Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-18

Destructive Connag ration I'm Mobile.
Through a private correspondent, we yesterday
received full acc cunt Of dreadful fire in Mobile,
together with the above map, showing the entire de-
struction of upwards of four hundred buildings
That city has been peculiarly unfortunate this year,
having been visited and almost depopuated by the
scourge yellow fever, and nearly burned up by the
rascality of two three villains, who
providing about for plumber. During the last nine
weeks, the yellow fever has ragged violently in
Mobile that the population has been diminished, by
death and fight roml3 600 to less than $500 The inha
bitants swept of at the rate Of 70 to 30 day,
and the greatest gloom hung the city when the
balance called upon to witness calamity Of the
worst description. The names of those who died in
the month of September, also received with the
map, and il tells sad and mournful tale. The deaths
were principally amongst the lower classes and tn
fever ragged in the section Of the city the de
struction Of which is painful duty 10 record
By pestence and fire, Mobile has been nearly
swept from the face Of the earth.
On the night of the 9TH inst, fire broke out in
old building, owned by man named Pinto, situated
within door or two Of the South East coraer of
Conception and Dauphin streets, which had been
unoccupied for upwards Of six weeks, and was un-
questionably set ON fire. strong wind blowing at
the time, the fire spread with great rapidity
through the streets marked out in the map, until
twelve squares, Of upwards Of four hundred honses
were in q heap Of ruins. 1t prevented from
spreading any further by blowing up several houses
and the subsiding the wind. Had IL not lulled it
did, fifteen other squares would have been destroy
ed-nothing could have saved them. The FIRE
not the business part Of the city, but in section
where there scarcely any brick buildings, and
where lived numerous poor families. After it once
got under adway, the element swept along with its
own free WILL there being few people in the city,
very few fremen and no water stopit BY dint Of
great exertion however large portion Of the goods
and furniture saved in very damaged state.
The loss is estimated to be about $3.50 0OO with little
or no insurance.
The scene at the fire Of the most heart
rending nature. Nearly one thousand men, women
and children were driven into the streets houseess
and homeless, and three hundred Of whom entirely
destitute 81 the bare means for sustaining life: or
husbands and some children by the yellow fever but
a week, day, an hour before the fire broke out. A
large number were sick with the contagion when
the fire raging and in the houses that
ing Many of the people shrunk from touching them
fear Of catching the disease while others
rushing into the buildings and saving the poor mser
able beings from dsstrucfionby fire But then there
no shelter them till morning. for il was impossible
tell where the fire would stop Notwithstanding all
this, have not heard that single life lost.
This is the fourth fifth fire that has occurred in
that i'll fated city since September, set in and each
one was kindled by incendiaries for whom If ever
caught there is punishment TO Even while
this last fire was burning unsuccessful attempt
formerly occupied by Messrs. l. e. 1. Jones, auc-
tioneers. There appears TO be gang Of these ras
calls lurking the different cities, setting fire here
and there and not little singular that the large
fire in Philadelphia should break out the night OF
the 9th, one in New York, little larger, the
night ofthe 9th, and one in Mobile, still greater,
the night Of the 7h inst1 AT any singular
Mobile has been great sufferer as a city, and the
poor families who have lost their all while sickness
Is stalking among them should be provided for in
some way. Some public de monsfraton Of sympathy
ought to be made in this city, and few thousand
dollars collected, or even a few hundred would be
highly acceptable TO them.
JOURNAL OrrIcE, NOZZLE,
Oct. sth, 1889.
write to you hastily, TO give you the first intel
ligence OF the heaviest disaster this city has expe
rIenced since lSZ7. We nearly all consumed
last night by dreadful fire, which has laid least
four hundred houses in ashes. IL broke out early
in the evening, in unenanted house, in Gomez ption
street, door or two from Dauphn street. Ii was
set on fire by some Of the inccndary villains who
seem to have sworn the destruction OF the city. A
high northeast wind spreading il, and no water
could be obtained until il utterly hopeless to
contend with the fury Of the flames, which spread
upward with racc-horse velocity, destroy every
thing before them. At least twelve whole squares
1 have not been 10 count-havs been utterly con.
sumed The north side Of Cont from Concep tion
street 10 the Catholic square; both sides Of Dauphin
from Conc option to Eranklin both sides OF ST. Fran
els and St. Michael, TO nearly the same points, CO.
verng area Of third ola mile square, are utterly
destroyed The Episcopal and the small Catholic
Church are burned. Nothing tended to save the
whole city, north and west, but the blowing up OF
many houses, at intervals, and the provideptal sub
siding " the wind. cannot compute, or attempt
70 compute, the loss. Much Of the property was
old, but the most productive in the city. The rem
tai destroyed was prodgious.
The banks, post Office, &c. being TO the windward
Of the fire. happily escaped, did the rest OF the
town south Of Cont and east Of Conception street
MosILE, October 4, 1889.
We were aroused again last night with the cry Of
ERE, which proved TO be on Conception street, be.
tween Dauphin and Cont streets-the wind blowing
fresh from the ssuth east. IL burnt down Dauphin
street to Reds bake-shop, and continued up town
The flames spread with such rapidty that, at one
time, IL was thought the whole city would be de-
stroyed Al last il was checked by the Methodist
Episcopal Church IL destroyed all the buildings on
Cont 10 Dauphin street. 81. Francis and St Michael
streets. Fourteen squares, containing from five 10
six hundred houses, now q heep Of ruins, and |
venture TO say that thousand families are left
destitute, with not shelter to put their heads in II
was the work Of m incendiary, and understand
that four persons have been taken mp suspi
cion.