Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-09
Great Fire i'm Philadelphia.

Estimated Loss Too Millions of Dollars
A terribly destructive fire occurred last night.
commencing 10 Jessup e. Moore Paper Warehouse
North street, below Sixth, and extended rapidly be-
fore furious northeast gale through to Com
merce street. and thence to Market, consuming also
the buildings the side Of Sixth to Market
ST. The stores burned on Market street are those
of Bayley & Wood, grocers; Wilson, Rogers &
Trsey, straw goods; Levick, Raisen & Co, boots
and shoes; Fairbanks patent scale agency; W. A.
Everley's Office a new store building, by Caleb
Cope; VIM. w. Knight, hardware; Sellers & Pom
mock, leather hose; Wichersham & Sons, iron rail
ing
On Sixth street the sufferers i. II Shoema-
ker, tailor; j. w. Williams, stationery; G. Shoema.
ker, tailor: K. NJ. Hollingsworth, stationery; Geo
Bradley, shoes; Dr. T. Cook, drugs; John Buer,
pianos; J. ID. Williams, carver; j. NJ Kelly, tailor;
Henry Tenant, tinman; Penuypalter 4 Finn, gro.
GERS /; Robert Mckinley, conveyancers Fisher &
Bros, publishers; NJ. Q. Petermans Hotel; Bertram
& Co., perfumery; Waldorf & Co, furnishing store;
K. G. Wright Co., clothing J. B. Moore trim.
mlngs; Mr.. Warrington, cigars; Robert Clark,
stoves.
Most Of the houses on Sixth street were occu.
pied by families, who saved but little Of their fur
Riture.
The Commerce street sufferers are c. c. Davis,
paper dealer; John Tuck & Sons, grocers; Carter,
oooper-shop; hyner Supplies, box makers; Sam1
Croft coppersmith.
On North street, in Jessup & Noore's establish
menL the fire commenced, and five adjoinng build
ing were burned
A number of buildings on the west side Of Sixth
street, including the City Bank, on the corner of
Farmer street, were damaged
The fire also crossed Market street below Sixth
consuming the upper part of the store occupied by
Eddy, Penningham & aerr, grocers; ana Couover
Bros, boots and shoes.
fhag 81, n 81
kiehl Sons on Chestnut, above Seventh street
The roof Was damaged bat the contents were
mostly removed.
The loss - supposed 70 be nearly covered by in
surance. Very little Of the stock was saved from
the Market street stores the spreading of the Games
being so rapid,
John Il. Croft fireman, a returned Mexican
volunteer, was killed by the falling Of a wall Two
or three others are missing and several were in.
jured.
The new store OF Caleb Cope was leased TO Trur
Bros, who had q, 600 worth Of hardware on the
premises. The building valued al S75. 600
On Sc. James street. west OF Sixth a number of
small dwellings = German tavern, aud large
school,hou belonging TO the Society Of Friends,
were destroyed.
During the Ere, James BARLEY, a member of
Franklin Hose Company, was stabbed IA an ARRAY
with Moyamensiug Hose Company The latter
company had been out Of service several wears but
were called out by the chief engineer. BARLEY il
. not expected TO recover.
The estimated loss is 81, 000, 900.
The Philadelphia Bulletin (eXIra) Of Thursday
afternoon, says that forty stores and dwellings we're
consumed, aud il estimates the loss at over Al 600.
GOO, Many Of thsstores were OF great value The
BaLltfin says:
Every building on the north side Of Market a.
from the unfinished structure at 2le, to Sixth st. il
In ruins, and most Of the houses on the east side
Of Sixth street 10 North ST. are down The west.
eru ends of North and Commerce streets arc in
ruins, while ugly gaps made 10 ths blocks south
and west Of the bounds described.
Burning fakes lel st aR early hour Yesterday
morning upon the roof Of the sk aud fancy goods
establishment OF Nessrs. john kieh a Sons, 256
Chestnut street. bylow Fenta, setting il on fre aud
destroying quantity Of goods In the third aud
fourth stories Of the building. The Cloak aud man.
tilla store Of Mr.. George Fryer, 254 Chestnut st.,
(neI, door below caught from the root OF Messrs.
KehIs establishments, and the upper stories were
much damaged. TIE frsmen soon got the aames
under al both Of these buildings bat the loss muss
De great As the goods destroyed by IRE and water
were fine and valuable.