Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-08
PHILADELPHIA, Sunday Ev

PHILADELPHIA, Sunday Evening.
MIR. BENNErr-Dear Sr:-But little remains to
be added to what have already written in relation
to the recent fire here Several cfthe papers here
speak Of the amount property destroyed falling
short Of $5OO0Oo. How nearly this is correct you
may judge from the fact, that exactly 81 buildings
are destroyed; the names and occupations connect
ed with each, have already informed you Of By
that you will perceive that great proportion Of
them stores it 10 true that the stock Of goods
in them was, comparatively, low at this time; but
still yoa take the number Of buildings burnt So
in round numbers, it would take $500 900 rebuild
them, and double that to replace the stocks of
goods In the store Of Shober & Bunting there was
ateast $4,000 worth Of property; in the store Of c.
King Co., agents, and depot for the Camden and
Amboy Rail Road Co, there was large amount Of
property; it is said, and believe with truth, (for
assisted in removing Of it) that there $780,
600 worth Of specie in this building, and that Of the
Baltimore Rail Road Company.
Again, the store Of E r. Thompson was a most
valuable one II the largest India store in the city,
the goods therein insured for 900; and you
know enough Of business transactions to know that
bad houses seldom insured to the full amount
This will be sufficient, therefore, to explode the
which papers tried to fix the lost at less than
half million. The iacti., they knew better at the
time they made the statement; but, like the Wall
street papers in New York, the large papers here
poor vulnerable, contemplate set, that dare
say what they know and think They are under the
infuence Of clique, and the truth is not in them.
The day 10 not far distant when the small papers,
conducted ON the cash principle, will run them out
Of existence, The enterprise Of the small papers
here like some Of those in New York, is worthy OF
all commentator; the large papers are destitute Of
enterprise and talent. At the FIRE, found NO less
than four reporters for the small papers, all men Of
Intelligence; but there only one for the large
papers.
The FIRE was Burning at 10 o'clock; before III the
fremen were running through the street. This was
the largest fire that has occurred in Philadelphia in
the memory Of the Oldest inhabtant; had il taken
place in New York, the "Herald" Of the next mora
ing would have contained every particular concern
ing il; the Philadelphia papers ofthat morning gave
few lines in sort of postscript; and the afternoon
papers copied ell their accounts from the Extra Of
the Ledger" small paper was al the FIRE when
the doors were broken open and the first hsse laid
on, abost Ill o'clock worked at the FIRE all night;
assisted in working the washington" the "Hape,"
and the "Dlgent" machines; I was knocked down
BY wheelbarrow whilst conveying to place OF
safety box Of rnre old books from the Camden and
Amboy Depot, belonging to Appleton & Co. New
York; il was much q mans life was worth TO
venture the bsrnsg and totterng ruins and yet
wrote out and sent you mere full, and accurate,
and graphic account off the fire by the morning boat
at O'clock which you received at 2P. NJ on Satur.