The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-21
NKw YoRK, August 20.

! NKw YoRK, August 20.
| The ERE At Jersey city yesterday vas one of
| the most dsastercus that ever occurred in
thin vicinity. It burned from 8 o'colck in
morning until nightfall. 1t broke out on the
schooner Alfred Barrett, lying st the pier %
the Jersey shore. She was laden with oil, and
was to have started for Boston this morning.
On her catching ERE, she blew up and the
flames spread with great rapidity 70 the sd-
| joining piers and vessels. Two piers were
totally DESTROYED, and ono partially. Thir-
teen lives were lost, and sevaral persons in
| iured Loss was estimated from one to two
million, on which partial insurance had been
made. The property consisted of cotton,
tobacco and oil, two piers, and part OF
| third and some ls vessels Of all classes. The
/ FIRE was ssid to have been caused by men
going into the forecastle of the schooner to
| look for blacking brush and while there either
| lighting or treading upon match. The fol-
lowing ere the estimated loss; Mr.. Hen
wood, lessee Of the cotton dock and other
gentlemen competent to judge, estimate the
| loss to the Erie Railway Company is estima-
ted at $50, 900. The collier pier 800 feet in
| length, is owned by Moses Taylor. Loss
about S25. 900. Mr.. Henwood's loss on the
| building is about $40, 900, partially insured; ;
/ losses on cotton and tobacco could not be as
certained The following named firms we're
loosers on oil, Robins Jacobs 4 Co., about
| $500 barrels; Lombard 4 Stephens largely;
| s. Foster Dewey 4 Co., largely !;
| Lyles Polhemus 4 Co., 200 barrels Root
4 Rust, IL 90 barrels; in tank $50 barrels;
Hewitt Scho6eld Co., l,l000 barrels in
tank.
The cholera still fingers in the city; IA
| fresh cases we're reported TO the Board Of
Health yesterday, and thirteen funeral eerti6.
Gates were issued from the Bureau Of Vital
statistics. In Brooklyn there are no percep>
| tible change in the progress of the epidemic;
| ii fresh cases reported yesterday.
| The Herald correspondent with our naval
| Squadron bound for Russia gives interesting
accounts of the cordial reception accorded to
the officers and crew of the Minetonomah and
Augusta by the King and Royal family and
the people of the Danish Capital. The King
and family paid visit to the vessels and
were astonished and pleased by their inspec,
ton Of and reception on board the Iron
clads. The Princess Dogmar, daughter of
the King, and betrothen to the heir OF Russia,
and future Empress Of that country, accom-
panied her father. The young lady is spoken
of as very intelligent good looking. self
u,
Prince Of Denmark said Russia and the
United States were the greatest powers on
the earth. and would ho doubt take care Of
the little fish. The officers Of the Squadron,
| strange to say, found stored at Copenhagen,
| a large amount Of war material belonging to
| the late Anglo American ram Stonewall, which
| they claimed and took possession Of. All
we'll on board.
| President Roberts, OF the Fenian Brother
hood, has issued call Tor general Congress,
al Troy, Tuesday, September 4th, for the
transaction OF business. Gen, Sweeney has
issued an address exhotting.members to avoid
forming political associations not connected
with the cause Of Irish freedom.
! A man named Robert Read was arrested
| in Brooklyn on Saturday for the alleged mur-
der of his wife at Liverpool In December,
! 1862. He was surrendered to the English
detectives under the provisions Of the extra
dition treaty. The officers in charge Of the
prisoner will sail for Earope in Wednesday .
steamer.
! Counterfeit compound interest notes Of the
denomination of $50, on the Citizens Nation.
al Bank Of Fulton, New York, are now in
circulation. Counterfeit S5 on the Firs, Ma
tional Bank of Cairo are also in circulation.
A Chicago special announces large FIRE
yesterday morning originating In Van Horn
Murray 4 Co.'S tobacco warehouse, which
DESTROYED property to the amount OF $500, coo.
largely in New York companies.
The Herald special. dated Chicago, Aug.
18th, says terrible railroad accident occur
!, red this morning at Holmesville, 40 miles
| from the city, on the Michigan Southern Rail-
road The regular passenger train, consist
ing of three sleeping cars and three passen-
ger cars shortly after leaving La Porte was
thrown off the track by COW, which in a
curious manner was caught between two
sleeping cars. The train was running Is
miles an hour. The sleeping cars and all
the passenger coaches were hurled down an
embankment IA feet. One sleeping car roll
ed overt hree times and finally came right
side MP at the bottom. The cars we're badly
shattered, and twenty three persons injured,
but strange to say, none were killed. At
the time of the accident one Of the cars was
thrown against telegraph pole, severing the
wire, so that 1t vas some time before medi-
cal attention could be got from Laporte.
LAIER.
The most Of the wounded were taken back
TO Laporte. These brought on to this city, are
Moses Resnem, cattle dealer Of Chicago
Ann Brooke and Mr.. Street, Of Buffalo,
slightly injured; S. p. Hart, Of Bothnia,
President of the Ohio River Coal Co., slight
: ly injured; s. A. Freeman, of Boston, head
cut 6. Edmonds, of Illinois, slightly injured
: J. w. Hough, of Albany, cut over the eye
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Albany, slighly injured &C
Fitzsimons, Of Rochester, slightly injured
The names Of those left At Laporte have moi
E been received here, but some Of them are Sc
II riously injured.
diguant at the report that an attachment ii
: to be procured against him on account Of III,
: vessel now lying at Brooklyn, and says hs
h has nothing to do with her.
The Mayor Of Portland, Maine, acknow
ledges the receipt of more than $40, 600 from
!. this city in aid Of the sufferers BY the recen
!. FIRE
= The steamer City Of London on the eth
and Queenstown the 9th arrived tonight
= Her news mostly anticipated per the cable.
!. The Manhattan arrived on the 9Th unds
canvass. with her main shaft broken.
The London Observer has highly circum
sts.lel secouni Of N alleged Feniaa psivatee
j OF the Farce Islands, capable Of the speed o
2Oknots, and having he appearance ofs Clyd
built steamer built during the Aznesican wag
It's row stated that there were only thre
J, lives lost at the Jersey Cpy, FIRE. an{ the.
et were employed - hsndt q he sdhoone
4 wkieh Wa blown up. The total Losses ar
Get down at 81 100000.
q Seven cases and ioaf deaths iron choler
4 inktis city are reported 70 day, end Eve case
= and four deaths in Brooklyn.
h The 6sat bale Of new cotton arrived in thi
4 city Jestlrday ftu@ Nsw Ozaeena Il ~
= fine specimen, and speaks we'll for the quail
d II of the crop which il picking. .
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