Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-04
New YoRK, May I
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!
-Four Blocks of Buildings nearly Desfroyed-
Forty Horses Burnt TO Death.

-Four Blocks of Buildings nearly Desfroyed-
Forty Horses Burnt TO Death.
Within one week from this day, it has been
our painfu duty to record three destructive fires,
and TINS ,lay the fourth, far more disastrous than
either of the former. and more extensive than
any that has occurred in this city for the last
quarter Of a century.
Abcut eleven o'clock last night the alarm was
Given. and n was soon asccrtained that the ex-
ten.ive Stables Of Messrs Kipp & Brown, pro-
pr,etors of the Greenwich Stages, were on ARE;
and the work Of destruction did not cease until
all ths buildings four blocks, or squares, were
nearly MISUNDERSTANDING, it is computed,
from one hundred aud thirty to one hundred and
fifty houses. and driving into the street from
three hundred and fifty to four hundred families.
Such scenes OF distress were never before Wit
messed by the thousands Of persons who were
the lockers on of this dreadful calamity. We
fully concur with the Daily Advertiser Of this
morning. that - language Can scarcely describe
the scene Of confusion and CONSIDERATION at this
moment-hundreds Of families who had removed
their furniture to places supposed BY them 10 be
secure, we're now seen flying in every direction
before the fury Of the all absorbing eIement;-
in many instances, furniture after being remov-
ed, was destroyed by the fire. Through the dense
cloud oi smoke and burning embers. children
halt naked were to be seen running to and frO
CRYING for their parents, and parents in despair
sbrIekins the names Of their children"
The stables where the FIRE originated were si-
tuated ON the corner Of Hudson and Bank-slreets.
Tie wind blowing gale from the eastward at
the time, and so rapid was the progress OF the
deyouriug element, that in five minutes from
its commencement the stables were IN one sheet
of flame, and in twenty minutes the block OF
buildings bounded by Hudson. Bank, Greenwich
and Hammond streets, were burnt to the ground
II communicated to the adjoining block, taking
westerly direct ton, which, very soon after, shar-
ed the same fate The flames soon spread TO thieves.
terly side Of Hammond street, and shortly after
the entire row fronting on Perry street and ex-
tending all the way to Washington street, COM
prisius altogether four squares was in blaze
jf those Who are not acquainted with that part OF
the civ will look at the map they will see that
The hioeks between Greenwich and Washington
st,.ets are very large We understand that the
io,s beins deep there were dwelling houses both
an the fronts and rears Of most OF them.
The loss ut property has been hastily estimat-
a., :, from faro hundred to t,oo hundred and ffiy
Thousand doliarss it is feared that comparatively
b., s,,sl n,r,,on is insured. We learn that
KIM & Browns paiity expired only yesterday.
~ ne ,lsy before The loss Of these gentlemen
will be very severe. Form addition 10 the nun
Der of horses. eight stages were burnt, tn!ee OF
which we're new. The ire ~ generally Oe"eSeo
tn have been the work Of q female incendiary.-
Some misunderstanding having taken place De-
tween the person suspected and one OF the dri.
yers. and she was beard 10 say, last night, that
she would have reveDge-and in less than two