Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-13
From the Louisville Democrat of the 10Th. inst.
Great Loss OF Property by FIRE.!
SIX BUILDINGS DESTROYEDt

Louisville was visited by one Of the most iisas-
trous hres, on Sunday night that is has ever been
our duty 10 record. A block OF SIX buildings was
destroyed, with the contents, four of which we're
the hnest warehouses in the city. The fire origi-
mated in the store Of Gallagher & Co, north side Of
Main street, between First and Second three doors
east Of the Gait House.
The unfortunate hour Of the night, and the head.
way which the FIRE had gained before the alarm was
givep, rendered the destruction of the block ineV
table, and we are thankful that the Gait House did
not share the common destruction. Msssrs. Gal
lagher Co.'S building, in which the FIRE originated,
and the three buildings on-the east, which were
burned, extended from Main to Washington street,
and contained four very high stories
Nessrs Gallagher & Co. were extensive grocers
and commission merchants; and gave much atten-
tiou to bsggiDg and rope. Their loss is about $780,
000 which was fully covered by insurance; $780,
600 Of which in Eastern Offices, and $40, 900
in this city. NJ. Charles Gallagher owned the
building also, which was insured to some extent
The firm lost all Of their stock, but ssved their
books papers, &c.
The adjoining building on the east was owned by
Hessrs. Mitchell Guthrie b Co., and was oecup pied
by Mr.. Richard Atkinson, who dealt largely in pro.
duce and did heavy commission business. his
stock embraced $50 bags coffee, 300 terces lard,
a small consignment of whisky, sheetings, &c,
which was Insured for s95, 600, in distant Offices
which had agencies here. Mr.. Atkinson saved all
bis papers.
Messrs Brannin Summers, commission mer-
chants aud dealers in groceries and produce, Occu-
pied the next building the east. They also losI
everything except their books and papers. Their
loss is about $50 000 which is covered by insurance
The extreme eastern building Of the block was
occupied BY Nessr-. BARLEY, johnson Co. They
also lost all their stock, which had however, been
much reduced recently, and is valued at only about
s25, 600, which was covered by insurance in the
home Offices The safe containing their books aud
papers, in good preservation, was saved by being
thrown from the second story window.
The heirs Of joins L. Martin, deceased, are. the
losers by the destruction of the two warehouses
occupied by Brannin Il Summers and Barley
johnson & Co, and We learn that their interests
we're uninsured. Messrs Mitchell, Guthrie & Co.
had an insurance of So 500 on their building, which
was near its value. In addition to the building,
Mcssrs. NJ, G. & Co. lost large lot of bulk pork
which was stored in Mr.. Gallagher's cellar and up
on which they had SIS, 900 insurance. Mr.. job
Raine also had some stores with Messrs. Gallagher
4 Co., which were insured for $4,000 The two
twostory brick buildings between the block above
described and the Gait House were occupied by
Mr.. Raine, of the Gait House, as a store and bar
room. The contents of these buildings were in
sured for 50, 900. One of them was owned by
William Mock, aud the other by the heirs Of John
Tyler, and the insurance on both was $1,000.
The aggregate loss by this FIRE is in the neghN
borhood OF $3.50, 900, and the amount Of insurance
is probably 100000. The following figures show
the amount of Losses sustained by home offices,
and Offices having agencies in this city
Liverpool and London $2S,0O0; Monarch ST.
600; Commercial, Louisville, $4,000; Franklin,
Louisville, $4,000; Falls City, Louisville, $1,000;
City, Cincinnati, $1,000; Howard. n. Y, 50 800;
Hartford Hartford, 100000 Delaware. Phladel-
phis, s., 900; Merchants, Philadelphia, s., goo; At
lantic, Providence, 5000; Home, N. T., $4,000;
4Etna, hartford, 1880; Phoenix, Hartford, 81,
500; Franklin, Philadelphia, 5000; COntinental,
n. Y, 5,o0o Valley Of Virginia, Richmond, ST.
500; State Mutual, Harrisburg, $4,000; Kentucky
Mutual, Louisville, $1,000; total slsl ,O0O.-LOu.
Dem. l0fh.