Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-04-17
A WFUL CONF l. A G IL A Il ON
Half of Piftsburg im Ruins.

The western mails of yesterday brought us
appalling intelligence from Pntsburg. That
city has suffered an awful conHagraion; and
when the mails lefi The burning ruins were
still cracking, smoking, and at some points
blazing out. The Pi,isburg American says:
"The fire commenced al about - O'Clock on
Thursday on The south east corner Of Ferry and
Second street, by woman kindlng fire 10
wash; the wind being very high, carried the FIRE
TO the frame buildings, by which il was sur
rounded, and famed by the wind, spread with
awful rapidly. All The buildings from Ferry
to Market, between Second and Front streets,
were Immediately in flames.
The cotton factory of Capt. Woods, on the
N. W. corner of Second and Ferry, directly af.
ter caught, and was consumed with large a.
noun, Of machinery. The Third Presbyterian
church was on fire, but saved by desperate ex-
erlions of The 6remen, and by this means the
remaining half Of the city was saved; the wind
al this time blowing gale from the S. West.
The next house was the old stone building for.
merly occupied as bank. The dwelling house
Of Mr.. j. r. Johnson in the rear went nex, fol-
lowed by the dwelling Of DR.. Dimmi. on Chan
cery Lane The flames then caught the block
Of brick buildings belonging to the Messrs.
Denny and Croghan, occupied by Johnson &
Stockton, Geo Beale, the Fire and Navigation
Insurance companies and Others, all Of which
went down.
The flames now spread with fearful rapidity
over Marke, to Woods, Smithfeld, Grant and
Ross streets, sweeping every thing before it
crossing Third street a, Jayne's ofice-passing
by some means the two buildings Of Mr. Bee
len and Or. Simpson, but burning down the
Pilsburg Bank, and taking all south of 4ih st.
to Ross, leaving not building-crossing 4h
street below The u S. Bank, which with the
Merchants, escaped, and taking all the build
ings fronting on 4th (norlh side,) to Woods
those on Diamond Alley. escaping SO far. Az
ter crossing Woods street, it extended TO Dia.
mond Alley, thus forming solid sheet Of fire
from Diamond Alley to The Monongahela river.
raging like an ocean TO The east After destroy
ing every building & every ,hing-(or there was
no lime 10 save goods or furniture--it crossed
the outlet canal TO Fipeiown, which it laid in
ashes, with the exception Of Parry & Scou's
foundry, Mr.. Tomlinson's Iron ship yard, and
the Gas works-ihese are saved as we learn,
but The large Rolling Mill (Kensing,on Works
is burned down.
The Monongahela House, defended by high
walls and covered with an iron roof, fell before
the flames like reed. The Monongahela
Bridge then caught, and it lasted bu, ten min
utes. |. is impossible to enter into details.-l
More than one half the city is burnt All The
noble buildings on Market south of Third ST.;
all on Wood street south of Diamond alley, and
all The city east Of that line is in ruins. This
includes the Merchants Hotel, recently fur.
nshed and opened by Mr.. B. Weaver.-all
hose large blocks filed with all variety of
stocks--ifon, groceries, drugs, &c. Men had
no iime 10 remove their goods, and knew no,
where 10 remove them; large amounts were
carried 10 the river and left on The landing.
where they are now burning in masses-suear.
spces-al in so many burning heaps.
{ One can scarcely form an estimate of the
oss: il cannot be shor, Of Ten millions. Tha,
IF Messrs Lyon. Shorb & Co. is probably the
heaviest in buildings and properly Blu, these
will be bu. slightly fell compared with The loss
IF those whose all has been swept. Mr.. An.
lrew Fuon lost he whole Of 25 years of m. !
ius'ry Mr.. Alexander Jaynes los. some four
'r five houses; with all iha; he had. Messrs.
. d w. Homes, their house and heavy stock
probably 100000. Messrs. johnson q Stock.
on removed part of their stock, bul are heavy
osers. as is also Mr. Beais, Mr.. Thomas Liz
'e'', seven hoOses; Mr. John rhaw an equal
lumber; William Hays, Esq. 6 or 7 house. on
Wood street. Mr.. John Ross, 3 or nsw bull.
nss. The Presbyterian Advocate and Chron.
clio printing offices were burned down. with
i,le or nothing saved from siihern