Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-19
DEsTn vtTlFE coNFLAGRATIoN.
The People Thalt.r Burnt to the Ground
W|ItCidenfs, &c.

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The People Tbeitsr Burnt to the Ground
hCidenis, &c.
Oar city wa<lvisited yesterday with the
most destru 4ire fire that has occurred for
several yearA 4bout two O'Clock FIRE broke
out in the prSpaty room of The Peoples The
ater on the derner of Sixth and Vine streets,
and before tHefnarm could be made general
and the fire veArtment brought into requi-
sition, the Whole lower and rear part of the
theater was Eropped in flames. The wind
was high, aud owing to the combustible ma
terals of the Heater it required but brief
space of timd for the devouring element to
penetrate evdry nook and corner ofthe sstab-
lshment. AS -ong current CT air from the |
northwest cdffi6d the flames to the adjoin- |
ing buii lingsseu both Sixth and Vine SITS,
and the roolAof the surrounding buildings |
were soon orI'fire.
The theatsrwas entirely destroyed, scarce
ly wall belt g left standing The building
was owned bFgeveral master mechanics, WI o
had liens upon it, and at the time of the fire
it was in the hands of Lycurgus Cameron and
Nathaniel II agfs. Its original cost was about
$4,000, andfwe understand there was no
insurance upai it. Mr.. George Wood, man.
ager and pro- fietor OF the theater, reftted it
few monthSfssince at an expense of near
$1,000 Since that time he has made con-
siderable Improvement in the wardrobe and
general tout ensemble Of the place, and his
loss will fall not far short of $4,000, OH which
these was not one dollar of insurance.
A tnree-story brick building, No. 73, on
Sixth-street, owned by Mrs. Sarah V. Nc
Bride, and occupied by j. Brockman as
| coffee house, was entirely destroyed, nothing
being left standing but the front wall. Mr..
Brockman succeeded in saving tho greater
/ portion of 65stock. There was Sc, 900 in
surance onsh building,
7lzSfxi1s street, three-story brick,
was occupls1 lEHf.Z. ReeS surgical instru-
ment maker. <sIfis loss will be about 81 500,
which is fully covered by insurance. The
building was owned by the Sloan heirs. The
upper stories were consumed and the rear
part entirely destroyed. There was an insu-
rance of $1,000. on the building.
No. GO Sixth-st, occupied by Allen Hale
the roof was burnt off, Mr.. Hale saved
nearly all his furniture. The dwelling was
owned by the widow of Fillmore Williams,
and was insured.
No. 67 Sixth-st., wss occupied ty w. ID.
King, boot and shoe manufacturer-the rooi
was destroyed, and the 10 wer part of the
building greatly damaged by water. Loss
about $500, which was covered by insurance
On Vine-st., adjoining the theater, No
220, a two-stOry brick, occupied by Lewis
heirs of William Allen, was partially de-
stroyed Loss 5000.
No. 222, brick building occupied by c
| i l. L.
On Lodge-st., in the rear of the theater
three dwellings occupied by number o
families were damaged slightly. The build
ings were owned By Samuel f. Cay. The oc
cupants succeeded in saving all their furni
ture.
The origin Of the fire is not known, al
though the assumptions are stlong it wa!
the work Of an incendiary 1t occurred just
at time when every person was absent from
the theater and the Waterman, MIR. Bland
being on the outside of the building. From
the rapdity with which the flames made
: Roadway, it is supposed that the building
, was fired in several places.
0 Miss Eliza Logan, the accomplished actress
: lost FIVE valuable oil paintings, among which
was Miss Logan as "Biatrice," painted by j
o. Eaton, which adorned the lobby of tn
n dress circle.
n Mr.. TiltoD, stage manager of the theater
h succeeded in saving valuable histrionic Ii
brary. although portion of his wardrob
g was destroyed.
= Mr.. w. H. leighton lost a par! of he
wardrobe and a lot of Jewelry, valued a
I near $50.
During the fire part of the burning cor
; nice fell upon an Irish woman named Mar
. GarrowmaD-she was endeavoring to tear
curtain from corner window, and was mos
; dreadfully burnt. Her arms and hands wer
= literally 16ped of flesh. She was conveye,
to Al M - " where he injuries wer
- - : : : .ss Ford, belonging
!. l{0 - loer No. |, was slightl
s injdfo - Hing Of wall on Sixt
g The wko}b loss Of this fire will fall not ia
: short of $40, 700, on which the insuranc
will not amount to $4,000.
/. The Actors. heaviest losers by tn
/ calamity OF yesterday will be the actors an
artists connected with tho Peoples Theate
}. Powerfully generous, they are used to tax
l. little thought for the morrow" and dis
aster such as that we are panied to chronicl
= falls with paralyzing hand upon their sler
; der means
: We are, therefore, much pleased to not
that early action is being taken by kind
hearted citizens in their behalf We are ad
It vised that the friends of Mr.. and Mn
re Leighton and Mr.. Tozer, whose benefits wei
o to have taken place last night and this even
h ing, have called meeting, to be held {
;, Hughes Custom-house Dining Saloon to
q night at eight o'clock, to take measures tc
+" wand securing for those public favorites
!. joint benefit at an early day in the comm
: week. We hope to see large turn out {
: the friends of the parties on this occasion.
: In this connection, we observe that M
4 Tozer gives notice that persons holdin
y tickets or certificates for his proposed benef
y last night will have their money refunded b
j. calling at Hughes Saloon to-day incinna
Enquirer.
II. GOLD IN BANK.-The New York MIRO
? Of Tuesday, says:
n 1t is estimated that there are now not les
l. than sixteen millions of gold coin in the New
# York city banks, while the large disburse
ments from the Sub Treasury and the semi