Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-04-26

covering abo.t sixteen Snus,: nH # Il
scarce ~ interval of holl m . sasFe w
1 The Monongahela Bfhles Esa
the north end. next u pittsbuyIS htes
flames ran roaring and crackl;ca s0d Tie
with railroad speed, and from ~ .9roush
iire commenced, until it was pro .ne d.
the river, only ten minmes slon.ss I'''ate il
Messrs. Sibbett 4 Jones ore.., :, !.
safe in the morning, but eyerv nv sAeit
in i was burnt up, and the gold N p p
meltedtogether. m - slls4
Hardly one safe out of len
the fire In the buildings, saveS p0aed b
in them. We noticed . iarpe On,.s snythis
pletely destroyed with all their os.. Con-
A number Of sick persons WEN. .en's
moved, and not few Of them MS MI h
very delicate situations. ''es h
Amidst all The distress, there -.
who added 70 the calamity IL s MI 'ons
The Rev. Geo. Holmes had abos e.
stolen: He also lost a large NM, s'uo
valuable manuscripts, the labor d ~. 4
years. ~ - 'Neay
To show the rapiaity Of the ir, i. :.
mention that a gentleman Of Our ssn'!
afce arrived at the American Ha. .9'',lns.
2 O'clock, and leaving his tfuhE' IA. aooui !
out to see the fire, which was theo , s.as
a quarter Of mile of. In shart ,;n ..l'y
returned and found the hoteiin aama .'e Ne y
lost his trunk, with hearty ali his clo,h ne
and papers, and . considerable sum sunny !
money. ~" o
One reason of the rapidly with r,;.,
The fire spread, is to be found IN INA s' !.
traordinary dryness Of the weath., g. 9.
two weeks past. We'have not had / AN y
ercof rain in that time, with ohe TRIM Ea
exception. The wood In the house, -.
as dry as finder. At
p bic Pudding. Offices and .lE,,,t..
tories bmnel.- Tie Globe Cotton ~.
~, owned by J. Wood s. Co: II. E cs'.
mans Insurance Office; the Fire ana ~.
ieation Insurance Office; the Penn ~,
rance Office; Mayors Ofics ia.
Merchants rhd Boaft. If Trade Re.S.s
Rooms, its files and valuable librart, p;is
Hall-an in one building; the az. ,;.i =.
Printing Office; the Exchange Or. 4
Messrs. Sibbett and Jones, Allen Cr,ms,
and Vim. A. Will; Merchants Hotel: =.
gle Hotel; Mmonsahtla House; tbe IN.
Works Of Bukewell s Pears; Inc Fo Am.
dries Of J. Anderson s. Son, ]. Livinp,ls,
(and Scale factory also;) the new and !.
tensive Steel Works and Coach Smr,
Mandatory of Jones & Quisg, lust sbgss
going into operations; the Rolling Min and
Nail Factory of Freeman & Co, Kensino.
ton, called The Dallas Iron Works. NE
Glass Works Of Miller & Col American
Hotel; Smi,hfeld Hotels Murdock',,
Hughes, and Wilson's Taserns; WIN
Tell Tavern; the Associate PRESBYTERIAN
Church; Baptist Church; Western Uni.
versity; Woods Brewery; Robertson 1
Reppert's Oil Mill; African Methodist
Churchi Scotch Hill Market House; b,
Monongahela Bridge; Fulton's Bell and
Brass Foundry; the Custom Houv;
Gwynne 4 Edcy's Lard Oil Factorits
j. 9. Morgan's Irdia Rubber Factory.
The FTsh or Hest Yard The ,~
ness part Of this Ward is almost entirsA
destroyed. The destruction in this Waa
extends from the corner of Wood and wa.
Ter streets, up Wood to Diamond Ane7.
from thence to 4th st, across 4th 10 Sd, md
down The south side Of 3D. to Ferry, dpxr
Ferry TO Front, up north side OF Frmn
Market, down east side Of Market 10 va.
ter, and up Water to Wood, the phce d
beginning. In all this vast space, the ca.
ly buildings left standing are lie Cd Pres
byterian Church, Johnston g. Stocktons
Printing Offices, and the warehouse Of the
Globe Cotton Factory. .sss sa
FL The Second, or South Wmd--The des.
truction in this Ward--nearly Tie oldest
part Of the city, and the most populous--
is complete and Overwhelming. Il ia left
almost without inhabitants, only two Of
three dwellings remaining. In the morn.
ing, a, d at noon, the streets Of this ward
were thronged with a population Of some
5000 souls-in the evening, not ! single
inhabitant was left on its deser.e streets
Nearly all the Goods and househald prop
erty In this Ward were lost. Tie ~
ragged with such fury, and the distance ne.
cessary to move was so great, that The n
habitants had only time 10 depart with enc
load upon their back, or in such ccayeJ.
ance as they could procure, and to renrn
and find their hotses In ilamesl
Rensingfon.--This ilourishirs adjundof
the city is well nigh ahnihilated. IT,
course of the flames was extraordinary
The large building In the city this side d
it was the Steel works Of Jones \ Quieg
When the fire reached this Il dipped down
steep bank into the Canal and consumed
the lock tenders house,; and then rising
it went over a number Of frame bulldog
on the opposite, bank, and lighting % fne
Glass Works Of Miller & CO., cobihsnceoo
anew with the utmost fury. AbJut haii.
way up, 1t crossed the road and swept ~
between the bin and The river With very
few exceptions, all the inhabitants we @
operatives to, or dependant on ths MN
and foundries; and hundreds are ~
houseless and homeless. si.sa
Here follows long list Of Tie whsls'
sale houses destroyed. .,#
The vaults Of the Bank OF Pittsburg.
were opened on the day after the Rfe, "A -
every thing, books, specie, and psps's
found uniniured.. 81 sssia
The Gazette states that Samuel kla'
ston Esq, has been missing since the me-
Messrs. Forsyth & Co., escapedth the hre.
The Iasuronce Offices. the Gazette &5t