Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-26

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more confidence in the strength and spiri. of
our merchants 10 over come il all in time. IL
must no, be supposed that all the business por-
lions Of the city are consumed. Mos, Of the
Dry Goods Jobbers ar untouched; so Of the
Hardware merchants. and number Of heavy
houses are on, Of the limits OF The burnt district.
And 1t fortunately happens, too. that large
amount Of groceries from the east, for the city,
had not arrived. We report. therefore, that.
though the city is terribly shaken, il is neither
ruined nor totally proslraed.
THE APPEARANCE or THINGS Yesterday
morning we walked around the Burnt District.
The appearance Of things is awful-noining
but an immense forest Of walls. and chimneys
is visible. and desolate heaps of brick and NOR
ter The fierce fire licked every combnstiole
clean mp. Nothing tina, would burn escaped.
The Wharf was covered with Merchandise Of
every description, furniture, &C., and many
piles VIII ch were rolled ont as il was thought
beyond The reach Of the flames, were consnm
ed. Along The streets the only valuable things
visable were safes which the merchants took
The precaulion 10 haul on, Of their stores. and
il was prudent foresight. inasmuch as many
Of them proved Of lille use' Among the ruins,
crowds Of people from other parts of The city
and country were wandering and gazing upon
the scene
INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE.-The block Of
buildings in which our office is located, was
saved by the efforts of the firemen, 10 keeping
the roofs wet. and particularly by single
house from an Engine in Fourth street, which
saved the Pos, Office. and so saved the block.
The rapdity with which the FIRE spread was
most remarkable. The whole Of South Ward.
containing from seven TO nine hundred houses.
was consumed entirely. in the space Of two
hours. From the time The fire reached this
Ward, across Wood street, until j. spread to
every part Of i, covering abou. sixteen squares.
there was scarcely an interval OF half an hour!
The Monongahela bridge took FIRE at the
North end, next to Pittsburgh. and the flames
ran roaring and crackeling through with rail-
road speed, and from the time the FIRE COM
menced, until it was PROSTATE in the river, only
ten minutes elapsed.
Hardly one safe out Of ten, exposed 10 the
fire 10 the buildings. saved any thing in them
We noticed large number completely destroy
ed with all their contents.
A number Of sick persons were removed,
and not a few Of them ladies' 10 very delicate
situations.
A fireman had his face burned SO raw. the
blood ran from il.
The ouly life lost, that we have heard Of,
was poor woman in Third street.
One reason Of ;he rapidly with which the
fire spread is TO be found 10 the extraordinary
dryness Of the weather for two weeks past
We have not had shower of rain 10 that time
with one irifling exception. Every particle of
wood in the houses Of the city was as dry as
finder.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OFFICES, AND MANuFAcTU-
RMS BURNED.
The Globe Cotton Factory, owned by J. Wool
g. Co.
The Fifemen's insurance Office.
The Fire and Navigation Insurance Office.
The Penn Insurance Office.
The Mayors Office, Toms, merchants and
Board OF Trade Reading Rooms, It's files and valua
bic Library, and Philo Hall, all in one building.
The Bank Of Piusburg.
The Chronicle office.
The exchange offices of Msssrs. Sibbeu & Jones
Allen Kramer, and VIM. A Hill.
The Merchants Hotel, Wood street.
The Eagle Hotel, Third street.
The Monongahela House.
The Glass Works of Blackwell and Pears.
The Foundres of Messrs. J. Anderson & Son,
J. Livingston, and Scale Factory, also.
The new aud extensive Steel W orks and Coach
Spring Mandatory OF Messrs. Jones n Qugg,
just about going into operation.
The Rolling Mill aud Nail Factory of Messrs.
freeman Il Co kensingion-called the "Dallas
Iron Works"
The Glass Works OF Messrs. Miller & Co.
The American Hotel, corner Of 3rd and Smith
field streets.
The Smi,hheld Hotel, corner of Smi.hfeld and
second streets
Murloch's, Hughes add Wilson'S Taverns, and
the VIM Tell Tavern on Water street.
The Associate Presbyterian Church, ON fourth
street.
The Baptist Church, corner of Grant aud 3rd.
The Western University.
Woods Brewery.
Robertson and Repper's Oil Mill.
The African Methodist Chutcy, 2nd street
The Scotch Hill Marke, House.
Futon's Bell and Brass Foundry
Monongahela Bridge
Custom House.
Gwynns aud Eddy's Lard OIL Factories.
India Rubber Factory of J. &. MOrgaa.
LIST or WHoLEsALE MERCHANTS Burnt ouT.
COMMISSION, FoRwARprNG AND WHoLEsALE
GRockRy HousEs.--Allen & Co. ; Atwood, Jones
4 Co A. Beelen; J, W. Butler; w III. Camp
bell George Cochran; a, Gordon; King X iiolme
l.. Hutchison x co; ). Keeler; W Il Kelly;
Church and Cruthers, J Diekey aud co; Hailman,
Jennings and co; Robertson and Reppsrls; ;. r.
Won Bonhms, and CO; l.. and Wick; Willard
aud Dilworth; Remand kilson; George Berry;
Black and Mckee: o Blackburn; Nsnknk and
co: English, Gallagher and co; & Martin: Ra-
kin and Bollait: Ud VI Seattle; LAMBERT
Massy aud Best; K ID Miller and co; and L +
Young.
DRuGGIsrs AND CHEMISTS Ogden and CO; T.
Fmdereh; J Kidd and co; J Schoonmaker and
co; X L Sellers; III II Mekullocks,
DRr Coon JoBRERs:--Arbuthno. and Stuart:
Bell and Sous; Semple and Barker; Jones, Muir