Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-14
DREADFUL FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA
FIFTY HOUSES BuRNT-LlVES LOST.
pnILApFIPuiA. De. 7

All the night long there has been u dreadful fire
ftne'nr, and IT'S still burning. II Is The largest FIRE
that has oecuuedin Philadelphia since The wate,
works were starred. Fifty houses are burnt. and
the fire IS slill raging.
II began about 10 last night at the store of u. w
Prescott, No. ~ the South Whnryrs which
runs through 10 Wafer street where the store farms
No ID. THUS close To the foot Of Chestnut street
The wind blew ,Iolcnl, fiom the North Fas,. and
drove the fire through the en,ne block 10 WMe,
sueei, ard down Water street through the enIrr
block 10 Front street. Aud although this is "A ye,y
VIDE street, Gas WIDE as most parts of Bioadway)
II crossed Trout street and set fire TO sever,
houses ON the opposite side. Fears we're then enter
tahcd for The large block through 10 Second street
he wind however changed, aud the fire went no
'nt'he' west II then extended south. aud burnt
all the buildings excerpt two) both blocks Glen,
through to thesnui street. The fire extended ma
Further north than ~ a Inc with prescott's sto,e
nut crossed thesnut street, and burnt along From
street Tor the SPACE of four houses, which were de
sIfoyed the nth house IN Front street from the
corner OF thesnut street. was the wine store of Al,
Mcll'aine, aud here the fire was stopped All The
houses however,"" tho south side of Chesnu, s,,.o
from the conner Of Trout street to the waters do
were destroyed, wnh The exception of the New Yo,k
and Philadelphia depot. THIS was on fire but Ia
great esettions was saved II was full of me,cban
a'se Oh Az KINDS neatly all OF which was thrown out
on Tue "haii, and some vas stolen.
i be extent OF the fire, then was this len bo,ses
on the South VII ri from he of Chestnut STREET
ten foh ihr same place, facing on each side of Wa.
Ter street aud ten from the same corner IN tho ,,s
slde oil Front street ; and ten the south side of
'h'shut sueet' between Front and the water side.
From me National Gazette
Ne have not yet been able 10 ascertain The n.nes
of the owners of the buildings which we've mined n,
destroyed by this caamitous FIRE. All which were
within the CIRCLE OF the flames were burnt literally to
me ground, No, particle OF wood work is left in
then', aud the walls OF many have fallen eutireIy-
There prevailed during The whole night a strong
northeast wind which rapidly extended the conf !,
grafton and greatly increased the diic ulties of one
rating against II cincicn,iy. 80
In several OF the stores, the oil liquors and other
toousihies, biazed Tor hours with intense violence
rsP'oslohs we're frequent and several are said 10
nave been kegs of gunpowder AT six o'clock this
morning The interchangeable and daring excrions of the
femen had reduced the flames. and further des,ruc
uon OF property ceased to be apprehcnded.
Ne amount OF properly of various kinds thus de-
s'royed. Is impossible TO estimate with precision.
oo' u may be reasonably stated about GOO 900 DOL
'afs' ih's loss is most unlimey. Never. we learn.
nave The merchants Of this city stood more in need of
regular aud prosperous trade
he most painful portion OF this recital VET r.
mans Several, we know not how many, have been
'ilied or severely wounded. At eight o,clock H.
morning. the walls of Enoch Aliens house fell wnb
tremendous crash, and buried in the minis ,s we
earn poshFeIy, brennan uamed w Moreand |
member OF the Good VIII Engine. He was instant.
y Killed Others, IT is feared were also MORALLY |
uh' Two OF the wounded were carried TO the hos /
itai. ~ Nus
William Field, Fireman, was severely inipred
's"es smiley, member ofthe DIligeut Hose
'o",P'o, ie'i into Il burning cellar, aud had ms
eau much cut and his hands burned
James es barber and John Douglass, members ofihe
-" " W Engine Company and member of the
iope Hose Company, whose name we did no, learn.
10
hem. o"'o'"'ne
evefeiy burnt. - P'"'' 10
JACOB ,1 huger' Fl eman, badly burnt,
we have just learned that Thomas and M, y,n..
afoer, was an Engineer atthe Mint and not Fire.
an' II was taken to the Hospital and died IN a.
'ut 'hree hours, leaving wife and three chill.
Robert Reynolds and Charles Herman. mo.,1..
the Wcccacoc Engine, were 10th SERIOUSLY min,