Lincoln telegraph., 1838-05-10

blown up at Steubenvile, Ohio, on the 23d
ult and many persons on board were
scalded. Two or three were missing, and
the lives of one or two others despared Of.
The disaster was attributed to the care
essness of the officers and engineer.
When will the power of the law interfere
to prevent this wanton destruction oflife.
DREADFUL FIRE In CHARLES
TON, s. C.
Slips from Augusta Ga. TO April 28th,
contain accounts Of mos theart-rending
confagration in the city of Charleston,
sc.
The intelligence, it seems was first re-
ceived by passengers from Charleston, by
the Railroad, that evening. 1t appears
that the confagraton has been the most
dreadful ever known to have visited any
city in the United States. The account
states that ZONE THIRD OF THE
CITY WAS LAID IN ASHLS, aud
at the departure ofthe cars, the fire scas still
raging, as IT it would consume at least one
third morc," The following we copy
from the slip alluded to-
The fire broke out at a quarter past
eight O'Clock in paint store on the
western side of King street corner of
Beresford street. The wind blowing
stonglv from the southeast, blew the flames
diagonally across King street, and at the
departure Of the cars the whole section Of
the city above Beresford street, up to
Society street and east of King street to
the Bay were burnt down or burning
From Bereslord to Society are four streets
from King street to the Bay about as
many or perhaps more. The fire had also
extended four or five blocks west. of King
street aud was still progressing with terrific
rapidity up that st.in the direction Of Boun-
formant believes it impo ssible to calculate
what will be the Ultimate extent of the fire,
as it seemed IN no way checked at O'Clock
this morning.
A large number of houses had been
blown up to 10 purpose, all the powder
in the city was exhausted, aud all the
water in the pumps. and the people wearied
with whole nights incessant aud unavail
ing toll, found themselves, this morning,
able TO make but feeble resistance to
the still raging and devouring flames A
number or persons had been killed by the
blowing up of houses and throwing furniture
from the windows.
This is indeed mournful catastrophe
A fourishing city laid in ashes her people
blown out of home and substance, and
millions of property destroyed in single
night! The Insurance Companies of
Charleston are Of small capitals, and will
every one no doubt be ruined, and still be
able to make good but a small portion OF
the losses. Hundreds offamilies must be
utterly ruined by this general calamity
years cannot make Charleston wha, she
was.
A slip from the Charleston Mercury of
Monday last, contains the following infor-
nation in relation to the late calamity in
that city:
Total number of dwellings, and stores
, destroyed, including Notions old race
mills; Kerr's wharf, set on fire by flakes
falling on pile oflight wood, and burnt
to the ground, $50. The number of out
buildings destroyed estimated at about 598
total number of buildings destroyed,
4 l5S. Such is the mere arithmetic of
this frightfuI calamity ty-who shall count
the mental suferings. the loss of hope, Of
security y,ofcomfort?U Upon the bestlestimates
which have been made to us, up to the
latest hour, we set down the loss of property
at over 81. 900. 900. The whole amount
covered by insurance is not far from
! $l,50O. 900. Ofthis, $76 900 falls on the
Georgia Offices, at Augusta. The new
hotel was insured in this city for 100000,
and SAC, 900 in, Augusta. 1t is believed
now, that the offices here will pay all, or
very nearly all, of their liabilities"