East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-05-09
DISASTROUS FIRE IN EAST SAG
NAV.
% Buildings and "a large amount
of Humber, slaves, and 9TH
er. Property Destroyed.
LOSS, $55sOOO-
INSURANCE, sl7,500.

A fire broke out on Thursday morning
last between one and two o'clock, in
the large two story building on Water
street known as "Jeffers' Block,o which
spread with frightful rapidity, at one
time threatening the destruction of a
major part Of the main business portion
OF the city, but by the almost superhu-
man exertions Of the Fire Department
and portion of our citizens, its progress
was stayed after twenty-threo buildings,
600 feet of dock, and large amount Of
lumber, slaves, and other property hSd
been destroyed.
The fire, it appears, took in the lower
story OF the building, near the southwest
corner, and was, in all probability, the
result of careessness, though it is claim
ed by some that it was the work of in
cendiaries. Before the alarm was
heard to any extent, the building was
one complete mass Of flames, which, aided
by brisk southwest wind spread rap
idly in all directions, save that Of theriver
in the rear, and in less time than it takes
to tell the story, Halls Paint Shop oppo-
site, Mr. Brimuer's Restraint, the Enter
prise Office, Blsnchsrd's store, and the adj
jaccnt buildings north, south and east,
were enveloped in one continuous sheet
of flame, the power and heat of which it
seemed impossible to withstand. The
engines were promptly on the spot. No.
1 and z being placed in positions between
Genesee street and the fire, and No. 3
on the Pine Run dock toward which point
the flames were rapidly tending. The
fact that No. had $50 feet of hose burn
ed, shows to what "close quarters"
her gallant boys were driven in the fight.
All the companies and the Hook and
Ladder boys also acquitted themselves
manfully, as they always do, and they
lave their reward in the approving con
CALCULATIONS Of grateful people as well
Us in the salvation Of an immense amount
Of property, which, but for their exer-
tions must have been destroyed.
We give below list Of tho losses with
the amount of insurance held by tho par
ties who are sufferers
G. d. Jones, lumber and slaves. Loss
$4,000. No INSURANCE. VIM. SanbOrn,
slaves, $4,000, no ms,
John, Derby, store, warehouse, office,
dock and goods, loss, $4,000, insured in
iEtna S4,60O, Merchants Of Hartford,
$500.
A. Schultz, merchandise in ware
house, $4,000, no ms.
Augustus Blanchard, Groceries $500
no ms.
J.K. Gooding, Merchandise &c., 5000,
no ms.
Jcffers Block, loss $4,000, insured
$1,000 in Springfield Fire and Marine;
$1,000 in Massasoit,
S. COPELAND, building and dock, loss
$4,000, no ins.
NJ. LETTERS; Msshinery, $4,000, no ms.
4 Hilton & Co., merchandise, Loss So.
500, insured $1,000 in Massasoit, $500
in Springfield Fire and Marine.
Julius Frey, Book Bindery, loss
5000, no ms.
John Ham, Flour, Feed, &C., loss 81
800, insured $1,000 in Hartford; $1,000
in New EsgIsuj Of Hartford.
A. T.. Stewart, Merchandise, loss 81
500, insured $1,000 in Manhattan;
Mr. Perry Of Baffalo, lumbeH loss
$1,000, no insurance. i. J. Mershop.
lumber, loss 5000, no ins.
IA. Whittier, store and damage to
house, loss $1,000, insured $500 in Home.
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