Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-01

The n.lnAola Ilouel DESTROYED ~
Fire. -

ST. LOUIS, March 31.-The Lindsll Hotel,
the largest building Of its kind on tho Con
tinent, il not in the world, was totally de-
stroyed by IRE last night. There 10 good
deal OF my stery about the origin Of the Gre,
but the most reliable accounts are that il
broke out in one OF the west front rooms ID
the fifth story, about halfpast o clock, but
the alarm was not sounded til. after .
o'clock. At this time the firs was confined
to the two rooms on that floor, but owing to
the extreme heighth Of The building, there
was great difficulty in reaching the FIRE with
the hose till il broke through the sixth asd
seventh stories on the northwest corner Of
the building. From this point the Are Wa
rapidly extended underneath the roof and
across the entire width Of the hotel - Fest
Sixth street front, and then moved down.
ward ill the whole structure vas eavslopsd
In flames. Up to this time tie FIRE he'd oct
spread acfoss the entire building, aod Il
wss the general belief that The lower part
Of the hotel would b saved; but - eoon %
the flames reached the elsvatsss and the ID.
ner courts, up and through which strene
currents Of cir rushed, the Ore received neS
and powsrful impstus, and I'll hope u Dtay>
ing the devouriug element was lost, but the
eGorts Of the fremeI were net relaxed, hew-
ever, and the fG'l force Of The Ore depart>
ment put forth 10 untising s6ests until 3
o'clock, as which time al the inner works
we're consumed and considerable poetion
Of the walls had fallen, and what W. enss
the statlisst most Imposing end hasdssnest
hotel in the country, was now crumbline
into b!ackened ruins
The building was owned BY tbe estate Of
Henry Amss 4 Co, Edward Aoes bsing
tho representative II The property. Its
original cost was litts over $500, 900. . d
was bought By Aass-& CO. il Dsceobsr,
1868, two usntha afssr ID opened for oS7s,.
COO.
The insurance On the hotel amounts 70
oelO, 900, from seventy to eighty thousand
dollars Of which 10 in eastsrn compaaies.
mainly New York. Beoehlyn sad Philadsl-
pAia. s-sf3
! The lessses wers Hasch, wssvss Z FslA,
whoss loss on furniture and aloses vas
sbovt SOC, 900. Insured for o100. 000.-
Bot little Of the furniture wss savsd.
There were about 400 guests in the hotel.
. large number consisted Of families board>
ms in the house. The latter lost most Of
their personal effects, owing 10 the confu>
sion aad excitement prevailing and the dis
belief that the fouse would be destroyed !
until il was to late to remove them. TIE
loss from this source probably reached
$1,000
The goods in the stores underneath the
hotel wero almost totally Destroyed, 81.
though there WAS abundant time TO saw
them. The loss will probably Seash ESQ.,
300. The total loos By che disas1ee can
Dcafcsly be lees thaa 81, GOO 900.
The list Of Ne Losing esopasies oilt b
yissu ~ soon - obsaissd. a4ss 4
The Gre was seen twenty seven silssftem
he city. 44s y
Ne. Amss says be will not ssbsild ~
,etsl, but number Of prominsnt seitissnsJ
lavo eakon tho meter 10 hand and oxeSsl
49, viii b nsde 70 siSsct ito rseeaetsse
he fa,1osing b psssial lit e ~. ,AneSj
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PhU1ix md Lovsss end New Y61k lnjuS
loco. Coneanies eF North A0oeSoa. ooa1
PhilaosopAia COomeTcs, Of Aibouy, atdI
)1O,0oo saeh in shs following ST. Louio eeoD.
IaAies: nsaina O,ets, Cistsns', AllhatieA
Jnitei Suites, 81. Leafs. laeSsd CO. ~.
susi etGte Mutual. Hosss. Petite. : -.
Hatch, Wsaves. Rde = CO 49, ~ ~, |
owing a0eo8 otboe inooSaaes - 5tRn1aqfo: |
y, 600 eseh = che Csnslne6tAl, Washing
o.. Jsdsfsens y Louis, E1sol6j4t. otO,- |
.00 = the Raei9e. Natieoal, and ni6sissippsd
!aiey, ~ 81. Lsnis Offices, and 5000 u /
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