The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-22
Rhs Latent Pnrt,onInrn.

AEfOHIs FROM THE NAVY YARD UP TO / O'CLOCK
-THIRrEEN DEATHS ALTOG GETHER--oNLY ONE
FATAL CASE THIS MORNING.
since writing the above, we have received re-
Navy Yard up to O'clock this afternoona The
Sassacus has arrived from League Island and
an order has been issued for the transfer TO 1t,
from gne Potomac, Of all the sick, which will be
complied with as soon as the vessel can be
got In readiness to receive them. But one
the victim being John g. Fell Iandsman whose
name is given above. Thomas King, the ships
corporal, who was reported as having died from
Ihe cholera, had been for two weeks under
treatment in the hospital for another disease
which resulted In his death.
, Eighteen men are still under treatment for
the disease, but hopes are entertained by the
physicians that at least half of them will ulti-
therefore, be limited to about twenty, or only
five per cent. of the whole number which we're
brought into contact with the pestllence. The
deceased have been Inferred in n lot in Mount
Moriah Cemetery belonging to the United
States Government
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LRTITIA AND CBEsNUT
STREETs.-About half past Il o'clock this morn
Ing destructive fire occurred at the extensive
wholesale cotton warehouse Of Randolph &
jerks, situated at the northwest corner of
Chestnut and Letltia Streets between Front and
second. The names were hrst discovered
issuing from the window OF the third story of
that part OF the building situated on Letttia
Some time elapsed before the alarm was
given. during which the flames gained great
headwsy and shot southwards and upwards,
and in ten minutes after the first discovery OF
the fire the flames had spread through the
entire length of the building on the third and
fourth floors, and burst forth from the windows
of those floors on Chestnut street, making the
surrounding neighborhood as light as day and
producing an intense heat.
The entire upper portion OF the building
which was q substantial brick one, four stories
in height, and extending back on Letitia, street
about $50 feet, was enveloped In flames by the
time the fire companies got fairly under way,
and IL was then apparent that the building was
a doomed one, and the neighbortng property
in imminent danger,
Through the active exertions of the firemen,
however, the flames were confined to the three
upper stories OF the establishment This por-
tion was completely burned out The lower
floor was stored with cotton in bales, and IL was
thoroughly saturated with water. few of the
bales were rolled into the street by the tiremen,
untnjured.
ing building, the flames were prevented from
communicating to the adjoining stores on
Chestnut and Letitia streets.
Nos. III and 1l9 Chestnut street, occupied by
Anthony & Hall, dealers in cotton goods, The
second story is occupied by Thorn & Walker,
wool dealers This building narrowly escaped
catching fire, but some damage was done to
goods by streams of water poured on the build
ing. The fire was not entirely eXtinguished
until after o'clock this morning.
While the fire was at its height, one OF the
ladders broke, and cast to the ground from a
considerable height Mr.. Charles Schnider, of
severance Hose; and Mr.. Frank Pryor, of the
America Hose. The first named had an arm
broken, and the others were severely injured
about the head and body.
Ire loss OF MesSrS. Randolph q jerks Will
probably be $4,000, insured as follows:-Insu-
rance Company ofNOrth America Sl5, ,000 Penn
sylVRnia, $40 900; North American of New York,
$1,000; City of Hartford, $4,000. The building,
is damaged to the extent of $4,000. Fully in
sured