavy
stock of goods, p obably 10 the amount OF
$4,000 or $4,000.
The adjoining store room was occupied
-Gimtle a clothing and furnishing
goods store, and he had heavy stock on
hands. The house-a substantial two-story
was owned in Baltimore. The goods were
insured-the building not.
The next building-a good two story
fraine-was the property OF Joseph Somers,
NJ :: o. occupied by John Elmer, as groce-
ny store und residence. Much of the fur
niture and goods of Dir. L, was saved.
The City Bakery belonged TO the same
gentleman. The Stock belonged to Mr.
Fyfied, and we think must have been nearly
all lost, from all that we can sIearn, the fire
originated in the adjoining bu ding, which
was an old frame OF little value and onght TO
have been torn down long ago. 1t was used
as a carpenters shop, o. somthng of the kind
NORMAN g. ROSTERS Dry Goods and Hard
ware House stood next. These gentleman
lost nearly all their siock-saved their books
and few articles only. Loss between &c.
600 and So 600 No insurance
Adjoining was 5. w. Adams Citv Auction
Store. Goods 10 the value of $4,000 were
lost in This room. No insuranc.
TIE upper story Of this room was &C.
cupied by the "News OF the Day" Printing
Office. A considerable portion of the type
and fixtures was saved. But Messrs. HUTCH
ISsoN 81 JACKSON must have lest property to
the value OF ) 800 Or 5 1000.
These two buildings were the property oil
VIM. BURTcH, Esq, and were new substan-
tial frames. REYNOLDS office and German
clothing store came next. a good part oil
the furniture and goods was saved. The
buildings were Of little value.
II Adjoining this clothing store, was Charlie;
Creators dry goods store. DIR. G. bad on
hands large stock of goods, but, we believe
was insured.
The ware-room and grocery store of Frede
rick Crater. occupied the remainder of The
space to Third st.
The value Of the houses burned is esima
ted at between Sl5.O Goods, furniture
: &c &C., to the amout OF $40 900 to $50, 900
{ were destroyed. That which was saved il
! for the most part in damaged condition.
The wind blew hard from the South-wes
carrying pieces Of burning shingles grea
distance. During the five, the City Hall
the Episcopal Church, and the Court Hous
were on fire, but the vigilant watch kept b.
our citizens saved these buildings.
Brokaw's Tailor Shop. and the buildin!
known as Commercial Row, just OPPOSITE
the burning block, come veIy near beiuI
= burned-at one time the roof was in a blaze
: Ii required the utmost exertions to save tn
, store hours of Mr.. John Laplanie, on Thir
street. opposite friedrich Creators Grocery
M. Gallagher, of the firm of Sanger
Camps Co, was somewhat injured by tn
falling OF piece OF cornice.