The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-20

DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION IN PHILADELPHIA
Our city was visited last evening by confiagration
O'clock. the large store of Lewis Sterling 81 South
Wharves, was discovered to be fire, and the alarm
having been given by the State House be the 6remen
repaired thither in strong NUMBER but though their
ertions were unremited the flames continued to gain
upon them until large block Of buildings and great
blowing gently from the west and drove the flames out
toward the river and the packet ship Wyoming being
down below Walnut street, out or danger when the
store OF Lewis Sterling was burst open, the whole Of
the interior wrs in flames and the entire contents
consumed Not book nor paper was saved, though
they may yet be recovered from the iron safe in which
they were deposited. The store Of 8. Morris VAIN
20 ADJOINING II on the north, was cnvsloped in flames
and its contents also were consumed The books and
papers could not be reached They are deposited in
the store still further NORTH occupied BY es,rs Ben.si
Allen, weighmsstcrs; Penrose < Burton commission
and shipping merchants; and Robert Burton shipping
merchandising also to the store adjoining occupied
~ Lincoln Co. produce and commission merchants and
BY Feel Stevens Co. sail lot An alley here Of
they manfully work at eleven o'clock in endea
voring 10 keep the fire from passing the boundary On
the south Of Lewis Sterling. store was also an alley
but before the IRE apparatus all in operation the
ne crossed the open space and gned the roof Of the
store Of Adam Hinke rope maker and ship chandler.
drencEed with water; the damage not large-insured
Lewis Sterling had in their between three and
and over 900 bales Of hemp ith other goods to The
value of about 000O upon which there an insurance
TO cover the lossrS. Morris VAIN Co. had heavy and
valuable stock OF goods the loss Of which is covered by
insurance l.. Lincoln & Co.. also insured. Their
books and papers we're savedthe fremen having sue
ceeded in rescung the iron safes from the counting
rooms quantity Of coffee stored in this buding own.
Cd by Rutter and Patterson was also insured Penrote
Burton, lose about SIS o00 which is covered by an
insurance Bcnsel Allen, and Robert Burton are also
protec ted from loss by insurance Their books and pa
psrs were saved Peel stevens Co, lost large and
valuable lot OF sails and sail cothsbut succeeded in
rescung portion of their stock What s consumed is
covered by insurance The buildings tenaDted by Pen
rose Burton T. Lincoln Co., and others. are owned
by Mrs Lambert Trecbut the insurance effected upon
them protects her against loss Robert VAIN the pro.
Prieor Of the stores, tensned by Lewis Sterling and
= Morris VAIN Coz is also insured. We Cleaned the
above particulars during hasty visit to the Of the
cornag ration, and have set down our notes almost
without order While the loss of property 10 heavy we
are glad to say that is almost altogether fully insured
There is no doub, but that il the work Of an ncen
diary.
Too o'clock. .f.M-The hremen have mastered the
flames, and have prevented them from crossing Ton al
ley. IL now completely In their power and 10 being
rapidly .exnguished. The Mariners Bethel, and the
stores in the Of the burned buildings though some
what scorched were not damaged to any extent seve
raj OF the stores were opened and the hrsmen having
carried the hose through them were enabled to meet
and check the progress of the FIRE at that point Pha
U. y. Gazette, Jan. 10.