, 1866-08-09
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Destruction of Moya1nenxing Kali by
Efrc.

Destruction Of Moyu1ncuksnE Kali by
Fire.
lFrorn the Philadelphia Press, August 81
The christsan.strcct Hospital, better known
south side ut Christian street, above Ninth,
was partially destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The nlin building stunds back
from tic street about twenty Feet 1t was
two and q half stories In height. seventy feet
front By sixty feet in depth. The front is Of
Of tho building is Of brick, ron.:h.cast- The
hall was surmountc cd with II very iuc cupola,
which contained d bell md q clock. on bofh
the east and west ends Of the lot there were
the nssiM building By ailcyways) extending
from Christian 10 Marriott street, distance
Of about ITO feet, Which had lccu used for
hospital purposes. having been erected By
the United States Government. There were
wards, wofk.rooms, tlinin..-ro0ms, Nc-
About the centre of the lot, Oh Marriott
street, WIS two-storicd structure. used ns
the kitchen. The rear portion uf this bnild-
iug was only ono story, and It eXtended to
the rear tmrt Of the hall, being about sixty
fret in length.
Tic fire broke out few minutes past 3
o'clock, and WAS first discovered iu the lower
1art Of thu kitchen. There was Il strong
wind prevailing from the soutl. ut thc time,
and tic building bein. Of light material tue
flames SPREAD rapidly. The fiery element
The back second -s1ory window Of the main
hall. The fire then got into the loft, where
:, lot Of cid rubbish w:s stored, aud worked
its way to the siecplc, from which it soon
burst out
The scene at this time was grand. Tie
Games came out from every side Of tue GU
1ula and shot high intn the air. About Il
quarter bclnre / o'clock. the bell which, for
upwards Of thirty years. Lad Kept the rco-
nc Of the nciwAbuTlAood posted on the time
Of day, fell. It lodged q short distance be-
low where it had originally hung, and was
quickly a>rs ken up by the Trench, Who pock-
CtcI the pieces as Inculc1ltoes.
The fire burned stuba,rn'y IN the :, main ,1'.
buldil::, for several hours Lcit'rc it was finally
eubducu. The roof of the liall WAS burned
uif, and the cupola WAS entirely destroyed.
The second story was pretty well burned 0ut,
l,ui the fire did not get down to the ilrst
}y water. however. Tie whole building was
wrecked. md the inside will have to be eli
tlrcly renewed The kitchen building mud @
small structure Immediately III The rear O.
the hall were entirely destroyed. Some O
thu side wings were slightly damased y,
ire. The side buildings wcrc put up an
were owned hy the United States Govern
mcut, but the hall belonged TO the city.
The oriui;. OF The fire was undoubtedly the
work Of design. The properly was TO layt
been opened in 2 few days as a cho'cr, hospl
alarmed about the matter, aud iii iudigna
lien meeting WAS held Oh Thursday cvcni.t::
a committee WAS thcn Appointed 10 conf"'
will, the Board Of Health On the subject
;. and to etest for "lnst ts trsateat tas nss
tas cho,e,a n'e"'1ai is,icnts. e Tiis c",i,.aittc
Aad All interview with the Boar
x,f Health OIL Friday. Tue meu,bers Of Il.
Board considered tLis the most available an
eligible site for the hospital, aud 20 infor me
HE citizens committee. As it WAS ccrtai
The buildings were to be used for cholera "a
ticnts and some beds had already been pn
in, it is probable that sumcbody opposed t
the proposed use OF tile building, t.,,l III au
set tire 10 it. There Lad been ilo fire use
about tile premises fns SON. TING.
Moya1nel,sin. Hall WAS erected in tle yes
1885, Gy the commissioners uf I'll: District I
Moyanlrnsfng. Its original cost was i'll Ill
neighborAood oi thirty thousand dollars.
was occupied by the Commissioners up
thc year lsli, when it passed into tue pa
Eession Of tue then newly-consolhtated cit
1t was afterwards used As iltc Ir'llte slatlt
for tue first district. IL 1>aS, the p,.or vent
lation, tSe., was complained u. anil the bull
ing was closed by Arthur lIughts, then heal
officer. 1t was still used, however, for y
lice PURPOSES until 1850, when the new Ut
tio1l-hollsc ut Twentieth aud Fi1zwal
stn'ets WAS completed. Tlc building renal
cd idle until a'.r spring Of ls;l- when y
10 the city authorities lov the grant Ut its II
for hospital purposes. Tllc property "
minded over, and tic Government proceed
TO make tlc necessary alterations and I
side wings were put ul. The bull
ing E3was opened durin.: the cat
Part oi-Erltlcr, aud WAS known as tl.c Chr
linn Street Hospital. The Government c"
timed in possession If the premises un
abuut two weeks ago. The D,s.sti OF Heal
having nsade application 10 lilem III,
-nicatils since for the usc Of il :.s u cAute
hospital, the application was granted, a
the l,altl n.isccr tooi: lh'setssiosl Of The hui
in. Oh Thursday i number nf irtm b.
e,eads lad been placed in tue main struct,
for tho reception Ut 1stiien;s, and solnc I'll
more were IL l,arc been taken there yesl
day. The value If the l's",rsty drsirs'y
will probably amount 10 between thirty n
forty thousand dollars. the chief portion
Which vii; FILL upon the city, the rttnail,t
upon the United States Goycrn1nent- I'll,
is Ill insurance Of ten thutisanl dollars
1tlc Frncklin INSURANCE. Company If this {:
n1,on the hall. Thr franlc i,lisdinys were
ir.ura,d