Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-11-07
Great Ere in, Ci ieeveIand.
The ;Neso England Hotel Destroyed, so;th q
a Large Mmber of other Buildings, Los
gaf Least $3.50 ,OOQ.s .gr,ra 20 ,UnI ri H..


The :Nev England Hotel Destroyed, soith q
a Large Number of other. Buildings, Loss
at Least $3.50 .00Q.s,.@fa % qiiol ai s3is
=. CLEVELAND, oc, 28.-At half pas, Io
O'clock, last evening, fire broke ou, on The
east side Of the New England stable, sup.
posed TO have caugh, rum the sparks Of a
locomotive on ihe G! O.. g. CORR. ! The
flames invested the building wiihirapidity--
by ronderfui efforts, horses and carriages
in the sable were saved Around ihisrsta-
Bile were number ofsmall frame buildings
These were wrapped almos. instantly in one
wild sheet Of fame. II was difficullto stand
q, any point. even in the rear of the fire il
near, and bear the; scorhing ,ferceness Of
lhe heat. Still The New Eng land Ho,el low
cred aloll, and jig solid walls, with ,he. ener-
ny Of abe fremen, looked for !. awhile as If j.
would defy destruction For time she lo-
comoliye house Of tho G. C. d G. R. r. Was
in peril, Four engines were. inii and ,the
bystaDders dragged them beyond the reach
of idangerb4snd by extraordinary. eforl saved
The building ITSELF Ian ewes. were now d.
rected 10 The New England Ho.el. . IN 'front.'
on Superior street, all was safe; The rear only
was .hreayeued. D As lhe, flames increased,
.he wind rose, AND the spiral sheets Of fire
lot near AM acre ofsmaller and snouldering
buildings seemed TO wrap .hemselyes around
IL as il resolved 10 involve IL in q common
ruin. the frsmem madesa bold and united
efortio say them, hu. ip vain, The wood.
en- oul7bpildings and stair case leading from
ii TO the kitchen caught, and ,he fire quickly
pierced inio: entries and door-ways and win
dows, and in, dew minules lhe west. wing
was in fearful blaze. .i,s.a ;r,4 sg ,,s.l.a
y, Here the scene, was terrific, for the fire
lesped from The west, wing; TO Merwin,, up
Merwinlo 20 James street, sweeping Merwin's
New Epgland Saloon, L, !, Burgess, whole
sale Grocer, Cook g. Athens, Clo,hing mer.
chants; A. J.1Wenham, Druggs and Grocer
'Frea. q Edwards, wholesale Grocers; Bsh'
op g.; Remington, wholesale liquor dealers
MeIhinch &ISinman, Commission merch
anus, G. II. Crarze, Grocer and Liquor deal
er; A. w. Sprague., Wholesale grocer; Mef
chants Holel, barbpr's shop and Williams
Saloon, The body Of fame was SO large ant
fierce thar The fremen were unable 70 cops
with IT, IL crossed the street, catching, frs
die Custom House, This was quickly en-
yeloped in one shee. Of fame. The FIRE rap
idly spread up The river. consuming the Wes
side oil ,Merwin street. Crawford 81 Chnm
beriin's Warehouse; Board Of Trade Rooms
Commercial Insurance Office; Shoe AM
Clothiug Store; w ilbu, q Mcdowell, whole
sale grocers; ], Bagnel, Tailor; A. N, Gray
office; Crawford & Chamberli,'s secont
warehouse, W, Bngham's hardware Ware,
house; A, Schapb, Clothing Slove: .a. ..rs
BY this time The whole body of the New
England Hotel was on FIRE. Every window
and door seemed vent holes for The fire.
Gas pipes bursting at the lime sent The de
sTucIive elemen. In wild tury in every di,
reclion. l...-s 3,rt., ,.sie.h o. p,,s,sy
Il was grand, ,,hough sad scene. Un,i
then IL was thought the fire would not cross
Superior lane, but It's furnace heat drovt
back the daring 6remen.i The flames caugh
iulIhe building occupied as o clothing s.ort
on .he north side OF Superior. consuming
tha, and the Oyian block, burning on, J
Borees clothing store; NJ. Fadnsr's saloon;
j. Fransh, dc j, L. Somnsr, shoe maker; L
&iF. Butges. Wholesale grocers; j. Morri
son, Banker; P. Anderson, commission mer.
! chanr H. N. Gates, do; w. B. Eckhan. do
The loss 10 estimated al not less than .
! Quar,erof amillion. OF insurance we car
say bps lA,le, as il 10 now 5o'clock, 4. N
and everything 10 confusion, and the hire
sill raging, though under control, New
>. England building-.insuranc $50 900; Ross
landlord, $4,000 ON furni,ures $4,000 OF
j lease, 81 400 on liquors. Loss $20iO0O.--
Mos. Of he buildings we're insured. lTh,
'leommsreisl we, insured for s4,8o6i u be