The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-06

once. corner of Main and Mon roe street
Fires.
EPoRTLAND, Me-, July IA fire oc-
CURED here this evening which
destroyed Brown & Sons sugar house
on Commercial street, and sweep
ing fiercely through that street into the
wooden buildings between Centre and
Cross streets, consuming every thing as
1t went. ]. B. Brown & Sons lost from
5000, 900 to 500, 900; insured for $500, OOO
Staples 81 Sons machine ship, and
Richards & Co.'s store fundry, were
completely destroyed.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PORTLAND, ME-, July 5.-The fire has
completely swept through the city, des-
troying everything in its track so com
Pleteiy, that the lines of the streets can
hardly be traced for a space of one
and half miles long, by a quarter of
mile wide. Many buildings, perhaps
hfty, were blown up to check the flames,
but the inhabitants could scarcely do
more than flee with their families to
the upper part of the city, saving such
goods as they could carry.
The Custom House being fire proof
escaped, though greatly damaged The
court records in the upper story are
probably destroyed. The splendid CITY
and county building on Congress
street, which was nearly fire proof, was
considered safe, and it was piled full of
1urnlture by the neighboring residents,
and then 1t was swept away with all its
contents. Half OF the city is destroyed,
and that half includes nearly ali
the5business portion, excepting the
heavy business houses in Commercial
street, all the banks and newspaper
offices are burned. But three printing
otnces are left. All the jewelry estab-
I1lhmnnt1 NVhn1aunIa Il
several churches, the telegraph offices,
nearly all the stationery stores and the
majority of the business places are de-
stroyed. The fire is still raging below
Cumberland street, working back TO
ives ward, the wind having changed.
Captain Henry Inman has telegraphed
ior l 900 tents to accommodate the home
less families.
a THIRD DISPATCH.
The fire commenced little below the
loot of High street. 1t next burned up
Hams Touring mill and then Browns
sugar house with all its surroundings.
Then Staples Il Sons and Richardson's
toundries, but nothing else on Com
mercial street of consequence. 1t next
swept what is called Graham's corner,
composed of small wooden buildings
clean. 1t then burned up as far as the
old Varnum House, on Pleasant street.
one-third the way up Centre street,
half the way up Cotton street, and then
completely up Cross street, Union street,
Temple street and Exchange street. 1t
swept down on the northerly side of Tin
street to India street on the east, while
on the west it moved diagonally across
Middle street down to Cumberland,
taking the Elm House, but sparing
the first parish church, then from Chess
nut street to North street. 1t made a
clean sweep on the southerly side of
Cumberland street, and the same was
the case with Congress street and every
thing else to 9th street, as far east as In
dla street. 1t is almost impossible to
tell where the people lived the ruin and
destruction is so complete. Davis, Bax-
ter d Co., on 9th street, wholesale deal
ers in fancy articles, set down their loss
at SIS, 900, which is fully insured in the
AStna Hartford company, and the
Hampton company, Springfield.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Early this
morning fire burst from the New Ha-
ven steamboat freight depot Mt Peck
Slip, and in short time the whole of
the buildings were in Il sheet of flames.
The particulars are not yet obtained.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NEW YORK, July 6.-At the fire OF
the New Haven and Bridgeport steam
boat depots this morning, both depots
were destroyed, together with the
steamer BalIlmore, ana two boat loads
of freight. The probable loss is n quar-
ter of a million dollars. A colored man
named Solomon Jackson was badly
burned, and another man is missing.
SAN Francisco, CAL, July ga fire
at Dayton, Nevada, on Sunday, de-
stroyed Sl2J, 900 worth of property.
Utica, N. Y, July 5.-The extensive
machinery works of Rogers e Co., at
Willow Vale, five miles south of this
city, were totally consumed by fire, to-
gether with the contents, early last
Wednesday morning. 1t was clearly
an incendiary fire. Insured in 80 COM
panies for 100000. Loss nearly double
that amount.
CINCINNATI, July ga fire at Law
renceburg, Ind, yesterday, destroyed
Bryant q Lords foundry, Merritt &
Majors warehouse, Lewis & Eichelbu-
gers malt house, Slackman's saw mill,
Checks ice house, and three private
residences. Loss 100000; partially in
sured.
Youngblut's drug store at Newport,
KY, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss about $4,000.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, July 4.-The
fire here this morning originated in the
negro quarters. The damaged stock of
wilkins 81 Potter is $50 900; Henry Pot
ter 81, 600; several others aggregate q loss
of $4,000. No insurance.