, 1865-09-30
OBSTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
The Drug Establishment Of Smith &
Dwyer Total Nreck..The Dc.
youring Element In Full
Career.
Loss over s16o, o,o0o-Insurances1 s100, 600.

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the Wholesale and retail drug store q Mcssra.
Smith & Dwyer, Nos 81 and 81 Lake street. oppo-
site the fremont House, Tho nsmes were h1ss dis
covered ou1e.ns n,'a un ~ ea1 "a. ~ 1.,ss
s,res, were STORED between three md four hundred
ha,7rls of teroseno oil unsccti Oh, whale oil and
ts-n1sh " Wttbin hsIf minufa affer the hrst Dis
sarerV $780, n the rc nnder fhe 6idewa1f the damea
1ssning !ss 0os Of the ts
of,Iebinine. Aecompsnted hy lie most dense and
~ stI9lnS tmote. WI|ch Gied lie room and drove
snine ,Ehst T,s the unstter. ME contents Of the
rt.F e.tsh,ishment being Of The lIrhtesi md most
infismrnabie chsraHef became ignited almost ir-
M ano san,cnse ~ tbe eniI,e iuteor Vas one
e11y that te r1a sueceeded in rescuing thcir
hr.tE Isnnfx md md ,,sners rom destructou.
Tr,a % ,h. Tatn derarineut thc dames extended
tntn tha rrsr rn0s 81 he seeond etory where Mes.
W.. fmi,h 4 Diver had stpfei largo quantity Of
rntert Ynctifrincs. These too were entirely de-
llrnrsd When nc fames took another ascent into
rsena rse ,hn meeines d a spoases window glass &C., II
T,s.aa Gnrn,iti.s whish burnt Ise ttndes a4l
nnre t.,,s,. ont the moet into!e,sble heat,
80 some reason. Al present unexpl1fnab,e, the
alarm was not given tilt seven or eight minutes
a. 1asi ten Or Twelve minutes more oz the nearest
located 81 saeam ~ 70 e. & hvte time
ihe enSaes We5e nay 70 nr9;nn af r. n11esor "
IL the % buIdne w vas one Ed mass Of da,ne a. tho
saSes o. ne o II Isn,d sesand III sI1e
LIE tsgth In fnry of Ynjcano causInr basty re-
"as WI" " hnnareds NJ rnrinns spec3aiore who
cFgTdea seGa. ss ipdo,,.be efforts o, Marshal lar
~ ~ eas;stSnta the I'm Was confncd 10 The
d[,H ~ Nv estsf3ishmrnt n Alone The oHee Of Il, N.
Nuiinuy Sus' .sa mauGG - ~. T.,vefie,s, 1rsn..
and thc Iooms oG1opaeq Y ts nc ~ rct.SI drna1t.
meat, Ws1s kept elesr Of fre, though thoroughly
drEneaea Ma.n sth. wholesale s,,eeroop, md The
nne e3. -. ssyed MN hcIn, bnrned hv The
thickness % % of ths partition viii. The ccllar was
G9as Thete' t Of oopTse. wcrp not injured by The
VITA IN te conis ahnye were n1most totally de-
Aesrs smith nSf aao }nss IoS Ur
t6s na,t eon II IL eta
Sys Of Mg.se Hsons a9s alone ssned It
sessa ssssl. ssf' eA', ea~e ,.,., ~. M ~.
IT, e es< Ssae
e.: * ss a. Il
This eeIlsr aas deluged with wate, 10 De depth q
os,eiI' q ofeh.s~...,,r.... eh.
The cie nndeI IT. me han,s s,cr a6s IN a,
onsnehed T in lie 20 other portions Of lie building l.
The flames wsss no. put ont n ns ,,h RAE e 9p d
shcfe Isa'1s g@ t.n tb., rrr.entsd II
MuS s",.lt,.rt stss- the fsmr. rere npcnch
t1e sai se1ai 1eI he i,rinea The nootWas strew1
Wltn nGass' Tntsn .astnet.s. nssstcI. pietnres
soaps. ete. show esses SMASHED 10 r.sees. ani
na esaens s9s 5slsn s. Il re- M
s.4ir1es thst lind nnan them IN hour beforc r.
e1rfitnr was min md devastation. Not apane o
ssss rcnained IN The windows, -,
,nnnnt to not iexs ihsn 3i5oooO. while the dama:t
they viii sustain By being forced 10 diseouunn,
~ this se1son III the yesf cannot be csti
mated. They IRE insured 10 he extent Of abou
311sltG Ia thir:Y-oue different companies, as fol
| fnMs:
| Nnr,fa Ffre and Inland insurance Co., ". Y.
s5in
ssmer}r,u Insurance Company, Providence X. l.
- rum
Ssrnrcsneeit Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
E4nyideace, r 1, ft9M. .oo
fSA f.ommsrce. Alhauy, y, r., $500.
| Enickefbocker, n. T., q, 500.
I Homc, n. Y. $5,OO.
| Providence, Providence, r. l., 900.
Etna. Hartford. Conn, $3.50
The Nufual Security, Chicago, 81 ,00O.
| IIlfno]R Mutual EhfeaGp, $5.U0.
| Chsxtef Oak, uastfold, $Am0
Manhattan, N.Y., sa,y0.
Hope. FroyIdenee, K. /, Sa50.
Mafsapoit, Springfield. Mass., &, 500.
/ Ttscafanua south Berwick, Maine, s., 500.
Eirat,, Philadelphia, $a,.01.
Hartford, Hartford, Conn, $500.
North American. na.tso!d. Conn @ 20 c,,,
e En.
| Enuae. New Haven. Cd1u., $4,501.