Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-22


Dnssucuon ov TER ALBION Mill AND Poa.
4roH OF Bussovs Block -Loss ABOUT 500, 900.
Yesterday sftseseon. between AMI 4 o'clock.
the slsrm Of ere VS. raised. and upon inves-
tigstioo ~ discovered that it vas located 10
the Albion Mile. corner Of Front and Perry
sersst. When ws reached the ground dense
nsssss Of flames and smoke were pouring out
Of the second and third ttory windows Of the
Nils. and coon the devouring blaze extended
TO the entire upper portion Of the structure
10 lsss thsu twenty minutes the vast building
vas wrapped IL flames. aud all hopes Of saw
Ing the property were dissipstsd From the
mill the fire sprssd to the magnificent bio \
Of stores, we'll known as the Burrows Block
The famee mounted to the fifth story, and
soon two Of the stores were beyond oil hope OF
salvation. The energetic exertions OF our citi-
sSns. and the thick brick wall between the
stores. saved the remaining three from de
struction.
In the fret store Mr.. r N Prettyman wss
located. Mr. r. was agent Of the Northern
Line Packet Company. and conducted q gen
sral Storage and Commission business. Mr..
Prettyman did not cave much OF his property
His loss will probably reach three thoussnd
dollars, on which there is an insurance Of
81 900
Mr.. Burrows occupied the next store, but
70 are unable to learn his loss In this locality.
~ n.1, II ;al H. A. I, =.
cement. graio. iron. cafes. etc. Five hundred
dollars will cover hi. loss fully insured.
Haupt 4 Heinz. In No 4. dealers in grain
and provisions. were damaged to the amount
Of f480; no insurance.
No. s escaped unscs,hed.
J. G. Conkln, liquor dealer, next to Bur-
rows Block, was damaged to the amount Of
5000. by breakags and leakage in the removal
fstore.; fully insured.
On the opposite side of the street. some
little damage was sustained BY divers indi-
,iduals 10 removing stocks Five hundred
dollars will cover the whole
Albion Mile were built few years since at .
cost Of about sixty thousand dol are. For
some time past they have paid email divi-
dsnd to the owners OF tn property. but The
gent, Judge Grant. KEEP. then. insured il New
York companies to the amount Of $4,000.
which would 60 q good ways towards replac-
ing them at this day. Burrows Block. next
o the mills, was also under the charge Of
vr.lr, &, A,An
10 the mills. Mr.. Burrows had between two
and three thousand dollars of stock. which
was consumed. and on which we cannot learn
here was any insurance.
Not in the actual money value of the mills
~il our citizens feel this great public Ices. l,
will be fet by the farmer, VINO was always
.ntisfisd that at the Albion Mills he could ob
tain the highest prlc. for hi. grain ard find
ready purchaser. Our cit,1rus will ieei t1e
ioss. The Albion brand Il flour had gsinsd
celebrity which extended over the entire
and. The puff Of the s.cam.pip. could te
card nearly every day in the ear, and the en-
-rgetic proprietor was never satisfied unless he
could hear it himself Our citizens may well
look upon this con6agration as great public
calamity. for such it surely is, and one from
which our city will not coon recover.
OF the origin Of the fire We have nothing
but coniectur The smoke and flames were
irst discovered issuing from widow 10 the
north. west corner of the mill, in a locality
where . gang OF millwrights had been at
x"rk. These men, We are informed, used
candies, and it is possible thy might have
| 1T them burning when they went out, ard
the bolts becoming limited spread the flames
rapidly. Others assert that the mill was set
On fire. A few days will prob bly, decide the
matter.
The fremen worked like heroes, but did not
show proper discretion in u.n. their water.
Ia their ambition to save par OF the mill they
allowed the adjoining block to become ig tied
AID thereby two splendi stores were de-
. royed. To our friends. tie ti'emen FROM
Rock Island, we return, on the part Of our cit
,z.ns, our hearty thanks. They worked no.
bly, and well, and 10 conjunction with our
nrsve boys. e.ved . vast amount Of valuable
property from dvstruction. We give triet
resume Of the lo.ees