, 1866-06-08
THE CONFEDERATION.
Further Particulars OF the Fire In Me-
trjpolltan Block - Destruction of
Eastman,s Business College
the Academy Of Sciences
and BlhneJ Lodge
Room.
TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
10000.

In conttqrepet Of the mteoess, os. sxthet, ea1.i
Of she hour II Hhirh the dsc broke cut IN the
old Metropolitan Nalt block yesterday rnosntus,
and The &he<nee from the 2cEnc of .he cwners md
occupants theteof or account OF the confederation
wzf Of peceafity meagrn h delAii.. 1ne fAuao,,
uhen ar,t discovered. wrrr raging IN that portion
Of 'se block oeeupato hy the Eaepnan Un-iness Col
Uaaeh the large hau w2a nird. beiue III of highly
IN nnammanle character. dcncd for tine The
u'no'f eaotts Of the Ftse H:ixade. The
nacr thc more netcey they eecsed 10 safe. End ii
syas 20. un,ti stmo,, ere1y combusi.be sFi,cae ID
intense ted glow began to die ouf, and af.er an
honf'f 1ncfttant arduou. edor:, ste 4reuep bean
10 hope ot euece*s tn conqacstnz she ,uEsoas Gle
thcrnseycs npou tl4ir r1csoiJ in etaJins The COZ
nessts.ion e n ibis ran of ,he building. when The
bss. sSonnE On the nottu end md ths rooms
hlrncn Ecncn Cd and srdonbld shei1 ctosta, hui I'll
10 ram. Huge streams OF w1er Hctr poured Into
FIJI! the 1tTY column Enated ordance.
The soome Of The h'caro Ac.deny Of Sciences
tre tttnaed IN the top r'ofy Of the building. and
Thai any OF TIC vsushte tpceimrp. c3ntancd thcTe-
~ uould BE- tascd. Fortunately tow,re1. the iu-
tense Ecat uclted The ao:der Of the root. and tho
ally pTese1s7nR msuS Of them from tbe flames.
EonstdeFaae uamaee> Of coutsc. 81. donc. url 4
lsrre number Of the czses IN The rooms arc stitl
plrcciIy helos the roome Of the Academy OF Sci
enect Actc the rooms Of Itc Blapey Masonic
Lotcr. in which wtte contained \ large cntlecnoe
oi saluablc recoFir. The~c WIRE, With the excep-
'lon OF = tcw which were reached bdotr thc ff: ta1
Eos tnl possetttot u tho apartments. totally do
he b1isd.ng nsa shs rooe .ossaa 10 e ansu1ea.
Ahont i've o'clock in The tnof1nu. ilt Gau1r, be-
say 10 sDanshst :snptont Of being exaaua,ed, aud
"e @ saa!
snall rum tnrutctitelv a0}olpiuc and con
oec'cd win the Ea'inaan lu:lne-: .:oltece
n,cnt. not even gar Jet, II II rca ouabt TO con.
clrdt ioal the dst uns The work OF an ancen1,asy.
Ween the Aset ttt,le OF the Conn uoure nes! ~,
Was pss:icg 1Ec znaan eltfance 10 The ou!ntns t4n
uazn ruth hu8T7ccfs and excttcdiy down the
s'a'rs. he chased lhe nan, snt unfortunately dad
The tclIop lng an. some OF The estsmat.d fo>-e.
sustained By The osntr and oerupan's o! the build
The Metropolitan r,ock, which vas owned ~
We-te, &uut.E. E.q-. aa. tn}ursd 10 the 4xseat nl
hc;neep kaf-oU ano sS1.cW. i var in.urea IL
man. lo.s Il fSfnisnIe md 1,uTrs h. 6esu ast Ct
tlsWo. Tpe Aa.rus, Of :,eseucs7 lotrr n spec.
The u!anc5 Looye, No, s7l. A., r aua
A. NJ. ind an tn.utauc- of xs,tuI. bul
made. Like ihc academy Of :cencea.,'tie 10: -
re tneh a. tannts br made eo1d by o,ooty. Tbs
iisnk Vi Mun:rral and Fifth NsnonaI Dauk Apart
rnehtf Mrsr considerably damaged b, ~a'eT 4. also
uesc nj The con1r11 tinn merchants. offices on thf
La allie ttreet ftoni Of ihebul'dtpe The loire,
of thr oecup.ni- OF shr room. and oaaoc. on tht
upnr toorr Of The block assxA1c rru
eTtilT from *lC4t 10 $1,000. the prtnc,pa
oa.nase zreu'iipg ron water. Mr.. E, n. + IN :
aho occupied an of1cs, On The second tsoos. had
t1w library damaged BY "atef 10 thu extent c
$i-en1. auu liz H. probably the helrist Ioso
am0p:-si this cl4fF.
In our commcrcial columns will he 1onud III
amounts OF ln.ut.ncr aad uame- OF eompaui.
Mhosc policies arc held BY the 1o+trH. The tot.
tctt e. nrc estimated ut about FAl,ODD