Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-04-24
THE LATE cALAMIroUs FIRE AT PITTS

THE LATE CALANiTOUS FIRE AT. PITTS
| A special message was sent to the Legislature
OF Pennsylvania by Gov. Skunk on the l4,h rel
alive 10 the late calamitous FIRE at Pittsburu, and
both Houses, by a unanimous vote, passed a bill
for tho relief of the sufferers. The bill appro.
pirates fifty thousand dollars out Of the State
Treasury, and releases the State and County Tax
es Of the sufferers for the present year, and the
years 1916, III and '48, and RENTS the licences
taxed upon dealers in merchandise whose estab-
lishments have been destroyed.
The citizens of Baltimore held meeting on
Tuesday the 18th, for the purpose of adopting
measures for the relief Of the sufferers. They
determined TO open subscription immediately,
and requested the Mayor and City Councils to
forward $4,000 to the Mayor Of Pittsburg, in an
tciPation Of the contemplated collections.
Meetings have been held in Washington, Phi
ladelphia, and number Of the towns ofthe North,
for the same noble object.
The Councils of the City of Wheeling tles-
patched forthwith. on hearing of the calamity,
one hundred barrels of Flour and three thousand
pounds of Bacon. A committee was also APP
pointed to visit Pit,sburg and see what further
assistance was needed.
Many persons along the Ohio river were like
wise doing what they could in the way of fur
nishins prosisiens, clo.hing, &c.,, and others
were sending money.
II is truly gratifying to witness these noble ex-
hibitons of sympathy and benevolence. Will
not our own community also do something p
Thousands Of helpless women and children
have been driven, by this terrible calamity.
from their comfortable homes, into the neiahbor-
ing fields, for temporary shelter What is done.
therefore, ought TO be done quickly and small
as our mite may be, i, will doubtless prove of
present consequence.
From the Baltimore American of Thursday
The Pittsburg American Of Saturday says
The city Surveyor has just made report to coun.
c'ls OF the area of the burnt portion II makes SO
acres in the city and six acres without the CITY
limits. Nearly the whole of this was densely
built. Within this boundary was scarcely va.
cant lot. We do not think it would average one
vacant lot to the square in the whole so acres
Perhaps no city of the same size has the same a.
mount of ground covered with as many and as no.
BILE buildings.
The Pittsburg papers of Monday, received last
night, state that the persons missing and suppos-
ed to be burned to death Mr. Johnson, of
Allegheny City, Mrs. Susan Books, washer
woman; Samuel Kingston, Esq, and an Irish
woman named Margaret Dcnning.
The Chronicle warns the citizens to he on their
guard, as several attempts have been made since
Thursday 10 fire the city.
The City Councils have set apart tomorrow
as day of humiliation, fasting and prayer.
Some idea of the violshce of the wind during
,he time the fire was raging on Thursday may
be formed from the fact that burnt papers were
picked up in Greensburg, 80 miles east of Pitts
burg, and shingles 90 miles distant.
committee appointed by the Councils, after |
inil examination of the burnt district, Havng mi
nutely visited every part of it, have arrived at the
following result:
0sa buildings burnt, value, 81 $50, 500
Value personal property burnt, 9l3,450