, 1859-01-11
DISASTROUS FIRE MrHE VEST DlylS1oy.


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In the year just closed, onr city enjoyed
wonderful and fortunate exemption from disaz-
trous hfes, the which Is not very of1gnsly lore
shadoWed for 1883 from the promise thus far
gained in the serious fires that have already
visited u.s.
no "os' oisaA'roos ma excessive Q! 1nese'
ano 'ne iaoa' oe'asAAuag ol my "nf'H ~" W.
Cured Tor months past too1 place yessefoa9
aHernooa IN me "es' ofVlslon- to""enemg /
IN oloek Of l"o stofy 1fane d"ellln8' running |
NoFth"aFd on tue east slde OF 1eheraon Street, |
from tne a'tey, ano e3&enoln9 nearly 10 Lake |
street, and there immediately adjacent TO the |
three story block OF frama bindings ironing to
the depth OF sixty-hTe feet on Jefferson street |
0a+Lake street this block extended eastward
from the corner OF johnson street 10 the alley
a:''oins me o1ocs' 1he oe'out1g elenent on's
completed us "o1k Faen II hao a"ep''no en'sfe
distance on ootn Streets from aAe5 70 uey'
''on'age u ps'"een i've anu sh nunu'eo 'ee''
la5lEs tae WHOLE winch constituted enc Of me
osht Of 'ts class o. improvements IN 'ne "es'
uiTlslon' ana leaving among o'neF iegreia' ING
oy NJ "eans aaoeuA one' 'na' 'ne o'Ss"ei
could not have oeial1en structures tnat eonln
not nave been better spared
Last evening. aoout O'CLOCK, nfe "as o's-
covered between the ROOT hnd the upper ceiling
IN the 70" Of tenensnts On norm Jefferson s1ree'
o.s"een ea' naaoo'pn an0 ca AaAe seesA0'
West olde' numbering from 10 70 o.. aoefe
pelng no PARTITIONS tofougnoo' 'ae *oo4e 1enR'n
ostno p!ock' and the space "ne1e 'ne aFo sah
located oeing 80 narrow anu no WAY 70 feacn
It, that II was 1nposs'ole 10 'en IN "na' pa1' o.
the block the hse origlnssea' Or ~nefe II "as'
nan1 II n3a'ig nnfA1 1h1on2n Inc ee1iAos oi ]ne
upper roouas ond also through the root' IN seT-
eral places, and such Taa the progress WINCH II
had naoe "hea II could oe 1eaeaea toat soe
fireman we're unable to control it, and the whole
70" was consumed. Inc oloc<' ne1ongea 70
5. L. BAKER, ano was Worsn aooat Sl-'VoV'
II ~as Insured los $4,ooo -one nal1 IN 'ae <o1'
cigo t4femao's company ana Inc otoe9 oal' ID
Compao'es Represented oy H. U. Loan6oeffJ.
Esch cottage had one OF moro tenants, a. TO-
lows:
| No. l5-Charles cnshlng' Funter; furniture
| entirely sa7ed.
No. l'-dughes' boarding house Inc nse11
supposed 10 nave o1'g'oa'eo IN 'nls nou.e'
Furniture saved IN damaged condition. NO
Insurance.
| No. l9-occup'ed BY Jeremiah - thompson
printer. Furniture sa7ed ID damaged state.
No Insurance. fosmssly insured, but allowed
to expire.
No. 2l-oecupied by ). .. Page. furniture
saved. NO insurance.
'o' -o-oo' 4sasu' caenle1 ~ tue uelgn' oePo'
oi tao Mlcnlean oousoefn ha'4toao' occupleo
No. ~. LIS furniture Was saved.
No. 2'-occup'ed oy Daniel 1. Aaie, fusniture
DEALER On Canal Street Furniture saved In
o'mageo conot'on- Insured IN 'ne na"poen
tAass.) once fof sooo, winch VIII COVER DIS
1858.
40. 2t-" as occupied bg n. +. anger, DOCK
Keeper as.tae Roster Aoase. foEn''ose sasea.
No insurance.
no. @s-1nas cottage was occupied oy N1s.
Aafkle' mrs sorson ana Afs o1reo' 'nree
"ldo"s. lne!r 1urn''ure was saved IN a oaua-
aged CONDITION. no insurance.
No. I-Ihls vas boarding house, kept By
Afs. osoorne' aef iufn1sore WAS moe1'y aaEeo'
No Insurance
rfo" 'ne 70" o1 dwellings, "nefe tne n'e
10 the large tnEee Story olock referred to.
in'' WY '"ep' ~ us "oo,1 'eoR'n " 'a' oe
/ 'ou''os e'eneu'' "oi'n eou'o na'o ocsaeo ~
more ready path 1or lta progress than that fuF'
nlaned oy tfe lnRealus mode oi building adopt
eo IN eolcces Of 'n1s ciaas' apparently win sns
aeS'ea aaa oa 'ne plan ol INC "ae'e Or no'n
INF; e''uer exemption 1Fo" nre 'of inc entlte
70" OF structures or one common rum.
any one WHO watched with Us inc rapidly
Win "n!cn 'ne names Po' beyond al nope
'eoe"P''on ta's en.eo sosee'1'ors oloeA oa tsA'
saee'' "'a'o nA'e 'eSsnea s"na no' 'e' ~ ass
ub;ch va.terdav with other ad;uncts secnr.t
WHICH see'e'oaF' "isa o'ne' ~'1ans.'' "esu'e>
: 7usa fu'n'
: 41ese "0oaen o4oeAS pu'.s ~ ono S:". so1sNa.@
aAae.une. aau a. 'aa 'aa. ''.'' 80 -
'ue "ua'''A y. A''' 'e''''h ., ~
: 'oe cc'in9a o' 'ne upper 1'o1s' wv IL "ou'
secure ea7 oesllso s'ope' e'e'a'eo ton4 4ou4 'e1
: 10 sixteen fncnes' "haen open space ea'eoo
] WHOM q o1eaS toe leng1n o1 soe ensto psocA
IN ILLS instance ABDUL Two nunaEeo 'ee@ eou.
8 there De better plao lof me 'no'taneouS 'gui
uon Of nail score o1 STORES ana "ne.e sna
'ne nfe companies conoa' eonna2tA'.on
:, "olA VI 1ne ssue 'aS'an' Oh 'ne lao'' 'D1'@ee
u saca 81 extent o. loo''
oaee VI nfe, ne'n'ns eoa'' VI oone uu' ~ e.e.
tae b1och' WHICH "as oone WIN "ln' ~ ~ III
: previously peca aoae VIII Tue a"e'nnss on 'eae
: SOIL Street, "A'le penea1a tne fool a'oos l.