The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-04-16
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on this continent--a great portion of our busy
and populous town is in ruins. More houses
have been destroyed by this single and horrible
confagration, than have been consumed by all
he fires that have ever occurred in the city be-
ore.
Those acquainted with the plan of Pittsburgh
will realize the extent of the terrible calamity
we have suffered, when wo state that nearly oil
that part of the city extending from Ferry strip
the Mon. river to the city line, and thence to the
head of the entire suburb called "Pipetown''
Kensington] has been destroyed. The fire !
reached up Market street as far as the south side
of Third street, and up Wood street as far as
the south side of Diamond Alley. The boun-
dares Of the burnt district may be thus descri-
bed: From Water street up Ferry 10 Third st.
(the Sd Presbyterian Church was saved,) upl
Third TO Wood; up Wood TO Diamond Alley,
both sides; up Diamond Alley 10 Smhfeld ST.,
and thence down Smithfeld TO Fourth st. (both
sides,) up Fouith 81. to Ross ST., and thence to
the head of PIpetown- including, as we have
estimated above, about 20 squares, and compri-
sing from 10 to 1900 houses--many of the ware
houses containing goods Of immense Value
they were grocery, dry goods, and commission
houses, and their spring stocks had been just laid
| in.
The fire originated in frame building over
an ice house, belonging TO VIM. DlEHL, near the
corner of Second and Ferry streets. The wind
was blowing stffly from the northwest, though
it frequently veercd 10 other points, and owing
10 It's variations, the fire extended up Wood st.
further than il otherwise could have done. II
was fist discovered about II o'clock, and was
not materially checked till five in the afternoon
even while we write, (at 8 o'clock p. M. the
engines are playing vigorously in Wood street.
| We can give no adequate idea of the distress
which prevades our stricken community. The
progress of the flames was so ieariully rapid that
many persons had not time 10 remove their goods.
-others, again, had got their property into the
street, when the flames seized it there, before it
could be removed to place of safety. Others,
still, would not believe the dcvouring element
could reach their dwellings, and did not think of
removng until it was too late TO save their flrni-
ture. And we saw many people who escaped
with nothing but the apparel they had upon their
persons. At dark, you might see, in every de
rection, families sitting without shelter, guarding
such portions of their household furniture as
they were able to save from the flames, and no!
knowing where they would lay their heads, OF
procure a morsel of food Of course the kind
ness Of their more fortunate feow-citzens, did
much 10 alleviate their sulferings, and we believe
all we're provided for as well as the melancholy
nature of affairs would allow.
The councils met in the afternoon, and al
tempted to devise some means TO stay the contla-
grafton. ltwas proposed 10 blow up houses that
seemed in the way of the flames; the dcllbera-
tions, however, were inefEcctua in results, and
we believe but one or two buildings were blown
up Ii seems to us, indeed, that there could
scarcely have been time to accomplish any thing
in the way Of destroying houses, so terribly ra-
lpid was the progress of the fire.
There is abundant reason for thank(uness
that so few lives were lost, There are many
rumors of men being killed, and burnt and
Iwounded-.but they arc not authenticated One
woman is certainly burned, and we saw poor
old man, tottering along with the help of two
friends, his face badly burned. The loss Of life
however, can not be learned in the awful confu-
sion which prevails.
| We know not how TO express our sense of the
lively gratitude to which the fireman are enti-
tied from our affective and ruined citizens as
well rs those, they have saved--notlnng in the
shape oil reward can compensate them for the
incessont toll they had to undergo land for the
unyelding, heroic Grmncss, which they manifest
ed under the appalling terrors which surrounded
them on every side. lfthey had hada suflicicn-
Icy Of water during the whole time, they could
have saved much more property---as it was they
prevented the destruction of an incalculable n
mount.
The following are the principal public build
ings, Manufactures md Offices that were des-
troyed:
Globe Cotton Factory, corner Of I'd and Fer
ry.
Fire Navigation Insurance Office, Market be-
tween I'd and 3d.
Firenens' Insurance Office, corner Market
and Sd.
Penn Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd,
Bank of Pittsburgh, 4th between Market and
Wood.
Office Of Daily Chronicle. do.
. Job Printing Office, of J. B. Butler, Sd between
Market and Wood SITS.
Merchants Hotel, corner Of Sd and Wood sts
| A. Kramer's Exchange Office, do
Jones s. Sibbets Exchange Office corner Of 4th
and Wood SITS,
] w. Hills Exchange Office, between 4th and
Diamond Alley.
R&R H Patterson's Eagle and Bazaar Live
ry Stables, Diamond Alley g. 4th st.
Associate Reformed Church, 4th Near Grant !;
Baptist Church, Grant st.
Bukewell's extensive Glass Works, Water,
above Grant.
The Mopongahela House destroyed with all
the furniture.
Monongahela Bridge, entirely destroyed. 1t
is rumOed that several lives we're lost on the
Bridge.
The Dallas Iron Worksin Pipeiown, entirely
destroyed
The loss sustained in the destruction of the
above buildings is immense, but it is small when
compared with the destructit n of merchandise
in the warehouses on Water, Wood. lst and I'd
streets The merchants found ii impossible to