Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-06-18

Destructive Fire.-Ihe Charleston
Patriot of Saturday, contains the follow
ing particulars of "a most destructive Fire
which occurred in that city OIL the night
Of the 5,h inst. -
EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
1t becomes our painful duty to record one
of the most awful and destructive confa-
grations that has visited our city since
the great fire of 1910. About half past
IL o'clock last night, the bells of st. Mi
chaePs Church sounded the alarm, but
before any number of citizens could as
semble the fire had made fearful progress.
1t broke out in a small wooden tenement
on the west side of Meeting, between
Hassell and Market streets, occupied by
Mr.. Sheppard as Saddler's Shop. 1t
socn spread OH both sides ofthat building,
but was arrested OH the South by IA brick
building, occupied by DIR. Wurdeman as a
tstudy, while on the North i, extended to
Hesscll-street. Crossing Meeting. street
at the Grocery, corner of Guignard.street,
occupied by Captain Each, the flames
spread Northwardly to Hassell. street,
which they also crossed at this spot, con-
suming two wooden tenements on the
North side Of Hassell-strect, next to the
corner of Meeting. street. Their further
progress Westwardly at this point was
arrested by the blowing up of a wooden
house in Hassefl-street. Southwardly on
the same side of Meeting. street, they ex-
tended to the Beef Market, the roof at the
East end of which was destroyed, and the
cupola considerably injured.
The connagration then took an easterly
course from Meeting street, and lcvellcd
all the buildings Oh the north side Of
Market.sreet OH both sides Of Ellery.
street on both sides of Guignard. ;
on both sides of Pinckney- street, with The
exception of two or three on the north
side,) until it reached Anson.st. where it
was arrested by blowing up the house at
the northeast corner Of Pinckney and
Anson. streets, not, however, until it had
destroyed all the buildings on the west
side Cf Anson-street, from Market-strect
to Bement IL Nlil!keu's Sugar Refinery,
including both sides Of Maiden Lane, from
Market to Pinckney-strce Crossing
Arson at its northern junction with Pinck-
ney-street, it spread still easterly, consul
ming three buildings on the north side of
Pinckney, and five on the cast side of An
son-street. At this point the devastation
was put a stop to by blowing up and pull.
ing down several wooden tenements to the
eastward of the fire. After destroying
the houses in Hascll-street, from the s. +.
corner of Meeting street to the brick
building occupied by the late John Ball,
Esq, it was arrested in this direction by
blowing up the house owned and occupied
by Mrs. Thompson, at the corner of Ha-
scll-strect and Maiden Lane, by which
the Trinity Church in Hascll. street was
fortunately saved. We regret to add,
however, that St. Stephens Chapel, in
Guignard-street, shared the fate of the
houses in that neighborhood. The Bap-
tist Lecture Room, in Pinckncy.st. was
also burnt.
| There is no estimating the extent of
tie loss ofproperty to the Westward OF
Meeting street, if the house occupied by
DIR. Wudeman, on the east side of Meet.
ing street, being of brick, had not been
saved by prodigious excrtions, the flames
in that case would have caught the large
wooden building called the Panorama, ,and
Seyle's suite frooms, and penetrated into
King st. The consequences we need not
describe.
i We have understood that the amount
of insurance at the Fire and Marine In.
surance Office is about $4,000, and at
the Union Insurance about $4,000.
/ Many ofthe houses being of wood,
were Of little account bat there were
several valuable buildings burnt in this
WIDE range of destruction. The wind at
the commencement of the fire blew from
the south west, but shifted several times
from s. w. to N. w. during the time
occupied by the conhagration. which was
nearly nine hours. 1t was calm, but the
combustible nature of the materials, the
season being unusually dry and the hou
ses mostly Of wood, with the narrowness
of the streets, gave the flames an intensity
and power that spread with fearful ra
pidity. The devastation this morning is
most appalling and heart rending. Tho
immense space occupied by the smoking
ruins, the number of destitute and house.
less poor, who have neither home nor shell
ter, strongly appeal to the feelings ofthe
charitable, and Charleston in this hour oi
distress to suffering hundreds will not
we are confident, make vain call foi
sympathy and succor, Oh her sister cities
the Union.
The number of dwelling houses ant
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