Wilmington journal., 1872-09-13

-,r.,ed-A large Amount OF PrODerd!
r,estroycd-Ete EnOOrs of the Fire
,nu-EEIeves at "OrE<-LOsses ans
rnsurance-Origin of the Fire Un
known, &c, &c.
Our CITY was visited on Sunday nigh
,,ith a very disastrous cOnflagratiOn. The
o1arm of fire was given at about O'Clock
",,J Immediately the citizens turned out il
jaroe force. 1t was some time before il
I'D be located, but at length it was founC
80 omanatp from the row Of brick building:
ON North Water street, between Chestnut
o,d Mulberry, owned by Mrs. 4. l.. Dick
f"son. and occupied by hIessrs. Jos. Stern
1,,roar. Geo. +. Alderman d Co., Geo. L
Herbert and Chas. Vessel q Co.
The fire departm 2nt was promptly OF
r,r spot, but the steamer Rankin, being
rI,t Of order, could not be brought out
while the members of that Company rar
their hose to the fire and coupled with the
steamer Hdi jGn. On this steamer and the
Land engines, all of which were worked
well. fell the full brlnt Of the fight, tho
Capr Fear, the third steamer, having bal
6, me parts of her machinery broken s0ol
after she began to work The Hook and
Ladder Company was early on the ground
and they all IabOreu most nobly, rendering
I+iIc.Ctll am III tEil 4Il1 Oic@ IL SllCil HODG
work as offered fresh fuel for the flames
We have never seen men work harder, and
TO better purpose, than did they.
1t was evident 10 the fire department, as
soon as they arrived on the ground, that
tie building could not be saved, and the
efforts Of the firemen were therefore di
rected to the surrounding buildings, so as
20 check its course. Their efforts were
successful and in less than two hours from
the time that the alarm Was first given, the
flames were under control.
The entire building, occupied by the
above mentioned firms, was destroyed, as
well as large proportions of its contents.
The building was owned, as we have
stated. by Mrs. a. J.. Dickinson, and was
valued at about $1,000. 1t was insured in
the Ola PhUniX Company, Messrs. Taylor
* Giles, Agents, for $4,000.
Mr.. Jos. SternberCer occupied the lower
or Southern extremity Of the building.
He lost everything. His stock was valued
at about $4,000, on which there was in
surancc amounting 20 $:},300-S1, 900 III
the Imperial Fire, j. 4. Byrnc, Agent :;
81 80 in the North British, George Il
Manning, Agents, and 81 ,25O III the Hart
ford, George < Manning, Agents.
Messrs. G. +. Alderman q Co. occupied
the store north Of aud adjoining Mr..
Stcrnbcrgnr. Fortunately, they had but
little stock on hand, as they contemplated
closing out the business in October. They
saved a considerable amount Of goods, and
reckon their loss at $500 or 81, 600. They
were Insured for 1000 in the Union, of
san Francisco, Mcssrs. Taylor e Giles
Agcns.
The store next north Of MesSrS. Alder
man & Co. was occupied by Mr.. Geo. +.
Herbert \ portion of his stock was
saved, but it will hardly exceed $500 in
value. His entire stock was valued at
5000, on which there was an Insurance
If 81 ,GOO-S2. 800 in the .iltna, MesSrs. l..
II. II. G. DcRossrt, Agents, and 81 500
in the New York Home, Messrs. Taylor
:; Giles, Agents.
The upper, or northern portion of the
huildin~. was occupied as n grocery, by
Massrs. CIas. Vessel 4 Co. heir loss is
estimated at $500 to 5000, with but
81 900 insurance, IN the Franklin Of Phil
adcphia, Messis Tay lor X Giles, Agents.
In addition to the above, Mr. +. r. S.
chau. doing business in the building Just
South Of the scene Of fire, lost very heavily
in goods stored i'll warehouses to the rear
of the stores and connected with them
This loss viii probably amount to $4,000
or 1000, Which WAS covered by an insur-
auce of s., 600 in tie Andes, JnO. w. At
kinsOn, Agent. In addition to this, AIr.
Peschau lost very considerably by the re-
Inoval of his stock in store, on which Il ere
is insurance Of $4,000 in the Liverpool,
London x Globe, JnO. \. Byrne, Agent,
$1,000 in the New y Ork Home, and S.,
600 in the Franklin of Philadelphia, Tay
lor Il Giles the Agents of both companies.
Next North of the fire Mr.. j. G. Bulclen
lost probably some $500 by the removal Of
a stock Of liquors, cigars, &c, from his
Saloon, and the property in which this Sa-
Ioon is located was damaged somewhat,
say to the extent Of $500, by the tearing
down of wooden building in the rear
This properly belonged to the estate Of
Eli W. Hall, and there was no insurance
on the building chat was torn down.
In regard to the origin Of the fire there
is no clue, whatever, even conjecture being
entirely at fault. All that is known is that
It caught somewhere on the upper floor,
and ABOUT the centre Of the building, the
first indications Of it being the immense
volumes of smoke that We're suddenly
forced out from the windows above and
the roof When first broken into, the
lower floor was found to be free Of fire,
While it was raging furiously above.