American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-22
GRAPHIC Description OF THE Npw YoRs

GRAPHIC DEsCRIPTIoN OF THE Navy YoRE
FINE. The Sunday Atlas gives the following
graphic description ofthe alarm and consterna-
lion created in that city by the fire Of SatUT
'duy:-
Early in the course Of its ravacos, the fire
reached Broadway, and seized on the buildings
from Waverley House to the Ade!phi HOte!,
which are nothing but ruins The lnterme-
'dlale space to Broad street IS more or less1de-
stroyed.
At o'clock We visited the spot by way Of
Pearl street. From curb 70 curb, in this avenue,
rolled perfect cataract Of people Though
The hre-bells were not ringing, II was impossi-
bic to mistake what was the matter long before
you got sight Of the flames. The hurried clan
gor of the carts some going empty towards,
and some coming loaded from, the stores-the
piles of goods on the sdewalks-the alarmed,
haggard faces Of hundreds of merchants and
cerks-and screams, questions, shouts and cetN-
mands that made bowling tempest of din all
. along--were such as has not occurred i'll New
York since the winter Of 1885. The terrible
remembrance OF that freezing night then, when,
over the same spot, the flames swept their way
with even or mere relentless and grasping tero-
city, seemed &c FIJI every ones mind. People
even moved Their things while the FIRE was yet
four or FIVE miles off Most OF the stores in
Pearl street were shut, though those who had
them in charge remained close at hand to take
timely preparations for removals. Others piled
and boxed up their goods, and engaged cart
men, cabmen, and even omRi5us men, paying
them all exorbitant price IN advance, while
there was yet by no means any probability that
the fire would reach there.
We turned up Beaver street, and stood a.
while off De!monlco's, which had not caught
yet-the flames being up some four or Ave
houses, and toeIable chance, which has since
proved certainty, that they would stop there.
The crowd was tremendous Block by block
hardly any thing was TO be seen but compact
mass of human flesh and human faces. So nu-
Gnerous body, of course, seriously irnpeded:he
progress of the carts employed in carrying goods
from the near aeighborhood Of danger.
We can hardly describe the wonderful lud
crousness of little incident here-a sweaty-
faced man rushing through the thick swariRS
around him, CRYING out, ''Where's the fire.
Where's the fire." Another incident, too, eff.
far different cast we saw. A young fireman
had been severely injured in some way, and
two of his companions were carrying him either
home or to surgeons. He uttered no exca-
nation of pain, but his face was pale as ashes,
and on his clothes we saw drops OF blood. De-
Gasionally here the crowd would surge back
and forth like mighty waves on the sea shore
The terror Of the ex ploson early r the morn
rng had not yet subsidized, and some fears were
feltG:hat there might be repetition oft. At
the crashing of a WALL or the falling of a roof
one Of those awful cries, having nc resemblance
in nature but tself-the cry of terro--stricken
multi:ude-would now and then break forth,
causing the hearts blood to chill in tic veins!
How ravenously these flames cracked around
every bit of wood work on which they could
put their fiery fangs! How many merchants
heart felt sick within him, to see the fruits of
his time-long years of labor thus annihilated at
one fell swoop! What a roar and a rushing of
tempests came from those spots where the fire
exulted in its meridian! And yet over all this
huge scope of ruin-oper loss of substance
fanting of hearts, and the death of brave young
men-the glorious sun shone with unsurpassed
brightness end beauty. Al! the influences of
nature were calm and sweet. The air, which,
for many days had been so holland sitting, was
now-excepG where made otherwise by the
raging hames-of most refreshing and graSe-
ful GOODNESS. Indeed, we hardly ever knew i
more beautiful day.
By nine O'clock, the cinder-sprinkled grass
on the Battery was covered with heterogen-
ous mass of furniture. From the South ferry
to the end of Washington street, It presented
most curious and novel spectacle The great
gates, usually kept locked, were thrown wide
open, and through them poured carts, barrows,
hacks, cabs, men, women and children, al load
ed to their utmost with goods of various kinds.
All fled to the Battery as TO city OF refuge.
Overhead, the smoke swept thro' the branches
of the great ems like heavy clouds-Out I'M
derneath the air was of rare purity and sweet
ness.
1t was study 10 look around this beautiful
promenade. In one spot poor woman watch
cd over her little stock Of domestic utensils
In another were costly pictures, rich mirrors,
gorgeo as mantle ornaments, mahogany bed
steads and rosewood luxuries of those various
kinds, used by the favored SONS and daughters
of wealth. Here were piled small mountains
of dry goods or groceries. At this tree were
fastened the brides of several fine horses-hur-
ried away from some burning stable. There
stood splendid carriages. On every side the
gazer could behold heaps of bedding, chairs;
carpets, tables, trunks, crockery, clothing and
boxes-while through the chaos promenadedt the
members of the new police.
Here and there, by the shore, and by the
great gates, marines in their uniforms were
stationed as sentries, we suppose originally
with the intention of keeping the masses away
from the strewed goods The means were in
etfectual altogether; it were as reasonable TO
attempt to stop the East river by damming it,
Toward the east end of the Battery, in the
midst Of this confusion and excitement, thread
ing his way perseveringly through the crowds
and the obstructing heaps, stalked the well
known figure Of the editor Of the New York