, 1869-11-08
CONFEDERATION.
Destruction Of 8 I, Russell's Planning
Mi1-Loss, 385,M0-No In
SnTance.
Other Fires Yesterday.

The West Division was the scene OF destructive
confsEra'iou Mt O'Clock yesterday morning. The
loss Resulting tarr-from fa'ltug little shpr Of
s'vo,fe'. The PRINCIPAL structure destroyer was
the r!anlrE n!l OF S. !. RUSSELL Esq, on the c,r-
her Of Wayman and DesrlAlnes streets. Lcss
than year ago, q ire caused q loAs of nhout
tatt0 to the sane properly, aud but three ot four
ycars ago. the entire mil, similar 10 the one Just
busnsd, was cesuoyed The drsing-k'ln can-
or partially burursl thret or four t:1nes within
many ycat*. Neither on THIS, nor on former &C.
Gallons. was thefr u dollar Of Insurance on tue
property.
Tne DIR sesteruay morning originated IN frame
hssurtl:fc Ai1Oin1G the Fi2ulrz HniA Il Was the
rsnTti,s o! " 1lu4tell, out vas 1eated u gt!st
II YVES ope1tted ny tho sseam power Of the larger
etrrcssrtA ttuw the IRE originates has not been
oe:slocreood "a i,shs II Tue building, and pro.
Cn1trA ladder, obtained inside view. The dsu
bad ,nen gained conslaeFsn!e hea1Hay. lie then
seu1 IL the a!1rm, The T. D. t,roWn sfean anet,
| quickly upua the ground, ami the men went at
iheir WORK With energy, The faucs hal NOW
asalrat The huge franc planning nill. The e1orts
nf the iren wcEr pnw sn!r1y a5sa:tc4s 10 E3vc t1s
! ntrrr.urr, nnl Captain Charles r. BEurn, Of the
7. l. Hrown, ascended with his tuen to the thni
t1onr and ps-~>A through 10 nm arca, In thr ccntre
| oi which etot>d Lie brlck drying lin They had
tfe4 k4E LIE utL a tEH i4t4!ft4La3 A@ll
i t,ancs hrose out andcrocash them, and retreat
seemed Impossible. Fo1r o. the men. Caller,
I!isa!ara, scsadrn, n.sd John Cook sprang fos tue
! staIs ty winch they had ascctrsls. 1he! leapesl
through mays .! fFe aid sunks, md III hut &:al-
| der came through unharned. Ills face <as badly
i hcrLea. The t:1rtatn on reaching tot stair rTaJ.
found II aIieI MIlh tir, aud descent By that Way
/ YES pract1cGDly impossible. bat ne had no
/ Of hfe, and IN moEen. It wonid break Through
where he s1otrd. Ills onlt RESOURCE was Il leap IL
| toe ground, a distance OF about thirty f-et lie
accGu p!t- bed the dangerous ts:at-!tcralty leap
&! for lfe-and reAchetI Terra frn1 without 70 Mlrh
| sscod Wis wrapped IN naIe4 la tplte of tee
| comuendahse enorta OF lhe brave hsemen, the
namea gained rand headwag. AMI In ten minutes
hali block, wes 10 n2me,. The neat va. 40 '
| iblerte, aud It was alicos: impossible TO stand
! Rkthll. hunl:c1 ya-ds o! the burning pe- Tao
| nBnes shot up an hundred feet. and SPARKS Hc:c
carried half 4 mile The entire CITY was iluu!'
| naIed by the coEnaRrattor.
TIC slrc also spHsd 70 half dozen dwelling
nf Fns-l isradIsJ. tn: ,hr 1ossrs in thcsr case.
Ell. comparatively sstt!tnR-
The planning 1.,.l vas valued, with contents, drJ
ho.fe. &c. n s's, 900. On shs property there {
| no insurance. -
In lie lurptrg Of tic asies mill Nj. Russell sus
salnes an additional loss OF n sd0. Tue occupant
A1- Volts. a'so los. In ah'ut lhc same nmoupr
ltK roFs!un was insured fer ss4N In Buffalo, ant
j5t,G In Cleveland.
~ y Je,,rrx,n s..es., q tsams hoass Owned b,
M aeoIa,a: ~ ia asc 9spf p ret Aaao v"
No = Fulton street Owned mud occupied h.
MI: Lal!!n, WINS 4tasna9r.t1 10 sGs,o.
sn amassa N safea ot saa
i warehouse Of Mr. Russel,, corne. OF res
, sEtd. Nh. Is Wa3msa rs1ert, also oTnc<a t,J MI
! Kusse!l, was damased IN tl6l.
The hoase Il John I15uu, adjoiainz the mill
Tne nacnine eLop Q. Measrs- Fu,st L Bradley