The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1845-08-06
From the Kicksburg Wig
GREAT FIRE IN NEW
YORK


YORK,
BY the kindness Of Mr.. PorierfeId.
who has placed 10 our hands a N. o.
j Bulletin. we are enab Ell 10 Iay before
our readers an account Of this great ca
lamiIy,-loss supposed 10 be from 5 10
y $4,000 600.
The greatest,ihe most terrible fire thai
has occurred in this city since the great
confagralion Of December, 1885, is now
spreading devastation throughout the
lower part Of the CITY. Orer one hun
dred buildings, according 10 HE best cal
culation, are nor b. fire. Or hare been
iereiied With he ground Most Of them
were large three, four and five story
houses, and occupied principally by i'm.
porting and other merchants. Il is a
close estimate to set the loss, thus far, at
Ten millions Of dollars.
THIS dreadful fire broke out al half
past 8 o'clock, this morning, 10 New
street about three doors from The corner
OF the Exchange Place, in a Sperm Oil
store, II then spread 10 the Chair fac
tory, the next door towards Exchange
Place, then through 10 Broad street., and
10 The corner Or Exchange Place. il cons
municated 70 building occupied by
some persons, who either had a Iarge
quantity al saltpeire on storage, or else
were manufac urers Of fireworks, for in.
fifteen minutes after il caught fire, the
whole blew up with q thremendous ex.
ploslon, carrying SIX or seven buildings
with Il. and shaking the whole CITY Ike
an earthquake. The concussIon vas so
great as 10 smash more than half mil.
lion Panes Of glass in the neighborhood
Immediately after the explosion, FIRE
was discovered at four different points.
that the entire block in the rear was in a
blaze.
II is supposed that many lives have
oeen lost by this terrible explosion. As
he streets and houses, near BY, were
illed with firemen and citizens, il is
expected that many have been
,acrlhced 10 the wickedness Of storing
arge quantities OF satpetre, or some
'ther explosive matter, in buildings in
~ lhSSAAt - tllC Cil
We annex recaPiIu!ation or the FIRE:
New street, both sides, from Exchange
'lace % Beaver street. Broad street both
sides, from near Wall TO Beaver street;
Exchange Place, both sides, from near
William 10 Broadway; Beaver street,
both sides, from Broad street 10 Broad
way.
The destruction ofother property than
has been enormous. The
stores burnt being principally occupied
BY merchants, their contents were of
great value. The flames spread with
such raPidity, and the panic created
among all classes by the explosion was
80 great, that very little property was
saved. And in only a lew cases were
even the books rescued from the burning
All IS confusion in the lower part Of
The city. Merchants who were rich yes
ierday are poor TO day. Even those
insured are probably poor, because the
aggregated loss IS so great that we can
hardly expect that all the assurances eff
iSbsNA VII VO PdluS We eau nope LOT
The best, that is all.
Seven O'elock.-We have Just returned
from a second visi! to the fire. Il has
to the lower side Of Beaver
street into Stone street. Il isnow found
that the whole range in The latter street
from Whitehall 10 Broad street, will be
destroyed, and perhaps the whole wooded
block al the foot Of Broad street to the
East River. All the buildings from the
Public stores TO South William street are
burnt. It is expected that the Public
Stores will be saved. They are consid
ered fre-prooE
II Is now estimated that nearly two
hundred buildings are DESTROYED.
The Erpress reports that the fire still
continued spreading at half past seven,
and that preparations were making 10
blow up several houses to arrest lis lur>
lher progress.
From the Nea0 York Herald.
Eight o'clock,
We have just learned that one Of No.
a2's men was killed His name is Holden
and held the pipe. We are happy to
say the engine is safe with the other
members. !