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my, two whole squares before touching the
ground. He escaped Sprainedancle.
The scene in Broadway near the fire, in
Wall street, south William, Elk change place,
Rector, Morris and Thames streets, quite
defes all attempts at description. Drays,
carts and wheel -barrows, hastily loaded
with the most incongruous cargoes, are
pushing through the dense crowd in every
direction, attended by the sweating, black.
ened and exciting drivers. Irish women,
with bed in one hand and two or three
naked children in the other, run to depos'
it themon the walk, or wherever there
may be look for safety.
The sidewalk in frontof Old Trinity is
filled higher thaNyo head wtha bulwark
of beds, bureaus, chests, tables, kettles
clocks, saucc-pans, portraits, vases, gridi-
rons, pasy-chals, meal-bags, colinter-panes
potatoes, and every thing else that was
ever seen or heard of.
The Bowling Green is fall of similar MA
terials, while forty or fifty poor families are
trying to dress themselves, washing their
faces in the fountain and hushing the cries
Of their children,
The Elks from Oregon look frightened
into talneness, and cover amid the fakes
Of fire that fall on every side.
In the Battery there'are acres upon acres
Of household goods scattered upon the
grass---each little pile attended by the cut
driven family. Here is pine cradle,
roughly rocking pale, squaiid-Iooking in
iant--there a group Of smutched faces re-
fresh themselves from a broken Whiskey-
bottle. Such q scene has never been drea-
med Or imagined. ....
The glare of the confagration lies thick
and ruddy upcn the Bay, and the red light
of the new-rsen san mingles CHASTITY with
the redder and brighter hue Of the flames.
The whole city seems pouring into this tp-
ry and Kissing funnel, in Ia steady stream.
Several Of the awnings in rear Of the ell
egant buildings fronting the Bowling
Green were OF fire at one time-ignlted by
vagrant embcr-but they were speedily
exlinguished without other damage,
WORSE AND WORSE!
10 MINUTES BEFORE EIGHT.--The follow"
ing are the boundaries Of the conhagralion
at this moment. 1t is still raging with un-
abatod fury toward the South Ferry.
Down Broad street to Stone street, and
running down Stone street to the Ferry.
Down Beaver street to within thlee doors
Of William, with the almost certainty that
it must all 90 down to William.
On Broadway, from the Wavery House
down Broadway to No. 4, opposite the
BoWllig Green, and going down White
hall street, which will in all probably be
swep! to the Battery.
The magnificent block Of buildings in
which Mr.. Stephen Whitney, &c. reside, is
expected to 20. Theseares somcelghtorten
Of the most beautiful residences in the city.
A man was carried off by two Gremen,
belonging to No. IS, who had become de-
ranged from his sister being burnt TO death,
and the loss OF all his property. We tried
every way to get names and more paNlcu-
lars of this shocking catastrophe, but were
totally unable.
ONE O'clock, P. M - The CO!Ragraiion
Chrckpd-Furiher PaHicHklyS.--We are
at length enabled to announce that the ter
ribIe connagralion which has devastated so
impoton. aud wealthy a portion OF our cl-
ty, has Welded to the unlIring and Well-dl-
recled pXertiona Of our gallant tlrelnen, Is
now subdued. Never was lghtsG lierceIy
rontested--neVcr was battlefield so lhltk-
" strewn with wrecks and trophies. We
have lust returned from our third eXpIora-
lion among the smoking ruins, and are en-
lbed to describe accurately tie Geograpbi-
.al extent Of the cnemily. Going down
Broadway, the first building burnt is the
House. on the corner OF Exchange
street. Next to the Waverly House vas
No. 5G---a large four story building, occupi-
I'd by Stamford O. Smith MS cabinet and
chair iartory--entirely destroyed. The
stock was very large and costly.
No. 54--occupied by G. Booum, Jr. as
m extensive chair iactory--entireIy des-
.roycd. Stock very large and valuable.
No. 52--occupied by N. l.. Branch, fur
niture and cabinet ware--entlreIy destroy
ed. Large aud extensive stock OF fashion,
able furniture.
All the above were large iour story huH-
ding, and filled with goods from roof to
basement. 1t is Of course impossible to
state lhc eyactamount Of loss, insurance,
&c. ., as the owners themselves do not yet
know hUw they stand.
Nos. 40, 46, a, 40, 40, SO, So, "a, 80,
%, q6, "a, o., 20, 10, l6, If, u, 10, 8, 6,
4, and Q, Broadway, East side, 'trc all
swept cIcan-noL frame standing. A.
mong lhese'a large ooknG-Glass Estab-
shment, containing an immense amount
If the most costly stock, valued ot between
$50 900 and S40O, 900 all entirely lost
The large Depot OF the Norwich ana
Worcester Railroad Company wusalso in
,Iuded in the ubove--IulI OF goods, but the
value OF which we could not learn.
The splendid and spacious building
known as the Adepai, wos also among.
the ahove-to together with three or four
other large & fashionable Boarding Houses,
and numerous handsome private dwell
ngs, from none of which could any thing
Of consequence have been saved. The
(moetly strangers spending the
l,,h,,,,or bnraN inrnd esneeiAilV hard