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

No SO, kept carpenters shop. and No SO as gre
Gerry, were both destroyed. W 4 4 ~b /
Ercaange streei-he westerly side Of Exchange stree
from Broad street Broadway, is in ruins. We could ne
ascertain the names Of the sufferers.
No. SO, occupied by Bird Gilland & Co., importers an
Reiss d Brothers, entirely destroyed b., g. Co.'S los
is about $500, 000
No 81, occupied by Richards & Cronkhiie domestic dr.
goods and commission merchants entirely destroyed los
100000 The upper part was occupied by A. r. Montant
French importer. ~
No. &c. occupied by Eli Goodwin, commission dry good
merchant, entirely DESTROYED.
No 3d. Of Broad street. occupied by Eugene Grous
set, wire merchant, entirely destroyed
No 3d. occupied by Post, Thomas & Dale, commission
dry goods merchants, entirely destroyed.
Nd 55, occupied by Fearing Il Hall, commission dry
goods merchants, destroyed loss $500, 900.
No ST. occupied by Joseph Rhodes business entire
ly Destroyed
Rear no So, Exchange street occupied as house
by Hutchinson & Tiffany, Bird, Glliand & Co., Richard q
Cronkhie, and Franklin g. Harris containing large guam
dty Of goods entirely destroyed.
NeU areet-No. "a, kept porter-house destroyed
No. a. kept carpenters shop, destroyed No. 26,
cupied by W. Deterng, tailor No. 49, occupied by H. w.
Miller as porter-house, destroyed
Pat of the goods and furniture contained in these houses
were saved. The Battery and Bowling Green filed
with goods
Hall past Ten-The fire now appears have been got in
degree under the control of the emen, and with
nued vigilance and activity their part will probably be
prevented from Spreading further The breeze, however is
anxiety of citizens for the fate Of many blocks the bor
ders Of the burnt district, which most exposed to flying
sparks and brands The urthest point the south which the
FIRE has yet reached large warehouse stories height
on Stone street. between Broad and Whitehall nearly filled
with cotton in bales, and domestic goods storage The
great height of this building and the iDAammabily of
ra placed the opposite side of this street in
danger for if had crossed Stone street, il must have spread
TO the wharf the East river sweeping away every thing
between. b& aH
At the very when the the opposite side be-
gan blaze the lofty wall the warehouse leaned outward and
Immediately fell filling the to the height Of ten feet with
rubbish and goods The fire this quarter by this lucky
accident arrested Perhaps critical point in the
progress of this disastrous fire than the just described
the firing of the roof Of the Broad Street Hotel the
Of Broad and Pearl streets This large buildings from its shape
and style of construction Of the most ancient build
ngs in the city appears also to have shingle roof and
If So may easily have caught fire from the cnlers which filled
the air It said however, have been set fire to by
ncendiary This building is in close vicinity the largest
oil and warehouses for articles Of like combusbe des
crpon the city, and had it been consumed there
probability that the fire would have again swept the
Of the terrible calamity of 1885 By great and prompt
tons of companies the building saved, and there
apparently little danger that the fire will extend any
further in that direction.
The following estimate of the whole number OF build
ings destroyed by the fire. made by gentleman who
turned from the burnt district at o'clock