The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-31


GREAT FIRE, AND AWFUL Loss LIFE. A
great fire, accompanied by the loss of many lives,
occurred at Syracuse, New York, on last Friday
night 1t broke out about 10 o'clock, in carpen-
,ers shop, on the west side of The Oswego canal,
at distance of perhaps 100 yards from its juno
ture with the Erie Canal.
From the combus,ible nature OF the materials,
the fire extended rapidly, and ttracied as well a
large concourse of citizens and strangers, the
members of the fire department. who were prompt
ly on the spot and proceeded with their usual
alacrity and daring to exnguish it, A barrel Of
gunpowder which, unknown 10 any, unes il were
the proprietor, had been recently stored upon the
premises, ignited, and exploded with terrible ef-
feet. ' E.
Not less than thirty persons were instantly killed
and from forty to fifty wounded, many of them
so badly 10 leave hopo of their recovery.
The extent Of the calamity is by no means yet
known, some persons were known TO have been
thrown into the Canal, and numbers issing
When the cars left Syracuse on Saturday morning
at eight oclock the citizens we're engaged in let
ting the water out of the Oswego canal, in order
TO recover The bodies orthose who had been thrown
into it. t.
railroad car was despatched to Auburn for
medical aid, as it impossible for the physicians
at Syracuse or in the neighborhood to attend to all
the sufferers. .....
Five persons were found dead in Van Hoesen' 5
| blacksmith shop in addition 10 the above, who il
impossible to recognize. From seven TO ten more
whites were blown to pieces and their remains can
| only be collected in fragments Three or four
| blacks. names unknown, were also among the
| killed. lsuaa.a assA
Redfeld Factory Rurnt.-We are panied to hear
that the wooden factory Redfeld, Maine, was con
| sumed by fire Friday morning, August 18th.
about four O'clock, together with large quantity
OF wool, owned in part by The company, and partly
by farmers in the vicinity. The total loss is es-
timated at nearly $4,000. The cause of the fire
| is not known The factory had been insured, blu,
the insurance policy had expired week or two
before the fire.
There is no loss Of property more to be regretted
than that Of wooden factories. We have but few
Of them: obght to have more. to work up oul
own wool, and TO multiply sheep. This is
the way get capital. This is the way TO raise the
value of farms, They always rise greatly in va
ne in the neIghborhood of manufacturing villages
And when factory is burnt down, we regret it a.
a public loss.-Kennebec Journal.
THE AHoosrooK BoUNDARY.-Two companies o
the United States troops have been stationed ut ,h
A,oosook and Fish river, by order Of the gov
eminent, thus relieving the state of Maine from
the heavy burthen Of sustaining civil posse a
those stations. This is important movement
it being the first time that any Quilted States force
has entered upon what the British call The Dis
pUTED TERRITORY. Maine will still maintain he
civil jurisdiction here tofore, and will continu
few TO look after trespassers &c, TIL
United States have assumed the post o f respo
sibty, saving at the same time all the jurisdiction
al rights Of Maine. Tho movement is iudicions