Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-06-14

owing interesting anu graphic account oi the great
fire m Hamburg. taken from a London paper. and il
letter lr IN yOnns lady in Hamburg to he: NTH
er in London:
HAMBURGI. May, 9.ISI2
IL know not, M dearest mother. whether my few
hurried Iwrtten lines Of FRIDAY last pcIned in the
midst OF The mist terrible anguish aud irouble anI
c Minded To The care Of passer by who was going
To Altoona, have ever reached VOC. At all eycns
before you receive this you will have hearl OF what
asdreadiul misfortune aud of what heartrendering
spectacle this poor city has been the theatre and the
/ prey. Before continuing. hpweyer or rather CON.
mencing, my sad rscI'a mus; LA to- o. ns sure NV
dear papa that his hoIses in the Nruer Julgfrrn.
s'eig. rem ia I'm olcIel; Gr. though know they
are insured, tins N W. will r,ainly b, agreeable
TO him, alter, hearing Of tn, disasters which have
re gneh here II IN ~ say. which sill rOigu all will
fr Il long m. o. Tni lay IN ,rnin.; A,ccn.ion
ia me 9TH ms M SIS e her Isbtnd anI walk
ed 10 The French Church. Frederick ON TAX nravay
tn, hre A. told u that since eight or nine O'Clock
terrible h'e had bacn ,gng in the Dsich SirIsse
! fdPi, who Knows the distance between the Nener
Jungle nseig and the D,Ich rasse will agree thai
we had n cause for alarm. In iming olt ofChnr.h
mo servant sud 10 Madame Parish twhc you are
aware Ncs in the country and had come theme this
morn'ns d'rcct) that she could not e TO her town.
house IN the carriage; that twenty-five houses had
totally buui- hat, IN fact hers was ia great dang.
er. an that the Ire becomin, more anl more
1rmidahle. few hours afterwards came the news
'ha' me mousse OF Mr. PIrsh WIS ~ more AMI that
/ The flames were spreading every insilnL
Towards o'clock in the aGernool, from m nttie
windows we witnessed the destruction of 81 Nicho.
las church. u wiz terrible To see this beautiful
| binding become prey TO the element which was
bee ming more fearful the more gro Ind II aimed
My SISTER and her husband were a. have gone Ia the
operate M the evening .bui il announced that in
consequence OF the calamity, ihera would he no
Performance. The spectacle bee ana from b,,r I,
honr more shocking The whole city now beg an "A,
show the mot lively alarm. rne b.lI.. the firing
81 cannon the cries and Rluson in the streets ali
presaged night Of anguish and terror Or appre.
tensions were too faithfully elllsed IA was ni hv
evei' until night had sprelI her sad wing, over
the scene that we could pee i've the Whole extent
OF the dc druc ira VIII ch 'naceI the en- ire civ
Inc heavens became as red as blod-ihe deyour.
ing lanes mere Ised m,re and more b. m imoetn.
Gus wind, rose u n gigtn'ic height AT o'cl,ck
Maiame - ane 10 Us in n wreiched state she
told us that her ers at Holz INN (, worn G,,
Their oil the fire Than we,the flames having taken The
direction OF Dreck w IL and Beichen) hal sent all
the ir valuabes 10 her. great was the fear thew
were m. We could hardly avoid milling; for ~.
thought It incredible that the fce coulI p,ssblv
reach Hplz ilmm
Al ten MAdame--went hom'. and my sister
reired u bed towards eleven bat after,v rl, we re-
! eeiNed vis rom some gentlemen who came 10 say
mat serious measures were about te be taken bv
blowing up some houses which were likely Ia cause
The lire 10 spread further. At half past twelve
went % bel myself; but the noise ofihe e1nlo.ion,
The rnmblins Of the Carriages and ctrts, the erie,
inc large h'kes Of fro which every instant were
driven Impetuolsly by the wind across my window
threatening TO set IRE to orr h,u,e the excessive
light OF tn cIn1 Igra'ion the wind. and-as YOU will
\ easily ihink-;he idea that the live Of n,T,o,S il.
IA which we were interested were in colIinuaI
I'"serho' 10 mention the conviction Of the number
less ni'Ilrunc' that were hap lenny, prevented all
sleep. The windows trembleI with tbs r.d,ubleJ
conclusions OF The explosions. and the whole house
seemed Us If 1t would be annhiateI In surh
saiel could not close IA eve; visions a AT DRAINS
nut above all, still sadler realities presented Ihern
| serves u ny Imagination continually. Before three
o CLOCK h'i struck. | iouni myself agtia with M
s''eT' "ho Ike mo. had been kept awake by the
nfeadin' noise OccasIUned by the blowing IN The
hafhaus. Al this moment order Of the police
was annnunced TO wet the roof Of our house ami Il,
cause the waller 10 How the cutters Frederick
had hpWn To The assistance of his brothers We
were 'hereipre alone, and, mounting on the rp,,C
scarcely dressed, were soon throwing over il p,is of
water ana our neighhnrs doing the same. We pre-.
Pared ourselves for the wUrsl-Ihreyy ON our cIotb.s
the confusion IncreasoJ-We picked 40 in sheet,
and IN boxes sOmo Of oar efT.cs With The an,oo,.
ance OF day our fears increased
IL was spectacle a sublime as u was felrfII In
view the sun clelr an brilliant rising in aIl ia
spiond"rove Lp nblrIs brid go and on the CITY aide
TO see nothing bat a single mass Of canes II u,s
not. however. moment f,r Contemplation. but IN,
aciion or the worst Ind to come We c,II.J c,r
me coachm1n u carry away the things we had p,ck
ed; but how ridiculous to think we had INV L,ny.r
servants at our disposal! The city or the n,,.eog
e"' hal occonfe IN istes Of the cJachmen, Of nv
ofo'herin-ia" and his mJther. and not n man WINS
10 DE- got To carry away effects for love or MON
ey our horses were hlmes,ed To the fire engine, AMI
| she greatest confusion prevailed, Now snccsod ~
hours winch cannot describe 10 YOU The old
yungternstieg began TO be endangered AIsler. he.
I'Te our windows was covered with bl rges fall Of
burning furniture; the old Junlernsteig hssped also
vain goods ON lire. On the promenade even the
new Juniernsteg. do not speak sneak f,yp argal,,
who u say there thousands ofcars GIlI Of G,,n
lure Of merchandise, and Of people who were sav.
ing themselves. Two carts were burning before
our house With our own hands we helped 10 OF.
hnguish the hIDes. A women was on fire bef,rs
our eyes; fortunately perceived il in time In say.
har -Ihe horses became manageable. aud fell down
\ with fright almost into the Alsfsr A tremeoJo,s
shp" er Of qsshes and fakes Of fire nearly su,c,t.J
US and obsiructed sight The wind blew with
great violence, and the dust was frightfu The
iire had now gained 81 Peters
The people though the day ju Igment was come
| Ihoy wepi' they screamed. they knew not what q,
DO at the sight Of - much misery The horses with.
pht drivers were dragging the carts about IN di.,r
city the dead aud dying. and prisoners VIII, hal be
en- plundering. AZ last. after the greatest cfT,rs.
we oblaIned carts and horses 10 transport our COOL,
oui The exhausted horses. we'll as men, refused l.,
WORK. With bread IN our hands we ourselves Cel
thom. Whole families fell down and f,int.d b.f,,.
our doors. Along all the walls and out Of the
O1mth'r' and oihor gates, nothing was 10 be seer
but ono spectacle Of misery, camp Of misfortune,
in biVOnac, grsaning. exhausted. famishinp 1 saw
S'mo who bal been deranged; m,thors with inr,ot,
al breasts which had no nourishment fyr them Fan
textiles u gold aud satin adorned the rapp,r,. AL
tho poor exhausted iremsn were reposinz on tb.n
\ An Englishm7n, Mr. skinner who acted az cbieren.
glnser came into MiIamo--', house.. ,yitbo, 49,,
had retired on Friday evening; he had eaten nothing
ipr nearly - hOurs and doyourea vyh1t We ,ss,o !,
bic 20 give him. Tor provisions were bcgi,,,,, =,
be scarce and we knew not where 10 procure mora
Tie told NJ ihai u The wind should ny change in
Few hours The Junglerstcg md the Esp,u,de ,y,,tI
se swallowed np by The Gre and that the whole riy