The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-16
Dostruotivo Fires.
AT LOUISVILLE. KY.

From the Louisvl . Courier, Feb. Ill
yesterday afternoon before two o'clock Are broke out
low Six b 10 the building known ~en's H,tsl which
soon communicated TO the Wholesale candy and fruit
oiDg merchant tailor together With O~sns Hotel Gil OF
which wore totally consumed In about an hour and .
halt The ruth Of the block was oomplets with scsrosy
one stone left standing upon another when the GENT
down. The property was purchased from Capt Bs,kwith
las, reason, for about $50 600 BY nea'rs B. Reynolds
SF < Hunt-ths former owing three -hfths and the
latter two Hftbs Of the whole.
The are rignatsd In the drug store OF Scott Rsbb
and is rapid spread was caused BY the breaking OF c.n
OF camph which set the entire contents OF the drug
store in anne. II next mmunicAted to Il rear Of
Gsetno Co g extensive establishment and gained such
the entire block woul be despite the exerons Of
the 6remen. The fourth upper story OF the hotel
caught fire. and immense voamss Of black smoke were
fesn issuing from the arched window fronting on
SIKH street Here enued soene OF indescrihaos con
Observation-Disclosures OF persons hurr7ing to and fro with
their trunks vAuabes, goods and furniture, and beds
and hecste ds mAtrefsea and tAblas bute and pill
lows sheets and looking glasses chairs and glasses
flying in all directions from the windows OF ihs oel
Main street and Sixth street. In front Of the Are
block ed with the articles taken from the Con
siderable dextrty manifested In clearing this hotel Of
thrown the second and third stoss and caught by
persons below, without breaking.
The new sng Of the Lsuisvills HOTEL on Main street
caught ere In the cornice and only saved from de
st ucon BY the falling In Of tbs house aooiaing itthe
builoirg formerly known - the Light House" the
lower story Of which occupied BY Mr. Rstdng tailor
This hou,e all In flames, when suddenly the entire
cnt walls fonr stores high crumoled and sunk to the
earth Is ey %sse and Impressed TIE asmss TN Tas
fret on Sixth and next Main street leaving the corner
void nom the wig Of the Louisville Hotel on SIXTH to
th- nAir front on Main me buildings were old ana mo
rssonsy EVIDENTLY very imperfect.
v. GaetDo 4 Co. had lsrse stosk "a hand, fully
csms condition In tie cellar thsy Sai stored 80
800 barrels and boxes OF orargs and all Of whih
were lost The drusgsts also lost cossdsrASs portion
OF their stock and hxtures Mr. xen, Of the hotel lost
good deal OF furniture, beddiSg, &c. and Mr. Reidng
Lost come Of his stock.
The insurance on property atcck &c, was divided as
foows On the buildings IS ooo in the Protection Fire
Co HARTFORD IS eco in Globe cfce at Utica n T.,
and 81 500 in the COMMERCIAL Charleston O. The far
nuIe Of the Oven Hotel covered by 0 insurance
SO 600 In the Firmsns In this city 81 600 10 the
Firen ems and AerehaDts'. At Madison D. Gastno h
the Mtna OF Hartford and Fsnkin Of Pnilsd phi. and
IS 600 At the Home Office Scott RAbb insured
% 600 10 tae Franklin In this city, and W. BEDDING
$500 stock ana $500 fixtures The entire insur-
snce!s Sal, eco, which ar excee ds tas loss.
AT CINCINNATI.
From the Cincinnati Gazette Feb Is
About ~ O'Clock last night destructive fre broke out
In the lumber yard Of Hgbee Gbnsr Water street.
the south tbs a.mas soon envsop.a stables row Of
frame houses Water street, and the extensive
house Of Heny Johnson he Of Vine street and
the levee We learn that thirteen horses belonging
Hosea slmAn, and four belonging 10 George Ewing
burned to DEATH At the time Of writing Zone O'Clock
the whole square the sonth side Of Wafer street. In
flames, and tho FIRE extending to the block the
north side Of the street The loss 1T time Of writing
will not be far from $4,000. Whether there any
insurance or nor the property destroyed could not
learn.
~. AT BXETBR, MASS.
tory on Wafer Sy s the old wooden s
Power Company, and occupied BY Mr.. w oalin IVES de-
stroytd by Gre Sunday morning last The Adjoining
sa~miii OF the Exeter Manufacturing Com any was also
destroyed The total loss cs 000 OF which sum
Mr. Odiin loses 81 500. the Mill and Water Company
slee0, and the Exeter Manufacturing Company $1,000
No insurance.
At UTICA, N. Y.
The Utica Gazette learns that the extensive works
owned by the Lsonafdsvius Manufacturing Company
isuAted at Laonardsvils, Madison county entirely
destroyed by Ore the 18th inst The property con
Sisted OF fork and hamuer factory, Touring and
mill In which large amo ant OF capital invested aud
doing On extensive business The fork factory for y
belonged to Msssrs. w. Green and Nathan Band. and
together with the other property consolidated Into
joint stock company, about year and half since ana
these gentlemen became stock hoers the former retain
Ing the position Of agent The particulars We have cot
isarr ed bat the amount Of loss must be heavy.