Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-12
LARGE FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.

We find in the Louisville papers of the 9th full
accounts of the late fire in that city, mentioned in
our dispatches of Sunday. The fire commenced
in the extensive boat sore of SHERLEY & BELL,
Commercial Row. We take the following sunma-
ry of the damages from the Courier:
SHERLEY e. BELL, the well known extensive boat
store dealers, We're the heaviest losers. They had
a large stock on hand the greater portion of which
was destroyed including tar, pitch rosin, OIL fish
cordage &c. They saved some portion of their
stock in a damaged condition, and their books and
papers The loss of the firm is Sl5, 000 with insur-
ance of So 900, in the Fremens Insurance Office in
this city. Captain Sherley is individually heavy
loser as his extensive wardrobe the books, papers,
&c, of the mail company, of which he is the Pres
ident were consumed in his room which was fitted
up in the second story of the warehouse. Many
valuable articles mementos presents &c, belonging
to him were also lost in the general wreck.
Captain Moorehead saved his books, chest and
papers, but his loss, in fixtures and goods is about
81 800 in addition to which he had goods in the
store belonging to various persons valued at SO 600
on all of which he had advanced the charges
The Custom House, in charge Of H. n Sands,
was situated in the building occupied by Sherley
& Bell, and it Of course totally destroyed to-
gether with six half pipes of brandy, in bond,
belonging ,. VI.
books, sc, of the Custom House were all saved
Captain G. Basham, Steamboat agent,) who oc-
cupied the house adjoining, saved his papers and
q portion of his books but every thing else was
involved in the general ruin, including quantity OF
goods on storage and any quantity of lumber of all
descriptions, the odds and ends of the last twenty
years gathering. The loss on goods was fully
$1,000.
The corner building was occupied by Cope. Ser
geant e. Co., extensive liquor and bar store dealers
They had considerable stock, and lose about So
600 with insurance of only 81 400 to cover in the
Falls City Office The meat cellar of Z. L. Huff
man was under this store and he was unable to
save anything but lot of fresh meat His loss in
corn beef and sailed meats is estimated at 81 800
with no insurance. portion of the first floor front
was occupied a clothing shop by LicAstenstein
& Co., who saved their stock in hurry.
There were four houses destroyed on Fifth street.
all one block and the property Of Weisinger's heirs
The two first were occupied by two brothers. Cons
Volmer or Bolmer and W. Nolmer as coffee-h houses
and boarding houses. Their loss was considerable
with no insurance Vomer had been insured but
his policy expired about ten days since and he con-
Guided not to incur the expense Of another risk
The other occupants of the block were small gro
Ger, Haup, barber, and bottled porter establish
ment The adjoining horses-one occupied by
Bruins, shoemaker, were damaged and disman-
tied
The whole of the eight houses destroyed-four
in Commercial Row, and four on Fifth street were
the property of the children Of the late Dir. Weisn-
ger, and were insured for $4,000 in the Mutual
Agency which does not cover the loss.
The fire first broke out about o'clock Saturday
evening, and it was not entirely subdued until
about II o'clock yesterday. The weather was in
tensey cold, and the fremen had great trouble to
encounter by their hose freezing and finally all the
engines but two disabled by the ice. The
wind was rather still during the time, or else we
might have had to recorda more destructive confa-
grafton.