American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-15
GREAT FIRE IN BOSTON.

very destructive FIRE took place in Boston on
Wednesday last, of which we have the following
particulars from the Boston Courier Extra.
cit becomes our duty to record the occurrence
Of another extensive fire, which has destroyed a
large amount of property and converted number
of elegant, commodous and valuable edhces into a
pile of smoking ruins.
About half an hour before O'Clock, "Wednesday
morning, fire was discovered in the store OF Mr..
w Brown, on the south side Of Cour, street. The
alarm was instantly given. but before efficient aid
could be obtainedr the flames had made such pro
eress as to set at defiance all exertions to conhne
them TO the building where they originated. The
wind was brisk at northwest, aud waited the blazing
combustibes, in the direction oil Water st In about
two hours and half, the fire was subdued, alter
having destroyed the row OF brick buildings on the
south side Of the street, from the Old Court House
10 the building on the OF Court Street, the
house back of Cornhl Square formerly owned by
p Gavety, and number OF smaller buildings in the
rear. The following is list Of the tenants with
their occupations, Of the buildings burned and in
ured.
On the south side Of Court street. Tudor's building ESQ
taled) occupied by Mr. Bacon apothecary messrs Il
fer Morey and Dunlap atlornes, and Amin and Smith.
engravers The range of brick buildings almost new, own
ed by Hon Peter c. Brooks. occupied by g. Wheerght,
umbrella maker, Daniel Messenger, halter, Brown, bat
er A. Eison tailor, and the offices of Brooks II.
y Otis. ir w y. Otis, L. Winthrop, Shaw, s. Bart
lett $ d. Wood, Sherman Leland, W. Paine, Augustus
Peabody, James Savage, T. Blair, George Blake u s.
f District attorney, L. Wetmore, William t. Andrews The
adjoining brick building owned also by MI Brooks, and
occupied by O. Greenleaf, BOOKSELLER j. ~ Austln
county attorney and Farnham Phelps printer The next
building making tho corner ct Cornll, was preserved
with much difficulty, and not without considerable injury
On the north side of Court street the elegant edice be-
longing TO j. Heard. ir register of probate occupied by
himself, c. p Curtis, Quincy, jr., William r. Mason, at
eorneys and Wells Lilly, booksellers The next build
g belonging to the estate of the late Judge Dawes occu
pied by Mrs. Preston mner, and the upper part of
dwelling house. The next ownedb by Mr.. Brooks occup-
eddy Elias Payne shoe store, R. ADAM attorney, and
! Hastings, manufacturer OF printing ink.
On the alley leading south by the Old Court House all
me buildings occupied by j. Farrie. A. Moore. VIII
aam and G. Whiteman, attorneys, and Luke Baldwin,
y tepuy sheriff.
81 The block Of buildings extending from Cornhill
square TO Court street, preserved, but much IN
q lured in the rear.
n A Eve story building belonging TO the President
#o the United States occupied by Messrs. Welsh
land Eckley, attorneys, was considerably damaged.
81 We have not ascertaned the probable total a.
4 mount Of losses.
The loss Of Wells and Lilly is probably the most
n severe. 1t was extensive and valuable. comprising
\ an assortment of the best European, and American
\ 0ooks. Value from 80 to $4,000
Many valuable law libraries are utterly consumed (;
wat OF Mr.. Oils, Geo. Sullivan Esq, Mr.. Blake,
"isr'ct Attorney, Mr.. Peabody and others"