Daily American organ., 1856-05-01
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Tremendous Fire IN PAiladsipAia-- Loss, Tes
Millions of Dollars

Tremendous Fire IN Philadelphia Loss, Too
Millions Of Dollars,
PHILADELrHIA, May LA terribly destructive
fire occurred in this city at about II o'clock last
night the loss by which Is estimated At g. 600 o00
IL commenced in the paper warehouse Of hessrs.
Jessup & Moore, on North street below Sixth, and
extended rapidly before furious Northwest gale,
through to Commerce street, and from thence TO
Market street, consuming all the buildings on the
eastern side Of Sixth to Market street. The stores
on Market st. destroyed are those Of Bagley, Wood
ward, l. Co., grocers; Wilcox, Rodgers, 3 Fedley,
straw goods Levick, Raisen, & Co., boots and
shoes; Fairbanks, patent scales; VIM. Averley's
office; new store, building by Caleb Cope VIM.
II. Knight, hardware; Sellers 4 Pennock, leather
hose; Wickerham & Sons, iron railing.
On sixth street, the sufferers are 4. II. Shoems-
ker, tailor; J. w. Williams, stationery; G. O.
Shoemaker, tailor; E. N. Hollingsworth, statione-
ry; George Bruders, shoes; DR.. T. Cook, drugs;
John Buer, pianos; ]. D.. Williams, carver, J. N.
Kelly, tailor; Henry Tennent, tinman; Penny,
Packer, Flynn, grocers; Robert Mckinley, corr
veyancer; Fisher 4 Brothers, publishers; N. @.
Peterman's hotel Bertrsm 4 Co., perfumery !;
Wallborn Co., furnishing store; r. O. Wright
Co., clothing J. B. Moore's, trimmings; Mr.
Warrington, segars Robert Clark, stoves. The
most Of the buildings destroyed on Sixth street
were occupied by families, who saved very little Of
their furniture.
The Commerce street sufferers are g. @. Davis,
paper; John Tenck Sons, grocers; Carters
cooper shop; Mayener & supplies, box makers
Samuel Croft coppersmith
On North street, Jessup 4 Moore's warehouse,
where the FIRE commenced, and Eve adjoining
dwellings, were consumed.
A number of dwellings on the west side of Sixth
street, including the City Bank at the corner of
Farmer street, were damaged.
The fire also crossed Market street, below Sixth,
consuming the upper part of builning occupied
by Cunningham Herr, grocers, and Conover
Brothers, boots and shoes.
Sparks also set on fire the silk store of John
Kiehl b Sons, on Chestnut above Seventh, the
roof of which was damaged. The contents were
mostly removed.
The loss is very heavy, but Is supposed to DO
mostly covered by insurance
Very little stock was saved from the Market
street stores owing to the rapid spreading of the
flames.
John r. Croft, fireman and returned Mexican
volunteer. was killed by the falling of wall. Two
or three other fremen are missing, and are sup
posed to have been crushed to death, and others
injured
The new store built by Caleb Cope was leased to
Truitt Brothers, who had $25 900 worth Of hard
ware stored in It. The building was valued at
$4,000.
On St. James street, west of Sixth, number Of
small dwellings, German tavern, and large
school-house belonging to the Society Of Friends,
were destroyed.
During the fire, James BARLEY, a member of the
Franklin Hose Company, was stabbed in an affray
with the Moyamensing Hose Company. The latter
company has been out Of service several years, but
was called out by the Chief Engineer. BARLEY is
mt pxpectpd To Guryiye 'g.'tas