, 1866-04-21
THE GREAT FIRE IN OILD0H.
Another CONFEDERATION in Titus
yille---Eight or Ten Acres OF
Ruins.

yllle---ElEnI or len ACrtS VI
Ruins.
Hotels, Workshops. Rtores and DWess-
ipcs Burned-Namcs OF the PrauchPal
SuUercFs-.The LvsAes aud Insurance.
{spsela, Dispatch 10 the Pitsebury Commercial
T1Tusv1L1E, Pa, April Is.
A fire broke ont in this city this morntns,
about half past one o'clock, which swept
entaled suffering upon hundreds Of mechan-
les. The fire, which Is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendIary, was first dis
covered IN the roof OF the National Hotel,
al the corner of Franklin and Short streets.
This wns three story wooden building,
occupied by F. NcKeon, who kept the saloon
below md boarding and lodging houga
above, and the remaining portion by Hs5 on
ElghmeY as q boarding house. The $B, ,0D
the building Is reported t0.1s covered by
1IcKeon's loss Is 81 200. loss on furniture
Insurance, and Elgheu: Barbour feed store
500, TIE latter ilhe ground floors. Els loss
Is rea building next adjoining was owned and
-sGupied by Chas. Mueller as a tobacco and
cigar store. J. N. ClaWRon, matchmaker and
jeweler, was joint occupant His loss il $500.
Mr.. Muel1er's loss on building Is $40o, and on
stock, 5000. He had an insurance Of 1850.
building, and next to the railroad track, WAS
The wind blowing from the southeast, pre-
vented the flames from crossing the track.
The fire quietly extended across Short street
to the building Of Jacob Weis, occupied as
AZ a saloon kept by jacob Weis on the floor
below. The loss on the building Ia 81, 900, H.
su1ed for s., 600. Gelb's loss on stock and flx-
lures, 5000. Vai1es Bro hers grocery store,
in same building; loss on stock, e, 900, 1nsur-
cd for 1900; Ars. .Weis' dwelling, In rear Of
Loss, Il, 500; uninsured.s
Peter Ailler'a building, occupied by the
lNo7ning Herald, had DO tenant on the second
floor, the last occupants having removed
week ago. Tuttle, usanger & Co., groeers,
on the lower floor, report loss Of $lo,o on
iog was valued ut 5000, insured for q, 900.
Next comes the building owned and occu.
pied by Vim, 9chetiye, grocer; loss on build
fns $3.50; Insured for II 200; loss on goods,
$1,000; no Insurance. The dwelling house in
the rear, owned by Smith q Jones, and occu-
pied by Nj. Warner loss on building 81, 600: !:
Insured for t3,0oO- Mr.. Warmers furniture
wns restaurant fronting on Franklin street.
and adjoining Scheriye's, the occupants Of
which were unknown; loss estimated ut $3O0.
Up to this point Of the condassration II was
believed that the nre would be restricted to
the east side Of Franklin street. The wind
the intense hcat Of the flames, the efforts Of
citizens in conducting water to the roof Of
Dillingham; 4 Coles machiue shop, seemed
to Insure 1t against taking fire. But ~ soon
as the fire reached the liquors In schtrwes'
store, the flames bursted firth in unpreccdent~
cd fury and we're driven directly across TIE
street.s In q few minutes the wooden build
fngs opposite were enyeloped In the general
conf]sgrntiop. Peter Miler's grocery atore
aud Dillingham; d Cole'a machine shop, occtt-
pylng the corner Of Mechanic and Franklin
streets, were both entirely destroyed Mr.
MIl1er's loss ,sa vas 10000 on biz stock y
surance, $4,000. Owner OF the build I'D
Messra. Dilllnsham i Cole report q loss Of
s15,m0 on building, tools and ms
chinery'; Insured for tb, COO. HaEtncr's board-
ing house WAS damaged to the amount of sc00.
The Petroleum House. located on the same
side Of the street, but eeveTal yards from the
line Of The street, was saved by reason Of dis.
tance. Meanwhile the fire ragged with unabated
fury on the east Of franklin street. The flour
and feed store OF ". E. Green, formerly Green
i Steele, Was the next IN line. Loss On atock
and building, &, 600; insured for 81 800. The
fire had already communicated to the four
story frame building Of Adam Good, occupied
on tho lower aoor by Brown d Barren. dealeIs
In 6toyes and tin ware 0lmstcad g. JeNhuIst,
paints, oils, window shades, &c. Woods bill.
lizard saloon; aud Powell s Ktnc's hardware
store. above Olmstead 4 Jewhurst. This waa
the largest building on the street. It was
loss OF tenants VAS about 513,500, on which
| there was an insurance Of $500 The dout
! and feed store OF G. P. Morse, next adjoining
! was fully covered by insurance; loes reported
| at 5000.
At this point there II an alley connecting
l IA 4 4z3, -I
aud blind factory and planning mill. These
| comprised the most extensive and completl
| manufacturing establishment IN the city, ant
offered employment to between eighty ant
| one hundred mechanics when running In ful
capacity. The loss on the buildings, stock
Add to this The loss on the business block Of
franklin street, $1,000, makes q total Q
{ts5, 600, on which Nj. Good had effected q
Insurance Of s19, 600.
Tie next In order of destruction were th
clothing store of Joseph Ansorgi loss o.
store Of t. Weinberg; loss 8, 900; no insut
ance. The dry goods store Of Simon Bros
loss unknown, and Lark's cigar store, los
500.
and the old Duplanti House, occupied as
by J. q. Brooe, were also destroyed, III
loss on the Union House Is reported at e, SEQ
insured for e, 800. Mir. Broas hnd m insu1
auce ot q COO on Duplanti. He also owned
small dwelling on Water street. the loss 9
which was $500. The grocery store .ef j: !
Healey, on the opposite side Of, Fsankli
street, MAS almost wholly burned. The stoc
was partially saved. The stock aud buildln
were valued at II 600; there was some tnaol
ance, but the proprietor being in New YorI
, we aI& unable to ascertain the amount
This was the e1troane limit Of tho fire.. Th