Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-18

A fire broke out at Nantucket, Massachusetts, on
Monday night, which caused the destruction of
hundred and seventy eighty buildings, besides
large quantity of goods and other property. The
subjoined extra from the printing office of the
g Warder' contains all the particulars that have
vet been received:
WARDER OrFIcE, NANTUCKET,
Tuesday, july Ia, quarter 10 A. M
II becomes our melancholy duty record Of the
calamtous fires that happened in this place. We have
had awful night The fire is still raging. At ii o'clock
last evening our inhabitants aroused with the appalling
cry of FrnE and il discovered in the store
pied by E. g. Kelley
The flames spread with such rapdity to battle every
repessthem the expedent Of blowing up houses
it would seem with little More than foenty build
ngs were thus destroyed and indeed many would have
been but that all the powder in the place was consumed
The town presents Of devastation that language
cannot describe hewhole square of buildings bounded by
Main Centre Broad and Federal streets is in ruins, and
nearly the buildings opposite those which formed the square
Trinity Church is now in flames.
All the buildings on north Water street as Aaron
Mitclels Inclusive y all the buildings Main street from
G. H. Riddles Straight wharf; Union street far
the building occupied by the officers Inclusive Wash
ington street far Capt j. H. Peases (ncusive Dr.
Ruegless house, Orange street. blown up which
rested the flames at that point.
The aggregate loss is present ncaculable. Many
aoa Of injury received by individuals but they
vague, and the in such confusion, that is mpos
sbe to arrive truth We this moment told that
one has been seriously hurt The Inquirer and Mirror
printing offices both destroyed We give but hasy
account Of this dreadful calamity.
Later accounts from Nantucket make the number Of build
ngs destroyed by fire Of Monday night greater
by the first report The entire business portion Of the
in ashes including all the avern the Atheneum the Manu-
facurers Bank, the Episcopal Church, Washington Hail.
&c The county records saved and fortunately lives
lost although gunpowder freely resorted in the
hope of checking the FIRE.
The scecimen Of the have made the following appeal
to the public which hardly fail to elicit appropriate and
sufficient response
"AS APPEAL TO THE PuBLIc.-0ur community has been
visited with awful calamity large part Of the business
portion Of has been laid by ea section em
bracng nearly all of provision groceries, and dry goods
stores oil factories, large number OF mechanics shops
and hundreds of other buildings by which as many amies
rendered homeless at very short notice Many must DC
extremely destitute, and all Of very likely TO De seriously
ncommoded by scarcity of provisions when must shortly
follow. Should you find il reasonable duty to forward to
suffering community somewhat OF your bounty you may be
assured that the distribution such favors shall be promptly
and cheerfuly attended to"
Signed By HE Selecfmen Of Nantuckcf]
detachment of the crews Of the United States revenue
cutters Gala,n and Wave headed by their officers
active and a;ent in their exertions check the fire, and
contributed greatly the preservation Of property