Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-11-11
Friends Meeting house, all situated

Friends Meeting house, all situated
il Congress street. About 40 O'Clock
that noble ediiice, the pride aud orns
ment Of the town, and the most supe-
,,erior establishment Of the kind mi
The u. States, or in fact. in amy part
Of Europe, was nothing bat one heap
Of ruin.
The buildings in Congress street,
opposite to the Exchange Coffee
House, owned and improved by Mes
SIS. Young and hlinps. editors OF the
Palladium, Mr.. Wright, taii'r. and
others, were on fire; but in consequence
Of the cast wall OF the Coffee House
standing entire, and apparently ready
TO fall, i; was thought dangerous t.
4 approach them, and that it would he
Impossible to save these buildings.
But by the perseverance of the fire
\ wards, and the usual spirit and ccur-
i, age OF the several engine companies,
4, the fire was cx,inguished, and onl.
J the g upper stories OF Alessrs. Young
/, and Minus hnilding, and the upper
!, story Of MIR. Wrishi's house. wer;
I. destro, cd Messrs. Wells and LILLY
, printers, improved the two upper
: stories in Messrs. Young and Nsinn:
hui"lias, III wlirh they had great
X quantity Of paper. books. &c their loss
D.. must he consiberable.---lsii the mate
H., rials of the Daily Advertiser Otiire
: Gazette Olive, and Centinei OH G.
i and oil tho goods, fnraiturc, &r. |,
: the baii.sinss near thc Coffee NoUs'
we're removed to places oi',ncre snFt!
y Ills caused great coa!asion; tia
!. streets were u!urh en-; suffered will
c farinus articles promis aousiy thrown
J. together. III The rear Of TIE Collie
nj .!oasa. on bevahs!.ire street. iou
G brick buildings. i stories high. wrr
= destroyed. two Of lhcm were ;.ttuehr'
a To Tie {. S:ouse. t!.c upper storM
d improved Tor sleeping roo:n. and liz
lower stories rad becn fitted up int
b vcT, iinc bathing roons. for the us
J. Of the loncers il the hnuse, and III
citizens generally. The other 1"
were improved ty A!e,srs. Green an
o Lincoln, printer, White. .ai!nr. SIEVE
= raj shocmakers. and small families.
{ The E. g. House. unier lie mal
j ageRent Of Mr.. Earnuw, hal yep
II ileserye'!Iy attained great relnt .tini
i and WAS as cre.siiaLir to iIin as saiis
e factory to the gentlemen hnresor;e
= there. fits Toss 0s',st 'ie great, as Ia
81 the house was ese3antly furnished, |
q What furniture was not consume
II building is hrol;pn. lost, aEii other
in wise much ini"rcd---that is. greo
S, part Of il. Al this time d great mar
t. lodsers were in isr hanse, many q
is whom have lost their baggage. ~,
y ifon. Mr.. Clay has LOST part of Nj
T. hagSAgr.
in NE lire took place in The 7lh stor,
IS in u room situated at The souih We:
ID Garner of the building. in wAiriI wa
t. kept billiard table. bat Whether
III Originated, fram IA ian,p, or ,icsr'
d in the chimney, CANNOT be asrc!iai'
vel ed.
,r That splendid c:.iiicc contained NJ
Is wards Of 500 rooms, and cost d
& original prop:ieta" nearly S5OO,oot
veil understand that one o.; the pr, So,
proprietors had $1,000 insacc
u which is all the insurance that was {
r. lho building.
lis i Lc pn!ire Of the town have ci,
Ii ployed Dum!,er Of Dcn, whoare no
IA at work, cnticavofins 10 fell the wa
!. 30 the east side in'o tbs cellar. as
Vt. now stands il is very dangerous
pass, and should il gall across ii
street, must crus,. the building OPP,
site.
About half past IL O'Clock. anolh
,sl alarn OF fire was given, which prov,
81, 10 be brewery at Charleston
which was consumed; and part Of
r., rope walk.
~ The several printing Offices are
- such deranSed btate. that think
i, doubtful ii any papers arc issued 1
ho morrow.
-. Iours, S. T0pLlFF.
as
'e. E1tract Of letter recs;rcd at N''
of, Orleans, dated.
l,ul So Nutci,itn-l,pS Cnnt 90