The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-04-21
.lGnI CONFEDERATION at Pittsburgh!

,.,,.ated any city on this continent grent
r,h, busy and popuous town is in rn'ns!-
r"''.,.o. have been destroyed by this horrible
',,, than have been consumed by all the
have ever occurred in that city before
"' ,., ,be details of this dreadful calamity from
n' ,,ouointod with the plan Of Pittsburgh will
A,oytent of the terrible calamity we hive
wbcn we state that nearly all that portion Of
~, attending from Merry street up the Monon-
,e, 10 the city line, and thence 10 the head
attire suburb called "Pipe.town," (iiensing-
,,.hocn destroyed The fire reached up Mark
.,A as far as the south side of Sd street, and up
,,,,oe, rs far rs the south side OF Diamond Al
Tho boundaries or the burnt district may thus
W ,.ibcd: From Water street up Ferry to Third
M ~, rbo old Presbyterian Church was snved,) up
VA -.lo Wood; up Wood TO Diamond Alley, both
.,,m Diamond Alley to Smithfeld street, and
III ioyn Smhied to Fourth street, both sides;
II rmHh street TO Ross street, and thence to the
III .rrppe,own; including, as we hive estimate a.
49,, obspt twenty sQnnres, and comprising from ten
N ,yc hundred houses; many of the ware houses
..,,,J GOODS Of Immense value-they were groc.
~, Az goods and commission houses, and their
III .rsscks had just been laid in
r,Ie originated in frame building oyer an ice
M ,, belonging to VIM. Diehl nenr the corner of
M :.,l and Ferry streets. The wind was blowing
M ,a,fOn the Northwest, though II frequently veer-
M jnohef points, aud owing to its variations, the
~ 40 attended M Wood.st farther than it otherwise
"A c,l haye done. Il was discovered about IL o.
tocsand was not ma.eeily CHECKED ill in the af-
,emow Even while we write, at 0 p'coc" i. VI.
The engines are playing vigorously in Wood street.
we can give 10 adequate idea Of the distress
,,i.h o,rya des our stricken community The pro-
,,,., oc the flames vas so earfuy rapid, that many
.r.oos had not time to move their goods Others
.,,o, had got their property into the street, when
e fumes seized il there before j could be removed
place OF safety, Others, still, would not believe
hedeyouing element could reach their dwellings,
,l did not think Of removing until il was too late to
aye lhur furniture And we saw many people who
escaped 'with nothing but the apparel thcy hao upon
larpcrsons. At dark you mg Int see, in every di-
uion families sitting without shelter, guarding such
aoni Of their house hold furniture as they were
asnave from The Almcs, and not knowing where
avon'd lay their heads, or procure morsel Of
M OF course the kindness of their more fortunate
GLOW c,tzcns did much to alleviate their suferings,
and We NyGovo all were provided for as well as the
uaNwc Of affairs would allow.
The councils met in the afternoon, and attempted
to devise some means 10 stay the con1agration. II
was proposed to blow up houses tina; seemed in the
way Of the flames; the deliberations, however, were
neNtcaa in results, and we believe but one or two
l.diugS were blown up. 1t seems 10 us, indeed,
@,hcre scarcely could have been time TO accom-
rh any thing in the way Of destroying houses, so
terribly rapid was the progress oflhe fire.
There is abundant reason for thanlifulncss that so
few lives we're lost. There are many rumors ofmen
being killed, and burnt and wounded, but they are
not authenticated. One woman is certainly burned,
and we saw poor old man lettering along with the
help Of two fiends, his face badly burned The loss
@Ulr, however can not be learned in the awful con-
fusion which prevails.
We Know not how TO express our sense Of the live
y gratitude to which the ircmen are entitled from
oar afflicted and ruined citizens, las well as those they
have saved; nothing in the shape Of reward
Pnae them for the ncessan, toll they had to under
!o-nnd for the unyelding, heroic frmness, which
they manifested under the appalling terrors which
surrounded them on every side. If they had had
'0''cncy Of water during the whole time, they could
nave saved much more property-ns it was they pre-
vented the destruction Of an incnculahle amount.
lheollowing are the principal public buildings,
manufactures, and Offices that were destroy ed
Globe Cotton Factory, corner Of Second and Ferry.
tHo Navigation Insurance Office, Market between
I'd and 3D.
lHemens Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd.
Bank OF Pittsburgh, Attn between Market and Wood.
o'lce Of Daily Chronicle do
:, JOB Printing Office, of ]. b. Butler, Sd between
MARKET and Wood.
Merchants Hotel, corner of Sd and Wood st.
4 manners Exchange Office, do.
zones and Sibbet's Exchange office, Of 4th
md Wood street
"m' A. Hills Exchange Office, between 18th and
Diamond Alley.
=, Il, R. H. Patterson's Eagle and Bazaar Livery
'moes, Diamond Alley and 4th street.
Associate Reformed Church, 4th near Grant; Bap-
sl Church, Grant-st
bIackwelI's extensive Glass Works, Water, above
Grant
Inc Monongahela House destroyed, with all the
urniture
The Nlonongahela Bridge, entirely destroyed. 1t
- runorcd that several lives were lost the Bridge
Inc Dallas Iron Works in Ppetown, entirely de-
'toyed
Inc loss sustained in the destruction Of the above
'u"ulngs Is immense, but it is small when compared
'"n destruction Of Merchandise in warehouses
a'er' Wood, First and Second streets. The mer-
Fac.