Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-22
Prom the New Yotk Express OF saturday morning.
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE!,.
HALF FAST THREE.
CONFEDERATION. EXPLOSION. AND PROBABLE
LOSS OF LIFE!
HALF FAST THREE.

CONFEDERATION, EXPLOSION, AND PROBABLE
Loss OF LIFE!
Just after paper press fire broke out in
sperm oil and candle factory, in new street, near En-
change and communicated the buildings
In very short hoped the tire had been got
under, when quantity OF combustble stored in
Of the New stores, exploded with tremendous
crash, razng OF the adjoining to the ground,
and spreading the flames through TO aud across Broad
street.
The explosion felt at great distance; the
houses in the vicinity the Of the explosion vibaied
fearuy, that ;heir motions plainly discernable
a considerable distance while the sidewalks for whole
blocks around the OF eonagraon literally srown
with the fragments Of shattered windows and roofs The
conclusion terrible.
HiI-rAsr O'CLOCK.
The fire j. still raging the explosion having carried the
fire Broad street; and At this time the the
corner nj Broad and Exchange Place. and down
Broad ST. both Sides IN flames. We unable TO
learn the Of damage life and limb by the explo
sion. number known 10 be hurt and fear the loss
OF life will be severe.
The splendid Engine of Company No - totally de-
soyed undsrtsnd by the falling buildings. the
u! the explosion, but fortunately the company attached
her not on duty at the time.
The number Of already totally destroyed 10
the side OF Broad street, all Exchange Place. both
Sides New. aud through Broadway the cabinet
warehouse of w l.. Branch, doors below the Waver
ley Hotel, being now in flames.
On the east side Of Broad street, 10 stores are FIRE.
including the warehouses OF Dsys Brooks Co.. and the
flames spreading along Exchange Place.
IL is stated that number Of men. women, and children
blown up with the buildings the of the cIplo
son and that number Of fremen killed, but of the
certainty Of this we have no means OF uscertsining.
This conflagrston will doubt prove The serious,
in amount Of property destroyed, the great fire Of
1885 part Of the buildings destroyed formed the point
OF Broad and Ell change Place. which the great
ire stopped in that direction
HALF PAST O'clock.
The gren, Of he of the fire the espo-
sion Of 5000 bags ssPeue the Of Messrs Crock
& Warren, in the rear Of the carpenters shop.
HALF PAST Six O'CLOCK.
The fire has been nearly checked in its progress, south
Broadway. The buildings already gone, pas, recovery
Broadway, the Wsyery House.
No. sc Broadway. Stamford & Smith, Cabinet ware.
No. 81, G.. Boornm, Paints.
No. 50, w. l.. Branch, Cabinet Ware.
Nos. So and AZ, dwelling houses
No. 46, Levin & Brothers, Cabinet ware.
No. A. John Miller, Cabinet ware.
~, French Looking Glass Plates.
40. J. ChOtean & Co.
&c, Iirs. J. B. Miller & Co., Tobacco.
81, Nor& Worcester Steamboat Office and stores.
81, Dwelling House.
30. J. Griffin, dwelling and Hair Dresser.
26 and 25 Dwelling houses, where fire will no doubt
stop.
No. IL Broad street, wilkins & Rollins, Auctioneors
No. ID Gerdng & Runkemsn, and w II franklin,
where the fire litIe checked.
On Broad STREEr.-From Cutler, Powell & Potter, cor.
Of Beaver and Broad, through the entire block EI-
change Place. and up Broad No. 10 and the
stores Of Messrs. Davis, Brooks Co, iron store.
On the opposite side Of Broad street. from the of g.
w sheds, corner Of Beaver street, up Broad the
store Of T. J. Tobias where the fire at present little
slaekened This store is within three doos Of the Public
Store. On spo, stood the Of c. Bolton Fox g.
Livingston, l.. Pslmerc.
on EKcHLSGE PLIcE.-Tho store Of Fitch Brothers e.
Co.. No. g. aud oil the that side Of the street.
towards Broad street, aud between Broad street and
Broadway
No. 81. Richards & Blake Dry Goods.
No. 50, Buuerfsd & Brothers.
No. -, a. p. Montsut.
No. 50, Bliss, Brothers & Co.
Reed, Gillian g. Co.
No. 80. Bern g. Schuhadt
On MLREFrHELD sTKtETe-Tbe large block No 10 10
g. occupied liquor store and opposite the Hope Mills
OS SroNE STREET-A small building, Of the Hope
| Mills, and through to Msfketfeld street
Os Beaver STREtT from tho house west the corner Of
Broadway. the south side through Broad street. from
the house west the AdsIphi through to Brosd street
81, Beaver street, II Hsnnequn s. Co.
80, A. Sognoite & Co.. importers Of French cloths and
| brandies
The fire In this direction when left At BARRIERS e.
Brothers, with good prospect Of being able to check il
| hers
On New street there many small buildings. oceu-
pied by poor families; the particulars Of which 1t was i'm
possible TO obtain, amd tho fumes The chsnce Of saving
the hdelphi Hotel s very small, snd the Globe Hotel d.
also IN danger from the buildings. The whole seng
Of the New York and Brooklyn Fire Departments are out
and ire worst We hope is over. There IT, however, suf
breeze blowing and there Is telling the extent the dom
age viii attain. The good, from tho stores, the o
| Won street, nro removed we'll 10 those from Me,grs
Grant & Baftons, on Exchange Place. down Delmonc,
| Hotel.
HiLT.rIsr 'EvES o'cfrcE.
The Adslphi iIotsl Is on FIRE, and Two other building
| on Broadway.
Tie Gro has aso crossed Beaver street, and Is spreading
| TO Whitehall.
Preparations are Masking N blow sp n tho build
ings N hope stop the hsmes from reaching the locality
| VI the old IRE towards South streets
The desths by the explosion of SstpeWs named Of
80, but this y probably eSaggefsed. One whole lomiy