The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-05-04

Fias IN NEw-Yoa4.-On Saturday
afternoon, q 6rc commenced 10 the roof of
q Csrpenter's shop in Gold street, on the
side, about half way between Maidsa- -lsnc
and John-street, which was caused by Q
spark from the furnace Of q steam engine.
The combustible nature Of tho buildings
was such, that the fire spread with great
rapidity sDd the wind being fresh fou
the South, the flames soon reached the
opposite side OF tho street. In the
course of the afternoon, not withstanding
the well applied exertions Of the frcmen,
about eight dwellings and three csrpen-
ters shops wore laid ~ ashes. The car
penters have lost all their lumber
and partly finished work, and are the
greatest suffsrers.--Lswrence g. Reese
lost their brick store, sad about $4,000
worth Of goods. The BRICK and brick
front houses Nos. 13, Is, IL and ~, on
tho north side Of the street, with some
hack buildings, were burnt-and three or
four dwellings on the south side. The
houses were occupied by Mcssrs. A. C.
& Il. Chttendcn, James u. Cascoigne,
Charles Grice, Y. Surgeon, Zachariah
Griswold, and by several other lamiliss,
whose names We could not ascertain--20
or thirty houses in John street were ~
parently in such danger, that they were
vacated, and the street filed with house
hold furniture and considerable damage
was done to the houses by the water
thrown upon them to prevent the extcn-
sion of the fire. Too much praise cannot
be bestowed upon the fremcn for their
skill and cxertions, without which the
connagration would have been awfully
extensive. 1t is remarkable, that the fire
has laid open the ground recently pur:
chaseds(or extensive Improvement and a
new street, to run from Pearl 10 Gold
street-and we should not wonder, from
destruction ofthe buildings on the north
side, if the new street should be carried
through to William-street, rs there is
much rear ground for extensive stores OF
dwellings. We have not learned the a.
mount of insurance on tho above proper
~.
II is singular that the house in which
the fire originated, was the only house
left standing during the fire which occur
red in 1893, the night before the city was
evacuated by the British troops-and ev-
en- part ofthis house has remained char
rcd ever since.
FIRE IN MoNTREAL.-The following is
a letter from the Montreal Herald office,
dated April 25th, addressed tho N. York
Courier and Envuirer
DEAR Sir. The British American Ho-
tel, in this city, was burnt to the ground
last evening. The Messrs. Herman's
were about giving concert at 8 o'clock.
The large ball room, capable of holding
500 people was prepared, and the altar
noon to it, had been previously decorated
with branches in limitation Of an arbor, on
Capt. Back the previous evening receiv.
ing the company who attended the dinner
given to him by thd citizens Of Montreal.
About quarter before eight variegated
lamps were lighted, and in an instant the
boughs which were lett from the previous
evening and perfectly dry, caught Ere,
and presented, before you had time fQr
ref, ction, ono massof flame. Capt. Lnc-
kin, formerly Of the FIRE department Of this
city, instantly closed tho large folding
doors, and we had no means Of escape but
by the windows, which were four stories
high in the rear and three stories in the
front. There were at this period only 4
gentlemen and 81 ladies present. The
cries and shricks were appalling. The
flames soon burst into the room with an
indescribuble feIceness, while we were
expecting instant death. At this critical
moment ladder was raised to one Of the
front windows, and miraulously all cscap-
ed.-Had it occurred quarter OF an hour
later there would have probably been
three hundred persons in the room, and
in that case few would have been saved.
Nothing but the walls are standing. In
surance about S42, 800 upon tho building
and furniture. The consternation ia the
city was indscribablc knowing that so
many lives were exposed-but we have not
heard Of any one having suffered death.
Some have been seriously burnt. A
mougst whom, we hear is one of the Her
mans. / write in great haste, with a
mind Mortified by the scene, and thankful
for the escape Of myself and family.
BRIGHTON MARKET-Apri %.
(Reportcd for the Boston Patriot.).