Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-22
=. East Evenings Mail.

..ov THE TERRIFIC FIRE IN NE"
,rEE fSo" YORK.
4 r,e Journal Of Commerce % S 1Ss "ro.asd
i~s ;rss rs further particulars Inc .foSuea
# our columns, and the late nou' ~ ie. e
&c ~, !. M mail, proven, Us from giving but lew
.sacls ,.,,m;v has exceeded even
a,r;ei apprehensions o. snos. viz m,'" Is
{ ese VIZ nroeress from the commencement. nap
whole P'o ,sts, is nor saytd, SO that We are en-
}ly lis ps asne the limits OF its ravages. On the
Filled 70 0e@ 81 Roadway, every building from Ex-
Fast sac n =, commencing with the Waverly
thange f,,sa.rte6eli street, is utterly consumed;
ouse, % "r =, ,our dwellings below Market
81! !'sI99"The house on Inc corner e o. o'on S ana
asa IVA va i streets, and 2 or 8 dwellings North
Wnss1 s,ree,, remain comparatively un'nlured.
s.Ya. n Broad street, Stone street IS The boun-
asl''T broush Broad street, from Stone TO the
~. e,ores, within Two or three doors OF wan
'ams he buildings on both SIDES are all destroy
line drawn from inc Puoiic s'ores 10 Inc
Z, e ,vsry House, is The limit on the northwest.
Weave, Weave street all The buildings on oolh sides
y D,,,nsnned, from the Bowling Green 10 wIthin
are cu'sd doors OF William street. On the West
: a a, Roadway Tue pu'''iuSS a4e az us'''oySu,
y Morris slreetto No. Is, occupied by Mrs
,.I, as boarding house, this last included.
.i.bs bindings on Broadway, North oil Morris
-, :" were saved by incredible exertions, in
.H ;.S he inmates rendered themselves especial
N", S,nsn;cuous. They were covered with car
~ am and blankets constantly wetted with water
led m BY hand 10 The roofs.
The e,piosion which set this mos, disastrous
-s,1rs,;on in motion. we have no doubt, was
~ ~, ~ reservoir gasometer OF the Manhattan
!, V mani situated in New street. caused BY the
=, tpi,br neghboring fire. There was nothing
~ which could have made it, and that could
!. corporation Of this, the gas lights in our Of
- wen, OIL instantly upon the explosion.
The explosion was heard on board the steam
:. champion while seven miles from The city,
~ startled The passengers from their births. Ii
-.r also heard al Hampstead and at Newark
rs,t York. 81 the brig Milton, as we'll as The
.,nain and passengers OF The brig Savannah, oil
~ Highland, heard the report and felt concus-
Among The goods destroyed by the fire are
i, 500 bales OF cotton, 10000 chests tea, 5000 a
nm hhds. and 1900 boxes brown sugar, 5000 a
ihO bags coffee 600 pieces Competing, 1000 bar
Iii ami 800 COO hhds. molasses, 100000 lbs
1,sce a nj pulled wool, 500 ba'es Smyrna wool.
The dry good Jobbers escaped almost entirely
III ne domestic goods factors suffered severely
,Di several large stocks oil foreign manufactures
wee DESTROYED The whole loss Of dry goods
vss nerhaps TWO millions and hall of dollars.
There we're some stocks OF silks and other dry
foods destroyed. The totai lass is, perhaps, hre
,...ious. or one quarter Of The amount lost iii the
great tle len years ago.
The whole quantity OF goods was but small
traction Of the entire stocks OF The city, and will
10, interfere at all with the full supply of all the
demands OF trade"
The amount insured in the different offices, a.
.,r as known, is 4,2l5,OOO dollars. According Il
lie Journal OF Commerce, tie universal opinion
GEMS 10 be, that all The insurance is good, will
,.rhaps The exception OF single office. Abon
30 buildings destroyed, many with two fronts
and several other buildings scorched and da
nagei The Mayor and Police acted with grea
energy. Detachmen,s Of the United State
Troops we're on duty, all The time protecting pro
asry. We see no statement as 10 the number o
res lost.