Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-04-23
LATER ACCOUNT.


Passengers who arrived in this city on
Saturday evening, and who left Pittsburgh
at 9 O'Clock on Friday morning, report that
The fire was still raging al that time, bu, II
.boyghi tbat3irs progress would soon be
entirely arrested Weregret to learn from
ttsm ,i,ar some Of the merchants in the
burn distric, had deposited! ,heir books for
safety in the Bank OF Pittsburgh, and it
was feared lbey were. all consumed. AT
the time The passengers left there prepara-
tions were making to throw open churches,
schoolhouses and other buildings for The
reception of destitute persons.
The Pittsburgh Age of Saturday says:
Il is impossible to calculate the loss.--
Merchanrs mechanics, workingmen--all.
all have been ruined. Nor do we believe
that the Insurance Offices will ever be- able
to pay one hundred part Of. the property
insured by them. Ruin. ruin stares hun
dreds of families 10 the face, tha, yesterday
morning rose from their beds with plenty
Of this worlds goods. and they have now
no place to lay their heads, OF bread for
themselves aud children. May Col protect
and help Them.
About eighteen entire squares are de-
s,royed entirely, and many parts of olhe!
squares. The steamboats, on the Monon.
gaIrela had TO move 10 be saved from The
The wHaTr was covered WINE ygruCerTeg,,
and all kinds Of Pittsburgh manufactures.
A great portion of these goods were buraed,
and vast amount destroyed by the i'm.
mense crowd Of drays, &c, working their
way among Them.
The Post Office and adjoining buildings,
northeast corner Third and market, have
been saved. Every thing valuable, how.
ever. wasremoved from tne store, printing
offices. &c. in the block. The letters, &c.
were taken from The Post Office.
From The place where the fire commen'
:ced 10 where il was arrested, is about q
mile and q quarter.
The iron safes, upon which business
men depended for The preservation of their
books, papers, &c., aud all, so far as our
observation extends, were destroyed, ex.
cept few we noice, having been rolled
out before The destruction Of the buildings.
We can give no idea on paper. of the
distress which prevails-thousands are left
destirute--men yesterday were worth
thousands. are now bankrupt. 1t has been
estimated that the burnt district contains
SIXTY ACRES! The total loss, in
dollars, cannot be arrived al with any kird
OF accuracy--say guess al $4,000, 1000! /!
This is probably near it. All the lnsur-
ance Offices are broken up. they will no, be
able 10 pay two per cent. OnIy about f-
teen thousand dollars were taken in Insur.
ance companies 10 other cities.
We would like to be able to give to our
friends abroad list Of the sufferers; but
the number is so vast that il is impossible.
Wa are rejoiced 10 learn from The pas.
sengers who arrived here last night in the
Western train, that only four persons were
missing. Que Of these only was supposed
TO be killed. The other three were thought
to be in Allegheny city.
The Morning Post of Saturday says:
Hon. c.. Daragh was sent to Harrisburg
yesterday by the Councils 10 ask some sort
of aid for our city.
The loss Of the Monongahela bridge and
the University are among the greatest our
city has endured The Monongahela bridge
was erected about 25 years ago, and cost
$4,000, 1t is said that in ten minutes
after it caught fire, il was completely en-.
veloped in flames. lis fall into the river
was grand and imposing sight.
To the yonth.of our city, The burning Of
the University is q serious loss.
Yesterday, newly kindled fire was
discovered in Reynolds & Wilmarth' s lum-
ber yard, on Penn street. 1t was built Of
chips close 10 board pile. and lighted with
ucifers. If the wretch who built il had
succeeded in his purpose, more than half
the city might have beer, consumed. Let
our citizens be on their guard"