The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22

eight Buildings Burned.
(From the Montrose Register, Nov le.I
The most destructive fire thst ever visited Moa|
trose occurred on the morning Of Friday last, No
yemhr 10. At about o'clock A. N. the alarm
Was given, and two contiguous buildings. the store
of Bentley Reed and A. BAlowins "a Idle and bar
was speedily on the ground, but the flames had
made so much progress tast sll the Efforts Of ere
men 81 citizens seemed Of little avail. With a
compact row Of weed buildings, flsd with infsm
DsIkshle rapidty. Sweeping westerly before ths
wind, il destroyed oil the buildings on the south
side Of Turnpike street, from Bentley q Beds
store to the residence Of Alfred Bald win WHOA was
tended 70 n s. Wilson's store Viii III was desroy cd
but his dwelling house was saved From the corner
Of Turnpike and Main streets il spread towards the
SOUTH and all the buildings both sdes Of tho lst
ter street were burned as far down Is Hswlsy's
blacksmith shop, and the building nexs abovo
Keelers botel on the east side, "a far a. the resi-
cence of the widow and heirs Of the late william
Turrell, deceased, which, though several times On
fire. was finally saved. Seafles hotel and the store
Of Isaac 1. Post Co., on the corner Of Tqrpiks
street and Public avenue, were In imminent dss
ger, and they, "a well as number Of other build
ngs ON the north aide Of Turnpike street, were d
tines on fire. The livery stable Of D. D. Kinds o.
dence Was the only brick building destroy d, and
indeed. the only one in town, EXCEPT tho nav court
house. The origin Of the fire ID unknown.
The names Of the sufferers, their losses and in
surance, ~ nearly a. We can ascertain, arc given
n. S. Wilson; Ioes, store and goods IS 900; b
surance $500 II. yert; loss, the building for
merry owned BY J. n Eldridge. and the bat!diag h
the rear recently used q bakery, 81 800; insuraaos
$1,000. +. n. Fordham & Co.; grocery In above
building; loss 81 900; insurance $500. &. Bacon;
grocery in above buildings loss 5000; no insurance.
Mrs. Welch; residence in above building; lass $500;
no insurance. Miss Aerritts; residence in above
lni I0oa AIM. M tucur D fOnn
$50; no insurance. Alfred Baldwin; lcss, harness
g ock and shop, dwelling occupied by P. A. LACK
barn and ONCE, $4,000; insurance 100. BET
Read; loee. store and goods, So 500; iAsuraS 20
81 200. Abel Turrel; loss Ia store an goods So Ser
insurance 81 200. N. Msylert; loss, store occur
BY D R. Latbrop & CO., $3,000 insurance s..
D. R. Lathrop 4 Co.; loss, goods in above ssc-
$500; insurance $500: / l. Post; loss, d.es,
Isaac Post; loss, dwelling house and out house;
building occupied BY Keller & St,ddsrd as boot
and shoe store, shop occupied by E. B. Nancy,
gunsmith, de-; dwelling occupied by d: D. Kinds,
&C., in gun shop, 5000; no insurance. Kceier
Stoddard loss goods and tools, 500; no insu-
rance. l. N. Billiards lose store and goeds, 81 ,000
insurance, $500. G. Cushman; loss, cabinat shop
sadoler shop and stock, 1920; no insurance. n.
F. & L. B. furel; loss, building and SALT 5000; no
insurance. William Turrell's estate; ioss barn and
contents, $400; no insurance. H. W. Ha Rlcy, foss,
dwelling house and contents, u 6OC insTan g, $sOU.
M. Harrington and by Thayer Warren. sore oc.
cupied by c. D. Lathrop 4 Co., ana store occupied
by W. Singleton, 81, 900; no insurance Toayer h
Warren; loss, goods $500; insured. u. Harrington;
loss, goods $2.0 600: insurance, 81 500. G. D. La.
throp& Co; loss, stoves, &C.; $1,000; insurance,
$1,000. W. Singleton, jewelIer; loss, stock: &C.,
$500; no insurance. Dimock 4 Patrick loss. libga-
ry, instruments, medicines, d., $780, insurance.
y. d. HI as, less, household goods, carriage, &C..
xeO0. no insurance. II. A. Locke: loss hO05AbOld
furniture, &C., $780, insuranc Q, $500. G. n. Sim
mons loss, boots and shoes, stock, &C., $500; NO in
eurance. Van Horn; LOGS, household goods, &C.,
$3.50; no insnrance. AGerd Sayre; loss, jewelry,
watches, &C., $500; no insurance. A. L. Webster;
loss, TOOLS &:., $500. insurance, $500. Mr. Will
gar, recently from New jersey, an occupying rooms
over Harripgton's atore, lost all his household
goods, valued at about $500; no insuIarce.