The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-06
From Il e Mil aukee Wisconsin,
DISASTROUS ONFEAGRATr
ALBANY H.IIaud Ru;,.,

Albany EEaIIaud B1iI1
Total sOsA nbon .ug Consumed -
Altogether - . S75 OO0!-Ansured
THIS - ~o"' s'o goo
- morning a little before FIVE o.
lock fire broke ont in the basement
ofM. Leahy's gas fitting establishment
in the Albany bnildlng, on Michigan
street, opposite the Newhall, and II
communicated to other parts OF the
building,so the fire, in the course OF the
morning entirely consumed the TWO
large buildings on the southwest cor
ner OF Main and Michigan streets;
known as the Albany building, and
the Albany restaurant and billiard
room building.
The occupants of The Albany build
inrs were as follows:
American Express Company, Z. +
LOOMS Agent.
Thomas HysIop's seed store and
Days patent washing machine affice.
NJ. Leahy's gas fitting establishment.
r. B. Bells wholesale wine and liq-
uor store.
Henry Bentley's wine vault.
Brow n 81 Ogden's law Office.
Hooker, Spangenberg & Mays law
office.
Cary d Pratt's law office.
Apartments occupied as the law IL
brary.
Jas. Mitchell's law office.
Apartments occupied by James
Cherry and VIM. Wilson, who were
employed to take care Of Albany Hall,
and the Offices in the bulldln
The occupants OF the Albany Res
taurant and billiard room building
were as follows:
John Oimsted and family, the latter
occupying the upper part Of The build
ing az place OF residence. The low
or parl of the building, known Us the
,reauing room and bar room,
were also occupied and conducted by
John OmSted.
The billiard room on the second
floor, occupied by II. E. Dickinson,
who had one Of the largest and finest
billiard rooms in the Wes1.
Tie Albany building was about so
by 90 feet in dimensions, aud three lot
ty stories in height.
The Albany restaurant building was
about 35x90 feet in dime sions, and
three lofty stories i'll height, besides
an elevation of almost another story III
the center of the builling, to make
room for the magnificent apartment
on the upper floor, known as the Ro~
tunda, aud occupied as dining room
III connection with Albany Hail.
Besides the occupants named in the
Albany Building, the well known Al
bany Hall covered the entire third
floor, with the exception of space
enough for dressing rooms and stairs
on the south side.
This was the finest hall in the city,
and one OF the largest and most valu
able and attractive in the West. 1t
was richly finished off, painted and
decorated, and had very spacious
stage, with all the accompaniment of
scenery on the Weat end. II was I'M
der the management Of Ii. E DIckin~
son, and was rented by the Musical
Society, for all the concerts and cpe-
ras they saw fit TO give. The sta
DcIOHStl tt' Jie huSlCdl pOCiCOy3 DuC
the scenery belonged to the hall.
The buildings are tota loss, and
had the wind been towards the North,
the Newhall house, we fear, would al
so have been consumed. AS it was, it
suffered no particular damage.
About 8 IL or O'clock this fore,
noon, a good portion Of the wall on the
north side of the Albany building fell
to the ground, and about 10 O'Clock
the high aud extended wall on the
soulh side of the Albany restaurant
building fell with tremendous crash.