Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-07


Of several millions, ssd many lives lost.
BY one of those unsearchable dispensations Of Pro-
whence, which is no doubt, permitted for wise
purpose, five confsgrations two Of them Of immense
magnitude, took place yesterday the 9Th Of October
IN the cities of New York, Brooklyn and Philadel-
phia. Property, probably, to the amount Of foe
millions, and many lives. have been lost.
One Of our editors, being in Philadelphia for the
purpose Of gathering up the particulars Of the re.
cent strange murder in Chestnut street, has sent us
ladelphia. 1t is annexed. We also give all the par
tculars of the great and small fires which also took
place yesterday in this city and in Brooklyn.
What a strange coincidence! At the greatest mo-
ment of our commercial pressure for 1889, the fire.
destroyer is let loose and overwhelms thousands in
a common calamity in two of most beautiful
cities The band Of the Lord God Almighty is upon
this land extravaganza, our avarice, our folly
and our wickedness deserve it all. Within the
last ten days, three murGers have been perpetrated
in New York, and five fires have reduced our dwell
ings to ashes In Philadelphia, father killed his
innocent daughter, and fire swept off fifty houses.
In New York we have one theatre, five churches,
and sixty buildings all in rains Heaven have mercy
us!
Destructive Conaa xrarism--Overt thirty build
inxs desirOyed-LOss estimated 10 be mp.
wards of 81 900 900.
Yesterday morning about one o'clock. fire broke
out in the paint store of Messrs Jessup Gilbert,
No. l9l Water street, which destroyed over thirty
buildings. There was fresh wind blowing at the
time, and the destructive element swept through
Water street, Burling slip, Front street and Fle-
cher street, and threatened at one time, to burn
every building from Water street to the East River,
taking in the blocks Burling slip, Front and
South streets Towards sunrise, however, the
Gremen, by great exertions, got the mastcr-hand,
and, by seven O'Clock, had stopped the fire from
spreading any further than il did.
The United States Hotel, lately Hollis, marble
building, seven stories high, in eminent danger,
it having taken fire in the cutters and the dome
twice, but it saved. During the confagration il
presented most splendid scene.
The entire block bordering on Water Fulton and
Front streets, and Burng Slip, was with the ex-
eeption of three or four buildings destroyed.
On Wyafer Street.
The store occupied by S. ID. Halsey & Co. No.
ISy, dealer in fur, and agents for the Amer Fur
Co. was entirely destroyed. Only few thousand
dollars worth of frs saved and removed to their
stock, valued at $500, 0O0-the whole of which,
however, covered by insurance.
The building occupied by JessaP & Gilbert, No.
l9l dealers in paints and oils was also DESTROYED;
fully insured. Messrs PolIon & Colgate had drugs
and paints to the value Of $40 stored therein all
Of which is burnt, and only partly insured.
the agricultural machine store and warehouse,
No l95, was totally destroyed.
The building occupied by Simeon Dunn e. Co. No.
1913. was wholly burnt up with its contents.
The store Of II: Z; shackery, No. ls3, was burnt,
caps, furs, &c. and the hat store Of J. Hart g. Co.
on the corner Of Burling slip.
The stores occupied by Il. b. Gardner, No. lSi,
a. Ka No. dsaer !. H tinwa nG and A. Ms
gary, No. $50, dealer in mathematical instruments,
were more or less injured by fire and water These
stores were adjoining Hollis Hotel
Alva HotehkIss, q dealer in clocks, brass and
wood, and who occupied the upper part OF store No.
1877, had every thing destroyed.
The store Of James Hszlett, dealer in furs, No.
l7S, took fire FIVE different times; but by the great
exertoRs Of one man, il was saved.
The drug store Of William Halsey x CO., on the
corner Of Water street and Burling slip, was much
injured.
On Buriing Slip.
The building occupied by General storms, NO
ID, was entirely destroyed and the walls down
Hat. This is the fifth time Mr.. Storms has been
burnt out in the past few years.
Ste phen West, master stevedore, who occupied the
building No. IL lost everything and the house level
With the ground.
The store No. 49, OF David Keys, who occupied the
whole as a cooperage, was entirely destroyed.
Hicks Sons, in store corner OF Front street. ship
were burnt out, walls all down.
N. Tiebeuts city sealer who had office in build
ing No. Is, was also bnrnt out.
On Front Street
The building. No. 1Sf, occupied by the SAUCER
ties WI ite lead Co., Jewett, Son K Co. and George
c. Fowler, dealer in oils, burnt to the ground
with its contents.
p. Bsllen & Co.'S. store, No. 1856 with its contents
was also destroyed.
The whole interior Of the building No. 1876, ocsu.
pied by NJ Bennett as a wine store, was destroyed.
Only the bare walls remain.
The building. No. 100, occupied by Mitchell & Co.
shipping merchants, and the store Of r. M. DcmiIl,
No 49, agent for the Darien Geo. packet is totally
destroyed.
Messrs. w. T.. & j. Craft. large sroeers, Ne. 1872,
lost every thing, goods and building
The house, No 1874, occupied by H. l.. Waite,
spirit dealer, and Pollen \ Colgate, druggists, was
entirely destroyed.
Crane Il Palfrey, who occupied the three upper
stories Of building No 1914, as wholesale liquor
store, were completely burnt out.
j. c. Ashley, No. 196, burRt out, and lost every
thing.
The stocks of goods belonging 70 Josiah Macy &
Son, and N. Comstock, were much damaged by