, 1866-01-09

~. shaon Mitssl, cigar store: No. esa, F. Kelly,
eo:ntne tailor, md ageos Of the Bridgeport Indus
Clark, vas The furnishing stose oi r. Holman,
!he she,e q .hi4 block, which /, e.sra,.ea In
The wallis, rave 4 portion OF the front, have beeu
Ell Standing. The fta+ which Is suppofed to be
tse x@k o n tneend,ary originated q she 1esr Of
Fsu9n that point the flames made their way into tie
intenor, and In brief tpace ot time d. smoke
II; Hn1 aHs p e. T. h., Fhes ,4 =
whcn be perceived the room gradually filing Win
smoke; Thinking hat arc would PROBABLY follow,
hMe be made "a his essape, but narrowly escaped sufoa.
greater disadvantage, and taorc tban tvanty Of
thesn wetr unceTn7oniously ushe7ed into lie slee,
80 hatty vss tneif eat hat hardlya rag Of eloh-
The pfogress Of the flames wus amazingly raotd:
the WIND vas high: and caused them to Ease Ike
Inc H.tsI seemed 10 have literally no effect except
~ protecting the houses on the other side OF tie
a!let a. she sraf, which etood in imminent peril
ne roof tel IN With letridc crash. or moro pre-
caAe1y speaking. series Of crashes for It weut in
sections; and then the side walls c4ved In, or fe
pnt. The olaze Of the conn.gration might hare
tss 9 ny Poaa n ths city AZ
he whole block WAS one shapelezs mass oi black
Al pecP Of day the scene which presented itself
and adosoe., Mr: John Frost, had been busy Iii
night a. well as the flrcnen, and being dissatisfied
Sith ne mad work Of his contemporary, the dse
beauty" There VIE p1entTot material at hta d,s.
pora1: :of the place wsa flooded with wste1. This
from confusson and de4olaHon be educed bcupty aad
R3mmeiry, forming ainEulsrly charming picture,
which would be worth pe1petnatiug, From such
portions Ct the Eool y were lef and which slanted
s9ss,,fss sr.f " gSo care ssens ron w5sh he
ood as Ihs t n1,,ess n ,he d
white, The broken tirnbers iytnr loost
.as..Dt!n around were s .t1apgea a IN III most
be eecn frozen waterfa1l-not In the millinEr's
shop-hut where tho streams Of wafer had bean
'bs Ssa 1e b L. ns s Of doTa
hing ~ bsdecked viii ics~aclo,hed wih pa1e
clumsincss into cnmelfncss, nnsiEhtitness MO
pret1iness, black into white. Doubtless the gutter
ess Wuald seareei! be II frame Of mind 10 appse-
seuse compensation for the ranges OF The frc,
ont It WIS impossible for The dtsintersted observer
not 10 sdmsrc the transformation
Occurring rs It did, at such IN untime!Y hour II
was guile impossible to obtain complete list Of
The families who were burnt out, and yesterday tha
dmesl!y va; not lessened fos all the :udssers had
the scene. Ihe following IL statement Of The
LOSES sustained BY rtae respective trna who occu-
Med Inc lover poI1crB Of the block
z. j. FlandeSt, the occupant Of a grocery STORE
estimates the Halne OF his stock and nxtures II
e ,5N- On thus partial Insurance. wss effected.
The entire contents Of the store were DESTROYED
The drug store Of Charles Rayes was yalued At
El6oo: The insurance ran out only week ago, 80
that lis loss Gs equal to that amount IAssange i
kcmpenneE sustaiDed . Loss OF about $a,000, VhJch
Is covered By insurance. Clearwatcr, War.
ten & Co. estimate the valne OF fhejr
ttoek at &2,0O0. Part Of It vas s&Isd
but III was more or Ieaa dauaEed. They ,Fern IN
sufsd for $500 in The Equitable Insurance ComnanT.
and $1,000 In the Peoria Insurance COMPANY. ~
H. Mathcny. the owner OF drug store. lost x3 5D1
A few trinlnE articles were SAVED. He Is tnsnrcd
Tor q, 600 IN the Mutnal Insurance Company ;Mr.
Mathcny also occupied the rooms oser bis etoce and
n these be had furniture amounting in value to
Sl.5D. No tnfutauce was effected On hts private
property, Which was completely destroyed Mrs,
Goni1nd, millinery storr, lost ub0ut s. 5 which Is
partially insured. Henry Bou1and, the keeper of
The saloon, sustained about 81 500 losa PARTIALLY
insured his. Davis, dresamakez, lost over Si,OW.
lcsn1ed for $101- Simon Me,asl cigar store.
!ott about $1.iGD- Insured. The loss sustained
by F. keuy is estinated at ovcr 5000. Partially
corcrea BY Insurance. +. HOLMAN lost abont 81 $50
which Is insured.
Among the families living in the upper portion.
Of the tenement. were some lndtans Who had com-
fortably furnished apartmsnts. NJ. Barclay, he
foreman Of city ptintin. Office, who occupied one
Of ftoot rooms, lost NIL bis effects. The ettlma-
reach about s100o0. The block w1s valued at
o,000 and WAS partially insnrcd by Nj. p, +. n.
The inf.I 1nes NAV he nsti.rs3nd a. .h,-. e-x mn