, 1866-08-03
GREAT CONFL-At;lsATlGN.
Rome, N. T., In a 1sIaze-Tsyn Fires
Succrksie1t-Inlnlrn Destruction I
Irorerfy-Losr Nearly s150,na>.
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Eropcffy-Loer Nearly SiJn,Ntit-
tr,om the lnica Er,a'd, Jnty so'h.1 V
We lave to record to-day the particulars
ono ut tLc mast, If not the tni,st, iisa>lr"'.
fire that hns occurred IN Centn,i New fnr
fur many II ycnr. 1t seems that alilset btf,t
our giiizcns hnye recovered from the c<c'ta
lnynt IND la1,ur consequent upon the - Dtirt
itr clements lcrc. that our hfcmen nrc cai
ed to gather up tlsrir hose aud lend hc!rin
hand Elsewhere Yesterday 1T WAS Rune
turn 10 suffer from the incendiary's mattel.
mud how et}uctually he did his work the FOL
lowing iucts will show: -...
COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRE.
Between one and TWO O'Clock yestertla
Sunday, fire WAS discoveTek!n til. harm
rear of the Nil1ct House, Rome, II va
thought ut first that Il slight cNeFtioH. Il raj
or two Of water, would only be necessary t.
subdue 1t; but soon the flames began T.
tr.cad, and the EolMau frelnrn were sr,I;t,
cut. The Willet House is situated on ps~ j
nick street, and the wi,ttt coniiu-. frtul tn
west, of course the fire took ILL eastsS:r'
route, and in a short time almost 1 Eolln'
square. consisting mostly ofbarns and shed
| between Domisiick and Liberty streets. We
| III ashcs. The 1lanlcs, travelling eastward
| :long what ii called Stone alley. lane G
| tending through to James street, and VIII.
separates the American lionse from Ef
Row, soon bcg:n to burn III tls rear Of
I NJ
! could to confine the fire. to the barns n
out-buIldings, but despite nl1 their cnnI
the flames soon began 10 break out IL :,
Romc's finest blocks, that know1sr Y h
Row, on James street
The excitement in Romc WAS most inte'-
Tie citizens sorrowed that one rf their rt
I beautiful blocks. II chief ornament to tn
vity, structure they pti.lc,l ticnlselyca
liote, perhaps, tf,au any other, should
numerically melt away lcfure thcir e.;
SO, when ont boys arrived, they were :
coined moet enthusiastically and hear,
I and received every stttEtion possihlc.
no human efforts could possibly sayce
block up as fur as Liberty street, aud ins
short hour tho walls began 10 erurMh1c
fail. and soon the entire structure lay II
I with the ground. 1t was thought 1T .
time that the American House and the b..
irgs on the opposite side Or Janles stt
would take f3rc. but the c:Tutts Of the citia
, md the timely arrival Of our 1zcrncn
. vented. perhaps, much larEeF eonlia-
! tior iu this direction, had the tire b1oket
across the street.
- Elm Row, three story brick cdit1cc. ,
bpilt about thirteen years a:So hg MI nl
, Et}cy. Of Rome, At cost ol from S!O,ooo
, s,1bstantfal buildings in the State. It cd
not be erected ut tie present time at 8
] cost than $780, 900. 1t was owhed By Mrs. :
: rid Utley, Of Rome, and Miss Esther 1Ia!,
< Of New York. It was Insured for S.ONF
, ! SO. GOO. Loss above Insurance about S1,,t
, The insurance was not so large Us 1t wc1
+ have been, on account of their being +
: proof wall in the centre Of the building.
!. caec Of fire II was supposed that half ID
= could be casily saved, md dnnbtltss Wo
= lmyc becn. llud there been no fire Fht
i nnl our 1remen have arrived half at+--.s
il sooner. No dwellings on Liberty street n
n destroyed, but come suffered considesa
: dqn'ase The prerertJ a Destroyed on, on St :
+ proper, Of the N'illett Housc. both Of VIII
:, buildings were owned by Dr.. Harold
i POPE earhage houses and out. buildings
il longing 10 Lewis Gaylord, Rufus kccney,
pr e. +. Greene, Benjamin and Edwaui Eunti
9 ton, Or. s. U. scuddcr, samuel ". Nut
d and the American liotcl; wareFoonls
II II Warlwcll IL Co., hardware dcalcrs, and
10 cabinet and ehais 1nutf1factory III 'ci
sc Tic ground story If Elm INV con,isle
10 stores, the second 0f Offices, and tte tlllr
n y; tenants. Thc 19s4Ss o., ~ ths ni oi1'aalns a.
or ti.S0U, iusurcd s; 4. Drcwcr. meat innit
n S5tU. no Insurance. John Nelaop, slloc n1
49, $50; a. III. Kowlcy, grocery. $sCU. Iitts'
II, Urris knowltol1, Ice Crcmin uinl biii
nr snloon and dwelling, e.tD Charles II y
b b. otlce, ycntrc Of block, IL. i. Shelley, II
n. Posltsastcr,) every thing tavcd except is's
~ niturc Mrs. Char'ea 7sm,ilIng., MILNE
Of fl.aO: stjitnar i Wa1dwe1i, rsc'
y, f3W0; Charles saulpaug!:. ios'a con
+; t16o; +: q. Ilalcy, hat stofs: 81 S@o. l,suf' 1
- Z: = Grccne, druEgist. ~. III it,em ins1,,
~ ~ Ths los On barns WIS Il, ,uu. 1ot,orr
=" benjamin N. Huntington, harst, spo;
rs, ward IIpntinstun, barn, green louise,
Ion rrnnerv. G.O0V, both Insured. Isalun..
sen 6ccnpants or the second story was J