Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-28

9BKAslRA CITY IN Aches.


ZOO, ooos SeorM q property burned
from H. heat a the Oily, Platssual-
> isy Hoax, Lo,t3 O6eoe, Poet Office.
Cosnty Clerks Office, Registers Of.
fcs, Ho6ats Jssdgs's 01gcs, Ne6ras-
ka Oty Ness Printing Office, Ress
Office, Nsekblh Ho.se, &C., Fosty-
Too buildings Burned.
FIsE.-One OF the most destructive
fires ever witnessed in the vessero cous-
try, visited our city on Saturday last, at
two o'clock in the afternoon. Ihe hre
Monster commenced bis terrible havoc,
and through his breathing nost'ils sent
. lurjd Glare over our celebrated city,
and with his Ia,nbent flames licked the
very entrails Of The Giant young city Of
the Upper Missouri Valley. The wind
was blowing tempestuous tornado at
the time, and filled the streets and dark
ened the AIR with = thick cloud Of dust,
and burning cinders. To fight FIRE was
like beating back the waves Of the ocean
or an attempt to chain the IIellspoot.-
With no fire engine or bell or organized
fire companies, few we're found 50 fool
hardy Is to attempt the futile task.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.-The FIRE orig.
mated in frame building on the cor
ner Of Otoe and Sixth streets, the flames
quickly caught to carpenters shop i'm
medistely on the north, ball alley and
lager beer SALOON we're soon 10 ashes.
The FIRE the crossed the street and seized
upon q large and magnificent ware house
owned by VI. B. Hum2bry & Co., filed
with corn and supplies for the Express
Company aud the MINERS quartz mills,
&C., on this side of the street we're also
burned the shop and lumber yard Of
Mr.. George Allen, aud neat private res
dence owned by Mr.. H. E. Hills; then
crossing back to Sixth street, brick
house owned by Hawke d Nuckolls,
took fire which was speedily communi-
Gated to the bank building and adjoin-
ing buildings.
Buildings burned on South Main
street: U. =. Land Office, Post Office
and News Depot buildings, Bank build
iDgs, including City Hall, Ne,os printing
establishment, Odd Fellows Hall, Platte
Valley Bank, Hawke l. Nuckoll's store,
Humphreys l. Co., large Quitting store,
McConn L. Metcalf's Banking House,
Press printing establishment, Whi,inger
d Warren's drug store, Grodlett &
Gregg's large stove, tin and hardware
store, law Office building, owned by w.
K. Psrdee, office Of Probate Judge, J.
Ii. Maxon's Exchange office.
Buildings burned on North Main
street: Mr.. Ed. Henry's drug store AL
bright's boot and shoe store; Stofer's
City Bakery and shoe shop; County
Registers building; Kinney h Hally's
law office; Cbeevers l. Sweets Ex-
change office; II. b. Daniels Real Es-
tate Office building owned BY Jonathan
Raley; barber shop; Boydston Il
Croxten's law office; one Lager Beer
saloon rnd frame building in the rear
OF saloon the Nuckolls House, built at
an expense of $4,000; Harding h
B'ackman's law Office, { rick) private
residence and dental rooms owned and
occupied by DR.. II. H. Mathews; the
large livery stable occupied by Meesrs.
Douglas l. Monroe; two blacksmith
shops and an ice house. We should
state that there we're q number of law
Offices in the Bank buidin1, whose occu-
pants suffered heavy losses.
INsURANcE.-The Insurance amounts
to $55, 900, mostly in the Etna Insurance
Company, aud the New York Home.