The New York herald., 1845-04-16

UkEAr riRE AT PITTsBURG.-The Governor of
Pennsylvania transmitted special message to the
Legislature on Monday, relative to this fle,
and immediate action was had upon it; bill was
introduced making an appropriation of $50. 900 as
relief to the city.
Aready ara men busy at work in recovering from the
cav many busy with hatchets cutting the plaster from
ins iseh STICKS preparatory to rebuding-such in
domlaoe energy is worthy Of all admration it is pro-
mnent rait IN the character Of citizens and gives
cheering evidence that shall soon regain our
" IN spite OF the terrible calamity we have endured
orssch haa occurred in the acqueduct Pittsburgh
Just beioe the great fire. and in consequence large Acct
uoth ioadeS with merchandise detained the
noisn see OF the Monongahela river. Had they been
stored and consumed ~ D0A
Of the 1900 90 houses which estimated as number
os aoous Io1 were dwellings, and suppose least
700 persons have been thrown of house and home
The whole length Of the burnt district is about one
mie-ne average breadth about one hundred and sixty
yards-laaking an OF about sixty acres
The Age says:-"We can give no idea on paper of the
distress which observation-disclosures are left destituemen
who yesterday were worth thousands now bankrupt
has been estimated that the burnt district contains sixty
acres Inc total ioss in dollars cannot be arrived at
with any Kind OF accuracy guess at Twelve Mil
lions! This is probably it, All the insurance offices
are broken will not be able to pay two per
Ony about 600 were taken in insurance in
other cities.
The Gazette Of Saturday although printed only upon
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
Tor the ree OF the sufferers Several Churches had been
offered to the houseess places of shelter
The agent Of the Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance
Company has announced his ability pay ali the policies
Of that company. The Gazette gives the following mel.
ancholy list OF sufferers:-
The Globe Cotton Factory, owned by J. Wood & Co.;
the Firemans Insurance once; the Fire and Navigation
Insurance Omce the Penn Insurance Office; MAY Of
hce Tombs, Merchants and Board of Trade Reading
Rooms its hes and valuable library Philo Hall-all in
hce the Exchange Offices Of Messrs sbbett and Jones,
llpn KrunO apAL
tel Wood street; The Monongaheia House; The Glass
works Of Bakewell Pears; the Foundes of Messrs An
the and extensive steel works and coach spring ma
nufactory Of Messss Jones Qugg just about going into
operations the rolling mill and nail factory Of Msssrs.
American Hotel, Of Third and smith6eid streets;
the Smhhsid Hotel, corner of Second Smhfeld; Muir.
docks Hughes and Wilson's taverns and the william
Tell tavern on Water street, the Associate Presbyterian
Grant and Third; the Western University; Woods Brew
sIy' Robertson Reppers oil mills the African Metho
Fulton's Bell end Brass foundry; the Monongaheia
Bridge; the Custom House; Gwynne & Edey's lard oil
fa9asres India ISnner factory odJG Morgan
Houses Co., Atwood Jones CO., A. Beelen j.
Bell, J. W. Butler, VIM. H Campbell & Co.. George
dexter Co J. W. Burbrisge& Co.. Church Carothers,
& Co. WIN. J. Howard & Co, NJ. B Rhey & Co., Robert
son ReppeIt 8. F. Won Bonhurst Co., J. D. Wick,
Wnlams Dhworths VIM. Wilson, Jr., George A. Berry
English, Gallagher & Co., p c. Martin, Rank.
in and Coltart, Thomas W. scarfe, Fl. Lambert, Tas
sew and Best r. d. Miller & Co VIM. P. Young
Druggists and Chemists Ogden & Co f Fenderich,
Kidd CO, j. Schoonmaker& Co r. E. Sellers, H. H.
Dry Goods Jopbers-Arbuthnot & Stewart, VIM.
Bell & Sons, Semple & Barker, Jones, Murphy & Co.
VIM. McClintock, (Csrpet)
Co Clark Cameron, Nelson's & Morgan, shovel man
ulacturers
Queensware Houses-H- Hiebv. Jamea Park ir & Co.
Book and Periodical stores-C. H. Kay, Johnston &
Stockton, J. w. Cook, Luke Loomis.
Paper Warehouses-Holdship Browne. J. Howard
son, Bailey, Brown & Co, Bsses & semple, Freeman s
Co. lat Church & CarothcrsJ Edward Hughes browns.
vile TGIk stes ass Co. shGrb
A. Stockton Co., Franklin works, Pay
Foundry warehOuse:-J. Anderson son. w. T. Nc
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Manufacturers Howard &
Rogers. Kane Keller J. T. Kncaid, John M'Willams,
Glass Warehouses-B Bakewe Pears, Curling Robert
SON & Co. N. 4 r. H. Sweeney & Co., (WheeingJ s. Nc
Boot and Shoe stores-G. Albree & Co., M'Curdy &
Loomis, J. Bates, w. MCGOWAN B Perry.
Tobacconists-E Day, G. Wilson.
Livery Stables-Two-R r H Patterson. H Fene.
len, Merchants Hotel, and several others.
Cabinet and Char Mskers-James woode "A. Bulford,
ers Lowre Barbin, W. Miliiken, McFarland, A. Nc
CuIdy, N Young, q Singer.
AuCuOneerS-F MCkenna,
Merchant Tailors and Clothiers-D Brucklocher Coo.
ley Laird, Green, Wm Leonard j. shipley, schoy.
or. s. S.oner
Wire wovkers-k. Townsend & Co /, J. wickerhsm.
Upholsters.-Wm Noble, E Edmundson.
And large number of other minor establishments and
The Gazette also says: sour large manufactures are
nntouched the only mills OF any Importance which
burnt being the Globe factory which the smallest in
Pears glass works Vhrious other small establishments
were destroy 3D. but ! s with great sa'isisc'ion
untouched and that business far they are con-
cerned, will go usual Az for our wholesale mer-
who were buInt some number Of them win commence
forthwith Some are wholly ruined, many much Grip
Pied but we believe the majority can 60 usual and
Offices 1t with heartfelt pleasure observe the forti
tude with which they bear their losses There
pning, no despair no suenness but calm, determined
spirit, which must carry them up sgain.
Most Of the dry goods obbers untouched;
are out Of the limits Of the burnt district And IL ortu
natey happens too thata large amount Of groceries from
The east, for the city, had not arrived.
and at noon the streets this ward throngsd with
crowded and busy population, numbering some six |
left the dssecraed streets and squares and ruin
staked supreme. Nearly all the goods and household
such uncomfortable fury and the distance necessary
move so great that the frightened and flying inhab
ents had only time to depart with one load upon Their
lacks or in such conveyance they could procure
oment warning and to return and find their houses in
dames and inaccessible
The gives the following additional items Of in
terest:
fireman had his fsce burned raw, the blood ran
from it.
Mr.. Malcom Leech 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
n Third street.
Amidst all the Distress there were those around who
,dded to the calamity by stealing Among Others the
Rev Geo Holmes had about $500 stole. which he had
gathered up by great economy, Methodist preachers
salary He also lost large number of valuable manu-
oripts, the labor of twenty years
To show the rnpidy OF the Rre may mention that
gentman Of our acquaintance arrived at the American
,oel about one o'clock and leaving his trunk, walked
,ut to SEQ the fire. which then nearly quarter of
mile off, In short time he returned and found the no.
tel in flames He lost his trunk with nearly all his cloth
ing and papers, and considerable sum of money.
One reason Of the rspdity with which the Are spread
to be found In the extraordinary dryness of
for two weeks past We have not had shower Of rain
in that time, with trihing exception Every particle
Of wood in the houses of the city, cry nder
We regret to learn that Samuel Kingston has been /
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