Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-24
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Destr,.y.t We Fire in Gin
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Fixes opera house in
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Loss 100000 90.
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Loss 100000 90.
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CINCINNATI, March 23.-Pike's Opera
House is entirely in ruins. A portion oi
she front wall has fallen into Fourth
street, and the entire rear andside walls
have fallen out
The Enquirer cffice, with all its con-
tents, is completely deatroyed.
The fire spread across Baker street,
to Adams Express stables, and to sever
al buildings on Third street, but is now
well subdued
The total loss will reach two millions
dollars.
Mr.. Pixies loss is estimated ct one
million dollars He has an insurance of
$S8, 900 only. Very little property was
saved from the building, eScept the
money and papers in the Office. The
actors lost all their wardrobes Adams
Express Company saved their mouey
and valuable packages, but everything
else was lost. Among the sufferers are
R w. Carroll d Co., book publishers;
Wheeler & Wilson's sewing machines; A.
c. Peters Il Co., music store; Trow-
bridge q Garlach, lithrographers; Bry-
ant, Stratton & DeHans' Commercial
College; HarpeiPs Mercantile Printing
Office; P. p. Holiday, boots and shoes;
Holmes & Son, paper hangings; II. D.
Baldwin, pianos; Nebiett & Atkins, sa-
loon; j. w. Langley, cigar maker;
Buckeye Billiard Saloon.
The fire broke out about half an hour
after the audience had been dismissed.
Its origin has not been fully sscertaEned.
though the supposition is that it was oc.
az od H., az,1Aot2- eE
fire spread so rapidly that in Eve min
ules after the explosion occurred the
whole bailding was in flames. The event
has somewhat .dampened the spirits of
the community.
LATER Adams Express Company
have opened a temporary Office at liz
West Fourth street, and are prepared
for business Three car loads Of goods
valued ct about Sl50,000, we're destroy
ed by the fire. Their ineurances on
Office fixtures is $35, ,000 All their
horses and wagons were sa-ed.
The Enquirer Company lost about
100000; insured for $3e, 900. They
bad on hand printed matter valued at
$4,000, including $4,000 belonging to
John Robiuson's Circus.
The Buckeye Billiard Saloon lost SlO.-
600; partially insured
Niblett & Atkinson lost $4,000; 10.
sured for $4,000 r. w. Carroll & Co.
lost over $l20,000; insured for $40, 900.
A. O. Peters & Co. lost their entire stock
Of music and musical instruments. The
damage is very heavy; insured for $780,
600 Among the articles lost were
plates for printing sheet music, which
Mr.. Peters had been gathering for the
last forty years. Mr.. F. P. Hal
liday lost $4,000; insured for $9,-
600; Holmes & Co., lost $4,000, in
sured for .$25, 900; D. II. Baldwin lost
p pianos, partially insured; Bryant,
Stratton & DeHahn lost So, 900, no in-
surance; HarpeIl lost $4,000, no i'm
surance. There were large number Of
minor losses, including the Office of the
Daily National Union.
Business on 4th street, between WAL
nut and Vine, is entirely suspended to-
day, and the street blockaded by the fal-
len walls of The Opera House The
streets surrounding the burnt space have
been thronged with seager spectators
throughout the day, and an intense
feeling prevails throughout the city over
this terrible disaster. The Enquirer
Company will resume its daily issue to-
morrow.
Eprague's bnilding, corner of Fourth
and Vine, and Carlisle's, corner of
Fourth and Walnut, we're not isjursd.