The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-12-26

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as could be hastily saved, are strewed
the streets. We shall annex list of III
occupants of the stores and sufferers, y
we can gather, in the confusion that pre-
walls. Many immense stocks of good
are consumed. Ii is believed that NOR
than one hundred stores and warehouses
including many Of the most valuable il
the city, are already destroyed.
Iwelve o'clock. The rear of the Ex.
change is now on fire, which is extending
INTO the Post Office, A strong force Of
firemen is placed there, and hopes are en-
tertained that this building will be saved
The fro is still extending to South street,
some of the vessels between Coffee
House and Old Slips have taken fire.
One o'clock. Exchange still on
fire N the rear - The letters have beer
removed from the Post Office. There i.
now no knowing where the fumes will be
stopped-the hydrants are exhausted
the hose ofmany ofthe engines arc frozen
and useless, and the flames extending -
Never was more awful sight than il
now presented. The fire is yet extending
west in Pearl street-9nd will probably
extend to Old Slip, and sweep of all the
valuable buildings on the three squares
bounded by Pearl, South and Wall streets
and Old Slip. The buildings on the west
side of Wall street between the Exchange
and Pearl street, are yet standing, some
Of them much damaged in the rears.-
Nearly the whole block, bounded by Mer-
chant STREET, Exchange Place, William
street, and Pearl street, On immense pile
of new and valuable warehouses, is now
on fire and many Of them already reduced
to ashes. The scene grows worse and
worse-the Exchange il is said cannot be
saved. If this is destroyed, all Wall
street below William street must share
the same fate, and expose to destruction
the buildings east to an encelcuiable ex-
tent
The stores Of Howland & Aspinwall,
Moses Taylor, Smith s. Town, Osborn 8
Young, and the whole Of South street.
Front street, Water street, and Pearl st :,
between Coffee House and old slips are
rapidlyconsum,ng. Fears are now en-
tertained that the fire will extend on
Pearl street below Old Slip. The Ga
zette office and many OF the merchants
are clearing out. The Exchange, it is
now said, cannot be saved, and we are
preparing to move our publishing office
from the opposite side OF the, street.
Three o'ctock.--The Exchange is in ru-
ins il is reported that several persons have
been killed, or severely wounded by the
falling of one of the walls. The fire has
now extended north from the exchange
to William street, on both sides and
threatens to continue through to Broad
street. The Garden st. Church is re-
ported to be on fire. The east side Of
Wall street is yet safe. The scene fd-ss a
olation from Pearl street to TIE East Riy-
er is awful. A messe-.ger has lust been
dipatched to tho .,avy Yard, for n supply
OF Powaer to blow up buildings in order
10 stop the progress of the flames. The
wind continues high there is yet no
favorable prospect Of any cessation Of the
fiames-they have now reached the rear
OF Broad street.
-Four o'elock.-Thcre is hope that the
fire in Wall street will be stopped by the
American Insurance Company, and tha,
that building, and those below, 10 Pearl
street, will be saved The buildings a.
bove the Am. Insurance Office on the
West side Of Wall street to William ct.
including the Exchange, are all destroy
ed two or three above William 81. .
Tie fire is still rigging toward Broad ST.
in the rear of Wall street ,and may exte nd
to the buildings on the latter. The cast
side Of Wall street. is yet safe.
The flames are yet extending down
William street ; the buildings on that
street and fronting Hanover square, inclu.
ding the Gazette Office are burnt down.
This is a terrible calamity to New
York. 1t is believed that more than two
hundred valuable stores and warehouses
are destroyed, with the principal part Of
their contents. No estimate of the IA.
mount Of damage can be made-some in
dividual stock Of goods are estimated as
high as two, 8, and hundred thousand
dollars. The loss cannot fall much short
of TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOL.
LARS and many are Of opinion that it
will exceed THIRTY MILLIONS
Nearly the whole Of Lords elegant row
Of stores in Exchange place, and the
church opposite, are in ruins--and the
flames extending rapidly toward Broad
street.
The Daily Advertiser, and the Ameri-
can newspaper Offices, arc destroy with
all the Machine presses Of the establish
ments.
Fire o'clock We 60 to press while the
fire is still raging. Ii is said to have ex-
tended below Old slip on Pearl street
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