The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-16
The Fire In ,Iack sonyiIle. Florida.

The Jacksonville Republican extra gives the folio wing
9th inst wy y" ''''
Yesterday at O'Clock, P NJ, the alarm of fire was
business portion of the town in ruins. The fire
originated in s N Williams hay shed, the wharf.
1t extended with astonishing rapdity in every direc-
ton, spreading first along the block Of stores the
south side Of Bay street between Newman and Ocean
strees thence communicating with the square opposite
on the north which was all consumed thence with the
store Of A. NJ Reed and the Bank Agency adjoining on
the west side of Ocean street which both destroyed
thence with the square east Of Newman street and
fronting Bay, which contained the large and hand
some block known Brynes buildings nearly the whole
square being consumed, at the same time with the
buildings on Fay streets east of the point at which the
fire originated and of Newman street which at
swept away.
This was principally the of the which has
been devastated by the devouring element. The wind
blowing strongly at the time and caused the course
Of the fire at first to be to the westward by which Sc
vsra private dwellings at the extreme end of the town
and several stores, hoodys, HolNes and Fairbanks
mills and the hotel Of Messrs Day were set fire.
but extngushed before any material damage
great that that OF itself gnted squares on the o
poste side and on the east and the immense Of
goods thrown from the stores along the whole Bay
street formed from the an immense conaa-
grafton Of spirits, oils, paints, &c.
By this fire seventy buildings entirely destroyed
Cree Isrs at ana R
Grotho, jewellers; S. n. Williams grocer j. p Sander
son, dry goods and provisions Bloodgood Bovse, do
a. Timanus, do T. Hartrdge, do; J. Mode, dry goods
James Hanham, grocer; Mr. Hernandez, tobacconist c.
Dewaal, auctoneer; L. CApes, fruit store; J. santo
49, A un Reed dry goods and provisions NJ Kie do
timer; Ambleer Hoeg, dry goods and provisions j. L.
Ripley, clothing; J. G. Brown fruit store; L. B. Amer
man, dry goods T. Mcmillan, druggist; T. G. Myers, gro
Ger; A. Acosta, fruit store j. B. Howell grocer JOS
Hernandez tailor; c. DeWaal, bakery; George Flagg
jeweer; H. H. Darby, tailor G. Poetting, boot and shoe
maker.
j. Fnnegan's office and L. NJ Folsom's furniture store
were also consumed.
The law Office of George W Cali and G. w. Hawkins
and the Office of r. C. Barrett notary public &C. in the
Byrnc block, also destroyed-a portion only of
their legal and official documents being saved
Major Barrett had but few days previous relinquished
his mercantile business with Col Ssnderson.
keRorys Insurance Agency office in the Semmis Block
also vent by the board together with portion OF his
The Custom House, Mr.. McIntosh's law Office Captain
Willey's residence J. Hanhams store and dwelling, j.
Modes clothing store the elegant residence az also the
law Office of r Fraser, Esq, note among other build
ings destroyed
The two and only printing Offices OF the pace-the Re
fUtIicon and the Nacs-were consumed, the latter en-
trey, and lut enough Of the Republican material has
been cleaned from the harvest of the terrible reaper to
furnish this Extra. We shall order type and
press, however, by the mail for the North Tomorrow
morning, and hope to be fully feet again in the
to issue copies enough Of paper for exchanges
fooscap sheet, on an improvsed presslour two iron
hand being utterly wrecked We therefore throw
ourselves upon the indulgence OF our advertising and
reading patrons for little WHILE, being determined
not to desert the burning shipbeing utterly opposed
TO any species of &C ratting.u
The steamer Florida was lying at her wharf at the
time of the fire, and drew off into the stream pro-
crossed; the Seminole from Savannah bringing the mall
he CASTOR being taken of the line had passed up the
river Every exerton made by the citizens fremeu
and even the ladies, who found here and there
lending assistance to arrest the fre-the negroes also
aborng faithfully to do their utmsst. But the fire DO
unmanageabe and the intense heat extended it.
self confusion and exhaustion rendered human exertion
less efficient portion OF the fire apparatus unfortu
nately fell into situation which brought it in contact
with the flames, and IL was lost.
Upon the amount Of property lost IT estimated that
one half Is insured, some in New York and New England
Offices, and some in Georgia. The two printing Offices
we're insured-our own for little more than half its
value. We lost all the printing paper and large guam
tity Of type, which had on hand for jobbing Our
set up forms have into molten
Mr. Andres Canova severely burnt and is disabled
and Mr.. J. c. Hemming severely stunned, and for
time hurt, but he is better We regret also
that the family OF Mr. Philip Fraser who were ILL.,
forced 10 remove.