Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-08
From the N. Y Com. .4dveytiser IF sfondag.
FIRE AND LOSS OF liz Es

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From the NJ Y Com. Advertiser IF afondag.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIVES.
fire broke out yesterday morning about half pa AZ
| O'Clock in the bakery of Mr. William q Humbert
No 2e4. Bowery, between Prince and Sprag streets,
and before the flames got under, DESTROYED Sc
ven houses most of them story brick front dwell
llngs, fronting on the Bowery, and burnt through
the centre of the entire block Elzabeth-street in
Gu ing In the rayages TWO large brick houses, a
slaughter house, and small buildings on the east
side OF the latter street, with all the buildings in the
rear The further progress OF the flames south was
arrested by solid brick wall, formed by the end of
/ a tnree story brick house fronting the Bowery
and the end wall of the Chambers Melting Com
pany establishments Fortunately there was very
little wind at the time, otherwise, as the neghbor.
ing buildings were very dry, and the difficulty of
obtaining water was very great, the conaagration
would probably have been very extensive
What renders this occurrence peculiarly disastyons
Is 'hat four OF the men employed in Nj Hunber, s
bakery were burnt to death 1t is supposed they
We're asleep at the time the fire commenced and
the flames spread with such rapdity that thew were
enyeoped IN them before they had time to escane
fhe names OF the deceased were, Samuel Clark
native OF New York, aged 10; George Lane and
Bernard Jocelyn, both of Prussia, aged 2i aud John
Gallagher, a native of Ireland, aged 22. The re-
mains OF three of the bodies have been found The
following is list of property destroyed as far as we
have been able to ascertain:
On the Bo,oery-No. 229 A brick building or
cnpied as dwelling by Dr.. Hibbard and by Mr limo
tiny Hubbard as drug sore--roof burnt off and other
wise lnlured-furniture and goods partly saved
NO. ego Brick 'front.' occupied by Il. R. Percy,
burnt down.
No 226. Brick front, occupied by Mr. Columbus
Burr, Jeweiler-part of the property saved but the
loss s,, sui Notwithstanding consumed
The above property belonged to Mr. Fred Shon-
nard, Of Yonkers, and was all insured.]
No 294, (where the fire commenced) brick, occu-
pied by VIM b Humbert, baker-buiIdings consumed
Loss IN Hour 20 barres) wood and furniture, consi-
p--h HInn n1ynaA h,,l LIZ, W
on tins property, said to be $4,000
No 222. Wooden-Mr. Lambs oil store-burnt
down entireiy--owned by Mrs idley.
No. go Brick, occupied by Or. Dayton-entrely
destroyed. Insured for $4,000.
No 2l8 Bflck, occupied by a R. Jarvis cordial
$4,000. amount -
On Elisabeth street, an Tie rear of the above No.
moson, burnt down @ II
stroyed. NC,
No. 1873 and rag Two frame houses, occupied by
several families-ehirely burnt down.
On Prince street.-The dweIlino Eouse fovo.d by
Fred. Shonnard) and occupied by Wm. Hilton, roof
slightly injured. wv
large warehouse owned by Mr. Shonnsrd in
wn,cn was stored property belonging to DR. Hubbard
ana Mr.. Hilton was burnt together with all It's con
tents. We learn that the nsurancr on the whole Of
MI Shonnard sPfoPerty amounted to $4,000
. we nave not been able to ascertain satisfactoYiIv
the cause OF this sad disaster. Mr. Humbert was
fIrst awakened by the cracking of the flames. and
hostened to remove his family After telling bis
wife TO take Der child and hy to the street. he nro.
ceeded TO the chamber where hs men and bovs slent
and gave The alarm One of the bows had nrevionslv
seen The flames and hurried to the bed room of M
ana Mrs This apprentice, and another. with
MI and Mrs. liumbert, and their infant with diff
Guilty escaped down stairs with their lives: third
apprentice leaped out of the window A nornino
paper says that 1.-TWO yosng LADIES' the ono gist or 70
Mrs. Humbert..th other her cousin perceiving Tho
hames had intercepted their fight by the saS,vav
crep out ofthe garrett window and over the roof IF
an s93eimng house, into which they got by another
WINDOW, and this house subsequently burned. y
mere were seven persons in the bed room over the
bakery, three men and four boys.
The want of water was the cause of tho dos,r,n
ton OF so much property. At an early period. one
engine VIII cb was stationed close to the fire ,vonld
nave exting'nshed the flames, had supply of wafer
been continued Every cistern in the nelobbo,bood
wbich could be got at was drained, and the Chan ,
dlcrs meilidg establishment, which coDtaiuaa df,o
barrels Of tallow, was saved by the extraerdnarv
eTtIoDs OF small private engIne called the jsJ
sJoke, Jr. manned by young men.
MANY engines were useless for the want of ,oatev
Had the Public Reservoir been in operation rnnch
properly might have been saved.
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cape Cod Log Books--s'Tbis III hour o1enensss
wine ffI5h gals and trnfng ", ~, ~