The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-04-02
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CONFLAGRATlON

Almost an entire Block in ashes-LOSs estimat-
ed at SlnO, 000--Forty-ttre Horses con.
sumed-Ihs Appeal Office, tro Livery
Stables, and sevsrat Grocery Houses des-
troyed.
Our city was visited on yesterday Sunday
morning by one of the largest and most dis.
astrous fires that has occurred here for sew
eral years, reducing almost the entire block
between Monroe street end the alley north
oft to ashes, and involving loss of prop
erty amounting probably to over 100000.
Between the hours of 8 and 4 o'clock, a fire
was discovered in the rear of Messrs. Cockrell
a. Whitney's stable, in portion of the stable
where there was no light or fire used, evil
dencing that the flames was the vile work
of an incendiary. The flames soon spread
to the adjoining stable. belonging to Messrs.
Newly & May. Forty three horses perish
ed in the flames.
The buildings destroyed are as follows:
On Main street the two extensive stables &C.
cupied by Newly & May, owned by R. C.
Brnkley, and the large stable of Cockrell g.
Whitney, owned by Mr.. Parker. On Front
Row, No. 10, occupied by Vaccaro g. Co.,
owned by William Armour, Nos. IL and Is,
owned by Nosby, and occupied by himself,
Meacham g. Galbreath, and J. F. 81. w.
Mckinney; Nos. Is and Is were also con-
siderably injured by fire and water.
The entire loss has not been ascertained,
but will probably not fall short of 500, 900,
of which considerable portion is insured.
We subjoin the following list of the princi.
pal sufferers and their losses:
R.C. Brinkley, two stables valued at S.
00O-no insurance.
Cockrell g. Whitney's loss is estimated at
$6,O00-no insurance.
Mr.. Armonr, building estima ted at SIC, 500
insured for $1,000.
A. Vaccaro g. Co., grocers and liquor
dealers, stock estimated at S3O,OOO-insu-
rance Sl0,0tO-small portion of stock saved.
Appeal office saved most of their printing
materials and stock-lost their job office and
mamoth Hoe press. Loss estimated at S.
O0O-insured for $4,000.
German paper saved nearly everything,
but somewhat damaged by removal.
Christian Advocate (Methodist) lost their
entire office. Loss and insurance not known.
Sam Mosby, two buildings estimated at
$4,000, insured for $4,000. Stock of gro.
ceries light and mostly saved-insured for
$4,000.
Meacham d Galbreath, grocers and pro.
duce dealers, had heavy stock, mostly saved
in damaged condition-insured for So 900.
! ]. F. & ]. w. Mckinney, furniture dea.
lers--stock estimated at $4,000, partly
saved in damaged condition-insured for
$4,000.
Messrs. Copeland g. Sangster, and Town
send, Wray d. Co., had their stocks consider
ably injured by removing and water, but are
amply insured to cover all damages.
Dir. Slower, who was burned out at the
Richmond House last Thursday, but was
temporarily occupying the back portion that
was saved, is quite a sufferer by this fire,
having been burnt out twice in less than
| a week.
We did not learn the extent of the insu.
rance, but it amounts to between $4,000
and 100000, and is divided between the
Memphis Insurance Company, the two Nash
vile agencies, and Etna, Hartford, Conn.,,
and the Home insurance Comp any, New
York City.
Our neighbors of the Appeal, with their
accustomed energetic spirit, removed their
effects to the Eagle and Enquirer office, and
issued their morning paper, announcing the
misfortune which had overtaken them.