The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-12-17
PENSACOLA, FLA.
The Business Portion OF the City
in Ashes-LOss Halt q Million.


N'"t t'culus VI tue Uus,ntsS. pOf-
tion OF Pensacola was destroyed
10y dre about IL o'clock last night,
l0ss about half u million OF dollars,
All tue buildings are burnt from
komana street, south, TO Zarragosa
street, excepting Byrne's buildings,
III all comprising four blocks.
The loss to our merchant is very
heavy, as they have just received
theiI tull stocks.
The cause of the fire il unknown.
II originated in the building occu.
pied by 5. Damiani us u confec.
tionery store, the inmatrs of which
barely escaped with their lives,
two being severely burned, saving
nothing.
The flames might have been
checked sooner, but the steam EN-.
gine, being out of order, was in
the machine shop undergoing re.
pair, aud this left us entirely at the
mercy OF the fire.
Both the Gasette aud Advance
Offices are totally destroyed.
The following parties were burn.
ell out Ynisstra building, com.
prising four stores, occupied by
Frater Il Monroe, dry goods aud
groceries; W. Is. Hoyt, grocer; w.
L. Hutchinson, furniture the
courthouse aud clerks Office, coun.
~ tax-colIector's Office aud adjoin.
ing buildings; l.. Damiaui, confrc.
iionery and fancy goods; Adcdace
office; Il. NerI, confectionery aud
fancy goods; n. b. Cook & Co.,
grocers and produce merchants;
A. l.. 4 A. Nj. Avery, store and
warehouse containing an immense
stock of hardware; p. Mallory,
dry goods; A. Arboni, barroom
l.. Nj. Davis Il Co., grOcers; w. Z.
6 ii. q. Carter, grocers Jordy g.
TO-, hardware; +. Z. Brent, banker;
w. A. Dalembert, drug store; Dois
& Co.. slationers; X. McDavil.
green grocer; NJ. Levy, dry goods;
the United States customh0use and
postotiice; Reacbe & Blocke, f.
Tachior, green grocers; A. Char.
BANNER, grocer; II. Rosenstein,
dry goods; James & Ward, boots
and shoes; j. b. Walton, n,bar.room ;
Dorr & White, stationers aud print.
ing; Pensacola Gazetteo Office; Mrs.
l.. Kahn, dry goods house; W. Il.
Fordhall Il Co., drugs; Z. Stone,
dry goods; Henry White, bakery
and confectionery Western Union
telegraph company, Pensacola Tel.
ephone Exchange; H.C. Cushman,
druggist; w. +. Forlhall's office
John Pous, barber; Moreno b lild.
ing; Fauria's livery stable dwell.
ing owned by Mrs. Kirk; one other,
same owner; the whole of Reach.
street; Il. Sexauer's dwellings;
Dunn's exchange, billiard hall aud
restaurant; p. Soto, barber; j. j.
Stephens, staiioner |; American
Union telegraph company Thos.
Nelasio, cigars; @. o. Brosnahanr,
wholesale aud retail drugs; Riera
building, incomplete.
Here the flames were stopped,
with the exception OF ten or twelve
buildings adjoining Palatox street.
The American Union telegraph
company with unprecedented enter.
prise re established their Office, aud
bad lines IN working order in two
hours after the fire commenced.
The calamity is without prece.
dent in the history OF Pensacola and
business is almost suspended in
consequences. By far the best por.
ton of the business com iuunity and
the buildings in the city are in
smouldering ruirs. There is not a
newspaper office or job office, a
drug store or stationery store left
in the city. t
The Merchants hotel, one Of our
best hotels WAS also destroyed.
Insurance is held by those who
were burned out to the amount OF
about $3.50 QUO, it may reach $780,.
QUO. The loss, however, is much
greater. All the Gust omhouse pa.
p-rs were lost. The postotfice aud
Unired States court clerk saved
their mails aud papers.