The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-07-26

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disc Is ~ O0O,OOO-we think 1t will prove
much greater. We heard of two firms
who lost ~3.O00,000 each-verv many
lose 100000. We think the loss in
buildings and merchandise will be not
less than S6,000,OoO.-CommercialA d
vertlser.
This calamilous affair il is to be fears
ed, IS caused by the criminal practice of
storing sallpclre and other still. more
romh"sIbic material. in large quantities
IN the Compact portions Of Tire city like
,''a' OF Now street. In this very case the
arsn quantity Of that dangerous material
/ deposited in Cracker & Warren's store,
has been the cause of al iMmense loss of
property that otherwise .,n.nt nave been
Sayed ihe explosion of course discour-
aged the iircmru, and fora time paralyz-
ed thcir cXcrlions. The noble fellows
I"nshI like lions. however, and deserve
The highest praise for t!clr ndomilab!c,
and III most instances, undiscurHged ex-
crtlons. 1t is thought by many thai some
thing still more c"mbusibIc and greater
strength than saltpetre must have been
depCSi'ef IN Tins store. Many old militia
ry and naval men say that gun powder
alone could make such sudden and vi
client discharge.
The scene in Broadway near the fire.
IN Wall street, South William, Exchange
place, Rector. Morris and Thames streets
quite all attempts at DESCRIPTION. Drays
carts and whCeIbarrows. heavily loaded
with the most incongruous cargoes, are
pushing through The dense crowd in eve
ry direction, attended by the swearing,
blackened and exciting drivers. Irish
women. with be! on one hand ard two
or three naked childrcnain the other, run
10 deposit them on the walk, or WHEREBY
er there may be nook fer safety.
The sidewalk in front of Old Trinity
Is filled higher than your head with
buwark Of beds, bureaus. chests. tables.
kettles, clocks, saucc.pans, portraits, va
ses, grIdirons, easy chairs, meal bags.
c?iIh'erpanes, potatoes. and everything
else that was ever seen or heard Of
Ihe Bowling Green is full of similar
mat erals, while forty or fifty poor lam-
les are trying to dress themselves, wash
lrg tleIr faces in the Fountain and hush,
ing the cries Of their children.
In the Battery there arc acres upon a.
cres of household goods scattered upon
the gress-each little pile attended by the
oudrven family. Here is pine cradle,
roughly rocking pale, squaIiG-looking
! lhiani--Ihere group Of smutchtd faces
refresh themselves from broken whis-
/ Key bottle. Such a scene has never been
dreamed or imagined.
A man was carried of by two frcmcn,
belonging to No -, who had become
derangcd from his sister being burnt to
death, and The loss Of all his property
we 1Acd every way to get names and
more pa ilcuIars Of This shocking caras-
trophc, bat were totally unable.
The glass. which was nearly a quarter
OF an inch dick, in the building known
as The former Bank of the United States,
was broken 10y the explosion.
The harbor for ten miles below the city
was covered with floating fragments
Several pieces of burnt goods were picked
up on Staten Island.
The stencil Of the city was so great
caused by the burning of spirits, oil, and
| every comhustblc matter, that it was Of
lenslve 10 those approaching the city for
many miles below before !hey reached
the dock.
The city from the Bay presented vast
sublime sight. Spectators bchcld it in
silence. II seemed as all the city was in
flames. The sheet Of fire and smoke as
cended 10 the clouds.
At the time the first explosion took |
place, fireman belonging to Engine Co. |
%, standing on the root Of "a house next |
to the explosion, was blown, as we are
assured by The Foreman Of the Company. !
two whole squares before touching the |
ground, He escaped with sprained an.
Gle.
The Bay House, Clifton Hotel, and all
The houses on Staten Island, distance, |
some of them Of eleven miles, was made |
TO trcmble by the explosion in Broad ST
The report was so loud that it was tho't
to be an earthquake
The Philadelphia Hotel, at the corner
Of Beaver ar! Broad strecta. presented
sublime sight IKE whole seven stories
were wrapped in flames al one moment.
IN" sides being stone it prcsenIed the
appearance Of volcano The flames as
cendng uwrards, from the centre TO All
immense height, while the fire pouring
out from every window on its Cour
sides, gave it a grand and majestic appear
ance.
A melancholy and truly distressing
scenc took place at No 10 Greenwich .
street. NJ Henry, son of John Carey.
died of consumption while the fire was
raging and while the flames were spreads
ING 10 such all extent that it was suppos-
ed that the house in which he was, might |
he consumed. Death. however. came. |