Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-24
GREAT FIRE IN NEW
YORK,
Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life
1.-TWO or three hundred RsuIidinss
DesrOyed----LOss six or seven Mil
lions of Dollars.

city, save by the grea, fire of '35. 1t broke out
on Saturday morning last, and in the short space
of seven hours, no less than one hundred and
eighty valuable ware houses, filed with costly
mere handise recently imported, with ninety
other buildings occupied as dwellings OF work
shops, fell prey 10 the flames. The loss in
buildings and merchandise, part of The latter be-
ing saved, is mol less than FIVE or six millions OF
dollars, nearly covered by insurance in that CT
ty and elsew here.
The Home Insurance Companies are able 10
meet their losses, as are The New York agen-
cies of foreign offices.
The sudden withdrawal Of capital from set
tied channels, and The total annIhilation of so
much properly, cannot fail to exert very great
influence upon the prosperity OF The city and
its commercial relations. The exchangeable
commodities are materially reduced on the very
eve of a great business season, and the means
of doing business considerably lessened
The FIRE originated says the New York Sun,
in the upper story Of the -four story brick build
ing, No. 81 New street, occupied by J. l.. Van
doren as an oil store. That building with its
contents was in very shor, time entirely de-
slroyed, as was large brick building adjoining,
occupied as carpenter shop.
A, quarter 10 four o'clock, Crocker & War
ren's store in New street, in which was stored
a very large quantity OF salpere, blew up with
the mos. tremendous explosions ever heard or
felt in this city. Tha. building itself was of
course scattered in fragments in an instant, and
was the shock that the thick plate glass in near
ly all The buildings in Wall street was broken
in fragments and strewed over the pavement, in
many instances the substantial window sashes
themselves being broken in. Rushlon & As
pinwalrs large show window in William street,
near Maiden Lane, was broken out, although a
quarter of mile from the scene.
One of the fire engines near the scene was
shivered 10 atoms. The three explosions were
accompanied by shocks resembling those of an
ear hquake and so powerful as TO shat,er win
dows within a circuit of one mile. The doors
of the American Exchange Bank in Wall street
were burs, open with loud crash The City
| Bank doors also burst
The streets or buildings every where in the
vincinity bear marks Of the explosion, which
not only carried away three buildings, and shat
tered doors and windows, but i, also carried
a,ro ,nJ hum; ,o ,;n,bars into ,J;o;n;nc ,y,,o
houses, and, thus encouraged, the flames ragged
with intense fury.
A member of the Fire Department had mi
raculous escape a, the explosion. He was on
, top of the building in which i, occurred, and
was thrown on the roof of an adjoining building
distance of thirty feet, where he aiighled in
safety.
The explosion was heard a, Flushing and
supposed 10 be shock of an earthquake. Gin.
ders fell on Staten Island, and for several miles
over in New Jersey. The sun was obscured
by the smoke during the forenoon.
The Bay House, Clifton Hotel. and all the
Houses on Staten Island, distance, some o.
them of eleven miles, were made to ,rembe by
the explosion in Broad street.
The harbor, for ten miles below the city
was covered with floating fragments Seyera
pieces of burn, goods were picked up on Slater
Island
The stencil of The city was so great, caused
by 'he burning Of spirIs oil, and every com
busiicle maller that il was offensive TO those
approaching the city for many miles before they
reached The dock
The city from The Bay presented vast sub
; lime sight. Spectators beheld i, in silence |
seemed as if all The city was in flames. Tn,
shee, of fire and smoke ascended to the clouds
The chief of police and Alderman Charlicl
, had very narrow escape of their lives Tn,
walls of building. while they were in Sion,
street. nearly hemmed in, fell, and is known Il
have killed one man and boy-it is suppose,
Col. Johnson of tie new police, who was il
front, and who has not been seen since.
The Philadelphia Hotel, at the corner O
Beaver and Broad streets nrassn,od &, s,hI,o