The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-30
Great Conaagration in cincinnati.

Great COnnagratiOM In Cincinnati,
Destruction OF Fixes Opera House, En-
quirer Office, Adams Express Office,
Carfol's bookstore, &c, &c.
Tho most destructive fire that has ever
occurred in The history OF Cincinnati visited
that city on the night Of March %, 1866
Involving the complete destruction of Bikes
magnificent Opera House building, aid a
number Of the djacent Urge and Imposing
(, struclures, From the. account published
inthe Cincinnati Conme,cidl VIC give the
following extracts; ..' -Uutrrm3iro1 ~
4 TIN first spark Of fire which presaged the
terrible c ttistr PFC we are ;iboiit % clirun.
icie, the most destructive perhaps ever Wit.
nossed IN dis city WIS communicated to
1.-THE scenery back Of the stage, the iMnelises
mass of wGcf, Of canvas Oh ahd FAINT was
all in a mtSsdr ltlhes IN two Br titee min.
ulcs. lnfive minutes the lI1thcs Rad Wrapped
I the wliQie n)hguiliccht inferior Of stage and
aulitoritm, aud burst thrbdgb Inc 'felr
portion bf the roof On the Wings Of the
draft thus provided, the flahes Shot up to
q great hiSlIt, aud hpped over Upon adjoin-
ing Buildings. The night darkness was
illuminated with tho imhehse sheets of
aihes, With Hung over the doomed drnl-
mcnt OF the city--the palaiial scat Of the
drama and OF music. Soon httg6 MASSES of
4 black smoke burst frotb The colibce OF the
| Fourth street front wihdows. GratlualIy
the light like the rays of tho morning sun
in midsJnnSr. CLEAN a tlit0ash tile win
idows, ard told tile story of utter and COM.
| plete destruction as they burstssthrough tue
glass and slrot ont their fotked Ntongn ,s
I luhdAspit huge fakes Of filming substlhqo
! high in the air At 4 quarter oftwclvc the
scene was exciting in the extreme. Tho.
half square bouude l by F2uth, Nipe, Baker,
and Walnut streets, had d ylomo OF .luridly
cleaning iitmes, through Which colimns OF.
smoke shot up aud from which showers Of
sparks aud bunohes OF flames esn6atedupward
and then descended upon the burning ma IS
below aud upon tho brightly illuminateds
streets, Where tens of thnus lnds w 1re con i
| tgregatedi ighzilig in awe upon Tile terrible
| work Of tie destroying element Tile d6nle.
and ceiling, with their gorgeous and artistic
ornamentati0n, upon which tile eyes }of
citizens and strangers have sazed in silent
admiration, fell, with the root with terrific
crash and there burst upward d dazzling
light, hlindhg in lite Intensity Then f, Ii
the ornamental portion of the siirmounts Of,
the front wall, aid lhS total destruction OF
all was plain. Slowly but surelyT the fire
crcpt down through the various stories of
the ediice---through Offices aud studios
steadily down to tho mtgh;fccht, stores
running tho el(tife lenglh Of the bull ling
on the first floor OF Fourth street, into
the wealth OF literature, the tenslof thrus.
ands, worth of hooks Of Gafrolls store, the
valuable stock'o Summer's sewing machines,
tue line music store of w. 9 Peters, land
PhiIip Philips pianos, tho immense gOuds
stored in the Adams Express ronms thu
college rooms of Bryant, Strttton & Do
llan's Commercial Institute, the editorial
room of the Na5ioAoa Union, liarpel's job
! printing ostabishmpnb Iwiih It's tivaluahlp
machinery, aud all tho dozen Offices besi les
At halt. past IL the destruction was com.
pete, indeed, The masses Of A,mes had
entirely replaced the, noble odifoe--all
tptt rehuhcd Of Pixies 0pcra House was
the grand Front, or FATHER hafOf Fit, Which
stubboruly stoJd erect az of old, whilo the
spitetul hrc wreathel ont through Abe
sko eton widows aud lhugged the stones
rs though graphing with them to-, wrench
them from place, The elegant ornamental
arch eudurca 10 the end, aud through it /
opllkl ba seen immense DULLES of huauing
timhcrs and valuable goods. sal
! r. AllV ial w " llIS,t luiSS OF TYll' upon ln6
rear of the Enquirer building insured its
destruction, and soon the flames We're com.
tnnnicate3 to tho rear OF tho hrst and Sec
ond floors, aud rushing forward crept
thrOnsh tho trout windows, and told the
story of their power to the iiremen, who
orept up to grapple with them. But with
the same powur already so terribly used. the
leyoprlng lllnes Wrapped the structure in
I their embrace aud tho work of dostrnctiaa
was soon lar advanced through the Job
rooms, whore We're stored really 500 900
worth ot cuts; through inh presses, aud
1 Composing rooms ami editorial rooms;
through tho engraving rooms Of Jones &
! Hart all totally destroyed. iigq aWaa si
Mr.. Morris Simonds, acting nanaser OF
tho Opera ltQpsa, passed over tho stage
alter the audience ltail retired AMI there
were no signs OF ire. liza ha'llnot left the
onIldmg, when, hearing a aoise like the
rushing OF a mighty storn, lie ran into the
auditorium to hud II whmlwind Of flames,
The total estimated loss, as given BY SSiks
GqisHs SmQpgts to 5000. on which
there, was ian Insurance of only yS2aI 600.
making Observation-Disclosures loss Of 81 400 7
900, 8my2tao
Mr. Pke lososl 81, 900 900 INSURED Tor
! tS3s,0ooi Enquiyer ooiep, $4,000, insured
for 100000, Peicrs & Dro,ler's music store.
loss Sl50,0Qol Carroll & eo's bookstore,
loss Sl28Oo0 Adas,s Express Co., SlOO 600
other LOSSES range from $4,000, 10 $40 900.
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