Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-07
FROM NEW YORK.
The City on Fire.

The large brick building at the corner of
Broadway and Barclay streets, is entirely
destroyed, and the fire is progressing. Nos.
200, 202 and 204 Broadway are burned out,
and the fire is still burning. Among the
buildings in the rear on Fulton street, the
Clermont House and adjoining buildings,
are on fire. Another fire is raging further
up Broadway. Loss of property very
great. No estimate can yet be reached, as
the firemen have but little mastery over
the flames. The fremont House is also on
fire.
SECOND DISPATCH.
New York, April G-The Clermont Ho-
tel, on Fulton street, conducted by j. ID.
Jones, was almost destroyed by fire this
morning. The premises of j. NJ. Thoburn,
on John street were slightly damaged by
water. The fire on the corner of Broadway,
No. 23l, and Barclay streets, destroyed an
old building formerly known as BiXby's
Hotel, No. 229 Broadway, occupied by deal
ers in hardware, clothes, cutlery, umbrel-
las, &c.
Amongst the heaviest losers are l.. B.
Wolfe 81 Co.. 600; Monsella q Co., $1,000;
Brown IL Co., amount unascertained, andJ.
a. Hamilton, over $50,000; all fully insured
in city companies. Building 220, occupied
by II. j. Bang as hotel and restaurant,
was also destroyed. His loss is 100000; in
sured for $4,000. The building was owned
by Mr.. McGrPgOr, and valued at $4,000;
said to be insured.
The total loss by this fire is 100000. The
fire is supposed to have originated from q
furnace in the basement.
Buildings numbers 200 and 254 Broadway,
were also badly damaged by fire. No. 202
was almost entirely destroyed.
Another fire has broken out near the
Battery.
THIRD DISPATCH.
New York, April G.-Among the losers
by the Fulton street fire were Geo. Rich
mOnd, boots and shoes, $30,O0O-half insur-
ed; W. J.Sharp, billiard table maker, $25,-
| 000--partially insured; James Eustice, Jr.,
clothier, $200,0O0-insurcd; VIM. IL. Grif-
fifth, billiard table maker, $25.000--partly
insured. These parties occupied stores Nos.
| l4G l4S and $50 Fulton street. The build
| ing No. 202 Broadway was also burned, Oc-
cupied by Knapp d Sheifen, clothiers;
Sherman, Corsets, and others. The Cler-
mont Hotel, in Fulton street, as before stat
ed. was destroyed. Total loss $500000.
The loss by the Barclay street fire is est-
mated at 100000, and may exceed it.
Moses Taylor loses $75000-supposed in
sured.
a woman is missing, and is supposed to
have lost her lite. An old man named
Steinback was found in one building al
most dead, and removed to the hospital.
There were other fires further up town
this morning, but of no particular conse-
quencc.
Five servant girls, who were employed in
Bangs restaurant, destroyed by fire this
morning, were taken by the police and
placed III custody. They are detained by
request of the Fire Marshal.
Meeting of WOrlkinSmcn.
A mass meeting of the workingmen of
New York and Brooklyn was held last
evening in Union Square, for the purpose
OF agitating the eight-hour labor move
ment Four stands were erected, three of
them for English and one for German
speakers. The professions were headed by
bands of music and bearers of torches.
A HOAX.
The report of the Bermuda Fenian ex-
pedi'ion, &C., is hoax.
Orders have been received at Brooklyn
Navy Yard to equip the slOop of war Pen
sacOla Immediately as a flag ship. The des
tination OF this vessel is not known, but it
is supposed she is to be the flagship either
of the South Pacific squadron or of the fly
ing fleet that is to cruise among the fishing
fleet on the coast of British North Amer
lea.
Letter from General Buell..
General Buell. has written letter to Cen
eral Grant respecting the battle of Shiloh, in
which he claims that he was not tardy in the
overland march of his army to Savannah,
and that he arrived sooner than he was ex-
pected by the Lieutenant General, and that
but for the arrival of his command the sec
ond days fight would have resulted disas-
trously for the Union forces under General
Grants command.
Abandoned.
The Times Richmond correspondent says
that, after consultation, it has been agreed
by the friends of JEFF. Davis to abandon tile
movement for writ of hdbeds corpus for the
present, because of the embarrassment it
would be to President johnson.