Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-07-25

sNe stUVN " z usni0noOle FURNITURE.
All the above were large four. STORY buildings ant
hed with goodsfrom roof to basement II OF course
Impossible to state the exact amount OF loss, insnr
nnce, &c, as the owners themselves do not yet know
how they stand.
No. 5O-Fine Brick Dwelling, totally destroyed
nothing saved -
Nos. as 46, A. A. 40, 80, 49, a. 30, 90, 26, "a 20
TO- IS, 49, IA, IL, TO- G. 6, 4, and 2, Broadway, Eas
Among these large Looking Glass Establishment
containing an immense amount Of the most cost!
stock, valued at between S350,000 and S400, OOO-al
entirely lost
Railroad Company was also included in the above
full of goods, but the value of which we could no
learn.
The splendid and spacious building known as tn,
Adelphi was also among the above-togcther witt
three or four other large md fashionable Boarding
Houses, and numerous handsome private dwellings
from none of which could any thing Of consequence,
have been saved. The boarders, (mostly stranger.
spending the Summer here) Jared especially hard.
AT No. %, large private boarding house (formerl,
occupied by Mr.. David HALEY corner of Morris-st
TINS was completely Quilted, although the walls wer'
left standing.
M. 81, a large private boarding house-cvery thinl
destroyed in il, and many Of the boarders lost thei
clothing, &c. &c.
No. l9-pnrcly destroyed.
No. 1.-THE eau,ifu and splendid Blue Granite
iron Lions-rematked by every body who ever vsitet
New York This was occupied b, Mr.. Ray, and wa
built with unusunl pains and skill by Mr.. Martin L
Thompson 1t is completely gone but the massive
walls, which are still standing.
No. l5-Elegant three story marble dwelling-al
destroyed but the walls. Ii was owned and occupied
by Mr.. Brevoort.
No. l3-Mrs, Bankers extensive boarding house,
Inside completely hnrnt-walls standing.
The fire on the West side of Broadway was her
checked, after gigantic struggle, and the Ailnnti
dence, on the point of the angle Of Broadway an
Greenwch-street, and several other buildings in tina
row, were saved.
Mr. Augustus Cowderey, member of Engine Com
pnny, No. 90 was killed by the explosion. He is
sad loss
The explosion shattered nenry all the thick plat
glass in the Exchange in the Banks and Stores in tn
neighborhood, and even as far Broad and Beave
streets.
The Mavor has issued Proclamation requesn!
Gen. Sanford to call out ody of Horse and a
many other of the Military as was requisite to pre-
serve the property Of the citizens.
Ten men have been sent TO The Tombs for stealing
Of the Fire.
3 O'Clock, r. M.--3o2 BUILDINGS BURNED
Down broadway to Markefcld.street, on the Fast
every thing was destroyed, as we have already no
lced. Here Broadway becomes Whehall-stree. nnt
Nos. and were burn-the latter only partially
NO. was occupied by J. l.. Lieben Family Gro
cerv No. dwelling.
Directly in Of the burnt part of Broadway anc
curvlng parallel to 1t. was New street, which Onl
extended from Beaver TO Exchange.stfeets. This i.
street on the olher-so thn, New.stree no longer ex
ist-. The Down Town Reservoir or a,ome,er o
the Gas Company IN this street. blew up shortly Of
Ter the sall'pe,re explosion The loss of the Compa
ny is abont $4,000. There will however, be no sus
pension 10 the supply OF Gas.
Exchange Place is burnt through from Broadway
to Broad-street and nearly TO W Villains street. occupied
by heavy silk and other importing houses.
Broad street was burnt from Markctield-streei
(the ne<t Soilh of Beaver,) TO VIM. NELSON'S, No
p, on the West side, and WIN. II. Frank!in's on the
Enst-two whole blocks, excepting two large double
stores on the Northeast corner Of Beaver Nos 81 and
So, occupied by J. c. Mullen q Co. John ii. Brown
If Brother. and F. Lawrence. The buildings here
were very valuable and all had heavy stocks of goods
Meek's Court. large and populous building, occupied
by whole colony of Comm s>ion Merchants was
burnt. II was 81 Broad.
RaFersfialds.reet was partially burnt from White
hall street, on both sides through to Broad, where
the street is discontinued. very large brick house
on the corner of N. and Whitehall streets fell just a.
we were passing, from which five six persons saved
thelr lives by about as many seconds. No. IS Mar
ke,fied, occupied by Mr.. Bull, ScaId.Beem muker
was pretty much DESTROYED.
Stone street was burned from No. 3 to Broad-s,
AM from No. to Broad on the other side.
Carmnn's carpener.shop So Broad, was burnt but
ITS high walls still sanding-necessary in a very
precai iOus condition.
South William street is burnt on the Nor therly
curve to No. g. next door TO Demonico's which lat
ter was saved by the most immense exertons Nos
IS and 80 South William was partially burnt by the
fire coming through from Broad
g. 10 and 10 Snnb W,m ,ynfe MI b,, .nod ,ho Gro
from snreodino H. ,b,, d;,e.,on Tha ;,', ,' H.,
was corrncoted md camo al, in scaIa e,, ;n,s;,
of the heat.
On Beaver stree, the flames swept every thin, nret.
70 cle,n rrn,, p,n. 40 ,l. wy ,Ie P'G'
North side az bcna s,iIl standing hn; ors,,,v d,m
nged) and No. 46 on the South side. Here the eff
cncv of iron roofs and fire proof shutters was gor
ously tested. Nowhere in IT'S course did the Conia-
the cris.-the ,urn;na r,;,,, in H. sJ hs 80 s
The dav. The 6ne hock Of stores mil, h, NJ T;,ns
nohIv wibstood tho oMornoohnron,s az H. f., anJ
boffIsd lie most G,r;on o.i, W W. 'oe III" nv
,mes had hu,n fa;rv nn ~, ,asa S, 1Jn a' ,e
made n tremendous n,iocL' and ,hon ram oT q, 60
the wind lnIlad and ,ho dra con,a., ,,,s ovor o.
thouph desrnc,;on and dovas,o,;on s,II ;,n.,od in
d;r. ron, na,, or H. ga ''' ''se'ou ~
AZ ~ ,ha los 9" h t,' , hea ,roond,,s r, .e.,
and comnIe,e liz, of Tho snfrors ;,h a. ann, ~
insurance fc g. na Jonn iii H.. w. ,o,' hnnr
of unrem;,ed Labor hose, viii iii ,hoso d;o"I,;as
and nossihes in ,ho ,ov of nroomr; ,ra,o n
which can he read;Iy comne;,od W. Of
course do moi nrc,end tb,, our ,ccnmn il s,,cL ~
Ia roI;,J an ax.an, -, a. 90 H. l - -.
and General caa,nres If ,he ,,on, ar oonorrad
These ,xo b,so go W., W. ' ",n,i a.1 'o"'e'"eu
The to,oI loes viii we are nrs,,v ,.a,I .,,;sfod
range from az 0oO mn IN sO oon nm Tho Jrsnr,nco
Companies are losers of The orener oor,ons of his
and u,o oro "a - om,i. ~ 'o,,s VI ''.s
knowedoe ba, IN hs on'n;on nr o. anu
have buried one. half th,ir cnna in ,bs DAYS pshes
We are informed bv one of The officers The Com.
pany that the Nn,on,l Fire Insurance Comr,ny have
s2s 600 risk on The Fire Disiric,
The " Williamsburg Fire Insurance Com,,rv No
IA Wall street we are informed remain NH ,hs;r iii
cap,al the amoun, or ,he,r iosses ho;n 49,, 800
siderable Wy ''0
If we had language 10 exprcss the admiration md
respect which every citizen in New.Yorl, ae,s ,h;s
moment for the FIREaES il wopJ he sn;,e '
sary Their proisps are in ever - ,no,I ond n.
cular mention of This or ,bat comn,nw .hara ri ia
so noby wouId he ;nyd,ons az walI a. T." '
suffice il n saw ,ha, nnver I'D anu hod,, ~
battlefield show Themselves more fsorsss ~ d ~,
more prompt, more sk,Ilfn more orderlv in .hs AL