Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13
GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK,

The extent Of this calamity has exceed.
cd even the excited apprehensions Of those
who Witnessed lis whole progress from The
commencement. Happily il progress Is
now stayed, so TINT we are enabled ID de-.
fine the limits Of iis ravages. On The east
side Of Broadway, every building from
Exchange place, commencing with The
Wayerly house, 10 Mafkcticld street, Is
utterly consumed, ulso three or four
dwellings below Markeifield. The house
on the corner Of Stone and Whitehall
streets, and two or three dwellings north
oil Stone street, remain Comparatively IN.
injured. Thence 70 Broad street, Stone
street is the boundary. Though Broad
street, from Stone 70 the public stores,
within two or three doors Of Wall street,
the buildings on both sides arc all destroy.
cd. A line drawn from the public stores
TO the Wayerly house, is the limit on lie
northwest. In Beaver street an The build |
ings on both sides are consumed, from Tho
Bowling Green 10 within five or six doors
Of William street. On the west side of|
broadway the buildings arc oil DESTROYED,
from Morris street 10 No. 10, occupied by
ifs. Barker as d boarding house--tiliy
asst included.
The explosion which clihis most dis
zstrous conhagrali0n in motion, was trc-
and produced the utmost con.
'ternation throughout The lower partof tho
,lty. Ihc office Of this paper seemed az
i topping % its base. Tho printers
ticks were thrown from their hands: and
he gas lights suddenly cxlinguislled ii d
BART Of The building, added 10 he4crrorl
md confusion Of ihc scene. Wa export
need no damage, however. except ir',thc
,reaking Of window glass. Nearly cyeryl
'uiiding IN Wall street, md ID fact III aIIl
he streets contiguous 10 The burnt district.i
lad lis windows more or Less injured, ana
. some instances whole sashcs we're dash
d in, and the large massive doors Of tho .
torres either swung open OF were detach- I
q wholly from hinge and bolt, and thrown /
nto the centre 81 tho buildings. Such
vas the effect Of the explosion on ,he
dcrchants' Exchange, as % burst in ihc !
'indows, breaking large quantities III liz
aickcst plate giasa. Evon tho interiori i
oors were burst open.
Tho explosion occurred III succcssiycI I,
iocks, previous 10 which THO atmosphere \
'as irradiated with brilliant flashes, cfI Z
ght, tinged with every variety Of color 4
he air was Immediately after filed with Z
Ills of fire and burning beams some III /.
'hicb, Of large size, were thrown ID ar /,
credible height and distance. A heayyl \
lrning railcr struck On lhe roof DC BIN. I
eg's Mansion House.
J'he explosion was heard On board tle !,
eambcat champion, while seven n,iIcsIs \,
ON ibe city, and startled The passengers J
ON their berths. II was also heard II Z
empStead and Newark. CAPT York. 81 II
e brig Milton, as well al Tie cabtaiti and \,
lsscngcfs Of The brig Savannah, Dir HE n
ighIands, heard thefepott andielt 4 con- Z
issi0n. N sI IA VI
Among the gcods Destroyed VII tlic lifc Il
e Ii, 800 bales of cotton, 10000 thcsis| \,
d, 5000 ID 1000 hhds. and 1900 boxcs n
'own sugar, 5000 ID 5000 bacs collec. I,
10 pieces Competing, 1000 bill. Ind 500 \,
600 hhds. Iaolaascs, 100000 lbs. Hsocc II
u pulled wool, 400 bales Smyrnn WOOL. 4
The Dry goods jcbber escaped almost Oh. q
ely, but M domestic gopds factors Suf.
red severely, mud soyoml urge stocks 0i| \,
reign faauuiaelufcs wore destroyed ii
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