Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-04-16
From the Pittsburgh Gazette. April IL.
Awful Conhagration.
burgh in IL slins.

While we now write, an awful fire IS raging, con-
SHINING tho fairest portion of our city, aud no bu-
man being can tell where il will stay It's ravages.
Il has now been burning for SIX hours. and con-
fusion reigns extreme, and it cannot be expected
shall give any thing like particular stale
,nent of calamity so extensive ard involving
such fearful ruIrs What general particulars we
can give we Law before our readers.
The fire broke out about 9 O'Clock IL. to-day
in old frame shed on the cas-; side of Ferry
Street, used, We believe. for smoke house, i'm
medalely surrounded on two sides with old frame
buildings. The weather was extremely dry, and
wind high. Amos, gale blowing from the west.
The houses adj ,ning on Second street caught
lire Immediately. The engines at this time began
To play, and had there be sufficiently of water,
wOul have subdued the fire. Bat from want OF
water, aud high wind, the fire extended across
Second street 10 The Globe Cotton Factory, which.
together with DIV cling adj ming, Coz su'ned.
The 81 Presbyterian church was Oh Ire, but
saved with great exeTiion.
The fire. also, about the same fire, extended
across Ferry street, 10 The west side, where it
consumed some six or eight dwellings, when
was stopped IN that direction, the Wild being e.
yorahie.
Bul it was east Of Ferry street where the fice
ragged with most flfv. 1t immediately extended
towards Market Street, and The whole square
bounded by Market, Ferry. Second and Front rt;
excej'; ore building. the warehouse 81 the CuItoI,
Factory. In the same bounded by hIake, Fer
rs, Second ai:d Third streets. every huilii e
destroyed except the 81 Church, and johnsa nd
Stoc'on's printing Office. and the A,nercan fi:s
The square bounded by Market Ferry ifrout
and Water streets, was saved wih 5ui ii;lr i :.
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The Gre crossed sIA.kei and Fscat e:ycc', sn}
then began to rage with awful fur. Yh.s vas
about l~o o'clock r. II and the rind had mcre8s.
ed to perfect gale. The fire absolutely 2p.or.
cd TO dance from roof TO roof auj o ~. iucf dbl
shorl space of time, the three immense Squares
composed mostly OF warehouses, bounded iy Il :
ket AID Wood. aud extending from l'aird 10 lhe
river, were Il ssa uf fame
The az by ilis lime a. !rcne,iGn and tie
Wind blowing "a gale Wocd slrctt formed i,n
barrier at ALL. The h1mes were kissing acf'ss ~
If eager fer their prey. they also crossed THIRD
street Denw The new Post Office, aud west rush
ing up Wood street across Fourth, and Woud 81.
was sea OF ERE from The river tc the Diam nd
alley
But this was not all the FIRE had become un-
gnvernabic. The arm of nan lEIotrt--
seized and destroyed. On, Oh, marched The RIA
ging element. A sea of flame rolls IN from Wood
street to Smiihfisid. The Monongahea house.
lha, roblest of modern ho:e.s, is surrounded with
flames, takes fire Sill The ruin rolls on-cros-
sing Smiihiied ST. and Grant st. sweeping Scotch
Hill, entirely. Even the canal does ns.t stop it,
the Gas works take FIRE. and directly all Kingston
is in flames, and The fire rolls on Is only stopped
! ,l,,t al
commenced from The want Of food to feed lis yo.
racious NAV.
! In The meantime, the Monongah.l Bridge has
taken fire, and is entirely Consumed. The Pits
bnrgh Bank, supposed to be fire proof. extending
from Sd. 10 Alb. street, is in flames. The Mayor
Office is also on fire, aud the new past office in
great danger. Let any who is acquainted at Pts
burgh survey this scene, and look over the extent
Of ground covered by this vast conflagraiion.
So rapid did it progress that at one time, be-
tween four and five o'clock in the afternoon the
! fire was raging with grea, undminished fury, ov-
er space extending, beginning at Market street,
corner of Third street down Market street to the
river up the river to the upper end uf kensingsiOH
or Pipeiown. opposite to Birmingham. down from
/ kensinglon TO Fourth street. down Fourth street
/ to Smilhfeld up Smihfed to Diamond Alley,
! from Diamond alley 20 the large brick Warehouse
1 on Wood, across Wood extending in a diagonal di.
recilon 10 wards the Bank. up Fourth to the May
ors Office and across to Third street. to the place
of beginning.
Ia all This space, the very heart of the city in.
GLIDING most of the warehouses of our manuaciu-
rers,and ourprincipal wholesale grocers and Com
mission merchants. there IS not one house stund.
| ing that we know of
TWENTY SQUARES are entirely destroyed, and
several parts of squars, besides all of Pipetowr
and all the bu ldings neutrality-suspicious. work.
which were also CONSUMED.
The loss of property must be immense. We
shall not attempt to compute it. The fire spread
so rapidly it impossible to save property
The front street Merchants, whose immense ware
housed were full Of Goods, Groceries, and PITTS
burgh manufactures. removed their goods Ia
the wharf which they covered over lis whole
extent down TO the waters edge, but there they
( caught fire and the most of them consumed.
Among the public bindings destroyed. are The
Pittsburgh Bank. the Monougahela House, the
Merchants Hotel, the Mayors Office. known n
Pnilo Hail, and all our Pittsburgh Insurance Off
ces.
The Chronicle and Age Offices were removed
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