NEW YORK, April 10. – Last night a fire broke out in the
five story marble building, No 69 Duane street, the premises of David Sterritt
& Co., importers of laces and embroideries.
The entire building and its contents were destroyed. Sterritt & Co.’s loss is supposed to be
$50,000. The first floor was occupied by
Hoffman, Place & Co., dealers in gentleman’s furnishing goods. The greater part of the stock was
removed. Loss about $5,000; said to be
insured. Loss on the building about
$20,000.
The Times’ Beaufort letter of March 31st says Lieut. Hoxton,
from Chippewa, landed yesterday and had an interview with Major Allen touching
the arrangements for the capture of the Fort.
A guard from the Rhode Island 4th crossed over on Saturday
and Sunday, taking possession of the beach south west of Fort Macon, and cutting
off the communication with the cattle on which Colonel White has drawn
heretofore for his supplies of fresh beef.
Thus, step by step, the fortification is surrounded by our forces and
final attack will not be long delayed.
Guards have been placed aboard the British ships Reliance
and Condor, found at Beaufort loaded with rosin and turpentine.
Since the conflagration after the battle at Newbern it is
reported that some seven thousand barrels of spirits of turpentine have been
consumed in this vicinity. About 10,000
barrels are now loading for New York.
– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862, p. 3
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