The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-26

fishers suffered heaviv Little OF the stock was saved
Loss amounts to $40 GOO, on which there was an
A. c. Peters & Co., Music DeaFers, are heavy
losers. J her stock OF music and musical instru.
ments was consumed and ut present they arc unable
to estimate their damage Among the articles lost
were the plates for printing sheet music which Mr.
Peters had been gathering for the past forty
We may here mention that this firm VIII immediately
resume business, having moved their office TO the
establI.hment of W. {. Peters, on Fourth street,
near Walnut, The insurance on this establishment
amounts to $4,000.
+. p Baldy, boot and shoe dealer has a stock on
hanu valued Of $1,000 the greatest part Of winch is
injured by water. Insured for 5000, which tully
A. j, Clafk's CENTS furnishing establishment
damaged by water, loss slight; but on account OF the
absence OF Mr.. Clark, who Is now EAST we can give
no estimate OF his loss insurance
5. n, Holm & Co, wall paper dealers, occupied
the building next the Opera House, on the cast,
well known as Independence Hail." and formerly
occupied by the NO. volunteer fire company. THIS
building was wei cleaned out BY the hamcs Mc2srs.
10 mes st,ck was yaued at S4OOOO, on which there
In the cond story OF this building was the piano
room OF d. II. BALDWIN. Tne stock on hand con-
sisted Of twenty-gwo rianos one of which only was
saved. Mr.. Baldwin can at present give no idea Of
his loss but thinks tho insurance on ms stock VIII
neariy cover the entire loss
Adjoining tins building in the rear were a mum.
ber Oshops occupied by artisans Of different kinds,
al OF winch to great extent were slightly da'
j. c. holland show card writer slightly da-
mageu. No Insurance.
John Bealson, map and chart publisher, damaged
by wateI. No insurance.
=. Ii. I6IVln, auVe r1slng agent, loss Sllgnt
Morrison & Crowther, silver plajers and en-
PRAYERS, were dan AGED slightly but wall not be pro-
vented from carrying on business. They were fully
strauss, artist in third story of Pixies building,
lost number Of valuable paintings, valued at S9000
on which there was no insurance
The fine Commercial College of Bryant. Stratton
& De Ham, IN tne top story of Pixies building, lost
all amounting TO about SSOOO No insurance
HPrpel, printer, had fine job printing establish.
ment in the Opera building, and was well supplied
with presses and printing materials OF great value,
aTnnI ItTltf tn n
The business office OF the Daily NGiioant Union
in the second story of Pixies and all the appur-
teIanCes connected with it were consumed. We
did not learn the loss, but that there was no
insurance
In connection with the loss of the National Union
business room we may mention that W. P. Brannan
had some very yaluablos paintings hanging IN thus
office, which were totally destroyed; as was also the
me medallion made bv Louis H. Reed.
The loss OF j. w. Langley & Co. amounts to about
5000 which there was an insurance OF $1,000.
William Lee boot aud shoe dealer on Vine street,
los slightly by moving his stock, but the amount
trIfling.
entire stock, we understand.
he Adams Express Company succeeded In saving
their valuable booxs ana papers, anG money safes.
1ney have resumed business at No 1l3 W est EOuItl
street, retween Vine and X ce streets.
Business is totally suspended on the square be
tween Vine ana Walnut, aud the police are there,
busy preventing intruders from interfering with the
nj emeH.
We may here mention that the Engine No. was
the first TO arrive at the scene of confederation.
StrowDIidpe & GGrlach, LthogTapheIs, had all
tn cir STOCK consumed. 1nelr loss is CSnnatOd at
$4,000, on which ia re was 10 insurance.
The "DO You SmIle'' Salo0n, ,IneXt west of the
Opera House, was totally consumed; loss small aud
j W. Lanley & Co, Tobacco dealers, were in the
same building, and lost all heir stock, which, we
are informed. was IUllY insured,
John j, WI son, Me- ohlnis occupied the third
story OF old independence Hal, ,, in the rear, and
had stock OF sewing machines and other iqbt
work ON hand, ali OF which were consumed; not
"ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
The flames communicating TO the Enquirer office
buildings through the rear we are unable 10 give an
exact account of the progress of the devourlng
elemeut-but the destruction of the estab ighment
and building was speedy and coIEpl -nought but
the immense hollow shell formed BY the still stand
ing outer walls remains OF what but Yesterday was
a metropolitan newspaper printing house. Much
will still be saved no doubt by the prqisewOrthY
eXerlons of the firemen, who are still playing upOn
the unsighty ruins in hopes of subdung the heat OF
the still burning embers and saving what valuable
| property may lie buried beneath.
Topmost upon the ruins of tins establishment lies
upon ITS edge, in rceling posture, the huVe iron
sate strange 10 say in perfect state OF pre- ervatOn,
and its contents unsCathed. II is feared, however,
that the four cylinder Hoe press, If unwarped by the
flames hes beneath the burning mass OF flooring and
crushing weight OF brick, is in so broken condition
as 10 render it utterly uCeesS hereafter. The I'm
quirer Office insured at S3SCG0, and had on hand
$5OC00 oIth OF printed mater aud printing mate
| rials, of which SlS,C00 worth belonged 10 John
RObinson's Circus. Four boxes of show.bllis were
| only Yesterday delivered to Lipman's Circus
! Company.
| The Enquirer building was owned by the pub.
| lisheIs, Messrs. F0rrcn Mclean, though not the
ground upon which 1t stood-the lease eXoirng
| some two years hence. Manv of the printers and
| attaches Of the Office only saved themselves by q
precpitato fight from the hOuse-some of them
! leaving their shoes ana other wearing apparel
| behind.
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
At halIpasG eleven we were witnessing the per
formancas at the Varieties, when the report OF the
explosion was heard and IS several of the audience
| looked up at the windows the light was seen SO
| plainly they imagined the fire close by, and
made rush for the door, at the same time calline
| fire. The cIy was soon taken up by the house, aud
| all made a rush for the exit and what fol
| lowed we can scarcely tell, the breath was
near beng ushed out of us by the JAM but tortu
nately, we succeeded in getting out, and hurrYing
| to Fourth and Vine street,, discovered that the
| opera House all in flames III the rear, and the
back walls blown out and across the street from the
force of the explosion; the cause OF which wa:
| varIously stated.
Some said it was caused from the patent apparatu;
| for MAKING gPs; that 1t exploded while some onC
| was experimenting with it, Other reports were thai
while lighting one of the burners in the of The
| il caused II TO burst But again. statements wert
MADE, which are better foundod-that one of the ga
pipes leaked, and on taking a light into the room az
explosion ensucd, blowing out the rear OF the build
| ing and setting everything in blaze in very lev
| minutes. On our arriving on the ground scarcely
twenty persons had collected but they soon came II
perfect fury, nd mounted the root, which cracked
ana coiled up in pieces, and tumbled IN by cakes.
The engines now arrived the spot and com
menced working, but tie Opera building was unde
too full heCdwRy. heavy iron bar was now torcet
through the floor into the lower story occupied b.
the Adams Express Company, and as the clerk
who slept there law their time was short, they i'm
medately out the safes and money TO the Banl
OF the OHIO Valley, By this time thousands were il
the vicinity, all gazing with wonder and amazemen
at the scene of destruction before them. AS tn
walls IN the rear fell thev crashed IN the buildings Il
the rear and set them on fire also. 1hev were car
penter shop, blacksmith shop, and the Adams Elk