Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-20

T. 1TY 1T e N =.
Tremend US CONFEDERATION.
The Old Post ONCE Block
Burned.
The Aggregate Loss Over
8oo, 900.
FULL PARTICULARS.
FULL PARTICULARS.

FULL Particulars.
| At about half-pa-t eleven o'clock last
night, subdued explosion was heard some
where in the upper stories Of the Old Post
Office Block, which was sufficiently loud te
arrest the attention Of all VINO happened IA
be any where in the vicinity Of Second and
Brady. In short time afterwards, smoke
was seen to issue ON the windows of the
fourth story, in the southwestwest corner
Of the building, and the alarm was imme-
diatcly given. Owing to the incemency Of
the weather, it Was at first rsther Difficult,
| 70 assemble the citizens, but as soon Is the
threatened magnitude Of the confagrstion
became known, the eng nes we're hurriedl
brought forth, AMI every effort made to ar.
rest its progress. Owing to the height oi
Of the building, and the ineompeteney Of the
engines, the fire spread through the block,
with = rapid'ty that defied oil efforts to
wards checking it, For some time the Le-
Claire Row was imminent danger of de,
struction, and it was only by the most he
roic efforts Of the tiremen that it was saved.
1t was during this exciting period that the
death Of Captain Henry Batterton, an tm-
ploye Of the Gazette office, occurred. He
stood on the caves Of the LeClaire House
roof, aud in enleavoring to pass pipe to a
comrads above him, slipped and fell. strik
ing on shed several stories below, and be-
ing Instantly killed.
The fire burned fiercely till near MORT
ing. and by daylight the block was reduced
to ashes. As to the origin Of the fire. there
is some little diversity Of opinion 1t no
doubt commenced in Camps Rustic Blind
Manuiactory, which was filed with very
combustibe materials.
The first engines on the ground were the
Fire King and Pilot En- inc Company No.
8. At as late an hour as nine o'clock this
morning the hoses Of the various companies
were lying in the streets. having been left
there at Jay light by the utterly exhausted
firenen.
The building was owned by Mr. viele,
Of Evansville, Indiana, and was insured in
the Underwriters Agency to the amount Of
$4,000. The losses Of the occupants, As
far - can be learned, are - below:
First foor-This floor wrs occupied by
Harrison 4 Starks, druggists II. B. Mat
thews, grocer; and Inslee 4 Owens, gro
Gers.
Harrison & S,arks succeeded in removing
. considerable portion Of their goods, and
part Of their fixtures, though in damaged
condition. They are insured at the office
Of John l.. Swi;s & Co. to the amount of
$4,000, of which $4,000 is in the Spring
field, Mass. $4,000 IN the Home. Of New
Haven; 81 800 in the Phoenix, Of New
York The stock in trade was valued st
about $i2 900.
II. b. Mathews. grocer. removed a large
share Of his stock, though in bad shape,
and somewhat reduced by theft. lie had
= stock valued at about l2.OOO-insured
with G. W. verdsr's agency to the amount
Of $3,O0O-$2,OOO III the Merchants, OF
Hartford; 81 900 in the Yonkers and New
York Insurance Company also $500 in
the London and Liverpool Insurance Com
pany. Mr.. Mathews re opened to-day in
one of X. B. Hills stores, Brady street,
above Third.
Inslee 4 Owens, srocers, had but just
opened out in business in the old Post Office
store, with stock valued At about 81, 200,
which was insured in Simpson 4 Co. s
agency for 81, 1000 in the Security, and IN
Eldridge 4 Bros agency for $4,000 in the
Merchants, Of Chicago. Th-.r loss is fully
coveve Having removed most Of their
goods. They reopen to day in Forrest s
Block. Perry street, ab,ve Sd.
In lnslee 4 Ovens cellar c. T. Webb had
stored lot OF lamps and stone ware, valued
at about $25O-no insurance.
The second story vas occupied by Ed
ridge 4 Bros Real Estate Office, Dr. Max.
wells office, Hubbell L Craw fords Law Of
flee, Ca ldwell's insurance office, Dr. Saun.
drrs Office, and Mosicr L Co.'S cigar man.
uiactory. The loss Of Eldr,dge and Bros.
reaches perhaps thousand dollars. consist.
ing Of books, furniture, and fixtures. Their
valuable .bstracts Of Titles of Scott county
were saved. No insurance. DR.. Maxwell
lost every thing in his efiice, amounting in
value to about $1,000 The contents ol
Hubbell & Crawfords law Office were al
s.ved. J. B. Cauldwell. agent for Harmony
Fire L Marine Insurance Company, and Sc
curity Lie, had his Office with Mcssrs Hub
bell & Crawford. The books and papers ol
the agency were al saved Mosier 4 Co 4
cigar manufactnry Vas insured IN the Con-
ti"e"tal Company, N. Y. for $500. Loss
$500. The contents Of DR.. Saunders Office
were entirely consumed. Loss $500.
On the third story Was located work
shop attached to W. l.. Cones tailoring 20
adjustment Three or four sewing ma.
chimes. snd ether Contents we're destroyed
Loss $500. No insurance In adjoining
rooms Was the tobacco manu- factory Of John
MUxier. the contents Of wh,ch we're totally
destroyed. No insurance. Loss abou,
$500. On the same fl,or was also the cigas
mandatory Of F. Qlickenstdt, on which
| oas ma irsnean~o Inas 40 n0n
| The fourth story vas occupied by Davis
Camp L Co.'S Rustic blind m ,nufaetory
by Skee's mandatory, and by Rpber,
Nurdock'a shoe .h"p. OF the contents ol
this story little was saved. Davis, Camp
I Co. were fully insured. A. Skesls VA
insured in the Merchants Of Chicago to the
amount Of $500.
! J. G. g. Cavendsh also lost about $3.50