The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06

THE FIR e.

The Scene this Morning -RecaDitni"tion "t the
-" knsurances.
ube oreat connagration at Front and Lombard
s,raets still shoulders, smokes and occasionally
fights into a tiny blaze rs some loose ttnberS, un-
reached by water are touched Dy % %uneAunguiSne1 @ t
evening, so also to-day constant stream OF people
ebbs and flows around the burned building. The
cUTinsitv of the citizens to behold the place upon
Shich 80 great destruction had been worked in so
brief a tmes is not yet stated. So long as pun or
smoke ascenis there will be eyes to watch IT, In
Front street the debris has all been shovened away
beyond the eastern rail of the car-track,
rising nyes lirg wood and cEdcrs tin it passes the
celIsr-wall wnGre the descent is made, upon tnese
mouuds OF rubbish, as also alohg Letlh M, , sIaGcI
10 restrain the crowd from Yenturng 700 hear the
dangerous walls the latter to guide thcr nose upon
tne smoking ruins. While the whole interior OF the
bnildnE has disappeared ut its northern extremity,
botb uDon Penn and Front streets portions u tue
wall are still standing-to all appearance securely
sanding-but yet threateningenough TO inspire eau
tioU in nearing them In the surrounding properties,
damaged either by the 5e or Gy %aS PagGS PreoS 1gs
one OF them has nearly completed upon II new
an'o ME- ars of the Lombard and South streets line
are rgnning 10y the site of the warehouse "a usual,
and p ohstruCtions to free traC along Front street
having been removed, the business firms on tt5
side are pursung trade as if they still
protected by the shadow OF the tai structure InaD
day since gl0od opposite them: . ......., 49,.
The following perpetual msuIalces upon "le
warehouse Rave been ascertaned;- o,-,,,
Mutual Assurance Green JreC). 'os.,uo,
PhlaUppllia -fvVp
Hand-in-hand.. E'00o00
MI" A Sseocjotion .............,...... o.. 5000
A recapitulation of the insuranceS SHOWS the Iol-
Pennsylvanio stete company .............. $4,000
Philadelphia, IL companies. '4sl,Oel
New York, 81 companies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bVS,OJy
Pboda island 4 ACOrnpanics ................ $1,000
Connecticut, Il companies. 253,ejO
Great Britain, companies. ......,......,.' !igs02
Maryland, companieS ......,....'...''.'' lut'UUO
Massachusetts, comt nies'.....''..'''''' 95'oaV
Illinois, companies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2S,Vo9
Ohio, company. l,uVy
California companies .......:..,....:. 6uOJO
The IRE and its losses created quite a discussion
Yesterday in the Treasury Department ut Washing
ion. The question was r&aed whether tne owners
OF spirits could not claim from GOVcrnln1oC the re-
funding of internal revenue taxes paid on WHISKY
DESTROYED. II was alleged on the ono hand, tAaG
the Government refunded duty on sugar destroyed
under similar circumstances, 9uu st@Lel, on Llle
other il taxes were refunded 10 this way, there
would be no end to &C. and that millions OF dollars
would be taken flQm the Treasury , pay bogus
claims which may be presented Ior lG4tlOus IOsse5;
PattersOns warehouse ceased 10 bc an Internal
Revenue bonded warehouse, class b. Oh the $Oth OF
June, and some Of those wDO parUHpWtd IL inc
discussion expressed the belief that ~ lt NaS OF
itself bar against any claim for relundlng. Ihe
case is an important one to dstlcFs aud dealers IN
other articles which may be destroyed ny Dle; aief
tax has been paid before sale Is made,
One Of the most melancholy circumstances con-
Rected with the fire is the death ~ AT. NNU"q
Alburger, which took place at his residence 10 -"
Emmett street, last night He was memhar of t6a
Empire Hook and Ladder Company ana received
his injuries by the falling OF ladder Wae haroicaIjv
sombating the tames,
The following note was sent us this afterno,n:--
10 the Editors of the EUeniag Telegraph.
Gentlemen: My name appears III the isl OF sur"
ferers by the late fire among the partially insured.
BE kind enough to correct this, as | am fully
covered by insurance.
Respectfully. GEO. Wilr&LEY,
No. 107 Walnut street