The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-16
LOCAL MATTERS.
OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE.


LOCAL MATTERS.
y OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The most destructive and extensive hfe
h, rbich our city was ever visited occurred
.bout twelve o'clock Monday night. l,
broks out in the frame building on Front
.,,.st near ths corner of Rock Island. and
.thsrs had been no fire in it or about it, 1t
/, not only the general impression that II
"a, the work Of an incendiary, butt would
h. difficult to account for it in any other
way.
The buildings destroyed were the frame
warehouse, occupied by Hull, Allen 4. Co
The frame warehouse belonging to II. b.
Hoffman. The bakery Of D. Moore, which
was q two.story brick building. The brick
and frame building occupied ass tavern and
belonging to Mr.. Shields. Frame dwelling
hons, In the rear Of the tavern and occupied
h, Mr.. Shields. A stable back of Mr..
shields dwelling. long frame shed back
Of Hofnan's warehouse, and two frame
buildings used for storing merchandise by
Hull, Allen& CO.
Tbs total lO.s on buildings and goods
amounted 10 between STA 900 and SIS 900
On which eli the insurance that we have
certainly sscsrtained is $4,000, though
there may be a larger amount concerning
which we were not informed. Mr.. Moore's
Ass was about $500, insured for $1,000
but this loss is exclusive Of what was
.solsa from his property after il had eeen
deposited on the leyes. We understand
tho, h!, goods we're thoroughly overhauled.
and h, wls's watch and q number OF other
valuable articles stolen. Two of The build
inss occupied BY Hull, Allen g. Co. as ware
house. were insured for $500, making with
dr.. AooFe's insurance 50, s0o-sll In the
E;ns Insurance Company. The goods IN
the warehouses amounted to between So
900 end 5000, and belonged 10 merchants
tA N4lSlGhk Edli1 " . lANS-hH''
"ss no insurance on them here, though
they may have been insured by their differ.
snt owners Mr.. Shields loss was about
5000, and we believe he was partially IN
suied, though for what amount we did not
understand. The frame building used by
Mr. Hoath for storing grain was in imminent
danger and was only saved BY the most I'M
ti.inV sxertIons, The store house of Sourse,
yisls & Co, was also in considerable dan
.s,, and we understand that their loss in
isuage done to agricultural implements
Sc, was about $500. The loss Of Hull,
Allen 4 Co, was some $1,000, in addition
70 which one OF their horses has disap-
psared, and from some conn Getting circum-
stances il was supposed that he was stolen.
The above as nearly ss We could get them
are the main facts, though we may not have
ssesrtained all the particulars correctly
From the fact that a number Of boxes and
ether articles that were known TO have been
u the warehouse which first took fire, be-
ing found a considerable way up the river,
there is reason for believing that it was first
broken open, partially ~plundered and then
fred, The presumption is at least strong
enough to excite the people and the police
So sdcitionsl watchfulness. =
We presume il is hardly necessary for US
70 close this hasty account with stating that
This fire is another strong argument for pro.
curing some kind of fire apparatus. With
out organization, without any kind of imple-
asnts,-the FIRE has It's own way, and near
y ell that the crowd can do is TO look on as
'asy did Monday night, when it burned until
stopped ythe new brick building o fR. Mcin-
0sh. The night was very oalm,-had it
Teen as windy SIS we have frequently had it
q ista, there is no guessing at the amount
VI property that would have been destroyed.
Ak. O'CosSoh's SrExcH.-Without pre-
viau notice through handbills, or any other
Intinston than was given in the regular list
OF appointments, and a brief editorial on
Saturday, quite a respectable crowd gather
VI on Monday evening to listen to the elo-
Susnt champion of freedom in the person OF
Ar. O'Ccnnor, one OF the Presidential'e cleo
'ef' Of Iowa. His speech was argumenta-
AVE. treating principally Of facts; these he
gave Is they occurred to his mind and cloth
'oln strong and appropriate language. He
spoke Of the present condition Of our coun-
~ a. being revolutionary, but, trusted it
"onld be a moral and bloodless revolution.
nithsrto 1t had been the custom to term each
residential campaign the most important
o"o our country yet had seen and he appeal
% bis audience, after a clear exposition
N(hs rnonentous crisis we now had reach
g. whether the present were not more i'm
f0Fsantshan any thathad precededit. Hereto
.os"e hadpoltical measures at stake now we
NAG 9 great principle. embodied in the Dec.
Aa'as!oH and instilled into the minds of the
Ansfican people. He referred to the gen.
t!snsn who as electors Of the Cincinnati
democracy were now speaking in our State.
ne mad had the pleasure of listening to them
u s'Tera! occasions and never yethad heard
'Asn mention the Cincinnati platform-the
instrument that contained u fair explanation
" Their creed and In which James Buchanan
Asa lost his Identity. But we cannot pre-
tehc to follow MIR. O'Connor in his remarks.
ihsy were .ciear..and comprehensive, appeal
'Ns directly to the reason, gentlemanly and
nee IRON everything calculated to arouse
we luminosity OF those opposed to him in
poAucal sentiment.
iAFRoyE THE PREsEsr.-We refer our
'esas's and more especially the ladies'. to
'"s extensive sale Of dry goocs at auction
y Messrs Adamson & Rapp. Those
s0oos were bought for the city retail trade
ana consist of articles that are required in
Every family, Now is the time to obtain