New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-05

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Cd 20 Glnn.sons Express for copy Of me - johns
Observer Of the 30fh ut containing the following ac
Of disastrous IRE which occurred AZ tsat place on
the evening Of the 29th ut
About halt past 10 last evening the FIRE bells rang The
alarm when L appeared that IRE had broken out AZ Ms
bets blacksmith shop on Peters wharf In ic" MN
this tenement and the large building ADJOINING occu
pied hy Mr. John Waker and containing large amount
of valuable goods mass Of i-ncs. and the mr.
then rapidly spread eastward along the line Of houses
from the b.ack.mths shop 70 the large and lofty build
inc cor of Waterst and the wharf occupied by Mr.. IL
Hawkins and Others.
It's said that one of the engines. OF American
.fr1ictionl upon which great dependence placed
proved 'nr Ion. time wholly inefficient sni useless snd
the delay thus 0ccasiOned gave time for the Gevourns
element gain 0TcrpO~criug extension and force me
ire speedily crossed the South side Of Peters wharf
which completely swept Of every building. from Water
street q IT, Western ceiremy from thence Il rapidly
ran Southwark along Water street. destroying every
building from Peters wharf 20 the Toll House al 10,
steam Ferry landing: the whole range o buildings ON
JOhnsion wharf and those fronting on the Norm SIDE
OF the Ferry landing From the Western side Of Water
street despite all excrions the furious torrents OF nre
caught the opposite buildings the whole 81 which. nom
the Southeastern corner occupied by olson 70 ihe
massive brick store OF W. II Street swept away.
From the rear of these buildings. the flames reached
those above and behind them fronting on the Western
side OF Prince William street and incredibly short
space of time leveed the whole of them TO the ground.
from Mr.. Majors Hair Dresser on the south, to Mr
Streets building above mentioned to the North.
20 vast and intense the tremendous body Of fire
sides Of Mr.. Streets building. from the extensive
ranges Of burning buildings on Water and Prince VIM.
streets that in spite Of almost superhumsn cxertions
and perseverance by the Fremen the fire penetrated
the root Of this valuable building, and speedily filed its
interior and although lis walls served as huwark 20
confue the further progress Of the coniagraon yet
eventually became itsef sacrifice, but the flames long
continued 70 rage within it, walls with tremendous fury
Here however by the strenuous exertons OF the Fire
men, stationed on the roofs OF Sands brick buildings,
who necessarily dciuged them with water the IRE was
prevented from extending further 10 the North on that
-ie and from crossing 10 the Eastern side Of Prince
VIM street of which for a long time, there was immi.
ncnt danger some OF the buildings on that side were
much -corched. and several times on nrc espe-
caiy Mr. McNilan's brick dwelling of which all the win
dos destroyed by the force OF the opposite flames
The one story building IN Water street. (adoinng Jar
dine & Co.'S -four siore) owned and occupied by w.
Crozor grocer having taken fire on the roof was pulled
down. 20 prevent the ignition Of the adjoining buildings
on the south side
The number Of buildings destroyed is about 40 and
the probable loss In buildings goods artzans tools fur
nture, SC is supposed to amount 10 e6OOoO and up
wards We have not been able TO learn the amount Of
insurance: but of the heaviest losers we under
stand, had but little or nothing insured.
The buildings destroyed all OF wood, except the
two brick buildings owned by Mr. Street.
Several OF those burnt saved part of their goods
furniture &c but those near the spot where the fire
originated, saved but little. Boston Atlas, Aug. L.