Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-21
DonIeottc Fmtrlli0emer.
THE GREAT FIRE IN PlIsfsBUR re.
fros. ne T;ifsltrr Ga.tHe Il .iprd

ttIe iuuSeS anIJiHnL. on SetDho stItti. cau1Hi vi
immeila.iy. The eag'nes nj this time began To ps,
and had there been suit .ieaey ii water, would hay
susiu.I the fire. lld from van, of wafer, aud hig
wind The fire extended Second street 10 The GIoo
C..sn Factory which. iogrihri with dwelling nd
,.s;nr was seinrd. The iaifd r., -, hUro
sas On fire. ont Mas saved with great eAeron. lin
fire. sls1. about tue time. extended acrss Fem
street, the site, where n consumed sJde SIN
sigh, dwellings,, ah"u 1t stopped Ia thai direction
tie WAX being favorable.
But II wss OF Ferry street where the fire fsgsd
mnh mus, Jury. Il innediarly e,leaded TOWARDS Mar
kei street, sweeping every house bah ses Of See
ond street, aud the Whale sqaae bounded by Market
Ferry Srcoa6, aud Front Streets esc.pi building
the warehouse Ut The tuiinn Factory In the square
bounded by Market. Ferry Sfcead, aud lhfd streets,
~ building dss.n,ed eArsp The ihird Church.
and Johnsiun & Shckun's ptiailng oiiee and the 4
merioaa ollice 1e square btundcd By Market. Fer
~. Frunt, aud Mater stfetts was saved. with but lutte
iajafy.
uan To rae with awful Jury. This Was siiui iva a.
cuck p NJ, aR1 the wind had Increased 10 perfect
gale. The fire absolutely appeared IN dance t1m ruui
roof, and 10 al Incredibly shon space Of time The
three immense squares, composed mostly ol Warehouses
bound d BY Marke and Npd, 4 extending ion lid
~ the river, a sa OF fame.
The heat by tins tine tremendous Nnud street
formed barrier AT all. The flames wenI Kissing
II eager or 'ief ffey They also crossed 1htd
street, below the plas cll.e aud aent rushing up
IL ere iron the river ~ Diamond alley,
Rs, this mol all. The fire had bee me ungpscfn-
able. The avn II II an was mp1ient Even tie gnods
removed 10 the streets III safety upon aud
destroyed. On, IN, marched the raging tlruien. 4
ia Of 4 me ruls tom NHd street 10 SaihfirlJ
The Monnugahea House, that nnbcsl Of modcrn hotels
Is surruanded with atnesit takes fire. sui the ruin
rss sslRg S,auhleld street atd Gfant street.
aud sSeeping Scotch lIlll eituuly. Even the taoa
discs slopti. the Gas Works take fire, and direct
=. a. "a - a. &
Is only sioPpd IN that dnttIon, about mie rom
where Commenced, iom the want OF ood 10 feed It's
vr4cmas NAV.
10 The n,aa tine the Monongahela Bridge has taken
hfe and Is eIi,incy consumed The pliisiura Bank
.arp1sed be fire rri extending from 1iird Ia Fourth
streets. is in flames The MAYORS Office is also on FIRE
and the new Posi- Nfice Is ia great dagger
Let any VIII" is arq lanied with Ptisbufg survey
,hls scene and lk uvr the extent ii ground covered
ty This vast coo6 grafton ~ rapidly did the flames pro
yress, that ut me between four and FIVE u'crk in
the afternoon, the fire raln, with undmlnshed ia
~ space exepdns from Market street. al the cor
Ter 1 hind, DUNN Market sreei 10 the rver I'D the
river Ia the upper end u kenS gion pprtnwn oppI-
SITE 10 Birmingham, down lrlm kensngtan To Fourth
street. down Fourth street Ia Nmnhirld. up SmiihieI
Dam,nd alley, duwn Damuud alley to The arne brick
warehouse on Nfod street. across Nuud. extending ia
a diaaOnlcsi difeelion towards The Bank up Fourth
street 10 the Mayors uilice, and Third street
the place Of beginning. In all tins spare the very
teatt Ut the city, including uf tie wafehau ,es OF
eur manufacturers, and our principal Wholesale gfocrrs
and comnlss merchants, there one house stand
ing that know nj.
fircniy Squares are entirely destroyed aud sevrrnl
paris of squares htsdes all u plpeloWn, and all the
mild,ogs an'und Bahcweifs GlassHuiks. which were
asl consumed.
Al this me {seycn a'enck Thursday eyenine) the
fire is ia, exondne, hut is yet raging @h awful sub.
hnty IN the burnt district Hundtrts and hundreds #
tamIcs are house,ss and hum.rss aud their pnods d
She streets. To add To the distress The Gas Works AZ,
destroyed and our cry will be- Involved Ia darkness a.
as the Urid flames die away.
Millions of dollars will not pair the uss experienced
Fo extent Of loss and wide spread dcs,laon no IRE III
this country ever equalled It.
The following is list Of some Of the most valubl,
bull lings destroyed al P,tlsbutg:
Guy Gas Wurks. Mununoehala bridge. Merchants
lioicl. American lut.l, Munongahca House, GL,be
alton Factory, three Insurance Offers, Douglas Irr
Works in Plpetawn, BakeNes glass warehouse. As
s,cate Return Church, Mayors eilce Plitsburg Bank
Western University, Cooks peioJca oaice. II can
nisson and raarding mrtchfuts, rs Wholesale and re-
tai groceries, druggists, 10 dry gupds merchants
al factories, hard ware merchants. queeisu are mer
chants, booksellers, newspaper and jib printing Of.
hees, paper STORES, cenieelionares t,undnos cot
ION factories sap factory, tn and shoerun lacln
res, glass 'acines, cnmb and brush sinIcs shoe
stores. la, s,ores wstehmakers tobacco and ciqa
lac ories, IL huiesand coffee houses hell and brass
iou"df'es, ) White lad acuriss, livery stables !.
faoei aud chat iactres, 10 physicians ia lorng es
adjustments, 3 exchange brokers', sc &c sc.
we add such further pare0arsa can pain from tn,
Ihsburg papers, oi the astounding calamity with whci
that city has been visited. The Gazette says:
Mr. MALCOLM Ieech was injured considerably by
fAll.
Messrs Sihbet s Jones opened their safe in the morn
Ing, but every book and pa per in II were burnt up, an,
tAe gold and silver melted together.
Hardly one sale out oi tea, exposed the fire in ti
baiIdngs, saved any Thing in them
nulnher Ot sick persons removed, and not
lew 81 tie'n ladies' III very delicate suatio.s.
The demand lor houses and offices is immense
Eseiy vacant is taken up, and even The cellar
are ~ macy instances rented.
THE INSURANCE OFFICES,
We believe. are totally ruined We learn from a re
shlc soure thai the F,remae's Insurance Office ha
$4,000, and will pay abunl 40 crnis ON the dola
The FIR. aud Navigation Company have lost 500 G9t
and VII pay the whole amount. The Penn. Office "
have heard nothing OF, but believe il is nnned, and "
pay only s'uall per ceniase the dollar The Nut,
al Oilie, we understand, will pay all lis risks. Lusst
$4,000
We regret 10 learn that Samuel Kingston, Esq. ha
oeen inissins since the lire ragiag Thursday
,ernoon lie was las, goln. his burning Ollie,
il Is feared lie is lost.
Great solicude was le for some time To know whs
,her the vaults Of the Bank Of Ptlsbnrs had stood tn
brunt. Yesterday frenoun they were opened aud fouu
onharmed. All The bopks, papers, specie, Be, WEI
'nosed inio the old y. 5. Bank, where the bank no,
dues business.
THE INDIVIDUAL LOSSES
The losses ot some individuals and houses are emo
n'ous, ranging from 5000 up 10 100000 Thus, on
hfn OF wholesale grces, the heaviest holders Of snpa