Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-13
THE FIRE In FALL RIVER,

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Below will be found a correct list O
the sufferers by the lale caIamltous fire
which has Gesolated Fall RIVER. II ha.
been prepared with grea; care by Nj
Trip, Of The Fall River Monitor, VIII,
is himself great sufferer 10y the fire.
Al about 4 o'clock ON Sunday after.
noon, the ID INST, the alarm Of fire Wa.
gwen, which prove 10 be ia the Iarue
three story ware house of Abner l..
Wcs,gaic, on The corner of Borden anC
South Main streets, opposite the Mclho.
dl'i thapel. The whole building was
immediately envcIopcd N II ,mcs. rna
spfe'd with rapidhy that bailled all lhu
exeil'ons Of the Fire Department and
The ciilzrns. The Wind blowing almost
II gale from The soulhwc>t-;he AR filed
"rh Il Ike, oi tire, aud one building after
ano'ber NJ, IN flames, ill II seemed as il
nothing shoit oi miracle would save
'oe town irma one general sweeping de
vaslaIion. The fire continued lis rava
ges from 4 p. VI. unIl IL at night, OK.
londng north as far as Purchase aud
trankIin streets, and east as far as Rock
street, swcepng every bp!Id;ug within
this space.
The buildings destroyed on The west
side ot Nam street, were two dwelling
houses owned by J Chace, and OCCUPIED
by J Ford, ID, Perry Davis, and others
ih1 Mc'h"dlst Episcopal Church;
three s'ory wooden block. owned by
Perez N.sJn and William Baltcy, new.
and not enIre Y finished a two story
brick store owned by Mr. McIono a
small ,l"re occop!ed by Collins, 2I;
two story c"elIIng house Of Mrs Breed;
store occupied by J BImkhorn, with
dry goods aud groceries; large wooden
building called the Union Block, owned
by Micah II Rugglcs and J ID Burt, oc.
cnp,ed on The lower floor by Edward
Mason, cry goods, T. Clifford, jewcler,
J ID Burt n Go ,nporhccarics. Bufiiny
ton, dry goods, f.. Porter. grocer, ID.
White, dry goods and groceries, Mr. Bos.
worth. literary depot, f. > Chace, appthe
cary; IN the second story. B Lcdo,r,
dentist, DIR Crary's office, DR. Hooper's
office and family residence, aud other
families; the lhi;d story was occupied
by several finrhcs; "A two story wooden
block, owned by VI II RuggIcs and l.
Ash!y, occupied ia the lower story by
& W ~ X & Gibbs. clothing store, J
Fisher, dry goods. X Sowle, couicctIoner,
Smith, dry goods, & Nesey. barber in
the I'd story, Argus printing office,
and the dwellings, of K. Sowle and 4
W"rd"elI; ; the Pocassct factory, large
stone building. the walls or which are
slill s'andirg; 5 ID Cragin's cabinet
makers shop; ID Stilwel, hardware, J .
Lindsey's office; Bliss a. Morton. cloth |
ing store JOHN > Cotton, hardware and /
gTncrrI; Mrs Wes'gnrc's dwelling house;
the Manufacturer Hotel, owned bv ) .
: S,nford, and occupied by K w. Sisson. /
Winslow ~ Brayton's grocery store; .
brick block,occupledb by b Swcclser, shoe .
store aud dweIhag. 5, Shove, jeweIIcr,
Enoch French d. Co. shoe store. and VI
u Allen, b'nnet store the dwelling II
house oi Il Bennett; dwelling of 4
Davol. occupied by Mr. Bcnjlmin. A Da.
vol and Il smith; paint shop of } Thorn.
as; h Bcnnetrs large livery stable
block oi one story slores. owned by Jo.
seph Dur!ec, and occupied bv Henry !
Dearborn, day goods, VIM + Tcffl, shoe /
store, La"lon IL Alger, dry goods, :
Earl nlllincr, Enmcs ~ Co, dry goods,
'nd Mrs Pease, mIIIncr. II
! he bnildIngs destroyed on the east
'idc "i Vain street were Nr. Wcs,gale',
= are housc, >. J.. French's shoe store, II
.d story mIIlner's shop, s. l.. French's \,
lwelhng honsc, T.. Warren, stone. cutter;
snnll dwelling house, +. u. Hood I'm
\ ~. Mr. Wnnlir.d. barber, large build
- occupied Il. - vIclualllng house and Il
q her putpnsrs. j. Hathaway aud Mr. Ilt
'ncpa'd, gr"crrs, X. e.. French, shoe. :
lore ne Puras.ci House. u large and |
plendld buldu 2, owned by y. u. Bor.
rn. Esq. and "rrnpIed by Moses Law. o
~ "a public house. William H. French
Icrrhinl tabor. Aihrr Clark. dry goods, a
l. BARNARD, rSersrve grocer. n B .lt,
rfdeu N Co.. wholesale provision store. o.
- rnunllrg ronm nf \ IL J. Shove the u
xchn"gc lImldmg, owned by The Pu- \
->et Wa uia' turing 60 aud occuplcd -
u u knsIry, sage rilicc, Armlnglon III
IInd.ry rluihug Stbic: the Post Ol- Il
e. The CUSTOM llnu.c, ,hr Alhrr urm. ~
furd's rllicc llm hnnilur Printing OF p,
e. aud Mrs. Cnol's boarding house ~
lall wu",'rn huIldlng 1rcuplrd by \. u
rnday rnl Nrlnm !. VI. Fl>h as - pa
nHrmnn'> iur''~hIug s'"tr buildng al
u,d AID "r up'rd b. ] - Buu n Go. ~,
storr buI!Gn. uccupIcd b, &. Alc,. lcr