, 1869-09-03
THE FIRE AT CAPE MAY.
3rrnt Destruction oil Property.


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Ihi4.ifEpAla Telegraph.
The slht OF August viii he memorable day In
the ;h' h!.oFy Of Gape Ms5 At3T n tho drsaa:
sesne OF eonnasra!ion. AZ ihat time
nese o ff9 T. he 1S til a. pe sas ase :s1s ssns
ot1ee.. Al thIs tine few BUCKETS Of water
'aEs. but he ln;lammasso na.are oT tne y es u
Farer goods sto1ed In tho bauslnE, together
with the want Of organization. ana tho ab-
allowed the M to ob.ain such hclaway siat Ia i
shott tine tho frame building on The list Of BoT-
ton's we're enssloped in naues q isr as Town.
street. opposite the La Pierre lfousc Tho Ii
Pierre was closed for the season. aud ey tho
R5sss ~sa q 9eea nea q e " sor Easai ss aoa
rated WIN water, and spread over The roofs anu
hut IueGet'a new cottnse adjoining. The wind, at
tEft very light, soon blew pretty hf'sk In tac d.
Icction OF the SEQ, The citizens scre soon on tho
i1nmensc tank hoidlng seven!eou hundred
sSps ~ min n tnS let sj q 9f M tnG 2p Fritz xr ssts IT,
and Post once, but without eject About s;45 a,
N. the United States took nrc, aud In rttecn u.a-
5ss nsR sRf fnen "a aas fh Ss
ruorus and ten.pin aliesa Boou following tho
United Statcs, md tho row Of stores mud
dwellings, IN tho Old American HOUSE, following
Decatur street to JACKSON street was
destroyed ln about twenty mtnuics tho wind
the New Atiantic Hosci, and this, toGothcr with
all the ssorcs and asaolGs Intervening. weEo DO.
aa1ses ron tc spa1ts TT srecs "a II iioas ot sae
heuac protected It somewhat from tho intense
beat. AZ THIS staEe Of the fearful dznua the
ground, and With The old Of their engine succeed.
cd ID say1ng tho Centre. Tins arTesunR the spread
Of tho Eautcs In that direction ~ we'll ~ Raving
several i!mcf, but tho llames were tut out md IT
Tas bn!:d- The boardwalk 1T front Of thc new
AT ou.t G1 An. .sss w. 'qe n ae 7ns Senm
feaa st,iTsT. HI'D' aea % zSlcFmsa Mas,e5. Mse9,
| Tho root the Washington House, though every
body Waa driven OF by the Intense heat, this bc-
| Ing the nearest tuli!.'nE 70 the f1ro. Hah ltig-
! The eottnec opposite tho Cuiied StAtes Hotel, On
the corner OF Drcatur And Washington streets oc.
cuped y Hon wulstn l. Hint Of Jour cttS, vas
The scene from tho Columbia House was ter1!n-
! cal5 sublime. The rcd 1a,nss checked tho fail o1
ihc trarc bu!idnER, aod tho hugo clouds Of smoke
hung Ike pnll nboye the sun. Tho buildings de-
s1rUJcl a1c o. totovA: Cattct States Hotel, Post
once. bo!,on s!orc Town,snds ssote, Young '
IN. Work.: GREENWOOD cottage, lar
| rvst'a Aaloon md teurtn alleys American
! liunkc Itow: E'trunkeE's siore; Loitus' sNoon
| ku'nig's lnEcr berT ealoon: Htoaa'a stovc: Hut
| nalh urla nt'rc; II. Hall stanton8 uew building
the old l.elgrl cotsaRe; Mrs. lrl1enthals cottage
tho "CanafJ Dird.f the oil steamboat depot: III.
AIhntlc t1ote1 and the Atlnntlc stahlca Tie ROW
! Of Riofrs letwccn INcatue md jackson street
| wrrc partthly torn down 10 rpcEcut tho Spread o
| thH fatnct.
Tho loss Of .hc drc Ia c.unnte! d. orcy TN, ,o0o
| efF. Anr1n Miller has about Aa,UH insurance. o1
the Cn4scd sta;ca TheEc was uoao at a1l on thl
! htlnrt!r Mr. Hall GtaptGDM l1EX IL
] tnsnrnnee. Mr. At1olph ProakANCrh loss Is nbon
| &h,h.. Mr.. Hultou's lo.a In the American fu~ Il
! covered by inRnraucc. There Rso rar1ous Fnmor,
anoat about thc Origin OF tho Gre; some httr1bat
| ttp ncc!lsth, oiitTs to dcstgn-
Hl!UJton. tho pearl. diver, has hccn arrested. m
i nuN tcng examined bcforo tho M1yur upon tn
| chnrHr Of !nccp'liAriau though there sscms to +
ut evidence 10 warrant the chhrFr.
Tic burnt .HtE,ct pEv~cnta tleHotain aprehs
nncn. Tho Wtcearoc, independent nud Wsstcs
F1Ir Companies from CAtndoH hAyu Just Al1lres
ami Asc On thr usuunh putting water IN The cit
dcr1. II Ipe wind hhanlh secr ruuni to tho eouft
t1rrr IL great danger thRt Tho rest Of tho latan
| would tpc destroyed,