Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-22
E,om The Ner York Erpress.]
ANOTHER GREAT FRET!
ConEasration. Explosion, and Prosahie

ConCngration. Explosion, and Propahie
Loss Of Life
July 10, HALr-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Just after our paper went 10 press, ffe DIohe
out in sperm oil and candle factory, IN We"
stieei, near Exchange stcei, and communea'eu
loIhe adjacent buildings. In very snort t,hie Il
was hoped the fire had been got under, whf" d
quantity OF combustible matter, stored IN one %
The New street stores, pludfd with tremendous
crash razing some Of The adjoining stores 10 me
ground, and spreading the flames through 70, anu
across Broad street.
The explosion was felt al great distance; the
warehouses in The vicinity Of The seat oil The expo
sion vbraied ieariully-so thai their motions were
PLAINLY dscernihle al considerable dis'ahIe'
while The sidewalks Tor whole blccKs aroutiu 'he
scene OF confasralion are literally strewn WIN
Inc fragments Of shattered windows and foois.-
ne conclusion was terrible.
HALr-pAs9 rouR O'CLOCK.
Tie lire is still raging; the explosion having
carried The fire across Broad street; ana al lhis
.lne me Stores on the corner OF Broad slfce' ahu
E1chanse Place and down Broad stree, on pu .sa
sides are in flames. We are unable 10 learn inc
amount of damage 10 life and limb hy the expio-
Sion. A number are known to be hun, and we
lear The loss of life will be severe.
ne Splendid engine OF Company NO. - was
toIal!y destroyed, We understand, BY Inc ia'lns
buildings, al the time oflhe explosion but iot'u-
na'eiy The company attached 10 her were h"' ="
duty al The time
The number of stores already totally DESTROYED
are: IL on the West side of Broad street all on
Exchange Place. both sides, across New aug
through 10 Broadway, The Cabinet Warehouse OF
w. l.. Branch, two doors below The WaVeiiy
itolel, Deing now in flames.
On The Eas, side of Broad street, IN stores are
on f!e, including the warehouses OF Davis Brooks
Co., and he flames spreading along Exchange
Place.
II is stated that number OF men. women and
children were blown up with The buildings al Inc
time OF the explosion, and that number oil me-
men are Killed, bur of The certainty OF this We
have no means OF ascenaining.
This confiagraion will no doubt prove The most
serious, in amount of properly destroyed, since
The great FIRE OF 1885. A part OF The buildings
destroyed formed the point of Broad street and
Exchange Place, al which the great fire stopped
in that direction.
HALr.pasr FIVE O'CLOCK.
The great cause OF the extent Of The fire was the
explosion of 5000 bags ii saltpere. in The store
of Messrs Crocker & Warren, in the rear of the
carpenters shop.
HALP-rAsr SIX O'CLOCK
The fire has been nearly checked in lis prog
ress south oil Broadway The buildings already
gone past ecovery, on Broadway, afe-lhe Wa
veIly House; No. Sc Broadway, Stamford &
Smith, cabinet ware; No. "a, G. Boorum,
pains; No. 52 ". L. Branch, cabinet ware;
Nos. 81 and -, dwelling houses; No 40, Levin
& Brothers, cabins ware; No. A. John Miller,
cabinet ware; No. a. French looking glass
plates No. 40, J. Choleau Co; No 81, Mrs }.
b. Miller < Co., tobacco; No. "a, Nor & Wor-
cesler steamboat Office and stores No. 49, dwell
irs house; No. 81, J. Griffin, dwelling and hair
dresser; Nos 10 AMI 2s, dwelling houses, where
The ire will, no doubt stop; No. l., Broad street,
Wilkins K Rollins, auclioneers; No IS, Gefcing
4 Rnnkeman, and W. II. Franklin where the
fire was little checked.
Q" BRoaD STREF-.-From Cutler, Powell <
Poticr, corner Of Braver & Broad, through the
entire block 10 Exchange Place, and NJ Broad
street 10 Nos ~ and 81 The iron stores of Messrs.
Davis, Brooks & Co. On the opposite side OF Broad
street, from The tore Of G. w Shields, corner OF
Beaver 81, up BroadI 10 The store OF T. J. Tobias,
where the fire is a. Present a little slackcncd.
This store is withia three doors Of The Public
Store. On this spot stood The stores of c. Bolton,
| Fox & Livingston, and l.. Pelmiere.
| On EXCHANGE PltcE.-The store Of Fitch,
| Brothers Co. NJ g. and all HE stores on
that side of the street towards BROAD street, and
some between Broad street and Broadway; No.
| 81, Richards Blake Dry Goods No 50, But
erticd & Brothers; No. 81 A. p. Montaut; No.
81, Bliss, Brothers Co, ard Reed, Gillian X
| Co; No 50, Bern & Schuhadi
On MARxErFiELD STREET-The large block
| No Is 10 -, occupied as liquor store and OPP
posile The HoTe Mills
| On Stone SrREET.-A small building; rear of
the Hope Mills, and though to MarkelielG street.
| On BEAVER STREET, from the house west The
corner OF Broadway, or the sunlh side, through
10 Broad street from The mouse west the Adeph
through 10 Broad street 81, Beaver street, Fl.
Henncqun & Co.; 80, A Seignctie & Co, i'm
portcrs OF French CLOTHS ayd brandies. The fire
| in this direction, when We left, was nj BARRIERS
& Brothers with good prospect OF being able
10 check here.
On New street, there were many small build
ings, occupied ly' poor fanilies; The particulars
Of which il was impossib, 10 obtain amid the
flames. The chance OF sasing The Adelphi Ho
tel is very small, and The Gbbe Hotel is also in
danger from The rear bindings. The whole
strength OF the New York and Brooklyn Fire
Departments are out, and ii, worst, we hope, is
over. There is, however, aih breeze blowing,
and there is no telling the exant the damage will
attain! The goods from thestores in the rear OF
Wall street are removed as well as those from
Messrs. Grant & Bartnns on Exchange Place,
down TO Demonco Hotel
HALF PAs1 SEvES O'CLOCK.
The Adeiphia Hotel is onfre, and Two other
buildings on Broadway.
The fire has also crossed B.aver street and is
spreading 10 Whitehall.
Preparations are making 10 blow up some of
The buildings in hope 10 stop the flames from
reaching the locality Of the oldire towards South
street.
The deaths ty The explosion OF sallpelre are
named al 80, bnl this is probably exaggerated
.kx,ls. f.,,.. it, IT, 49, hal
From TIC Nc,c york H,aH-Enira.l
1tnih< COnfograiicn IN Ne,r York Orn One
Hundrcd Buiidings BurneI-Sl0, 100000 OF
Property Dtaroycd-Scrious loss II Life
Tremendous Explosion!
The greatest the most terrible iile that has &C.
CURED in this city since the grea, confagraiion OF
December, 1885, is now spreading devastation
throughout The lower part of The city. Over enc
hundred buildings, 0ccOrding 10 ne best talc'1o-
tim, are nor fire, hare jecn hrel'ed ritt he
cronnd. Most of Them were large three, iour
and five story houses, and occupied principally
hy importing and other merchants. IL Is lose
estimate 10 set the loss, thus far, Al len millions Of
dollars
This dreadful fire broke out al hall past O.
clock his morning in New street, about three
doors from The corner OF Exchange Place, IN
SPclih vi StOlc IL illcD SpIedu ~ SHu' -
ry, the next door towards the Exchange Place,
then through TO Broad street and TO the corner OF
Exchange Place, where il communicated TO a
building occupied by some persons who either
had large quantity Of saltpelre on storage or
else were manufacturers Of fireworks, Tor IN NJ
teen minutes after il caught fire, the whole blew
up with a tremendous explosion, carrying six or
seven buildings with it and shaking The whole
city like an earthquake. The cencnsslon was
so great as 10 smash more than half million
panes Of glass in the neighborhood. Immediate
II after The explosion, fire was discovered al Tour
different points, showing that the entire block in
The rear was in a complete blaze.
We learn that Francis Hart Of Engine 20.
No. p, Standing on The roof Of the store next 10
the corner OF Broad street and Exchange Place,
when the explosion occurred, was thrown over
the building io The opposite side of the stree,
from The very roof on which ne had been stand
ing, and escaped on his feet, scarcely injured.
Previous TO The above explosion, the foreman Of