Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-07
AS HI Il Y ~ III

Awful Fire at CharlestOn--COn n n grafton OF
the city, millions millions OF Property
destroycd--and the Fire not yet got un-
der.
A coafagraton widespreading in its character as
the which visited this city in December 1885 has
laid dssoate the city of Charleston, in South Carolina
The Imagination shrnks back appalled, at the vasness
the deselaton and those who are greedy OF horrors
may have their appetite saated the by the
following distressing narrative.
FROM the Ass1sta Ga Chronicle and Sentinel Of april 90
AWFUL FIRE IN CHARLEsToN.--We learn with the
deepest regret by passengers from Charleston who ar
rived here this evening by the Carolina Railroad, that
the city OF Charleston has been visited by of the
awful and destructive fires that has visited
any city in the United States One third Of the city
laid ashes at the departure Of the this morning
at six o'clock and the fire was raging as II would con-
az least third more.
The Are broke ost at quarter past o'clock, in a
paint store the western side fixing street corner of
Beresford street The wind blowing strongly from the
southwest, blew the flames diagonally across King
street. and the time of the departure Of the the
whole section Of the city above Beresord street. up to
Society and Of King To the Bay
are four streets-rom King the Bay about
many perhaps The fire had also extended
four Ave blscks Of King street and was still
progressing with terrific rapaiy that street in the
direction OF Boundary sireet. whes the left Our
informant believes II impossible calculate what will
be the ultimate extent OF the fire. . il seemed in no
Among the buildings consumed are number OF
churchcs-he new Theatre, the splendid new hotel,
Gently erected. and the whole market except the Fish
mnrke-nearly all the large merchants in the centre OF
business on King street, were burnt ouf--smong them
Parish, Wiley a Co. and G.. n. Kelley CO. Boream
Co. and all In thst neghborhood, and the large store
house Of Miller, Ripley Co. on the corner OF King
snd society streen catching The flames when oar
informant left The Merchants Hotel, formerly Miots
had not caught bar il believed TO be impossible to
save IL AtNorriss Hotel still higher King street,
o. Ae sde they had removed all the furniture and
bedding in almost certain anticipation Of being burnt
cut
A large number Of houses had been blown up
purpose. All the powder in the city was exhausted,
and all the in the Pumps and the people weared
with whole nights incessant and wnavailng toll found
themselves, this morning able to make but feeble re-
sistsscs the stiil raging and devouring flames.
number Of persons had been killed by the blowing up
of houses and throwing furniture into the streets The
sssmbosi Neptune lying In The Bay, caught on fre but
IL was fortunately extinguished.
Tse franks directed 10 this oce. and the Constitu-
enalis Office frem the newspaper ccss in Charleston,
failed this evening, as we presume no papers
prstei there last night and the regular mail
was closed Last night before FIRE broke other
information has been received here than that from pas
sengers which ia necessarily limited to particulars.
This is indeed q ~oarnfal catastrophe aourish.
lag cty laid In ashs-her people burnt out Of home and
subssnce, and millions Of property des,rsyed in sisge
night, The Insurance Companies Of Charleson are Of
small capital and will every doubt be Yed,
and still be unable make good bsi small portixi Of
the c.ses Husdreds offsmlies mast be utterly ruined
by this general ealamily-years cannot make Charles
on What she was.
r. :. Since the above written, we have been
she~n letter from Char eson, closed hule before
o'clock this nornne, and brought up By passenger.
which ces6rms al the Important facts stated above IL
also states that the rigging of any Of the vessels ying
al the whsrves had scsn burnt