The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-04

the flames This was completely effected by sun
day mcrning. The Senate ordered every person TO
leave town and nothing could exceed the heart
rendng spectacle of thousands Of poor people fran
TIC with their losses, and without the means OF pro-
curing food or shelter.
The destruction of Hamburger is one of those en-
amtes which will be felt in every part OF the com
merca world Great as NAV be the credit of the Sen
ate and people of Hamburger with foreign states, 4
century will elapse before the city can be replaced
in all the prosperity DESTROYED by this confagratlon
In the midst OF the confusion an incident occurred
characteristic OF the government and the people
public notice was every where put up, stating that
the vault under the bank containing the gold and
silver bars, fire proof, and that the bank books
were all removed IN perfect safety.
The Hamburger Noue Zeltung OF the 10th inft.
thus sums up the results of the sad catastrophe =
Sixty streets, containing from 1909 TO 1900 hou-
SEES, lie smoulderng on the ground and form fear
full but picturesque ruin. Two splendid churches,
with steeples exceeding 400 feet in height, another
church with its tower, the Rath Haus, where The
Senate hold their slttngs the Old @chstse, the re-
posory of archives, the building OF the Patriotic
all the great booksellers, the Offices OF two news
papers, (thc Borsenballe and the Correspondent
nearly all the great hotels and inns (hc Old London,
the Belvidere, Hotel de Ruisse. St Petersburgh,
Streets Hotel, the Crown Prince, the Wild Man,
the Bramer Anthaus, the Black Elephant) the prn-
cpal magazins DIES modes and repositories OF fash
ion, and nearly all the chief apothecarles, are de-
stroyed The following are safe The cellar
where the bullion is deposited at the bank, the Ca
tharlncn-strase der Wandraune, du Reichen-strase,
&c.'
The Fire In Hamburger.
HAMBunoH, the 18th May, 1912.
SIM
twas my intention agreeaby with my usual practice,
to have upon YOU to-day with my monthly crcu-
lar hut ms general business has been cornneelv narnly
ed during the last week. owing to the dreadful calamity
that has bef,en Hambnrr n = rendered superluous In
lien NJ Il However take Inc Iiber.y of andng Won brief
account of the coneagra,ion and TO make nv remarks
more nteligole add apan OF the town exhibiting clear
formation Tins conveyed will prcsume he welcome and
mus 1oh.eyeu Will .h rs IN anu
WITH X and distress into which bev
have heen 40 smddenly and n " fully plunged
The FIRE commenced at midnight on wednesday the
ath instant in the Rodnp,s market and having shertlv
altaruar5s cormnrca.3 20 arehou az containog sn
;,s and o.her h;ghiv inaammablo ARTICLES snread with
such fr;gbtf, ra9;d;;v t M Inv davhrea on The 18th 81
houses and rarebnmss ,xere In danes Tho most strc
ruons xert;ons of tho Gremen 10 arrest s progress
proved unavalinq and towards the afternoon the church
~ 81 Nicholas cagh, an Inv the fall o, lis steepe spread
,hs re l.; ovcry drsction ~ noon on the 6b the ola
Rename senate House and nejrhborbool were con.
.,,,naJ ga shtI, ,forar e neuer ,oll mart of m
rnss.r ni;cIsn and The olJ Iunosernstier rbe later
;ncrrhsrI ,, ,oassas f brought from
S m n, as,9 a IN saas Th ,oSt
aon q, his ;,nctmr AZ IL was feared
the uhoI nor,hern an vossro mart Of tho town youd
be sac rceJ but Inv the udcious isolation of the fire bv
rsrrstieg a.. S.asn ar,'et and nrnvidentisl
chaas nd me oahsu hscled in his om,r
ter rhe ierent then raged with increased
f,rv in tbe direcor AZ ~. ola ,on and when on tho
morning of,h IN tb. If 81 peers observed
h, no on Ere annrehanson and anxs, bad reached their
limax az i, ,bo then ,s;on Of ho yind which was
houTiv inc ra,sino IN Il as viden IN AZ the fate
Of the ola town ana of al he nrncnaI yarehouses and
~ IN -, 80 =, r, ;,, u; .p - 80 y ~ raaJ
Hs NH. hrsap e., ~ ;s,ant -, 1891
The General a,or 90. .,so a,rncn,ad he ro
nors destitu n annears Of s,undatio, tba bo
be.n made dnrno * ,rht o., CO.., s en- ,bc ,o,n =; var
ous drect;ons M If which baJ ,hc
proved must hive rnailed lis entire desrc
t;on Ills dr.adr,I s,., af IasteJ the 10.
and in xcr oortnr ve IN hose rno,os, so ~
the, re of thc dsasr ,eonl might no sccn le,yn bir
dwengs "a, surh of thcir vaIu.l.s and G,rni,,re as
.bev hnJ tho means NJ saving ,nd bascnn from o,v
which anocorod and condemned Towards even.
inc however tho ind which had increased 10 perfcct
hurrica wee, cd round 10 The soubwerd and eastward
and this nrord,nt;aI change nv driving the aamc, bact
on thcmsrye, prcventeJ further mjschcf They reach.
ed the IIolydamm ON the Alster ut about PM aordrv
from the new Jungcrn,tie on The oprosjte side of Tho
water the most awfuy grand spectacle that could posi-
bly, be witnessed but were hailed with the utmost thanh.
ress in that direction az the of safety and ma
The last Efforts Of the conasgrator few hours suiond
10 show IN too homes had not been