Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-26

There were some stocks Of silks and other dry goods de-
stroyed. " l
The amount of insurance property in the burnt district
derived from rough estimates stated from ST. 0OO 900 Ia
500 000 and he the general opinion that all OF
IT, except perhaps a single Office, will be good
The police have done their duty mounted troop OF
General Sandord brigade called early hour by
proclamation of the Mayor, who has done all that could be
done under the calamity.
The day and night police also duty.
Col Bankhead commanding the u. s. Fort at Governors
Island placed his force at the service of the city, and they
have been duty all day.
Fire Engine Companies from Brooklyn Newark, and Viii
amsburg, repaired to the city with their Engines during the
morning and rendered valuable aid.
Several iron safes have been saved from the ruins many Of
them little injured that the books and papers perfectly
legible.
House, (says the Commercial Advertiser is worthy of the
highest commentator. bysander informs that he met
Mr. Coleman followed 10y his servants carrying bread and
meat and Coffee in vast quantities, which actively dis
butng among the almost exhausted remen at the hottest Of
the fire. At the time, Mr. Stetson opened the saloon
Of this great house to Others and gave welcome breakfast to
four five hundred. What could be better timed What
could be more grateful to weared men
The paper says that the fire. occurring in broad day
light presented many and incidents such not
generally attendant upon like occasions least do not fall
within the observation Of spectators The sidewalk in Broad
way above Trinity Church the west side, filled with
unurepianos looking glasses, mahogany tables, mirrors,
bedsteads and bedding costly lamps cradles and pictures bird
cages with the birds in them, crocke lenders chairs foot
poyed in splendid lowy house keeping, heaped pemel
together with the disregard for propety effect in
grouping. To the like the Battery has also been put
though much larger SCALE almost the whole OF its area
being filled with carriages and furniture, disposed in separate
parcels each of which guarded when were there by
three females with anxious and soowsaded counte
handsomely alfred and sitting upon rich sofas
rocking chairs, others poorly clad and reposng
wooden STOOL roll of faded carpet the green turf ITSELF
In the midst Of household group young woman
in feeble health she recned angudly easy chair, and
her thin cheek afforded ground for the belief that she had
been hastily bome amid the and uproar Of the disaster
from bed of sickness In close juxtaposcn little
family party of children, with their nusehe youngest de
lighted with the novelty Of their position and the hustle all
around them while the elder thoughtful and more
sous of the evil looked with pretty air of bewderment
which seemed just ready to resolve itself into burst of amen
tatien. little further young cooy arranging
his hair and contemplating the gaces of his person before
large mirror, which leaned against tree and our attention
caught by ragged loang boy Of some fourteen
fifteen years. who had flung himself upon handsome sofa
and fast asleep Perhaps he had been doing yeomar
the brake Of engine, in helping
the household Of bunt-out family At all events
his slumbes respcctedhough at may be that all
too busy NEEDLE with him.