The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-14

New OnIRAHs, Decembef ia special ffom
| Pensacola 70 the Times says that ninerienths oI
the business portion Of that city was destroyed
by 6re about twelve o'clock last night Loss
about $500 900. All 81 the buildings are burned
from Romano street south to Sarragossa street
excepting Bymss, the buildings in ali comprising
four blocks. The loss 70 our merchants % very
heavy - they have just received their fall stocks
The calamity 70 without precedent in the history
Of Pensacola, and business IL almost suspended
10 consequences. BY far the best portion Of the
business buildings tn the city are smouldering in
the ruins. There is not newspaper Office, drug
store or stationery store LEFT In the city. The
Merchanis Hotel and telegraph Offices were also
destroyed.
WHITING, ALA, December 11.-By train from
Pensacola. "A dangerous fire burned for eight
hours last night; i've blocks 10 the heart of the
city were burned. Involving the loss OF over half
million, ana possibly three quarters of million
dollars Faia1ox street from Wittick's corner to
the middle Of the block opposite the plaza, is
swept clean. The Ore stopped on Government
street Of the City Hotel cast, and one square back
OF the Custom House. Over 100 establishments
are gone, embracing the main business buildings,
and turning ont about ifly families from their
homes The Custom House, Post Office, Mer-
chants House, Brents Bank, both telegraph
Offices, bath newspaper Offices, Dunn's Exchange,
Wrights dry goods house and County Clerks OIL
ces, aream0ng the well known buildings burned
County Clerk de la Rua, for the fifih time in the
term Of bis ONCE, has saved the records, but
while the old hero was doing this his own resi-
dence was burned and his family rendered home
less. The main steam fire engine was out of
order, and had to be repaired before it could
work. AT one time the loss of the railroad depot
and adjacent mills seemed inevitable. and. the
locomotives stood all night fred mp ready to
draw the companys equipments and other prop
erty out Of town. Much suffering must ensue.
The following Il IN addif nal lief of prns,avfv
destroyed at Pensacola: The Yniestra building
-four stores) occupied by Frazier & Munroe, dry
goods and groceries; N. B. Hoyt, grocer N. T.
Hutchinson, furniture county iax-collector's
Office, and the adjoining buildings OF Damiano
CONNECTIONS; E. Nell, confeclions N. B. Cook &
Co., grocers; A. L. g. A. NJ. Vary, store and
warehouse containing large stock of hardware
T. Mallory, dry goods; Arboni bar-room; L. NJ
Davis q 60, grocers; w. r. s. H. G. Carter
grocers; Jardy & Co., hardware; F. G. Brent,
banker; w. A. Dalbert, drug store; Dorse &
Co, stationers; R N. McDavitt, green grocers;
N. Levy, dry goods; Reach's block, F. T. Ar
cher, green grocer; Rosenstein, dry goods !;
Jones q Ward, boots and shoes ]. B. Walton,
bar-room; Dow & White, stationers and prin.
tiers; Mrs. L. Kahn dry goods F. Fordham g.
Co, drug store; Henry White, bakery and con-
iGec., sy Pensacola Telephone Exchange; H.
John Pons, barber; Mareno building, Faurias'
livery stable, dwelling house owned by Mrs.
Kirk, and one other dwelling same owner; E.
Sexauers dwellings; Dunn's exchange. billiard
hall and restaurant; P. Soto, barber; j. J. Ste
phens stationer; Thos. Velas & Co., cigars G.
y. Brnenahave, wholesale and retail drugs Riera
building, uncompleted. Insurance is held by
those who were burned out to the amount of
about $25OOOO, it may reach $500, OOO The loss,
however, is much greater. All the Custom
House papers were lost. The post-office and
United States Court clerks saved their mails and