, 1866-02-05

Terrific OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
the BusjnckA Part of the Town
Losses Of Over S22s,0Uo-Th Fartst~
u1af1.
[Ftom the Cleveland Hetald, Feb. 81

AErFIAG tOGAAE EEAkoOA-Apf&tFNEIl0H n4
the Business PART Of the Town
Losses Of Over 99a2S,0U0-Thc Rartst-
ulur..
From the Cleveland He1a1d, Feb. 81
FRANKLIN. Feb. i.
About four O'Clock this morning a Ire broke
out In the New York Hotel, on Liberty etscet,
corner Of Doe, opposite the Exchange Hotel.
But lew persons were on the ground before
the flames spread to what raa known as the
the flames spread in every direction, 4 strong
western breeze prevailing, a1d soon 4 large
three-story frame building belonging to stran-
ford & Connolly, On Doc street., TOOK fire.
Tho building Was occ Epied By the Theatre,
Stranford's drug store, Lindsey's jewclry
store, the Citizen printing Office, restaurant,
ctc- From this building the fire spread to the
and Doe streete, owned by McGoush & Brig
ham, and the Masonic Hall Company, and H.
to which the Spectator office was moved last
week. Nothing could be done to saYe these
buildings, and they wetc entirely consumed.
Goth printing offices were entirely destroyed,
and large portion Of the contents of the e.
tnblishmenh re hnye mined From Stran.
ford's building tho fire spread on Doe street,
north to Elk, destroying in their turn tho
Post Office, Smith d Wallace's furniture
store, G. W. Smiths stove mud ttn-ware room,
a dwelling house, and q storchouse occu-
pied by ". 4. Horton.
These buildings belonged to J. G. Lamber-
ton. The contents. we're partially sayed,
though in damaged condition. From Slc-
Cough & Brigha1n's building tho flames were
communicated 10 Plulner's corner, on the
opposite side OF Doe street, antl ali the build
ings down to and including the Lambcrton
Hotel we're entirely destroyed. In this block
Were G. W. s a. 4. Plumer's hardware store,
W. 4. Cooper. grocery; NoodbuEn Brothers,
J. D. simpsons grocery. Tkc large brick o.
Judge Lambe1ton,. tic third story occul
pied ~ the Odd Fellows and Mason1c Hall
was also consumed. The fire was arrested In
In this direction By the tearing down Of por.
tion Of Pisimer Il Dalc's building Immediately
below the Lamberton House. The contents
of The stores, &C., IN this block were p1inci-
pally saved a strong breeze prevailed dur
Ing tile time, and 1t was ly the most super
human excstiols Of thc citizens, with the llm-
tied fire apparatus at hand, that the fire Was
arrested. The hose was on the ground at an
carly stage Of the fire and did good service.
The fire was undoubtedly tho work Of an
incendiary, as 1t was first discovered in por-
tfon Of the New York Hotel, In which there
was piled lot Of kindllng wood. This hotel
has bad reputation, and nf1er the fire WAS snb-
dued there was more made by the crowd to
lynch the proprietor, but the police, however,
interiered, and be was sent TO jail.
The following Is q rough estimate 0! tIc
$50. Maso1, iiali / Co., o., }i5.5s9; Insured
$500. Judge Lambezston, s25, 600; insured
$4,000. Stanford .S Connel1y, 414,030 !;
insured 5000. Stamford Bros, 4, ,000; in
sured, $500. J. G. Lamberton, 9o5,00o; no
insurance. ". Lindsay, Il 900. 3. 4. Plum
er estate, s55, 600 insured, .s1ao 900. r. Brig:
$3.50; no insurance. Woodhurn Bros, % 900
10 81, 900. ". A. Cooker, $l2,O 900. Dale &
plumer, a 600. D. Stamford, 81 200. Smith
& Waince, 5000. G. W. Smith, si,5oo.
| q. ". s. i. 4. Plumer, so0,00; Insured,
10000. r L. Cochrane, a 600; no INSURANCE.
Mrs. Mays, ss,0o0. There ase other losses,
more or less,