The New York herald., 1845-04-16

GREAT FIRE AT PITTsBURe.-The Governor of
pennsylvania transmitted special message to the
Legislature on Monday, relative to this fie,
ana immediate action was had upon it; bill was
introduced making appropriation OF $50 900 as
relief to the city
Aready ara men busy at work in recovering from the
Iuihs on and other articles worth digging out and
saw many busy with hachets cutting the plaster from
the iaen bricks preparatory to re-buding-Such in
domiaoe energy is worthy Of all admraton 1t is pro-
trait In the character Of citizens gives
cheering evidence that shall soon regain our
~ IN sp,te OF the terrible calamity have endured
ursch haa occurred in the acqueduct Pitts burgh
Jus before the great fire. and consequences large ees
o. peas iosdse with merchandise detained on the
noisn see OF the Monongahea river Had they been
ape 70 pass much of their contents would have been
stored and consumed ~
lost about 700 were dwellings, and we suppose al least
100 persons have been thrown out Of house home
Inc Whoie length OF the burnt district il about one
milehe average breadth about one hundred and sixty
yards-saaEng an area of about sixty
distress Which Se %o asa on Of the
who yesterday were worth thousands now bankrupt
has been estimated that the burnt district contains sixty
acres Inc total loss in dollars cannot be arrived
with any kind OF accuracy guess at Twelve Mil
are broken will not be able to pay two per
Ony about $4,000 were taken in insurance companies in
The Gazette Of Saturday, although printed only upon
half sheet almost wholly with the disaster
The Gas Works escaped with but little injury. Councils
had met and had authorized tho appointment Of police
TO protect the ruins and had also called Town Meeting
for the relief Of the sufferers Several Churches had been
offered to the houseess places Of temporary shelter
The agent Of the Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance
Company has announced his ability pay all the policies
Of that company. The Gazette gives the following mel
The Globe Cotton Factory, owned by J. Wood & Co.;
the Firemana Insurance Office; the Fire and Navigation
Insurance Ohce; the Penn Office; Mayors Of
fce Tombs Merchants and Board Of Trade Reading
Rooms It's files and valuable library Philo Hall-al IN
fce the Exchange Offices OF Messrs sibbet and Jones
Allen M kramer and William A. Wl the Merchants Ho
tel Wood street; The Monongahela House; The Glass
works Of Bakewe Pears; the Foundres Messrs An
derson Son; j. Livingston (and Scale Factory aso);
nufactory Messss Jones ugg Just about eoine into
operation the rolling mill and nail factory Of Messrs.
WH glass Asns wo.Rsg or Ma.ss Sasa ha Iron
AmeIcan Hotel corner of Third and smith6eid streets;
docks' Hughes and Wilson's taverns, and the Wiiism
Tel tavern on Water sree the Associate Presbyterian
Grant and Third the western University; Woods Brew
cry; Robertson Repperts oil mill; the African Metho
dis, Church. Second street, the Scotch Hill market house,
Pulion's A. Bell and Brass foundry; the Monongahela
factories; india rubber factory of. Morgan.
Commission, Forwarding and Wholesale Grocery
Houses Allen Co., Atwood, Jones & Co.. A. Beelen ].
Bell, J. w.; Butler. VIM. H Campbell { Co.. George
dexter Burbrisge Co., Church carothsIs Caro- hers
& Co. VIM j. Howard Co., M. Rhey & Co.. o. Robert. Robert.
son RepPeIt s. F. Won Bonhurst Co. J. D. Wick,
sack ncKes 5 George A.
English. z snd cI Gallagher Co. G. Martin Rank.
sew and Best. r. D. Miller Co % VIM p Young ''' iaS-
Druggists and Chemist Ogden & Co Fenderich,
Kidd Co, j. schoonmaker Co, R. E. Sellers, H. H
Dry Goods Observation-Disclosures & Stewart, WIN.
Bell & Sons, semple Z Barker, JONES' Murphy & Co..
Hsrdware Merchsnts-James M. Cooper, A. Henderson
Co, Clark Cameron, Nelson's & Morgan shovel man.
Queensware Houses-H. Hiehv. James ir & Co.
Ron nd pario diroI
Stockton, J. w. Cook Luke Loomis.
Paper Warehouses-Holdship & Browne. j. Howard
Iron and Nail Warehouses-s spang & Co.. James Ander-
son, Bailey, Brown Co, Bissels & semple, Freeman
vile work Lorenz. Sterling & Co. Lyon, shorb Co.
9. J. II. shoenbeIger, Woods Edwards Mcknight, j.
A. Stockton Co., Franklin works, Pay
Foundry Warehouses. Anderson son, w. T. Nc
Clurg, Robinson & Minis.
VIM. Scaife, Sheriff & Shirk
Glass Warehonses-Bakewell& & Pears Curling, Robert
Kee Co., c. lhmsen.
Boo. and shoe stores-G Abree & Co., M'curdy &
Loomis, J. Bates w. McCowan. b Perry.
Tooaccon;ts.E . Hin.. Day, G. Wilson.
Cabinet and Char Mskers-James WoOdel, A. Buford,
Davin & AspeTs. ! X Hartley; NJ Kane, Lemon Pow.
ers Lowrie = Baron W Miiliken, Mcfarland, A. Nc
Auctioneers-P McKenns, Lynd Buckley.
Merchant Taors and Clothiers-D. Brucklocher Coo
or. S s.oner.
Wire Wovkers-k Townsend & Co j. Wickerham.
Upholsters-Wm Noble Edmundson.
And large number OF other minor establishmens and
other branches Of business.
The Gazette also ssys "Our large manufactures are
burnt being the Globe factory, which is the smallest in
Pears glass works Various other small establishments
were destroy 3D. but with great saisiciinn an
ly untouched and that business far as thew are con-
cerned, will 60 usual for our wholesale mer-
who were burnt, some number Of them viii commence
forthwith. Some are wholly ruined, many much Grip L
Yesterday thew we're bu.v geDv n1aess ~ ana
offices. II IS with heartfelt pleasure observe the for
tude with which they bear their losses. There is
pning despair, sullenness; but calm, determined
spirit, which must carry them up sgain.
Most Of the dry goods obber untouched SO of the
Of the limits Of the burnt district And il fortu
natey happens too that large amount of groceries from
Kensington Is well nigh annhilsted In the morning
and at noon the othis ward were thronged with
thousand souls i'm the evening not single nhabitsnt
left the desecrated streets and squares and ruin
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such uncomfortable fury and the distance necessary
iants had only time to depart With one load upon her
lacks or in such conveyance as they could procure
omen warning and to return and find their houses in
The Gasee gives the following additional items OF
terest:
from it.
Mr.. Malcom Lcech on the top of his warehouse,
looking at the fire, and when coming down. injured
pretty severely by fall.
The only life lost that We heard of poor woman
In Third street.
Amidst all the Distress there were those around who
added to the calamity by stealing. Among Others the
Rev Geo D. Holmes had abont $500 stole, which he had
gathered up, by great economy Methodist preachers
salsry He also lost large number Of valuable
scripts, tho labor Of twenty years
To show the rapdity the Are, may mention that
gentman OF our acquaintance arrived at the American
hotel aboHt o'clock, and leaving his trunk walked
out to SEQ the fire, which then nearly quarter Of
mile off, In short time he returned and found the ho-
tel in flames He lost his trunk with nearly all his cloth
ing and papers, and Q considerable sum Of money.
One reason Of the rspidity with which the fre spread
Is to be found In the extraordinary dryness Of
for two weeks past We have not had shower Of rain
in that time with trhing exception Every particle
Of wood in the houses Of the city cry tinder
We ranret 10 lssrp That aaunual xi...a-. -.