The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-16
Great Fire in Eardstown!

+ Mnsr OF THE Town DEsTRoYED-Loss
S 1o0oOO.-We regret to learn that very de-
structiye fire occurred on Saturday, iR-tte@
beautiful village of Bardstown, Nelson county
Kentucky. The FIRE originated about IL
O'Clock, in an old pin alley owned by T.
Mattingly, and occupied by some negroesgwho
had been burning rubbish in the rear OF the =
tenement Asa fresh wind was Blowing at
the time, the flames spread with the greatest
rapidity and before noonthe entire north cast
ern section of the town was destroyed In
that portion of the place nothing was saved,
every house yielding to the destructive ele-
ment. OF course the greatst CONSERVATION
peryaded the entire populace, and such were
the fearful rarages of the fire that it was fear
elthe entire town would be destroyed, About
liz O'Clock the Mayor of Bardstown sent the
following despatch TO the Mayor of Louis
lie: -- zeg4 esl ,rseI - -gss1os. 4;...
T. liz eir5a5t s.s BARpsEowS, April Il.
/ This town is on fire. Any assistance will
be thankfully received. =, Answer. quick.
- Pis MAYOR OF BARDST0WN.
= Mr.. Barhes Immediately replied that he had
the fife, but that Louisville would render ev-
eryEass stance to the sufferers. ma 5000
I The following prises all Of the property
: dss.rolel: ~ 'i SVEN zs
Ten,pin alley. of 7. Mattinsly.
r Office of G. w. Hite.
Alex Moore's house.
Mrs. Cooks residence.
Stable of Mat, Doom, with his horses.
4 I II .xha
; ex leeds $4,000.
) Mrs McAtee's residence.
Methodist church.
Mrs. Gibson's residence.
4 Mrs. Avis house.
d C. Wlcklittc's residence.
l. Old school-house.
: Seventeen dwellings were destroyed, with
g stables and out-houses from none of which
&C was any property saved 5000.
The total loss Is estimated at over S10O,OCO
This is indeed very severe blow to the inter
: estng and hosptable village Of Bardstown
, But ne hops to hear of its being speedily re
: built. We know OF no place in the West
S. situated more pleasantly than Bardstown.
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ID The personases in this book are adnirahl
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VI, BLows.--We had terrible uproar amo
~ the elements on Monday night. Goodne'
NJ but it did blow, and all night long the shr
"i' t.rs banged and slammed, as if they we