The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-26

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF The GREAT FIRE IN
JAMAICA We have received some additional and
very interesting particulars OF the terrible fire in
Kingston, Jamaica, the first account OF which was
published exclusively in the Herald
The particulars we now give were written on
the 81 inst, and are certainly graphic, and show
what philanthropy is doing for Jamaica -
The whole city in great distress-there about
i've thousand persons without root their heads
IN the morning, at the east end OF Kingston when tie
sea breeze blew perfect hurricane, and ragged with
fury throughout the day, defying all attempts to er
tnguish it. The flames and smoke to be seen at
adstance OF sixty miles from Kingston, in the coun
try, and far at sea AT about o'clock, r. M,
it reached the Catholic chapel at the upper end
of the Parade and reduced that to heap of ruins in
very short time About that time the wind changed to
the north, and the of the fire was altered be-
gan to return to the lower end of the town. taking
new path, however. About midnight it reached within
lew houses OF ours on the opposite side Of the street. The
blown up, in order to Port Royal street, but 1t was
found impossible to blow them up all the powder in
lard the other buildings and it only with the assis-
lance othe soldiers and sailors Of the ships Of that
they were pulled down. The fire then abated somewhat
and was extnguished at about o'clock the even
ing Of the 9th. send you newspaper by which you
will the almost incredible number Of blocks and build
ings destroyed. The engines all broken The
negroes uoud not any thing except the Baptist and
Methodist chapels. At four O'Clock in the afternoon,
went on the Parade and found covered with mass OF
furnnure-the negroes all standing in the streets and
upon The Parade, talking, laughing and joking cry
ing and others Supplied The ,isodiers and sailors
tearing down on side Of the Parade throwing out
the furniture and trying uselessy to stay the progress
OF the hames There were bells ringing, drums beating
bombs and cannon firing at the houses and chill
dren screaming, and the whole presented OF dis
tress terror and confusion which defes description The
destruction OF property was enormous saw splendid
pianos thrown from the balconies and dashed into thou
sand pieces In returning from walk in the suburbs at
SIX O'Clock on the evening of the 27th, found some
streets actually on fire and stirring near them
the houses the people congregaed about the
am so agtated and hurried that can write
The Kingston Journal of the st inst the citi
zens OF Kingston not to give fears OF ourages
on the part OF the idle and diabocaly minded men who
are to be found in that city He admits that the plumber
OF property during the fire immense but attempts to
console his readers with the consideration that part OF
the plumber had been recovered He says he cannot
ture to assert there is DANGER of general rise and
sack we presume) but thinks imprudent to show their
fears.
The editor OF the Jamaica Despatch declares that had
not been for the municipal guard the city, in addition to
the horrors OF confagration would have become the
theatre OF rapne and desolaton The fire extended
% squares and destroyed than 500 houses besides
outbudings The loss may be estimated at 900 600
$40O0,O0O.
This dreadful, desolatng fire was caused by the
British Government through the fundamentally of
their blacks in Jamaica. That government paid
$780, 600 towards the destruction of Kir gslon,
one OF the finest Colonial cities in its possession
What folly! What madness