Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-06-14
Fro~ H. Pitssssrg, .Mosisg Aria, - \ In
Another Dlaasarous Fire Il = a,

Fro~ H. P;issbsrg, Martas Aril, ~ NJ
Another D1aas1rous Fire Al r a.
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SIXTY TO SEVENTY HOUSES IN Asn,v
One hshdrsd and my II tso kssdrei ts.sU.
eomPrssi.s tro@ seve. 70 siss Asadysa prss...
Our city has again been the scer. :
another disastrous confagration.
dreadful than the first as regards the .ss..'s S
suffering which will follow, althoush -
paratively small when the amount II No..
erty Is considered. ~ =,
About q quarter before 9 O'Clock =,
evening, . FIRE was discovered in a. J. q
bic ofSamuel Young, drayman, on Seyerss
street, few doors below Coal lane. vb;.a
soon extended to the surrounding bu;ld;rs.
--all Of which were Of wood-6lled ~;
poor families, many Of whom had reno,ss -
there since the great FIRE.
There appeared little or no wind s;y,;r.
at the time, but as the flames spread ! c,,,s
rent Of air was produced, which chans.a
to different points as the FIRE incre,..2
following the largest body Of fame ~
hurling blazing cinders in every dilscias -
by turns.
Our 6remen were prontly upop x.
ground, and worked nobly and unce,s;ns.
" to arrest the destruction, but the &C.,
ness Of water and want Of proper and .rfs
cient hose, greatly impeded their efIcrt.
Near II. o'clock the fire was GOT nnJss
and by 20 minutes past II an dan,er u
farther destruction was past, although the
engines were still playing when we Ia
the ground at half past Ill.
The stable in which the fire erio;na..a
was about forty feet from Seventh streef.
and in this distance were row ofwooJsr
tenements which were saved--that imme.
diately in front Of the stable being occun;sdl
by Mr.. Young-Three horses which were.
IN his stable, were saved. From this po;nt.
the fire spread up Poplar lane Cor aileyl !,
to Washington street, 1.-TWO houses on IL.
corner saved;) in north westerly direc.
tion, sweeping all the buildings 70 Pro-
pect street; crossed Prospect street, d.
stroying all the buildings to the brow of IL
hill at the intersection Of Quarry t.; down
from the direction Of Washington stseet q
within few doors of Fountain strert
where by extraordinary exertion. Il ~
stayed.
The amount ofsronnd now covered viik
ruins is computed at about three screa
more or less, and which was comra~xlv
built up with wooden tenemenis, liier,Ily
slowed full with poor families, many &
whom have lost every thing thsy posse:ssd
in the world, and have neither sielter Dcr
the means of getting it. The dwelines
were generally poor and Of no great value,
many Of them double, and in which sone
two or three families lived, heaven knows
how. The ground belonged to The OLA
ra estate, and was leased; Mr.. HameY
Denny is agent. The buildings did moi b.
long to the estate, but to those who lived
in them, or landlords in other parts efsAs
city. We passed through the burntdias;
after the fire had abated, and endeavorea
to make calculation of the loss. n
number Of houses burned will not vszYkr
from sixty to seventy. The loss q prop-
crty will not we think exceed $40 ,OO0pes.
haps not over $50, lite iinpss1ab
to tell how many families have beean-
dered homeless-prcbably lbO to ~
These will comprise from 700 to 900 pa.
sons. In no part Of fhe city could an
have occurred, by which less propets
would have peen destroyed, or wkA
would have caused more actual destitdlqa
But one brick house, Mr.. J. Msckessl's
was burned.
The fire srns beyond a doubt, The rwk cfis.
ceudiaries. Mr.. Young had fed his horses
before dark, and was down Town when
the fire broke out.
Two Or three attempts have lately been
made to fire this district. One was noticed
in the city papers few days ago, It which
time stable adjoining Young's. was 6fsd,
and horses throat cut. Tie suiIesesSare
almost exclusively Irish.