Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-17
New YonK. Sept IS.

New YonK. Sept ~.
Destructive Fire.-A fire broke out at half
past O'Clock this morning in stable in the rear
Of John II Ffederick's bakery. sc Vandam ST.,
and was driven by north west wind towards
the corner Of Spring aud Hudson streets. The
whole block on the west side Of Hudson street,
between Spring and Vandan streets, excepting
the grocery Of Mr.. B. Melick. corner OF hud-
son and Vandam.) and the six first buildings on
the south side Of Spring street. from Hudson TO-
wards Greenwich street, together with all the
| back buildings on the square as for as Renwick
street. are burnt to the ground. Two other hou.
| SEES on Spring street and one on Vandam street
are stripped Of their roofs and Sbntents. The
first floors Of the front buildings were occupied
as shops; the upper parts and several Of thu back
saved but a small portion Of their effects. We
have heard Of no lives being lost.
Mss Beiknap's HiK-Miss Mary Belknap,
who died 10 this city few days since, made the
| following bequsts. Wiz
Buston Medical DIspensary $1,000
Overseer. of the Poor 1000
Asylum for Boys, 1000
Eye and Er lnfirmary, 1000
American Bible Society, 1000
Tract Society, 500
Education Society,". 1900
Boston Seamen's Friend Suciety. $500
There are other specific devises. amounting in
all to 356 5GO with the residue to the Mass
General Hospital, which it is supposed amounts
20 $50, O00.-Boston Gaz.
Erplosion oad Se,naraa5ie Preservation. On
Saturday afternoon last, report as loud as the
discharge Of twenty four FOUNDER, echoed
through our town. Il was made by singular
explosion in the iron foundry. They had been
rasting, and 1t was supposed that all the melted
iron mad ruR from the furnaces and preparation was
made for extinguishing the cnders that were left
The furnace is a sexagon, cased with iron. and
sets more than foot from the ground. on four
iron legs TO extinguish the cinders several buck.
cts of water were usualy turned into the hollow
lnder the furnace. and then the bottom Of the
furnace is opened, and the contents are emptied.
On this occasion the cinders bad in some way
confined portion of the melted iron, though It
WAS not supposed that any remained IN the fur
mace until the bottom was removed, when the
whole mass descended together into the water.-
Tie conclusion 1t occasIoued was tremendous.
the fur mace almost uninjured measured its length
upon the ground-partcles of the melted iron
we're thrown against the roof of he building; al.
though the large doors were open, every window
the building was sh tered and the heavy roof
a surface of perhaps 5000 square feet, was rails.
ed from the brick work to which it was attached,
and now rests about four inches above where it !
was previously located. One leg Of the furnace
was thrown the distance of thirty feet, over the
heads OF the workmen, and through window in |
the opposite corner. Of the thirteen men who
were IN the building, but one received any iniu.
~. aud he was not essentially hurt. The explo. |
sion was not heard by them. The work Of the
foundry has not been lmpedrd.
Portsmouth ". H. Paper.
7nrdy Honesiy.-A gentleman of this city,
had costly gold watch stolen from him about
three years since, whilst on pleasure trip from
Alexandria to Norfolk, ON board the steam boat
Columbia, Captain Mitchell. lie had the watch
made in London to order, and his name was plac- |
Ell on the face in large letters, instead of figures.
A dav or two since, his servant. on going into
the cellar Of his house, discovered something neat
ly and carefully folded, directed to the owner of
the watch, Market street, FeII's Point; on open.
ing which, his watch was found to be returned, |
with no other injury than broken chrystai.
Bali. Chron.
We remember that Mr. Monroe, though he
carefully avoided every thing which might mani
fest preference Of one candidate over another,
incurred no little Odium from the partiaity which,