Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-16
NV YonK, June Is.

NEW YORK, June To-
Eire-Last evening about 8 o'clock, the bells
in the lower part of the city, gave the alarm OF
fire. when it was ascertalned that IL proceeaeu
from the extensive hard bread bakery NO: ~
Dutch street, belonging to Messrs. D. a. WV
son. Before the engines could be iornea III s'',e'
and supply of water obtained, the whole OF the
interior of the building was IN iiame' when ours'
forth with erea, fury from The windows, compel.
ling the Hook and Ladder men to remove 1he
ladders to the opposite side of the street. A par
tial SUNNY of water was obtained from plugs, but
these soon gave out. and suspension OF from
eirht to ten minutes occurred before line from
the river could be formed. When this was effect
ed, the stream was soon stopped in consequence
of some defect in three or four o: the machines.
1t required some time to remove the defective en-
eines and replace them with others, mean time
the fire ragged violently, and from he nature OF
the articles IN the building, the Whole was soon
in one sheet of flame. The roof fell III. and the
neishtoring buildings were in great danger. until
nearly midnight, when it was so far subdued, as
| to permit some Of the frcmen to be discharged,
| although many remained on duty until 5 this
morning. At 7 O'Clock, the ruins having again
burst into flames, an alarm was given, ami the
fremen were second time on duty for an hour.
The building in which it originated. is entirely
destroyed: large quantity of -four and bread
has been also burnt. The three story house on
the west, occupied by Mr.. Darlington. was injur-
ed but ultimately saved by the spirited exertions
Of the 6remen: the three story dwelling on the
east occupied by Mr.. Diamond, "as slightly in.
Ijured. In the rear, tie lire communicated to the
sversmi!h shop of Gale & Mosely, but it was
soon eXtingulshed.
The loss of the Messrs. Wilson's is estimated
I,S0 oil, haT ,,c
The fire, is believed to have been caused BY the
carelessness of some of the workmen, who on
Saturday night left quantity of wood to dry III
the oven.
Dutch street is very marrow. and the building
on the opposite side, the residence Of the Rev.
MIR. Van Vleeck, pastor of the Moravian Church,
was saved from injury BY adopting Matthew Ca
rey's plan of placing wet carpettng over the
whole Commercial
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FAYETTEVILLE. y. G. MAY 9TH.
Our country friends will fiud on reference to
the advertisements, that considerable quantities
of Goods have been saved from the flames, and
the arrival of two or three boats from Whining
ton, has added materially to the stock of Groce-
ries, &c. We understand that stocks of Dry
! Goods from two houses in Wilmington are also
on the way up.
The melancholy aspect of things has been con-
siderably enlivencd within day or two by the
, sudden appearance of four small houses, moving
along among the ruins, to occupy places in the
, former business part of the town. They were
moved entirely, except floors and windows, upon
timber wagons. drawn by horses. There is eve
cry indication that business will centre in the
same part of the town as before, and that no time
! will be lost in erecting and repairing stores
q tho of
brick store entirely removed, the flooring on the
ground, and in day or two it will be laid and
every preparation made for rendering it habita-
j BILE as soon as possible. AS was stated in our
last, the spirit of enterprise is very far FROM being
, crushed.
, A large number Of mechanics. especially Car
penters and Bricklayers. andalmost any number
of Iabourers, will find immediate employment in
this place.
} The people of this town feel deeply the kind
ness of their neighbors of the adjoining towns
Raleigh and Wilmington especially, have done
nobiy. Very liberal contributions have also been
received from Hilsborough, Cheraw, Wadtsbo.
rough, Winton and Chesterfield. S. C. of which
more particular acknowledgements will be made
hereafter. On Sunday, a collection was to be
taken up in all the Churches in Norfolk
Observer.
-o6oG5GE1s
With unfeigned sorrow we discharge the me-
lancholy duty of recording the death of our vene:
rable and much valued feIow-citizen, Dr. JAMES
CARMICHAEL He died yesterday morning, in
the Goth year of his age.
| Doctor Carmichael was native of Scotland
At an early age he emigrated to America, and
became a resident of this town, where he COM
menced the practice Of his profession nearly for
ty years ago. He presented himself to our little
community, a youthful stranger, unknown and
unsustained by family or fortune. The virtues
of his h .art procured him friends, and the cult
waited resou, ces of his mind rendered other in
huence unnecessary to introduce him to iucra-
tive practice: in short time he triumphed over
every difficulty. and rapidly acquired that pro-
fesslonal emnence which he maintained to the
hour of his death.
Tho loss of such an individual is no common
calamity. Eminently skilled in the complicated
duties of his profession, he had acquired the un-
limited confidence of his numerous PATIENTS
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