, 1865-12-21
FIRES

A few minutes nftcr = o'clock Inst evening tre
was discovered In a stable at No. e0G Huron street
rented by J. ". Specder, tea1nstcr IN the cuulcy
OF The Western Transportation Company. bow il
originated could not he ascertatned, 1s there nm.
rcaScd TO be no rerxon about the stable al tne
1rue hut in less thun ten minutes, End before ihe
At Steamer arrived the hssoes were i.sutnc forth
from ihe doors and from tho roof Of the building,
Ecv soon The whole street xas Illuminated. md
disaster. A considerable time elapscd b.1ore the
frcmcn could get the hose into orcra aop, one o;
the lydtant hasinc been frozen. and In the inter
b lone ont 10 10 awe Il % s.b,e om Ga eGu'd sna
thc tfo.t Of the brigade were chiefly directed to
the sdj,,ring houers-
horscs, and unfortunately they werr all IN The
staelc At the Outbreak Of the eonlaZnliou III l.
vel tuoWn III IT the animals will neSer more RON
their ssa( ies o. trc1 IN occasion, and al the fro
tpsCad 80 rapidly a. TO preclude my altemp: TO RS.
cue them, they uc1r Ill burned alive. Several men
rushed 10 the doors when the tmoLe wn. nrst cis-
covered, and attempted 10 break them in, but heiorc
living sheet Of slame which baffi forth with ire
eleuo!c fury and consumed the cnItrc building. Ii
Is rIosahe tba! 1he horses were stiaed With The
interior Of the fiery tomb 10 which ihry were con.
front v:, 'e1 into ,he street, and she whole teac
ncnt lay IN 4 ynoss OF hlaKinE ruins.
The house aGjotu1ng the snhle on the west was
owned BY Patrick Mullins, nod erss only parttallv
completed; Ihe upper portion was oc:up,ed BY
A. A. ~ y r. who 4 sssinz
worth about $50 and y onls partially destroyed.
The loss IL rully covered BY 1nsu.anc. ia the Fire
ttne Of The Stable, 70. los, wss occupied Sy NJ.
Johnston, and WIS a5out the same salne a. the
oshcr. an The furniture wns fsyct. although coz
md " w,t. fhe hoase itseif VIE Wa setiou.l7 Il dsn.
s9se, ,ae roof end mos, of the upper story being
a knall s:atle in The rear of The other, IN which
othtr parties, very narrowly escaped destruction.
MI: &lnine uas 1ostunatc in saving all the hofzcs
before the 6fe reached them.
amounts 10 over 81 sud The botrte vera worth ii
III average, 600 each. Beside these. there was
sbou Nss 1 NJ
nom, dole ( Co., Who fsnted il 70 Il 1r. spseder % M
Tbe losr Is estimated ut l>eoo which Is covered
By insurance The entire loss Euetslned through
thie fire Will probably assount 10 about e, ,sOa
The fr department wns called out at about cisht
o'ciock Festcrtay morning 10 qnench hra which
broke ont on the corner Of Like and franklin
streets, the rcene Of the great conaasaion on Sa.-
usday OF last veek. The hrenen complain that the
1nsurazcc companies who have possession OF the
cEnEr Of men 10 pick through II and take ont uhaf.
ever Il Of value, and that the rest permitted 10
s1noulder and bunn, which requires 1he attendance
nlmott constantly Of one or more engines to keep
the adjoining property from being destroyed.
This unatier should BE attended 10 inmcd;a'ely BY
work 10 perform IN looking altr actual hrce wIh-
out tcfEg compelled to derotc SO much OF their
attention 10 this particular locality
he ss q nss anoGt four sio
grafton breaking out in the Linseed Oil Works, on
the cosner o: Halstsd and Fulton streets The fire
sutnehed before he engines reached ,he spot. Tae
damage done Wn8 yeTT slight
/; ADJUSTMENTS.
The etasn terribly in,erfe1rd with the attend
anct at an the places orAmusemcut la.t evening.
GKRAAx OFERA--The severe etotm Of Last even
Ing had lie effect In a small house to witness the
representation Of Don Giovanni. The Rtorm also
daMpened The efforts o. thc artists. and the opera
did not pass of WITH that eelta which marked the
representations Of Faust and Der Ffeischutz.
Tie cast Mas no4 thoroughly sszunr. although
The lilo 1ecc,Fed an encore. Thla evening he d.
yost:e ol,esa Of Martha will be given, and to.noE
row evening Fra Dtayo]o. which Will b: snre to
ming. On SATURDAY afternoon Faust viii be given
again with HtTuanua In his great role Of Aephis-
toFhifes.
A1Mcy1cKEn's. THEATRE wil1 be presented To-
night 4Kathlcen Mnvpu1neen" and the +.1r7sh
Baron, with the Flo.euces IN the principal caas-
aue1r. ~
Ar1uE MrsEr1 ..Unc1e Toms Cabin will he
presented tonight for the laet time. The great IA
vorite, McManu<, takes hi. 1cpcat tomorrow.
HER1AsS, the great p.e*ttdistrateu.. had a. very
good house lart might, eonsdertnE the westhcr. and
gave "a most excellent programme. Tonight he
introduces completely new ee,tes Of tnek+.
among which will be the celebrated .* Hinged
10 se at,ers ssporsd t9 'he sude5es
visit Hermann during his short stay.
i. Ar TIE AcAuENY or Music the Eent1emanly
asent took his benefit las, evening. Tonight i