The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-13
OUR PoRT AU PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE.

OuR POhT AU PhiNCE OOkkESfoNDENCE.
PoRr Au PsINoE, June 81, 1867.
The Late Fire-Deaths of American Seamen-Ac-
cidtnts During The Contaagration- Losses Of an
Insurance Company Trade Speculation IN
Building Materials.
send by the American brig Bohio, Captain Bart
lett, additional information of the late disastrous
fire. and the report Of the deaths OF the captain and
mate Of the John Boynton, and of much sickness
among the white residents and sailors.
IL is impossible TO ascertain the value of the pro-
perry destroyed. Merchandise, conveyed from the
burning buildings, and piled in the streets, or car
ried to adjacent houses, was followed by the danes,
and in most cases totally lost or injured. A large
amount Of coffee and some wood ready for shipment
IL known to have fallen sacrifice. This will seri-
Ousy retard remttances, and thus inure the credit
of the Haytien houses, who are largely in debt in
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
A mnission, appointed by the government 70
ascertain the origin Of the fire and the amount of
injury, report that including merchandise and Guild
inps, the loss canDot fall short Of SO 900 900 This
stat ment Is doubtless exaggerated. One.balf-or
$780, 00-wi probably include every thing.
An officer entering a burning store suiio cated
by the smoke, and before assistance could be pro
Gu ed life was ext net.
An unknown man was seen on the roof of lofty
es'abiiA bheHb Bdkibg Vfotrhh ktStufeS. Inc crown
beneath shouted to him that he should leave the
house. He signed to them, and endeav0red In vain
to make himself heard. The door was broken open,
and the whole interior was found to De In fla ne
In few moments the roof fell in, Carrying with it
the unfortunate man.
The remains Of Madame Bruno, already reported
in the II, RAID as among the missing, have oeen
discovered beneath the ruins Of her house. dread
fully mus'lsted and burned. She capped fro N the
house, but fnoiDg that some papers of value we're
left behind, she again returned found IL Is supposed,
the documents she sought, and at the moment she
was leaving the building through q side entrance,
was crushed by falling gallery.
The Providence Mutual Insurance Company have
issued the following circular in the Has ten Trans
actions Of Commerce and Of Lasc:-
The Director, Of the Providence Mutual Insurance Com
pany having sustained osses In the late DIRE Tho
night Of the lin 18th OF June to los
hodeys that they may be called render assistance
70 the company. They also request thst all Who In
fand Immediately. JOHN H0GARTH, Director.
JrSs ID, 1857.
This company is supposed TO have derived the
greater part OF its capital from France. Several
bouses insured in Hayre and Paris, and few at
Hamburg.
For the week following the fire DO coastng vessels
were allowed to leave the harbor, lest they should
carry stolen goods All business is suspended,
and gloom hangs over the minds Of the citizens.
Coffee and logwood are high. Provisions abund-
ant and licut to dispose OF, owing to the number
of vceeeis in port.
Several eargoes OF building materials have been
shipped from The United States TO the island. aud
others will be tneir way, ordered by the suf
ferers Spectators are also in the market, 40 that
The stock viii be an abundant and cheap one for
Port az Prince.