Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-22
GREET FIRE IN NEW Work.
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Millions Of property destroyed: -
a little before o'clock, last evening fire broke out
n:te Of Comstock u Andrews. in Merchant street.
which threatened extensive destruction The street is
.ar.ow and built both sides with high Stores pr!nci
rally occupied by dry goods o;bers and importers The
w.ad blowing gale at \. W., the thermometer at or
iow zero the MIGRANTS mostly frozen aud the engines
s>s unfit for service in consequence OF the freezing
o the hose from their exposure the preceding night
great fears Of extensive damages expressed at the
onmcnccment of the fire, and these fears have been
than real!zcd-Nercr has such con.agratIon been
Witnessed in this CITY. The amount Of property de-
sroycd must te MANY MILLIONS OF. DOLLARS.
In the course of % minutes from the commencement
Of the first not only the building in which it originated
ba the whole both side, of the street to Pearl street
wer: in blaze Never was more rapid extension OF
The flames. The stores Pearl street and on each side
Merchant street, were soon enveloped IN the deVour
in: clement, Soon the flames extended across 10 the
south side Of Pearl street, and at this time eleven clock
haT. DESTROYED nearly the whole block that side OF the
street, from and including the store of Arthur Tappan 81
Co.. to Wall street. Thence they have already extended
Water street. increasing in strength and violence and
threaten The destruction of all the property on Wa
From, aud South streets, from Pearl street to the river,
ard tho west side Of Wall street nearly to Old slip
Some vessels in Coffee House slip already fire
lie night is intensely coldand the Of destruction
most sublime and owfu 1t is just reported that the
stores in Exchange place. in the Of the Exchange,
nave taken fire. There is now loud explosion of pow
C! The bursting Of casks Ut sPiruous liquors IN
store in Water or Font street. The gines can do
l,ihag to stop the progress of the flames.
HALF FAST 1.-The flames are now raging IN every
e;ec?n from the place where they originated ALI the
buildings in Exchange street, below the Exchange. are
d"Ssy"d-threc or four Of the buildings in Exchange
t'rc fire, and the whole block to William street,
as wei! as tho Exchange, is in danger. The wind has
that subsidized
us impossible to calculate the amount of damage al
ready susain-d-such goods could be hastily saved.
arc sswed in th- streets. We shall annex list Of such
Q" TIE occupants of the and sufferers, we can
sa'ier N tine confusion that prevails Many I'M nense
stocks o goods consumrd 1t is believed that morc
an one hundred stores and warehouses, including ma
Of the most valuable in the city, are already destroyed
Twelve % LocK-Thc rear of the Exchange Ii now
On tire, which is extending into the Post Office a
FF'ns force of frcnen placed there, and hopes arc
entertained that this building will be saved The tre Is
sui extending to South strect-sone OF the vessels be-
tween Coffee House and Old Slips have taken tire.
OSE ocLocK.-The Exchange still on tire IN Inc rear
nc letters have been removed from the Post Office
mere is now no knowing where the flames Will be
s'oPl"d-he hydrants exhaus:cd--tc hose OF ma
ny OF The eng frozen, and useless and INC amcs
extending Never was awful sight than Is now
resented. The FIRE is yet extending west IN feaIi
Svt e"a will rrchahly axtond II Old Slip, and sweep
I'd by Pearl, South and Wall streets, and Old Slip
ih" buildings the west side of Wall street between
:e Exchange and Pearl street, are yet standing, some
o. them much damaged in the rear Nearly the whole
block, bounded by Merchant street, Exchange PLACE,
Villain street. and Pearl street, an immense pile OF
rev and valuable warehouses, is now on ire and many
.! them already reduced to ashes. The grows
worse and werse-the Exchange, it is said, cannot be
saved II this is destroyed all Wall street below Will
lam street must share the fate and expose to de-
s''ncton the buildings east to ncalcuabe extent.
The stores of Rowland & Aspinwa Moses Taylor,
SH'ih IL Town, Osborn & Young, and the whole on
south street, Front street, Water street and Pearl street
Between Coffee House and Old sips are rapidly con-
S'i!Ng. Fears entertained that the fire will
""a OH Pearl street below Old slip The Gazette office
ana "0ny of tho merchants clearing out. The EI-
ehflse, 1t Is said cannot be saved and pre-
it'hS TO move our publishing Office from the opposite
side o: the street
liREh o cLocK.-Thc Exchange is in runs-it is re.
ported mat several persons have been killed. severely
wounded BY the falling Of the walls The FIRE has now
tA.shoed north from the Exchange William street. on
potn Slces ana threatens to continue throuoh 10 Broad
eet ne Garden street Church is said to be on fire
The cast side of Wall street is We, SAFE Tia sc.ne ~
dcsoalon from Pearl street 70 the East river is awful
messenger has just been despatched to tie NAVY Yard
in' supply of powder to blow up buildings in order &c
SOP the progress Of the flames. The wind continues
highland there yet no favorable prospect of any ccs
ston OF the iames-they have reached the rear Of
Broad street.
fsa s'reetrom Wal! street to Old slip on both sides
dill destroyed
showed ~ 'f' " ~
Front street, from Wall street to Old slip, all de
Stroyed ~ ~ Wv o'P'
| iIHerchant street, all destroyed.
Exchange place to William street, az destroyed.
j DESTROYED. wv '''"' " al s'''
forR ocLocK-Thers is hcrt that the fire in Wall