New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-20
De.tructiye Fire in PhiIadeIphin.

We learn from the Philadelphia Ledger that, on
Sunday evening about o'clock, fire broke out in the
store OF Mcssrs. Lewis & Stirling South Wharves. be-
tween Chesnut and Walnut 1t ragged turiously. and
caught 70 the store adjoining occupied by 5 Morris
VAIN " Co. The sparks and lakes Of tre were carried
by the wind. (Which blowing fresh from the West
wsrd FAR into the river and il became necessary 10
warp the packet ship Wyoming from her berth.
nearly abreast OF the fire TO the pier OF the Camden and
Amboy Railroad Company, below Wanut.st
The presented she glided gracefully out into
the stream liz by the flames OF the burning stores ana
the myrads Of sparks falling into it. was grand in the
extreme.
confined 10 the mentioned above and the
on the south, occupied by A. II. Hincke. en-
veloped in iauics despite the exerons of the tremen
who laooreG with their accustomed energy and perse
While The flames spreading the south.
they also caught To the of Messrs Penrose Bur.
ton. adjoining that Of Morris VAIN Il Co the North
The store of A. H. HincSe s. Co. ship chambers, i'm.
meds,ely below that of Lewis Sterling has been pre-
served by the bremen with but liite injury. To the
North however, the IRE has extended and from Pen.
Burons store has caught that above the lower
story OF which was occupied by Z. Lincoln & Co. and
the upper stories by Peel, Stevens Co. sail
As Ton alley separates the latter from the Bath Coee
House Of the Messrs McMakin, il is probable ihst the
rencn will be able TO fix ;ha, as limit the rayases
of the flames.
The firms of Penrose * Burton E. Lincoln < Co. and
Peel Stevens X Co. We're enabled 10 save theiI books
and papers and the sails in the lofts OF the we're
nearly all carried place of safety The cold
causing the freeze the galleries Of the en-
cines and thereby impeding their operation. as well as
the scarcity of water from plugs being placed along
the wharyes, seriously felt by the frcmen. It
probable that much less damage would have eusued il
there had been plentiful supply OF water.
Ytrtce 0cocs-The re is still raging, but is confined
10 the OF Penrose s Burton and +. Lincoln Co
vas, Of water being thrown upon these bull
dngs by of side from the engines Sey-
erRl OF them have become useless by being frozen Up.
and there now playing directly upon II. The
hreInen are completely tagged out and should the wind
change, much farther damage will be caused nom their
inability To man the engines
member of the Friendship few minutes since fell
through tsp in Penrosc & Burton's store, and was
carried OF seriously hurt
The following are the stores burned:
No. y, occupied by Miller Sterling i Co.
Nos 81 ard 81 s Morris Wan & Co
No. IS, occupied by Penrose Il Burton on the first
floor Messs. Bensel Allen, public wcighers, had an
Office
No "a, E Lincoln & Co and Fhe upper parts occupied
By the sail lits OF Peel Stevens & Co.
The back of the Mariners Church, situate Waterst
was only separs,ed from Lewis SteriDgs store by a
narrow alley and il al first feared that tae dames
wouli extend to il The wind. however. assisted the
fremen to restrain its progress in this direction
r Our Correspondent sends the following
POSTSCRIPT - O'Clock 4 M-The fsrnes are sui rag
ing with great violence AID several other stores haye
caught he The remen are out with fatigue, and
it ia difficult to tell where the element will cease The
shipping were obliged 10 haul ont into the river.