New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-14
DREADFUL CONFEDERATION At PITTSBURGH
More than 1000 Buildings Destroyed:-Les'
of Life and Property:


More than 1000 Buildings Destroyed:-Lcss
of Life and Property
By the Pittsburgh Pest OF Friday, we have an
account: IF one Of The most disastrous conriasratoS
ina, ever devastated any city on this continent; =
great psr1ior of that busy and populons town & IN
ruins. More houses have been destroyed oy this
horrible confagretion, Than have been consumed
BY all the ,ez that have ever occurred IN thai city
before We copy the details OF this dreadful ca
laTnity from The Pest:
Those acquainted with the plan OF Pittsburgh viii realize
the extsE OF he terrible calamity we h17e suffered e
We state that nearly all that portion OF the ct e4tAs
from Ferry street NJ The NoHCrglhelarve. 70 ne ci le'
ard thence the head OF the entire suburb caeu
town. (Eensngton) has been Destroyed lie NE leaC-e
NJ Narke, street as the south SIDE OF 81 street. aU
m Wood street as far n the south side n Diamond Aty
The bou;ia-ies OF the burt c-ic; nE oe nus ces
From Wafer street CD Ferry Third street (thc Ole res
bvteriau Church was saved NJ Third 20 Wood up Meoa
10 Diamond Alley both sides up Diamond Aey 10 >H!l-
ed street and thence down Sni;aieii 10 fouf. street.
both SIDES up Fourth street 10 Ross street. ana -
The head Of Pipetown: including as we have estimated
above about twenty squares and comprising IRON te! 70
twelve hundred houses; many OF the Warehouses con-
taned goods immense va!ue-ihey were grocer, Gs
goods and commission houses, and iheif sfiDs 'oSA9 '
been just Lid IN.
The fire originated in frame building over sn ice house
belonging 10 VIZ Deh, the corner % second An1
Fer-y-sts The wind blowing sathy from ne NoA'H-
VOC. Though /: frequently vee-ed other points, and ow-
Ing 10 - variations, the IRE extended up ia!he
ih.n i, otherwise could have done II was discovered
.ont and not materially checked I'll IN ile
afternoon. Even while we write at 1och l. N 'He
engines are playing vigorously in Wood-street.
We can give no adequate Ges OF the distress which per-
raIe our stricken community The progress OF The flames
was so fearfuv rapid that many persons had not me 10
remove their goodsoheTS, again had got teif properly
INTO The street; when the flames seized II there before !,
could be removed place OF safety Others su! woua
not believe the tevouring element could reach their dwell
inss ami did think OF removing until Il WAS co ate 10
save their furniture. And VIC saw many people "ho es-
scaped with nothing but the apparel they ad upon tei'
Al dark Won might see, every direction fau-
lies sitting without SHELTER guarding such portions oil heiF
household anGre they were able 10 save from the
flames, and not knowing where they would lay their
heads, procure morsel OF food OF course the ktess
of their fellow citizens did much 30 alleviate
their snfcrngs. and believe ell provided for a.
well a the melancholy nature Of affairs would allow.
The COUNCILS the afternoon. and atep!e! TO DC
wise some stay the c0uacration. Ii was proposed
blow houses that seemed in the way of the flames
the deliberations however Intellectual III results, and
believe but one or TWO buildings were blown up Il
20 u.s. indeed that there scarcely could hsve been
time accomplish any thing in the way OF destroying
houses, terribly rapid was the progress OF the fire.
There is abundant for tsnklnesS tina; so few
lives were lost. There many rnmors Of men being
killed. and burnt and wounded, bGt they not au;heni
Gated One woman is certainly Burned and we saw poor
old tOtterng along with the help OF two friends. his
face badly burned The loss OF life however, not be
learned in tic awful coniisiOn which prevails.
We know how express sense al the vcis graf
which the lrcmcn entitled from
and ruined citizens well those they have saved; no
thing the share of reward compensate them for the
toll they had underground for the my iding
heroic rmncss which they manifested under the appalling
terrors which surrounded them every side If they had
had sufcency durin, the whole time they could
have saved much propertyas they prevented
the destruction OF nc4lculab!e amount.
The following the principal public buildings nianG-
factories, and offices that were DESTROYED -
Globe Cotton Factory corner Of Second and Ferry.
Fire Navigation Insurance Office. Market between %
! and Sd.
Firemen's Insurance Office, corner Market and Sd
Bank Of Pittsburgh, Eth between yTarke; and Wood.
Office o. Daily Chronicle, dc.
Job Printing ONCE OF j. B. Butler 81 be;ween Market
and Wood
Merchants Hotel. corner OF 80 and wood-st.
\. Kramer's Exchange Office. do.
Wood ti, sts .' '''' ---'|''''s' ''''''
VIM A. HIS Exchange Office between 4ll anu Diamond
r. & Il. H. Pattcrsons Eagle and Bazaar Livery Stables.
Diamond Alley and 18th street
Associate Reformed Church, 9Th near Grant; Baptist
Church. Graai-si
Blackwcl extcnsivc Glass Works. Water, GRAFT.
The Nonongahela House destroyed, with all tie inFH-
tgre.
The Monongahela Bridge. entirely destroyed Il Is ri-
mored that several lives were lost on the Bridge.
The Dallas Iron Works IN Ppeown, entirely destroyed
The sustained the destruction of the above build
nss is immense but II is small when compared with de-
siruction of merchandise In the warehouses Water,
Wood, First and Second streets The merchants found IL
impossible TO attempt TO save any thing whole blocks
destroyed minutes, ana Tue most ucy
do make effort their books, and but few
OF them succeeded even In that
II will be many years before city from
the effects OF this dreadful calamity; it has cast blight
the commercial and manufacturing enterprise OF hun
dredS Of our worthy citizens and III hour has swept
from them all the profits OF years OF toll and Industry To
their fellow citizens who have been fortunate enough
cape this wide spread destruction they must look FOR all
.'comuen the world anew aud confident they
will no; look in vain.
We write in the hurry, confusion, and excitement OF the
aul
laborng the furniture of the house CT OF the
editors. which burned 10 the gTound-thcreiore
may much that ought TO noi!ce-but we have en-
deavored 10 give full an account Of the calamity as We
could.
We are informed that two lives lost AZ the ire yes.
terdav One was all old woman in the neigburhood OF
Grand and Third streets. who had all her
furniture and she refused leave her dw.lln; until it
too late 10 save Ter. The other that heard OF
gentleman doing business in Wood street. bu: We hope it
may be mere report We hear rumoTs OF many lives be-
IN, lost OF the reports authentic refrain
giving them until receive more reliable inorna
/ ton.
Since the foregoing was in type we have recelv-
ed slip of the Philadelphia Ledger covering one
from the Pittsburgh Advocate, IRON which we copy
the following paragraphs:
In the square bounded BY Market, Ferry, Second and
Third streets, every building destroyed except the
Third Church, and Johnston Socktons printing
and the American office.
The Chronicle and Age offices were removed. The
Chronicle presses The Presbyterian Advocate and
Protestant Uniouist offices arc both DESTROYED
But Is impossible for 10 attempt 10 give tile ptci-
lars Of this dreadful calamity fittsbnrg has received
dreadful blow. but we trust she will again rise from her
ashes.
A, this time, seven O'Clock April H. the lire Is not ex.
tending, Yet rasi; with awful subliri;y IN the
districts. Hundreds aud Hundreds OF families are
houseess and homeless and ,hetr goods Ill the streets
To add the distress The Gas Works were destro! ed AID
city VIII be involved In darkness as soon Is The lmd
danes die away.