Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-08-01
Esoa The Ns,o York Tribune, july 70.
HALF-PAsT FIVE O'clock, A, NJ.
FERRNEEC FIRE,

ABOUT three O'Clock. EUrlglnated, we Oe~
lieve, in soap chandlery in New street
and communicated to the store along side
and thence to the rear Of building IN
Broad street, which containede large guam
tty of salt-petre The explosion which
{ took place from he ignition OF this comhus-
~tible matter was treu,elTous, and was rIt
aud heard in almost every part Of the city.
Blue flames ISSUED through the rains and
extended over the entire street, broad rs II
Is, say onehundred feet, and communicated
the fire to the stores on the opposite side.
Engines No 5 and AZ, We believe, were
the first on the SPOT, and were greatly ex-
posed at the tine Of the explosion, but
none Of the members, so far as we could
learn, were seriously injured.
Three of No. 46 are misSiRg. Tie roll
was called after the explosion
No. IA was buried at one time, but was
got Out,
They are carrying off disabled firemen.
Engine company No. % was attached by
hose and could not be rescued from the
flames and was burnt. One Of her men
was missing, and it Is feared that be was
on the store at the time Of the explosion.
P.S. We learn the missing man is found,
III Broaatoay al half pas. four almost the
entire block commencing at MaVerIy House
and extending down to Beaver street was
in flames. We could only gah9ratew par
ticuIars. "a Broadwoy 4G SEWN u Broth
tr; 50 deweIling house, 81 lurnlmre store;
b4 C. Boonnan, .Jr.i VIM. w. Branchi Sill
Een Il Ironside; Waverty House.
Broad street on both sides, commencing
at Nos. Is and 10 on each side respective
", and extending almost down 10 Beaver
street. We can only give the following
particulars. 90 Conkiin " Harrington; 62a
T.Lewith's Coop-rcge Brady, Grocer;
SO Sign, oIdsiipprra press; Alfred b. Kemp;
Sc Tucker " Lightburn; 54 Middeten& Co.
HALF,pAsr SIX. When the fire reached
No. 40 in Broad street, the store OF john b.
Iasala, we thought it would be arrested IN
that direction, but WenoLiced the iron shut
Ter most exposed and nearest the FIRE was
open. We have nohopes Of the building.
Bedver st,eeL-At hall-past four tie rear
part Of the stores on the east side OF Bea-
yer street, were mostly on fire, and 1t was
thought doubtful ii they would be saved.
We saw them cutting into the front door
OF the store of A. Seignette with an axe.
The Merchants Exchange was at one
time considered in danger.
Great exertions are making to prevent
the fire from crossing Broadway
WeCouId notge round to WiIliam-street,
hut understand that the fire is rapidly np-
proachng. The Merchants are removing
their goods as fast as possible.
Erchange Place is, on both sides, burned
from Broad half way to William street.
The Wavohy House is entirely destroy
ed, a portion Of the furniture saved,
"A O'clock, A. M.-We have at ibis mo-
yncntremrned from the scene Of the CON
flagraton, with eye, heart and brain oP-
pressed with the sublime and appalling
eDectacIe. The whole area between Broad
street, Exchange Place, Beaver street and
Broadway, and up Broadway to the Wa
verly House, is one vast amphtheatre OF
blood-red nlme sweeping like hurricane
on fire. falling walls, smokes and clnders
fying like gigantic meteors all wcysGtonce
The flames have approached WITHIN two
doors of the public store, No l2 Broad,
containing an immense arhountol valuable
goods of oil sorts, end it will hardly be sa-
Tcd. The fire, it is believed, will not stop
short of William street and the Exchange;
md the fierce wind which has been raised
Nv the terrific force of the fumes, is driving
thcconaagratou furousIy toward the south
and east. There is no calculating where
it may be stopped, this side OF the water.
On Broadway the roof and wa.Is'oi the
Wnverly House have just fallen in oad the
eager flames are licking about The doors and
windows Of the adjoining buildings, and
d dtrting their fiery tongues toward the
Globe Hotel. Below, the taIl and costly
buildings down to The Boston and Provl-
dence depot are all in mass Of fame, ana
look like an immense gIoss-iurnacc- while
ever and anon thunders n tottortng wall,
srading up column of flame and burning
dust, which spreads Iike pail Of fire over
Ihe sky, and showers huil-sIorm OF living
Goals and flaming brands over the crowd
" hich horribly ;hrong and sUllocate the
atrcets in every direction loromlIo around.
The denol IA now on fle, and tremen-
dous N N takes place among the trompllng
crowd, as rumor spreads that The build |
ing contains large Guanuty ol Spirits
The wind increases ilssrshgjh and fury, !
and now, amer blowing in IA whirlwind a.
bout the hotties. .eeme, sets mastcady cur
rent to the aod.h east 'phe'Adclphja-onc
cl the lofticstand nosttXtenslye buildings
in this parto die city ulgstelniost nev'- |
tably 20. Indeed, there is little doubt, that
the Whole Of Broadway tying between Ex-
CHANG, Nav and Beaver street aud The
lowing Green, will certainly be destroyed. |
This block is almost exactly in the share OIL
"A motr tooth, with Norrong yingupwar
aud the face fronting oa ihe Bowling Green.
The entire block between Broad and
New streets from ExchonG "a Beaver, is Il
ho,p Of smoking and ha2ngrU'l' Not a
building is left standing. On tne south
,eaat corner Of Broad and Beaver Nti'h
forms the point Of a large triangular boo
Of heavy mercantile houses-one OF tic
most valuable perhaps, in the eity-'the
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