Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-28
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From the N. T. Journal Of Commerce, Jniy q.
TIE AWFUL QUALIFICATION.

The extent of ihs cslsmiiy has exceeded The ey
cited sppr,hens,ns If ihsse Who witnessed its ho
prosress from the commencement Happily its pro.
gress is stayed. SO iha, are enabled to define
the limits cf its ravages. On the side Of Brad
every binding frum Exchange Place. commencing with
tie Wavery House. 10 Markeifed street, is ul,ery
consumed. ais. three hnr dwellings below Market
.~d The huuse TN The corner oi Stone ard Whitehall
Streets and two ~ three dwellings Nufh Of Stone street.
remain comparatively uninjured. Thence, to Broad
street. Stone street is the boundary. Through Broad
street, from Stone the public stores, within Two of
three doors Of Wall street. the buildings both sides
are all DESTROYED line drawn from The publ'c stores
20 the Naverly House. is the limit the Nouhwest-
Ia Beaver all the buildings both sides are con
aumed from the Bow ling Green 10 within five or six
<ioors of William street On the side ui Broad way
she buildings all DESTROYED fron Morris No.
Is, occupied by Mrs Barker boarding house-ihs
sast included
The buildings on Broadway. North Of Morris street.
eave by Incredible esernns. In which the inmates
rendered themselves especially conspicuous. They
covered with carpets and blankets constantly weted
with water carried up by hand Ia the roois.
The explosion which sci this mnst disastrous couHa-
grafton in notion have doubt from the
ervoir gssnmeier of the Aanhauqn Company, situated
in New street. caused BY the heal OF the nelghborrg
IRE. There was nothing else which could have made
il, and that could In Capitalization OF this. the gas
lights in office went out instantly upon the explo'
sim.
There quantity of salipeire in the store Of
Crccker & Warren hut store full Of ii burned
ten years ago, and there was explosion 6aupow.
der spoken Of but without evidence that any pre-
sent.
The explosion was tremendous. and produced the ute
CONSERVATION Throughout The lower part OF The CT
~. Nearly every building IN Wall street. and ia fact
in all the contiguous the hunt district had It's
windows less injured and in instances
Who'll. sashes were dashed in, aud the large massive
doors OF the either swung upen. detached
wholly from hinge and bolt. and thrown into the cenlre
NJ the buildings Such the effect ut the explosion
the Merchants Exchange. To burst IN Tho Win
'dows breaking large qusniilles OF the hckest plate
glass. Even the Interior duofs were burst omen.
The explosion occurred successive soc rs prev ous
10 which the atmosphere ffadiated with brilliant
flashes Of llgh hinged with every variety of color The
air was Immediately after filled with calls Of fire aud
burning beams. some Of which Of huge size were
thrown To an incredible height and distance. A heavy
burning ralter struck The roof Of Bunkers Mansion
House.
The explosion heard on board the Steamboat
Champon while seven miles from the city, and startled
the passengers frum their bcrhs II also heard at
Hampstead and Newark Captain York. of the brig
Million, as well as the captain and passengers II The brig
Savannah, of the Highland heard The report and felt
'concussisH.
Among the goods destroyed by the fire are Ia 800
bales con, 20, 600 chests ten. 3000a400c hhds and
1900 boxes brown sugar. S0o0aqO00 hags coffee GOO
pieces Competing, 1000 bbs and 500a600 bids molas-
100000 lbs fleece and pulled wool 800 bnes Smyf
ma woo
The dry good obbers escaped almost entirely bu, the
domestic goods factors suffered severely aud several
large stocks OF foreign manufactures dosroyed.-
The Whole hss Of dry goods perhaps two millions
and half of dollars. The following Is a fongh state
men IN round numbers, Of vi the stocks destroy