Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-26

UP. They refuse To issue more policies. and
ask that all policies now out may be cancelled.
though they will b. able to pay nearly or quite
all the losses by the late disaster, viz:
The American Mutual,
Merchants Mutual,
M ,rchauts Fire,
Guardian,
East River,
Manhattan.
Ihe ratesof premium d,nml,l by Office,
which 90 III arr double the rates OF last week
and the citizens are rapidly paying the rates.
Thc Journal adds
Henry Medigos and Henry Rolmm. bo,b
ucrmllS, entered a store adjoining that in
which the explosion occurred, d lew minutes
previous 10 the catastrophe, and have not
since been seen.
Peter M,yher, public porter. and his wife
when The explosion occurred had not escaped
from their residence in Broad street. which
was oVerthrown by the explosion, and they
are supposed TO have been killed.
Inc Chiei ol Police and a hundred of the
police force are this morning al work search
ing Tor the bodies of those supposed to have
persisted. The applications To the Chief of
foiice Tor permission To visit the ruins i'm or
,derto look for missing relatives and friend,
'~ W WY NUMEROUS, ana there IL too
much reason to- Tear that a large number have
fallen victims to the dreadful conlarration
The Express of Monday afternoon. i'm a no.
tee OF incidents connected with the fire saws
The work,nan are engaged in the ruins of
DAVIS brooks store digging out the rubbish
preparatory TO rebuilding the store.
"A great number of masons and c,rnenters
appeared here this morning from Philadclphio
ready tn go to work. Mechanics and l,bnrrr.
are purIng IN from all parts of the country.
It's said all the /antc Currants i'm first
hahds nave been consumed in Broad ST.
HE following remarks respecting the causs
OF the terrific explosion in the warehouse Of
Nicssrs. crocker q Warren are copied from
the y. Y. Journal of Commerce:
The great question now is, what caused tbe
explosion! The general opinion seem tn h,
mat IT must have been gumpowdcr. Yet.
Cfocker ~ Warren state explicitly that there
was no gunPowder IN the store, and there is
no good reason TO doubt their declaration. for
there is no evidence of any pimpowdnn h., In,
been put in the store at the time. Their, Wa
q large quantity ofsaltpetre there.
Inc building was strongly incIoscd by iron
shutters; but before the explosion took place
th'rc were brilliant flames issuing from the
c~revices, and SO filling the air a. to alarm
the people on the ncighboring roofs.
The hTst motion was the bursting nnan of
one OF the iron window shutters. and tb,
pouring ont ot an unusual smoke ,vb;rb
alarmed the iiremcn ant others in the ncioh.
DOTllooi. THIS was soon followed by a r,Su
bling explosion within tie builIiua ,vLi"L.
caused The cry of "gunpowdcr" To h., r,is.J
and all hands fled up and down m, str,e,
One gentleman came out from am odio;n;,,
store and ran half way to Wall street, fg,rrLanss
a hundred aud fifty steps, before the pr.ai
explosions took place.
Some persons reported several prclimiu,,,
explosions. These kind p~rmpniions s,yri
hundreds OF lives; for when the grand cxolo.
SION came, The store for twoor three miub.rs
each way rom CrOckcr 81 Warrcus ,ycr. j.,
stantly prostmtcd, and the nann niysoJ Ike
the bldze OF a cannon across the whole bru,Jth
oi Broad street. aud IN am instant The builIings
on that side were on fire.
A thorough investigation will no d,Y,t a.
had, and it will perhaps be found hat tbr b.,t
Mad prepared gases and other material. which
by their own combinations, produced t.
terrific result. "
WISCONSIN TIN Loco oro Territorial
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