New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
GREAT COMPLICATIONS.
MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE EVER IN CLEvE-
LAND.
From TIE ClereiIad Leader, Oct %.


From TIE Clerellnd Leader, Oct %.
About l0I O'Clock last night, Oct. 27,l fire broke
out on the east side Of the ew.Englsnd Stable
which il supposed 10 have caught from sparks Of a
locomotive Of the c., G. g. G. Railroad
The fame invt sted the building with rapidity-the
combustible material and the hay in it making it a
finder. box. by wonderful efforts the horses and
carriages in the stable saved the corn, fodder
oats and all its other contents swept. On this
property there no insurance
Around this stable were a number of small frame
buildings. These were wrapt almost instantly in one
a., sheet Of fame. Ii was difficult to stand at any
WIG = in the Of the fire, If near, and bear the
point ao,o.ra.. a, heat 1t drove the stontest
sremen back. SIN the New England Hotel lowered
aloft and its solid walls, with the energy OF the nre
men, looked for a while il it would defy the ces.
tructive element For time the locomotive house OF
the C.. C. :. Road was IN peril; four engines were
ia it, ae bystanders turned in and dragged them be-
y6nd the reach of dang and then, by extraordinary
effort, saved the building itself.
All ewes were now directed TO that noble str acture-
the New England Hotel. lntront, or on Superiorst
ali was safe The rear was threatened only AS the
flames increased the wind roseand the spiral sheets
of FIRE for near an acre Of smaller and smouldering
buildings, seemed 10 wrap themselves round IL as II
resolved to involve il in common ruin The hremen
made bold and united effort to stay them. In vain
The wooden out-budings, the staircase Leading 10 ~
from the Kitchen caught and the fire quickly pierced
into entries and doorways and Windows and IN lew
minutes the west wing was IN fearful blaze. -.
the west wing to Merwin-and up Merwin to James
s,sweepng Merwin.
New-Eneland saloon; l. Z. Burgess, Wholesale Gro
Ger; Cook & Anthem, Clothing Merchants A. ).
wenham, Druggist and Grocer; Treat & Edwards,
Wholesale orocers; Bishop & Remington, Whole
sale Liquor Dealers; Methinch & Stillman, Com.
Merchants; G. II. Crane, Grocer and Liquor Deal
er; A. w. Spragus, Wholesale Grocer Merchant
Hotel; Barber Shop, and Williams Saloon.
The body OF fame was 80 large and so fierce that
the hremen were unable cope with it, and 1t crossed
the street, catching first the Custom House This
was quickly enveloped in one sheet Of flame The
me rapidly spread up the river consuming on the
west side Of Merwn st.
Crawford & Chamberln. Warehouse; Board of
Trade Rooms; Commercial Insurance Office; Shoe
and Clothing Store;, Wilbur * Mcdowell Whole.
sale Grocer; j. Baquet, Tailor; A. n Grsy's Office
Crawford & Chamberlins second Warehouse; w.
Bingham Hardware Warehouse; A. Shawl, Clothing
Store
BY this time the whole body Of the New. Englapd
Hotel was on fire. The mass Of flame pouring out of
II was dense aad threatening. Every window and
every door seemed but vent holes for the fire to bech
through and the gas pipes bursting this tine sent
the destructive element in wild and angry fury in
every direction. 1t was grand though a sad scene.
The streets were lined with people; the housetops on
Superior lane were covered with worker~-she hill
aides where visible, seemed compact with human be.
ngs; while the neighborhood round, and the river,
we're lighted up brightly a. at MONDAY. Until then
il was thought the fire would not cross Superierlsne;
but its furnace heat drove back the daring fremen,
and wrspt In fame the building occupied as q cloth
ing store on the north side Of Superior lane consuming
that and the Oviatt Block, burning out j. Borges,
Clothing Store; NJ. Fadner, saloon j. Fransh, do:
L. Scmner, Shoemaker; l.. & y. Burgess Wholesale
Groeers; j. Morrison, Banker; =. Anderson, Com
mission Merchant; II. N. Gates do; w. K. Ech-
hart, DO.
OF the loss estimates are variant--none put il
lower than quarter Of q million. OF the insurance
we can say but little, as ii is now A. M and every
thing is confusion and excitement and the fire still
raging, though under control.
New-England Buildings, insurance $40 900; Ross,
Landlord s. 900 on furniture S. 900 on lease g. 400
on hquors-loss eco, ooo Most Of the buildings. we
learn, we're insured. The Commercial was insured
BURGESS loss Gao 6oo-insurance $40 OOe. III. N.
Gates, large loss, no insurance The principal suf.
ferers, however, were partly Insured.
During tho ere there were four heavy explosions Of
powder. liquor and turPentine. The first created q
psnic. Men dashed wildly by and over each other,