The New York Herald

The Late Fire In Mobile.—The Montreal Herald of the 27th ult., speaking of the destructive fire at that city, says:—When it was first seen, the smoke issued from every crevice in the building, from the lower story to the roof. The flames, about half past five, broke from the upper part of the rear, and long before any water could be used the whole building was wrapped in a sheet of the most intense flame. The house was a tall, flimsy concern, whose walls had not sufficient strength to maintain themselves. As soon, therefore, as the inside supports were burnt out, they toppled and fell. The weight of this mass tumbling on the eastern store, occupied by Mr. Strickland, crushed it down, and, in falling, carried with it a portion of the store tenanted by Mr. Raymond. It was with some difficulty that the fire could be prevented from extending so as to consume the store on the corner, in the occupancy of Messrs. Daniels & Brothers. On the west side of the Messrs. Stanton, the dry goods store of Messrs. Pollard & Edwards was also consumed, with everything in it. The most lamentable part of the fire was the injury done to several persons by the falling of the walls. Mr. Joseph B Jacques, a clerk of Barron, Mead & Co., was dreadfully wounded. His body was scorched and bruised so much that no hope is entertained of his surviving. While they were digging him from the ruins, in a half dying condition, he said, "take me out of this, boys, as soon as possible, for I assure you it is a mighty unpleasant place." Here another lot of wall came down, and he was again buried. Mr. George B. Taylor, employed in Mr. Conning's jewellery store, was also dreadfully hurt, but it is thought that he will survive. Two others, Mr. A. Simon, foreman of fire company No. 2, and John Haas, a lad employed as city porter, were also bruised and burned, but not dangerously. Nothing was saved from the stores that were consumed. That of Messrs. Pollard & Edwards was not opened at all until the interior was entirely consumed. They lost everything, and, we are informed, were only partially insured. The doors of the store occupied by Messrs. Stanton were broken down in the early part of the fire, but neither goods nor account books were saved. Their loss is some $14,000, of which $8,000 were insured. The loss involved in their books may be considerable. Mr. Strickland's stock was almost entirely lost. His loss is estimated at $12,000, with an insurance of $8,000. Mr. Raymond was insured for twelve or fifteen hundred dollars, which will cover his loss. From the stores of Mr. Shelton and Mr. Grifin, on Water street, all the goods were removed, with considerable damage. From that of Daniels & Brothers there, and also from that of Mr Rapelje, a part of the goods were removed. The stores occupied by Messrs Pollard & Edwards and Stanton & Brother were owned by Mr. Bloodgood. All of them, we are told, were insured to their full value.