Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-18
NETWORK, January 8.
GREAT FIRE,
St. Georges Chapel Burnt

GREAT FIRE,
St. Georges Chapel Burnt.
About one o'clock yesterday morn
ing, says the Columbian. q fire broke
out in MIR. Lering's (formerly Bur
ling's) cabinet makers work shop,
in the rear Of Beckman street, near
the Chapel, and communicating to
several other shops and wooden build
ings. threatened an extensive conila-
grafton. The night was still, the
snow falling heavily and very few
of our citizens aroused by the alarm.
The firemep, however, attended,
with their usual speed, and in the
course Of an hour were aided by q
oompetent namber of inhabitants, 4
by half past o'clock succeeded in
eonquering the flames.
From the excessive heat OF the
fire, the cornice Of the rear end of
that venerable pile, st. Georges
Chapel, covered with tin plates, seoa
caught, and though several times ey-
tiHgliisked, by Q o'clock was beyond
the reach of prevention, and by half
past three tho massy stespie fell
with a tremendous crash, in the bo-
dy of the church, providcntIy for
the neighboaring houses without
iniuripg a single person. The bell
rang till the last msmert Of safety,
aad the clock struck 2 just before the
th;kcnins flames closed its move
TnCDts.
In Beckman-str No. Is, be-
lon,;ing TO MIR. Thomas Bur!ieg and
occupied by Mr.. David Loring. az
cabinet warc-heass, destroyed
The hoae,e Ne. 81, occupied as a
clearinghouse by Mrs. Baker; and
NO. 50, occupied by Mrs. Mer-
eereaa aud Mr.. Purday, nearly
consumed.-Mr. T;mpsoa's cabinet
ware house and Mr.. Haywoed's car
pcn,er shop, in the rear, bnrnt--in
the rear of Ferry street.-the back
buildings, and a quantity OF leather
-Aquantity of tobacco of MIR. T.
LeriIlard's and oil, belonging to Mr..
Peter Youns-And in Clif.street,
the dwelling. house of the Manumis-
sion society occupied as tue African
Free School-.slso, several barrels
of beef, stored in the rear Of Cliff
street and a large quantity of vi
ucgar, in a yard in the rear of Beck
man-street, belonging to MIR. Hamii-
ton, destroyed-A number OF other
back buildings were consumed, which
we are not able TO enumerate.
Sevaral of the neighborisg houses
we're frequently on fire, from the
cinders from the stceple of St.
Georges, which flew to an immense
distance toward the southwark, and
nothing but the snew which had for
.tunateIy just fallen and covered the
roofs OF the buildings, prevented .
greater extent Of the copfagratisn.
TIE spectacle from the height 4
brightness Of the flames, and on the
falling of the streeple, was awfaily
magnificent but the scene .ester-
day morning presented a msiancho-
~ and mas.y pile Of ruins.
By the falling ola wall OF Mr..
Buling's house, occupied by Mr.
Loring, three men we're much injur-
ed, and MIR. Gerardus Burger, and
Mr.. George w. Gosnan, we under
stasd, dangerously. /
Great Credits due to the citizens
for afsording refreshments TO those
employed at the frs and particularly
to MIR. Jacob Barker. who kept his
house open, and Literally furnished
vietuals and drink Of all kinds.
BRITISH ACCOUNT FROM
NIAGARA.
Fronsthe Platisburs Republicans, Of
January 4.
We step the press to copy the fol-
ewing from hasdbill printed ut
Montreal, sn Tuesday moraing,
Dee. IS.