The New York herald., 1845-04-14
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! (From Ptsbug Post, April Ill
II is our painful duty to record one OF the mos
terrible fires that devastated any city on this
continent A great portion of our busy and popu-
lous town is in ruins More houses have been
destroyed by this single and horrible conhagration
than have been consumed by all the fires that have
ever occurred in the city before. fgfN
It hose acquainted with the plan Of Plttsburg will
re aize the extent OF the terrible calamity have
suff cred, when We state that nearly all that por
tion of the city extending from Ferry street up the
Monongehela river to the city line, and thence tO
the head Of the entire suburb called " Pipetown," "
KensinGton) has been destroyed. The fire reached up
MARKET street the south side OF srd street, and
Wood street as tar the south side of Diamond Alley The
OF the burnt district may be thus described
From Wa:er street up Ferry to Third street. he old
Wooit, Diamond Alley. both sides up Diamond Alley
to nhh I'D street, and thence down Smith6d to Fourth
street both sides up Fourth street to Ross street.
thence to the head of Pipstown including, have
estimated above, about twenty squares and comprising
from ten to twelve hundred houses many Of the ware
houses Contained goods OF immense valus-they were
grocery dry goods aud commission houses, and their
spring stocks had been jus: laid in.
| The hre originated in frame building an ice
house. belonging to VIM Diehl the Of Second
and Ferry streets The wind blowing sty from the
and owing to its variations the re extended up Wood
farther than otherwise could have DONE II first dis
about o'clock and was not materially checked
M the engines are playing vigorously in Wood street
We can give no adequate idea of the distress which
pervades our stricken community The progress of the
hames was fearfully rapid manyl had
time to remove their goods again, had get their
property into the street. when the flames seized there
before it could be removed to place of safety. Others
stil would not believe the devouring element could
reach their dwellings and did not think Of removing u.
til it was toe late to their furniture And we saw
many people who escaped with nothing but the apparel
they hsd their At dark you might see
ing such portions Of their household furniture they
wore able to from the flames, and not kno wing
food. OF the kindness Of their more forum ate
ellow:czens did much to alleviate their suffering and
we believe all were provided for as well a. the mean
| choy nature Of affairs would allow.
The councils met in the afternoon, and attempted TO
posed to blow up houses that seemed ia the way Of the
flames the deliberations however, Intellectual In
results and we believe but one two buildings
blown up 1t seems to u.s. indeed that there scarcely
could have been time to accomplish any thing the way
houses. SO terribly rapid the progress
There is abundant reason thankluness that SO few
Lives were lost. There are many rumors of being
killed. and burnt and wounded but they authen
ticated One woman is certainly burned and we saw
poor old man tottering along with the help tive friends
his face badly burned The loss Of life. however,
not be learned in the awful confusion which prevails
We know not how to express Of the lively
gratitude to which the 6remen entitled from our afc
ted and ruined Citizens as well those they have saved
nothing in the shape Of reward compensate hem for
the ncessant toll they had to undergo-and for the
the appalling terrors which surrounded them on every
sie they had suthciency OF water during the whole
they prevented the destruction of en- incaculahle
amount.
The following are the principal public buildings
factories and Offices hat were destroyed r
Globe Cotton Factory, corner Of Second and Ferry
Fire Navigation Insurance Office, Market between I'd
Firemens Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd.
Penn Penn Insurance NJ cioe ocrner Of Market and Third
Office of Daily Chronicle. do.
JOB Printing Office, Of 3. Butler. Sd between Market
Merchants Hotel, corner OF srd and Wood st.
KraMerA Exchange Office, do.
Jones and sibbes Exchange office, corner Of 4th and
VIM; A Hills Exchange Office, between 4th and Dia
RGR Il. Pat.eron's Eagle and Bazaar Livery Stable.
Diamond Alley and 4th street. s,.r9a1
Associate Reformed Church, 4th near Grant Baptist
Bakewells extensive Glass Works, Water above
Grant 80.
The Monongahela House destroyed, with all the furn
The Monongahela Bridge, entirely destroyed. It isru
mored that several lives were lost on the Bridge
Inc Dallas Iron Works in PPetown, entirely destroy.
The loss sustained the destruction of the above build
ings IMMENSE but is small when compared with de-
sruction Of merchandise 10 the warehouses Water
Wood First and Second streets The merchants found
we're destroyed in minutes and The most they could
do was to make effort to their books, and but few
OF them succeeded even in that. f-
It will be many years before city recover from
the effects OF this dreadful calamity hes cast blight
over the commercial and enterprise Of hun
dreds OF our most worthy citizens and in hour has
swept from them all the profits Of years Of toll and indus
try To their fellow citizens who have been fortunate
look for aid to commences the world anew and We are
confident they will no look ia vain.
the terrible ime and under physical
cd BY aborng to the furniture the house Of Of
Ss M sdls0 & which va. burned 70 the
to give as full an account OF the calamity as
We are informed that two lives were lost at the fire
yesterday. One old woman in the neighborhood
Of Grant and Third streets who had aid TO her
too late to her. The other that heard Of
gentleman doing business in Wood street. but we hope
lives being lost but Of the reports authentic
we refrain from giving them until receive re
| able information.
[From the Ptsburg Advocate and Gazette, April III
Ats o'clock P. NJ, Thursday evening, we sit down to
our desk with sad heart to record the most fearful Gala.
nifty which ever beell any city the size of Pttsburg
While we now write awful fire is raging consuming
the farest portion Of city, and human being
tell where will stay its ravages has been burn
"ys f aHS
lar statement Of calamity 80 extensive and involving
such fearful ruins. What general particulars can
The fire broke out about 70 O'Clock M to-day, in an
old frame shed the east side Of Ferry street. ussd
two sides with old frame buildngf. The weather was ex
remely dry, and wind high, almost gale blowing from
The houses adjoining on Second street. caught fire i'm
mediately The engines at this time began to play, and
had there been sufciency Of water would have :ubdued
the fre But from want Of water, and high wind, the
fire extended Second street TO the Globe Cotton
Factory which, together with dwelling sdjoining. was
consumed. The Third Presbyterian Church on fire.
but was saved with great exertion.
The fire, also, about the time extended across
Ferry street. to the west side, where II consumed some
| six or eight dwellings, when it stopped in that d.
| rection, the wind being favorable. e
But east OF Ferry street where the Are rsged
with most fury It Immediately extended towsrds Mark
ct street. sweeping every house both sides of Second
street, and the whole square bounded by Market Ferry,
Second and Front streets, except building, the
house Of the Cotton Factory In the square bounded by
Market Ferry, Second and Third Streets every building
was destroyed except the Third Church. and Johnston
St0ckton's printing Office, and the Amerlcsh Office
The square bounded by Market, Ferry, Front and
Water streets, was saved, with but little injury.
The fire crossed Market at Front street, and then be-
gan to rage with awful fury. This was about O'Clock
r NJ and the wind had increased to perfect gale The
fire absolutely appeared to dance from to roof and
in an incredible short Of time the three immense
Market andWood and extending from Third to the river
were in q sea Of hame.