Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-11-23

| IN this world oil care Is Drignteneu anu
cheered, brought consolation, and pointed
to better days. Disease had ceased--the
periodical work OF death completed, The
late deserted abodes OF her inhabitants
tiIling-vessels arriving in her port---tie
appearance OF business reyiving. On
Thursday morning last, about 3 o'clock,
1.-THE cry Of Fire was gwen ! aud the delu-
Esion vanished. Her bright hopes were
destroyed.
The irightful picture is before rs, and
it is our duty to present Ito our distant
readers. The fire originated back OF a
small building occupied by Mr.. Samuel
Adkins, as grocery store, situate on the
wharf, near Dock-street, and adjoining
I the large brick warehouse lately occupied
as the '76 Coffee House, in part Of which
was the Office aud counting room OF Ga
briel Holmes, Esq. The ~combustible
matter, and the materials of which most
of the buildings in the neighborhood we're
composed, hadbeen prepared by drought
| of nearly seven weeks TO further the work
OF destruction. 1t would be impossible for
us 10 follow the fire in its progression
such was its fapidity, extending in every
direction, that the melancholy result was
at once perceived; and The general object
was to remove such articles from the
buildings thai time would permit. This
desire was manifested by almost every
Eperson, however remotely situated; for
fsuch was me appearance Oh ininss al one
time, that the obstruction OF the Wnoie
town appeared almost inevitable. on the
exertfon oil those VINO arrested us progress
Tor saved the property OF the cilizens 100
much praise caunot be bestowed; and II
our time or limits would permit at present,
most willingly would we bestow upon them
the humble NEED OF our warmest grsti'ude
and thanks; put the approving FEELINGS Oh
'heir own eonse'ehces WI, give ''iellf more
satisfaction man any 'fiDn'e we cou'd
oiier.
From the best calculation we can make,
the whole number Of houses destroyed are
about three hundred. OF every description,
| including the Presbyterian Church, lately
terecsed; ana lIie 'o'ai loss 0, properly
between SIX ana seven huiofea shousaha
tdoiiars.
| 1.-THE Wilmington paper here gives list of the
principal sufferers, winch we presume wouid De
a''''''e' s''''s ~
1t is almost Impossible TO ascertain the
extent oil Individual losses. Every per
son within the bounds oil the flre, and all
those without 1t, who removed their pro-
perty, lost more or less. But the extent
Of loss, as y regards merely its amount
is not the criterion OF IFS lnJury--lt is him
.ha' mas lost pis an, me unprotected, 'ne
ifie.iuless' ahu ing heip'ess' ''ia' o'isu' !"
excite our piIy ana comPassion' ana cans
Tor our assistance.
Only one life was lost. Capt. Farquhar
M'Hae, alter the fire had almost subsidized,
who ventured within building for the
purpose of saving property not his own.
The walls fell, and ne was crushed tol
atoms. He was a useful citizen IN his
sphere OF NE, ana wou,u nave Deeti re.
gret'ed even 'iau ne uieu On tue COUCH VI
disease.
To give our readers at distance an
idea of the part Of the town destroyed, its
limits correctly we will endeavour to de-
scribe-commencing at the corner of Sc
cond and Market streets, at building
owned by Mrs. Toomer, near the Town
Hall; running westwardTy TO the store Of
Richard Lloyd on the river thence down
the river to Orange street; thence east
wardly up Orange street, to Second street
and from thence northwardly along Second
street TO the begiuning--comprising four
whole squares. every building 10 which
were destroyed, excepting brick ware
house belonging TO Hanson Kelly, Esq. the
building occupied by Archibald Taylor,
and blacksmith shop. Without these