, 1865-01-15
BURNING OF the GAIT HOUSE
THE BUILDING ENTIRELY DE-
STROYED.
Several Persons Perished
IN the Flames.

The destruction Of tho Gait House by fire
yesterday morning wns complete. Only the
black walls and ruins Of what was one Of the
finest hotels In the West now remain. The
Are originated In the northwest corner of the
building, but just where Or how Is not known.
The IRE had got such headway before 1t WAS
discovered that any effort to suppress 1t by
those In the building would have been entire
Il useless. The flames spread with fearful
rapfdity, sweeping fntiously through the cor
ridors and rooms Of the building.
The efforts Of the Fire Department did IT.
tic to stay the de7ouring element. The whole
rcar Of The building was enseloped BY the
flames before the engines could get to work
rightly. And the firenen here experienced
difficulty, as at all large fires In this city, Of
lack Of IN abundant supply Of water.
The fire was communicated to the building
completely burned out. 1t wis occupied by
several par,ies. 7. ]. Martin s Co. had four
hupdtcd barrels of whisky In the building,
which was destroyed. O. ". Thomas s. Co.
had a lot Of lard, euEnr ard molasses stored
in the building, which vas destroyed. An
drew Buchanan Is also loser to q consideza-
bic extent by the burning Of this building.
The Gait House WAS owned by stock COM
papy. called the Gait House Company The
building wasinsured for }l00 900. Thelessecs
Of the House, Throckmorton s Anderson,
had their furniture and stock Insured Tor S0g.-
eco. TIT T. loss, it Is thought, will be small.
mated ut from s58o,ooo to s7oo, 90. Il is in.
possible now, however. to make any thing like
correct estimate Of the actual loss.
Gill d Mullin, who occupied the room In
the corner Of the Gait House. as clothing
store, estimate their loss at $500 to $4N-
principally BY petty thieves who Tsts y tss,, On
were arrested and taken 70 jail.
Most Of the boarders md guests OF the
house lost their baggage.
It fe thought by many that the fire origin:
ated In or near the elevator, which Is worked
By steam. It is nlHo bcltcrcd BY very many
that the firn was the work Of an ineenaaty;
yesterday morning OF persons having Perashed
In the flames. It seemed quite probable tna,
persons had thus terribly perfshcd, % the
house WAS full Of strangers and the 1ames
sprcad 20 rapidly that bnt little time was
gsen rss t9 asosss the sssRsrs ce,tanty about
O'Clock in tho afternoon, By the discovery o
the charredsemainso ofa human being ID t9e ra
1ns OF the building. They were dtscosete1 " !
black man who was working among too GIIes
and debrh Of the buint building: nqtams
oq' b. aeaa Ian and Rt tRsonder
These we're taken by Mr. T: T. Taylor to, n, III
J Office Of Dr.. Cummin's On Second strceEt us
tween Market and Jefferson, who cxaNoihet
them and pronounced them the remains y
human being. II is thought that tnoyatc ~, aa
in the water ciotct of the house eflsE L
o'clock, in stupid condition from drinEang M
They can be seen at tho othcc Of uf. tum
minis.
There is another man missing, named y
T. Hanna, of 8clby county, hentucky, Nn
seen or heard Of sinco tho flro. :. Ho Fas \
company with Mr. Bird, and both retired ,
room No. 1856. The lattcr gentleman atI mnu
his way out Of the room and down staas' y,
| bcil 81 155 was rpuT sitcr communicating b
tic stairs wns wholly cut OF By 9rc. The1
wcrc flvo beds In tho room. It y suppose
Hanna pcriahed' In tho flames. It u not 10
probable that others suffered the same dfca'
ft1 fate.