Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-04

the buildings the opposite corner, occup'su " IL
HrwIand as Dry Goods store, is in flames, and as le
wind is now blowing moderately from The South west,
there is every reason 10 believe that The range Oh
houses The East side of King ST. rs lar US laser 81
must fall prey to the devourng element eeTel1'
houses on the South side of Market ST. have also been
DESTROYED and the fire is now making tremendous pro
press down that street towards Meeting ST. IL utey
impossible, this time, TO express any opinion US 10 ts
final result of this awful visitation we near Reports VI
some accidents having occurred but have not sucieh
positive information to enable give particulars
From Is 10 20 houses have been blown up IN endeaVof
inn TO stop The progress Of the flames. We Will give
further in formation before the paper goes TO press
2I2 oclock, Il. -H.-lns,ead OF announcing 10 our
readers that the flames in any manner suoIurd, we
have The most melancholy accounts OF their
The wood work of the new Masonic hail. at the West
end of the Market and lhe whole at the Public Mar kes
as far as Church street, arc gone the Dick walls only re-
,po;pino-all the houses the South SIDE oil Market
street: The new Stores the Burnt Lands; the spen'
did new fIoiel-he whole OF both sides OF Meeting as
far as asel street-al all in ruins In King street,
the hone that Mr.. Seglng building would arrest Inc
fire in that quarter has proved aIac'oS 40 ."s To
have swept over it, and passed 10 Lie ohcr corner INC
Theatre has been on fire in number OF places, ana IS
now burning on the roof but hopes are entertained at
i, may yet be saved and the most unrem!tg exe'ons
are mixing for that purpose One OF Two ouui"es Oh
Kers wharf have also been burnt down. ard the steam
packet Neptune was imminent danger, hut fortunate
w. was cxrcated from her perlous SITUATION, anu ai'
chored in safely in The stream
Tie extent OF this dreadlul coEHdglhho", Pa''
!, entirely out of our power ascertain further paF'cu'
lars in lime 10 insert Them in this morning paper
We are vet entirely unable TO express an oFihioh as
10 the prospect of its being checked but nope ana
NAV be snnn effected Already has our beautiiul CITY,
in ihe full tide Of prosperity received blow nal aho'
Their generation will hardly be able TO repair We have
not words to express our eengsthcy may be imag'n'
ed but to attempt describe them would be mocScly
The rumors of accidents lbicken upon US, ana we
have GOOD reason TO believe they numerous ana IN
Ct II I,ill pO De
more. ., -, ,.s,
Sunday 5 p. M-The melancholy calamity OF last
night and this morning, is Of so extensive cnhract'
us entirely 10 preclude the possibility oil entering io
details al this lime. We have inst returned from Tue
scene of destruction, and wall endeavor as tar as posi-
bic to rive the boundaries OF the burnt ossric'' NC
FIRE as above stated, commenced at the corner OF De
resord and King Streets and bereslord street, on oo
sides until within few doors OF Archaic street, Iu"
nnr thence North as far Beaualn street, leaving
row NJ front buildings on Archda!c street, then passing
Beaufain Norhwardy, leaving the row on 81 fhinp up
to Liberty street, and about halt way down the south
side.
c;ev and KIM streets arrested the progress OF the flames
in that quarter although two houses IN the rear
of il were burnt Society street down to the residence
of Mr. N Hayward, The Bay, was the boundary lhe
whole of the South side being burnt and several houses
on the North near the Bay making an nroad near 10
Iaurens street. the Uniyersalist Church, and new
house Of Mr. A. Taft being saved by the greatest exer
tons ST. Stephens Chapel, on Anson street s'opPeu
the CONFEDERATION in that direction. With the exception
of Mr. Icywards house and Bennett steam mill, whcn
were .at were left Standing every thing was destroyed
TO the river side and the large store house on her
wharf formerly Norons Rice mill being also destroyed
one or two brick buildings the Bay, opposite iaseil
street. checked it there but the west sue oil hnSoh
street, to Market street, were consumed. ne niahe'
was then the boundary, about one halt OF when, !ne
Western portion being destroyed and oil the SCUM s'oe
of Market street. West OF Church street, up TO Archaic
street.
The new ht;ck stores pleased 10 say, are IN
iured but trifnCly. The theatre too Is not mnch IN
inred The ice house saved, but the stables in The
rear arc burned. The whole area with The exception
of few houses, from ST. Philip street TO The waters OF
Coorer River bound by Hase and Society streets, Is
sweep, through by avalanche leaving nothing ou'
fresh OF bare and blackened chimnies.
We recret TO perform the melancholy task OF announc-
inc the loss of number Of lives Among Others those
of Col J Steedman, Naval Officer ct this port, Frede'
rick Schniee an assistant Eng OF the Fire Depart
ment Mr. J. S Peart one free colored boy, named VIM
MITCHELL and certainly other coored fellow. These
were employed in blowing up houses, The match taking
too quick 10 allow them 10 escape-Col Scedmnn and
Mitchell in house the Bay. and Mr. Schnlee, NJ r.
Pear, and the negro, in the house at the corner OF LII
betty ST., and number OF other Ves are iost, OUT We
! have not the particulars.
! We have no doubt that about one thousand house,
have been destroyed An estimate of The loss is out o
the question, but the general opinion Is, that the lnsu
rance Offices will not pay Do per cent
| - - 10 flCCIDENI.
NEW ORLEANS April 24.-By the arrival last evening
of the steamer independence, Capt. Wheeler, the fol-
lowing heart rendng intelligence, has been received
/ The steamboat Oronoko, Crawford Master, hence on
/ her passage to Louisville, collapsed Of her boiler
ues on Saturday morning last, at clock while taking
in passengers at Princeton, and out of nearly Sc.
gently deck passengers only escaped being scalded Ia
! death or dangerously wounded. Many Jumped over.
board after they scalded, thinking doubt OBJ
! tain relief and drowned Several we're left at
Princeton, at least Is, dead or horribly manged.
| Only one cabin passenger, Mr.. Brown, was lost
Mrs. Myers and child from Flcksburg, scalded-
the latter died Immediately and little hopes were enter.
tanned Of the mother Out of thirty three who left
board the Oronoko nine died before she returned 10
Vicksburg and probably but five six Of those re.
naming would survive twenty four hours Among Tie
dead is OF the engineers, Mr.. Powers who during
his last moments asserted that the fault his
there sufficient supply Of water in the boilers at
| the time Of the accident.
The greater portion of these unfortunate individuals
were taken board Vicksburr and their names and
destination, had not nor could be observation-disclosures.
lher the precise number board known but doubt.
less seventy five individuals suffered by the explosion
| few of whom can survive.
II is stated that the steamer Peru, passed up shortly
after the accident, and although hailed by every signal
of distTess-not only by ringing the bell, but by
hundred persons running 10 and fro the bank waving
their handkerches and exhibiting sheets from the hur
ricane deck Of the Oronoko she kept her with
NdltVPT, anu
obtained from the steamers "New Albany and
independence, she returned, and without offering an
assistant hand, obtained all the passengers she could
and proceeded on her way.-Builetin.
(FrOm The slip Of The N. Orleans Bulletin Of 4prH go
BY the arrival Of the steamer Gen. Gaines, we have
been favored with papers from The INTERIOR Of late dates
One of them contains further and important particulars
concerning the 'Oronoko, which subjon.
One Hundred Lircs lost DAY by day the melan-
cloy duty devolves upon of recording some new
disaster-some severe and distressing calamity. One
steamboat accident follows upon another in snch rapid
succession, that the ink shed upon the record has
time 10 dry in the intervals between their
We have before the painful task Of presenting
the details of one Of the most shocking and hrartrend
ing disasters of which have read. Saturday
morning, at about o'clock the steamboat Oronuko Capt
Jno ford, collapsed ue, while opposite Princeton