Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-15


a. Fourth street. the cssof Wood street many houses
were burnt north Of Fourth The Bank &C Pisbursh
10 desroyed-the engines srenow playing the vaults
which wero well built. and conden that oil il s.fe
in them. The Merchants and Manufacturer Bank es
capped entirely; has tho Exchange Bank Three Insur
anee Offices have been burnt, and the valuable tract of
commercial buildings along Front and Water streets The
Monongshea House with oil its conient-the Uaiverst y
the ksnsisIan Iron Works-he Monongs h.a Bridge sc
all dsteroyed The canal ransp being on the other
sdo OF tho Allegheny present. they and their cects ara
sale The wind has sbsied and hope that the fire now
| under.
| From the Pi,t.burs Pox Of Friday morning
TREMENDOUS CONFEDERATION.
twenty squares OF the City In ruius-frsss
1000 60 1900 houses dcstreyea-Less essl.
mated ~ Ten Miiiisnsf
" our painful duty record Of the most terrible
hres that any city on this
portion OF our busy and populous IL ruins More
have been destroyed by this single and horrible con-
hsgrnton than have been consumed by all the fires tbs.
have ever occurred in the city before
those acquainted with the plan Vi Pittsburgh will real
lie the extent of the terrible calamity we have ,ufred
when state that nearly oil that part Of the city extend
ing from Ferry ST. up the Monongahela river city line
and thence TO the head Vt the entire suburb called "Ppe-
town. lkensinzton has been destroyed.
The fire reached up Market far the south
side OF Third street, and up Wood far 10 the
south side Of Diamond Alley The boundaries of the burn,
district be thus descrbed From Water ND
~ to Third street he Sd Presbyterian Church sayed
up Third to Wood; up WOOD Diamond Alley both Sides
up Diamond Alley to Smith6ed street. and thence down
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to Ross street, and thence to the head Of Ppetown-in
GLIDING, have estimated above about ~ and
comprising from 10 to 900 housesmsny oil the ~arehou.
SEES containing goods Of immense vsuethcy grocery
dry goods and commission houses and their spring stocks
had been Just laid in
The fire originated in frame building over an ice house.
belonging To VIM. Deh the corner of Second and
Ferry streets. The wind was stify from the north
west though frequently veercd other points, and ow
ing TO its variations, the fire extended up Wood street fur
Their than Otherwise could have DONE I, xas ,t dis
covered about IL O'Clock, and materially checked
ui IN the aernoon-even while write, lat o'clock
M the engines playing vigorously in Wood street
we can give no adequate idea OF the distress which per-
vadss our stricken community The progress Of the flames
was iearuy rapid that many had time to re-
move their goodsohers again. had got their property in
10 the when the flames ID there before eopd
be removed TO place Of safety. Others STILL would not
believe the devourng element could reach THAR dwellings
and did not think OF removing until late 10 save
their furniture And many people who esc.ped
with nothing but the apparel they had upon their
Al dark you misht Sec in every direction, families sitting
without shelter, guarding such portions Of their household
furniture they able from the flames and moi
knowing where they would lay their heads or procure
morsel OF food or course the kindness Of their for
tunate fellow citizens did much to alleviate their suerinR.
and believe oil provided for Us we'll as the me.n
choy nature OF affairs would allow.
The councils met in the aftemoon and attempted TO de.
wise some means TO stay the Il was prpo.ed
TO blow up houses that seemed in the way Of the fsmes
the deliberations however, Intellectual in results and
we believe but one OF two bulldogs blown up. IL
seems Ia U.S. niced that there could scarcely have been
time TO accomplish thing the way
50 Terribly rapid was the progress Of the fire.
THERE'S abundant reason for thanuness that few lives
were lost There many Of men being killed
and burnt and wounded-bui they aied-
One woman Is certainly burned, and poor old man.
lettering aonG with the help OF two friends, his face badly
burned The loss OF life, however, cannot he learned in
the awful confusion which prevails
We know not how express our sense Of the lively
gratitude to which the hremen entitled from sc-
ted and ruined citizens well those they saved
nothing In the shape OF reward compensate them for
the ncessaut toll they had TO underground for the unyeld
ing, heroic hrmness which they manifested under the ap
pang ierrors which surrounded on every ride If
they lad had sufciency Of during whole tme
'hey coud have saved much more properyas was they
prevented tie destruction of an incaleulahlo amount.
The following are the principal public buildings Manu-
iactories aud Offices iiiat were destroyed
Globe Cotton Factory, corner OF I'd and Ferry.
Fire Navigation Insurance Office Market between ID and
firemens' Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd.
Penn. Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd.
Bank OF Pittsburgh, 4h between Market aud Wood,
Office OF Daily Chronicle. do
job Printing Office. o j. Vs. Butler, Sd between Market
sad Wood sis.
Merchant. Hotel. corner Of Sd and Wood SITS.
A. kramers Exchange Office, do
Jones & sbbers Exchange Office corner Of 9Th and
Wood streets.
WIN: a. Hills Exchange Office, between 9Th and Da-
mond Alley.
X. g. K. H. Psueysons Eagle aud Bazaar Libcry Stable
Diamond Alley aud 4th st.
Associate Reformed Church, 4th near Grant; Baptst
Church. Grant 81.
Bakewers extensive Glass Works, Wafer, shove Grant
The Mongahela House. destroyed, with all the furni
tue.
Monongahe Bridge entirely DESTROYED. IL d. umored
that several lives were lost the Bridge.
The Dallas Iron Works In Pipeiown, entirely destroy.
The loss susane in tho destruction Of the shove build
'ngs Is i;lmense but II is small when compared with the
destruction of merchandise in the warehouses WauT
wood if and I'd streets. The merchants found mpos
slbe TO attempt to save any thing; whole blocks de-
suoyed In aiew minutes, md the they could do
TO make an effort to their books and but 70 Of them
succeeded even in that
will be many years before our civ can rsooyer from
'he effects OF tn dreadful calamity has blight
over the commercial and enterprise Of hun
aens our most worthy citizens and hour swept
from them oil the profits Of years Of toll and industry To
their fellow citizens who have been fortunat. enough 10
escspc this widespread desueon they look for aid
ioeo'nnence the world anew, aud confident they
will not look in vain.
We write IN tho hurry, confusion and excitement Of the
sble time, and under the physical WEAKNESS caused by
aborng 10 the furniture Of the house of one of The
editors, winch was burned TO the ground-hersforc we
may omit much that we ought 70 noce--buI We have on
deavored TO give a. qD an accoun, Of tho calamity we
SOuid
LATER AooOusr.-Passonger. who arrived in ,his c,v
on Saturday evening, and who left Pittsburgh at O'Clock
on rdsy morning, report that the fire still raging
that time, butt thought that its progress would soon
De entreY arrested. We regret TO learn from them that
sane OF the merchants in burnt district had deposited
ihsr books Tor safety In tho Bank Of Pittsburgh and IL was
feared they were all consumed. A. the time the passep
gers left there. preparations making to throw open
Churches schoohouses aud other budngsfo the recop
ton Of destitute persons.
BJSinoe the shove prepared we received the Pitts
ouR Uazee OF friday morning. Besides the houses inen
toned above having been DESTROYED IL states ttvt the
Gas Works. and the cieos ofibc Advocs and
Protestant Unionisi woro burnt
We regret 10 learn that tho fine residence Of our worthy
friend VIM Chitsndop. his estate near this city, late
ho Tree i Race Course. was destroyed by FIRE sbout ~
r. NJ on Saturday night The lovely moon was lust set
ung and the vast blaze, In lighting up the wide anphi-
theatre including the river, Manchester, SC, presented
most singular Enquirer.
VREES PFAs-tho first brought 10 this city thia season
were received at Guys Monument House, and the Ex.
change Hotel on Saturday from NoffoIk.-BlLr. Apss
DIED,
The Residence % Nc Ydng Williams nsn Carssve cTenr1
on the 10Th Of March, SETH WARD e formerly OF
aged 10 years.
0TRD,
In this city, Sunday afternoon on the I3,h instant,
alier ahou but pninln lncsn xhicl .hn hor. a CL.i.