American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-21

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All is confusion in the lower part Of the city.
Merchants who were rich yesterday are poor
to-day Even those insured are probably poor,
because the aggregate loss is so great that we
can hardly expect that all the insurance effect
ed will be paid. We can hope for the best, and
that is all.
SEVEN o. CLOCK.
We have Just returned ION second visit to
the fire. 1t has extended to the lower side of
Beaver street and into Stone st. 1t is now
found that the whole range in the latter street,
from White Hall TO Broad street, will be de-
stroycd, and perhaps the whole wooden block
at the foot Of Broad street to the East river.-
All tee buildings from the Public Stores to
South William street are burnt. 1t is expect
ed thet the Public Stores will be saved. They
are considered fire proof
In addition to the destruction of Engine No.
%, we regret to learn that No. AZ is crushed
beneath the ruins Of a building in Exchange
Place. ii she is there we have reason to be-
heYe several Of her members are killed. They
were with the Engine, and we cannot see how
they could all escape. Wesncercly trust, how
ever, that all are safe.
1t is now estimated that nearly two hundred
buildings are destroyed.
From the New York Trihme-s econd Edition.l
II. Broodcay at half past 4 almost, the entire
block commencing at Waverly House and ex-
tending down to Beaver street was in flames
We could only gather few particulars,
Nos. Al, Broadway, 46, SEWN s Brother; 80
dwelling house; 80, furniture store, "a, G
Boorman, Jr, w. w. Branch; Sfken & Iron
side; Wavery House.
Bread street, on both sides, commencing at
Nos. Is and IS on each side respectively, and
extending almost down to Beaver street. We
can only give the follwing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
60, Conklin s. Harrington; 81 1-2, Il. Lewith's
Cooperage; CO, c. Brady, Grocer; So, Sign, o.
d Shippers, Press, Alfred Il. Kemp; sc, Tucker
& Lightburn; 81, Middleton < Co.
Beaver street. At halfpast four the rear part
of the stores on the east side of Beaver street,
were mostly on fire, and it was thought doubt
full if they would be saved. We saw them
cutting into the front door of the store of A.
Seignettc with an axe.
Erchsnge place is on both sides, burned from
Broad halt way to William street.
The Waverly House is entirely DESTROYED, a
portion of the furniture saved.
On Broadway the roof and walls of the Wa
verify House have just fallen in, and the eager
flames are licking about the doors and windows
of the adjoining buildings, and darling their
| fiery toigues toward the Globe Hotel Be-
low, the tall and costly buildings down to the
Boston and Providence Depot are all in u mass
of flame, and look like an immense glass fur
nace--<Ghle ever and anon thunders a tttntte--
ing wall, sending up column of fame, and
burning dust, which spreads like a pail of fire
over the sky, and showers hail-storm ofliving
Goals and flaming brands over the crowd which
horribly throng and suffocate the streets in eve
ny direction for mile around.
From the Tfibune-third edfon.1
l-2 O'Clock, "A. M. We have this moment
returned from the scene of the cenflagration,
with eye, heart and brain oppressed with the
sublime and appalling spectacle. The whole
area between Broad street, Exchange Place,
Beaver street and Broadway, and up Broad
way to the Waverly House, is one vast amphi-
theatre Of blood red flame sweeping like hur-
rcane on fire, falling walls, smoke, and cinders
flying like organic meteors all ways at once
The flames have approached within two doors
Of the public store, No. IL Broad containing an
immense amount of valuable goods of all sorts,
and it will hardly be saved. The fire, il is be-
lieved will not stop short of Willmm ST., and
the Exchange; and the fierce wind, which has
been raised by the terrific force of the flames, is
driving the conaagration furiously toward the
south and east
The Depot is now on fire, and a tremendous
rush takes place among the trampling crowd,
as rumor spreads that the building contains
large quantity Of spirits. The wind increases
its strength and fury, and now, after blowing
in whirlwind about the hottest fame, sets in
a steady current to the South East. The
Adelphia-one of the Hottest and most extern
slve buildings in this part of the city-must al
most inevitably go. Indeed, there is little
doubt that the whole of Broadway lying be-
tween Exchange, New and Beaver streets and
Bowling Green. will certainly be Destroyed
This block is almost exactly in the shape OF q
molar tooth, with the prong lying upward and
the face fronting the Bowling Green
The entire block between Broad and New
streets, from Exchange to Beaver, is heap of
smoking and blazing ruins. Not a building is
LETT standing. On the Southeast corner of
Broad and Beaver, which forms the point of
large triangular block of heavy mercantile
houscs-one OF the most valuable, perhaps, in
the clty-the flames are raging with unpara-
leled fury, and we do not see how a single
brick is to be saved.
The hremen are making, as always in cases
of great emergency like this, almost superhu-
man exertlons, but what can they do against
this fearful enemy, which attacks them on eve
ry side at once, and seems possessed with
spirit OF human revenge as it leaps shouting
and roaring from roof to roof. Three firemen
are believed to have lost their lives, and they
are standing at this moment on all the roofs,
exposed to the most fearful danger.
The scene in Broadway, near the fire, in
Wall St, southWilliam, Exchange Place, Rec
tor, Morris and Thames sts., quite defes all at
tempts at description.
The sidewalk in front of Old Trinity is filled
higher than your head with bulwark of beds,
bureaus, chests, tables, kettles, clocks, sauce
pans, portraits, vases, gridrons, easy-chairs,
meal-bags, counterpanes, potatoes, and every
thing else that was ever seen or heard Of
The Bowling Green is full of similar mate
rials, while forty or fifty poor families are try
ing to dress themselves, washing their faces in
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