New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-23
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Destructive Fir. In Atlanta, Georgia,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 81 1850


most destructive fire broke out in Atlanta Ca.
at late hour on Wednesday night last, by which
two lives were lost, and property to the amount OF
sl25 900 to s15O,0OO was destroyed. The buildings
destroyed were the following
Three-story brick building corner Of Whitehall
and Alabama first story and cellar occupied by J.
r. Il G. H. Wallace. Stock about 10000. Insured
for 10000. Loss about s700O
Brick store occdpied by 4. s. Dunning as shoe
store. No insurance on building, also the property
of VIM. Markham. Dunning's loss about $3.50.
Brick store, owned by VIM. Markham, not in
sured. Occupied by b. Brown, agent, as clothing
store. Stock valued at SIS, 600 Insured for $4,000.
Loss, $4,000.
Brick store, occupied by P. schluschterer, cloth
ing stock valued at $4,000. Insured for $1,000.
Loss, Sl5,O00 Building owned by Win. Markham,
no insurance.
Brick store, occupied by Cutting & Stone, dry
goods. Stock, s22 900. Insurance, 10000 Loss,
insured.
The second floor Of these buildings was occupied
by B. Baker, A. w. Stone and j. W. Duncan, as
law offices, and W \. Deshong, daguerrean artist
Brick store, first floor occupied by H. Brau-
muller, and Barth & Nicola piano, music and
fancy goods. Stocks estimated at $4,000. In
surance $4,000. Loss $1,000.
Brick store, first floor, same building, occupied
by J. J. Richards & Co., books and stationery
Stock about $4,000. Insurance $4,000. Loss coy
cred.
The second floor of same building. occupied by
Mrs J. M. Roring, millinery. Stock 5000. No
insurance Nearly an entire loss. Also, by E. J.
r. w. Craven, dentists. Loss $50. Also by
Madame Dorman, mantua maker. Loss $3.50.
The third story, same building, occupied by j. ].
Byrd as a commercial college. Loss unknown.
Building owned by A. N. Parker. Valued at
$1,000. Insurance 5000. Loss $4,000. This build
ing had just been completed,
Wooden building on corner opposite Wallace's,
nrno Stnnty n-ts,x
ated at $l0,500. Insurance $500. Loss $4,000.
Second story, occupied by Mrs. Harden, as a
residence Loss unknown.
Wooden building, occupied by w. H. Jones,
books and stationery, second floor as residence
Stock and furniture s6000 Entire loss. Also, by
R. S. Baker, watch repairer Loss unknown.
Wooden building, occupied by Isaac Greenbaum,
clothing. Stock $4,000. Insurance $4,000. Loss
$s000
Same building, occupied by Gioyannini & Venag-
liza, druggists. Stock $4,000. Insurance $4,000. Loss
$1,000.
These are among the largest business houses of
Atlanta. A number of other smaller buildings
were likewise destroyed, and great many tenants
deprived for time of home and place of business
| The Atlanta American of the 18th gives the fol-
| lowing account of the origin of the fire:
| 1t broke out in Beach L. Roots building of White
| hall street, occupied by Giovannn Il Venaglia,
druggists, and David Openheimer, agent dealer in
ready.made clothing, on the first floor, and Mr..
| VIM. Houghton and his family on the second floor.
| The fire was first discovered by Mr.. Houghton q
portion of his apartments being enveloped in flames
and filled with smoke at the time. Where it origin
ated it is impossible to say with certanty-as,
when discovered, it was already considerable Of a
fire, owing to the inhammabity of the building
and its cententsbut is supposed to have first bro
| ken out in kitchen in the rear, or in the drug
store.
Mr.. Houghton had three children burned to death,
and himself and wife are badly burned. He saved
one by throwing it from window to fireman be-
low, who caught it. His wife, in trying to save
her infant, fell upon the floor, and either from ex-
element or suffocation, lost her presence of mind
and renquished her hold upon it, and would have
shared its fate herself had not he crawled through
| the smoke to where he had last seen her, seized
her by the foot, and then crawling backwards,
dragged her feet foremost after him.
| 1t is but few days since we had to record fire
and explosion in the same unfortunate city, by
which several other lives were lost, and many Grip
| nled for life.