The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-04
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
4 Large Portion Of the Business
Houses Of plyn:ogii, fn Ashes
LOSS OF PROPERTY ESTIMATED
AT $3.50 600.


esrd's lrick block. On Michigan stree
aud in short time the whole tn!'iin-
Was enyeloped in flames. The fire rapid
~ communicated to the adjoining build
ings and spread with devastating rapldity
through the whola row of business house,
on the north and south, sweeping every
thing thst come within its reach. extend
ing to Ciauo street on tie north, and IL
P.rte street on the south, and only heinz
arrested there by the labor aud vigilance
of the citizens The fire campany was on
hand with engine. hooks and ladders, buck
ets. So, promptly, but from some cause
the engine would not work, and the fire
had ;hings pretty much t; own way for
some time The wooden buildings made
excellent material II the devouring flames
and efforts to save them We're Of no avail.
ti.ods were removed to places OF safety.
and the streets we're literally jammed with
work men women and children work
.d in earnest. and ceased their labors only
when there was nothing more 20 do.
The fire engine was got in working trim
in time TO save the row Of business houses
on the east OF Michigan street. which had
several times tlken fire from the flying
irebrands and sparks. Had the engine
worked from the start. the fire could have
been cou6ued Il the building where it
originated, but unfortunately such vas not
tie case. and Tie result can be seen. The
Hook aud Ladder company did invaluable
service in pulling down several buildings
on the corner Of Michigan aud GaRo streets.
and stopping the progress of the fire across
the stree, to the building in which this
Office and tn. post Office are sept.
How the FIRE originated no on. pTetcnds
TO know; some say it first caught in the of
& e of Dr. Brooke, but those who We're
there Immediately after the alarm was
gwen, say it must have had It's origin in
the Office Of D. Long, in the ID story
tie building The following persons are
losers to a greater or less extent in this
tsrrible conGacra;ion which has laid in
ruin and ashes the best portion Of our town
We DO not pretend to enumera;c the
amount of individual losses as it is i'm,
possible even at tins writing (Wciues-
day evening" TO approach anything Ike a
correct estimate of them:
On Michigan street the three story brick
building of ~ Woodward was the first 10
burn, occupied as follows First floor ~
j. NJ. Dale s Co, dry goods, and David
son & &c. Clothing Second floor, by Mrs
Durham, millinery goods, and Phillip,
d johnson. Att'ys; Dr. Brooke and Or
Long; in the third story was a public
hail. The second building on the south
was that Of John PAUL, occupied by him
as boot aud shoe store The third was
the boot and shoe store OF Geo. Koch.
The fourth was Corbin's block, in which
were the grocery store Of T. A. Simons.
the drug stosc Of G. Blan & Co, the gro
Gerry of Ab. Becker Il Co and the clothing
establishment of y, Leebcnbcreer on
The second floor vas A. Hotseniorf barber;
VI. y. .. PacA arl atty, and public h,ll.
N1rth Of Woodward's block the follow.
ing buildings were consumed. First tn.
saloon Of jacob Wickell Second the
bakery and groecry Of WIN Hill. occurred
IN second story by the two Drs. Byrton =
Third, the harness shop Of 4 Renbareer
occupied IN second story by Mrs Smith (
Mrs. Shook, mllliners. Fourth the mer
chant tailor shop Of a. Reiseckcr. an5
lastly the bakery Of Mr. Nichols. O,
la Porte ST the harness shop Of D. Hart
man was consumed and the meat marke
house OF Messrs. Coons 4 Co. each belong
ingto Horace Corbin. SIR Corbin's los.
is heavy, there Dcing little insurance o.
any Of his buildings, nearly all the other
buildings were more or less insured The
whole los. may &c put at 3350.0j).
The officers Of Plymouth CEanter No. - Of
r. a. ". were installed on Monday evenina
last, VI. +. II. P. Martin H. Rice Officiating
We note with pleasure the progress towartls
completion OF the cistern opposite the Ed
wards House. 1t is liable to be needed a, any
hour.
The residence Of Ezra Willard about =
miles southwest Of Plymouth, was totally
consumed by fire on Monday night. to-
gcther with all his furniture provisions
bedding, clothing, &c The family were
absent from home when the fire WAS dis.
covered, and knew nothing of it until after
the house had burned down. Tn. origin
Of the fire is not known.
AGRIcULTuRAL MEETfHG.-There will
10 meeting of the Marshal Co. Agricul.
tural Society. on Saturday the 9th day OF
January. at O'Clock r. VI. at the Court
House il Plymouth. \ general attend
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