The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-23

! iAnNaasA ADAMS ENp1tEsss
"A The men sleeping In the once of the
company were startled ffom Sleep aud i'm
!. nediately rushed TO the safes and Secured
the treasure In the money packages and
valuable papers. The books and valuable
papers of the office were nearly all de-
stroyed. We are informed that early in
the course Of the fire, red hot bolt, like
; that Of Lightning, fell through the ceiling
and struck the floor. This portion Of the
opera House was the last to yield 10 COM
plete destruction.
oPERA-HoUsE OFFICE.
The money and valuable papers con-
talheI IN the safe are all that We're saved
lout Of the immense wreck of the dramatic
and operate temple-a pitiful saving In
comparison with this loss to al individual
and to the city.
| ,iss I'D i. ON THE WEST
lOf the Opera-house, fronting on the south
side OF Fourth, were two small bricks. also
Mr.. Ptke's property, occupied as drinking
saloons and a jewelry store. The loss here
is quite heavy, the walls having fallen upon
the buildings and communicated the flames
TO them. Bryant, StratoD a De Han in
forms us that their loss is over $1,000. The.
Engraving rooms of Strobridge q Co. were
also complete loss.
THE ORIGIN OF THE FLAMES.
Officer Mckinley informs us that at about
Twenty minutes after ii o,oiocI he va ,,a.
trying the doors Of Sargent Wilson & Kinks
les store, at the rear on Baker street ino
| feet from the rear of the Onera- -honse
Herring an explosion like that of a swivel.
he turned imnedlately and saw the flames
bursting np through the roof Of the rear.
| aIs M,cnaei lo9neE priNate watchman of
njos;on ycos sha, ~ ~ tTa 'naS e,ie eA
we know him NJ man of tr,th Lhtlmaoo ~,
about ten minntes hasnre H. snIe,a. x,Ire,H,. az
turned off the gae and lid e. ~
than vsent III Aro',,.,, ~ ~ y aec'ley; ne
ing-roons ta sna tEst ali n'ose ",,u uFesa-
the meter is moi dastro,,aJ !, In ~ - =,
To he turned otY as nanS, - ""i w io''nu
MAN ITItr,,pn
Il, .i .,,,,..rc 49, I
~ ~ the Ialuhg OF portion OF the trOnt
wa mai, q eiIiHen IiI Dy Ine name OF John Jack
s.ai sUn' WHO il'es o. 5eorge street near Cen
MA MA avenue hau MS FOOT badly crushed.
i,i,.. "e.e n,'llY iuihUrs 81 persons beng
, uleu, vi k,lle'i,- Dut TINS Is The only case
Vi "e0iue"t tha1 reaiiy happened.
rHE WORK on THE t1RpNrN
The entire Ere Department reached ,ho
SCENE of tic tarr,,J Ieacleu tne
nromntuesS and son,, iuTon ti,ir,a VIII VIII grsnl
an g;nns ,.ar,' a1u no9m .hlrIcen seealn-nre
wl,iin a h,,,,d,.,d ..,d s.S ~ tner Work'
tn thar nianas and e my nrsnicn M sPrahg
mendons worr tnii.l H. T., tI, tIui n9urs oi Ire-
and S,lIin" yvni, 'oTu TI ~ .ne Lnlast Vi names
seldom, snsn Gra,n.,, ',,,, morTeu r ~ we nave
s,rco ,.o,la SIh nl,t nre,en WORK; len times their
Of tbe 0nera Nho,sa ao Mn snyLu uoiiars worth
tbey could not hmt IN ,,ra,ont; ani, ., course
my ooulu not put IN preventing the COM
Squares tbev ~era s,,oonsse,p Y'er Whoie
WY "''' s"'se's'ui' fIt
% MIR. Pixies LOSS
Is over n million of dollors a., ,,l,,o,, a..
l. insurance of MT ovar sio nao NtI1i, 5nuIe
ls left to him nf ali thst ,,a,rniS,,.,. NVsn,ns
erty, save the smoking ruins and tire1eopp pop
ered grounds !
il, ~" hnen MI Me ne ncaru the alarm he was /
~ vi Viz oo ILL. iu nv DuInet iiouse, ironting G
Il mas r,,sI, i,a apah ou., ne saw the =
the noiahharp 81 noos .hlougn tnc roOL IA
viii, r. '.,.' "'vu va wv uhl'hney-Hlfk'
,,,i',,,,os 10 49, ~ aio, slc strcet, ior rev i
tai, ~ "a, s"n,, ,t, rT,, ms pocket;
1s ..' ,lin,r ,9 T" i. ia MI; IKE uescriDed +
ia ,,iosS a',s"is H. " .nyury, =
,vi,;eb "a n';iIio we IL ire,nenuons scene, 10
shin,r frn,, H. y, 80 "is PtnPyppty was van p
sit,, @ LON i tIe Tooi VI the burhet House,
- ,'a,,i.,.,' T. 'r % - sh' tno nItDorlty OF l.
iau IaS .ioas ;n " sPectators Whatever
,is art oa,i .p,'nt Az anu unWearieu energy on
10 pa oai 1o, " repair ms great loss, VIII
,cao,,nt ~, De ,S Hohe ne y ensrely unable to
's,1 ss 4, ioi wy w ,nnihS oi tnc calamlty'
,nu u ~ were not tnat ne Is unconscious OF G
hinL g an eaalny III tne world ne would u
Tl. 's,.i,', rs .ns morh Vi an lncehdnry.
n the b,,I,,,,;e ahI ncohsuanlly on duty ri
IL th,nis tha a., - "nan,e W accoens lor IL.
n the nnn.s, @ mart mart ~ Jm"e fbs hnn.s oi nre Wa M
'ooI. s, Il
he n,aa norI,s o.annosius .o ac.lng manager OF 81
he e,in u pasSeu a over tne stage aiter
- 'SNs~ssSS Aet W.. SN' anu tncIc were no