The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-12
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
NEARLY A SQUARE In RUINS.

ALBANY, N. Y. Sept 10, 1896.
One OF the most destructive fires that has
visited this city in several years. broke out last
night about 10 O'Clock. in the brewery Of Mr..
Wescott, corner of Franklin and Arch streets.
The wind was blowing fresh at the time, and
spread with fearful rapidly down Arch 81.
sweeping every thing before it. Engine No. II
was promptly on the spot, and threw herself
in the breach and battled manfully against the
flames for hours. Nobly did she contest. the
fight with the fierce element, and through the
prompt and efficient exertions Of her men,
prevented the flames from crossing the street.
The scarcity Of water called allthe nachines
into line to bring water from the river. and
while they were engaged in arresting the fire
in Arch street, the flames spread iu the rear of
the brewery, and before they were aware oft,
the sheds and outhouses connected with the
Mineral Spring Garden were all on fire, and
burning with astonishing rapidny. a
Every exertion was mads,o save the build
ings but there was no water TO be had the hy
drants were all dry and nothing to be had from
the penstocks. On went the fire., licking its
way down towards Green street, until the yell
low block which extends from Ferryt 10 Arch
street, on Green street was mass Of living
| fire. .a f4
The wind blew in every direction, and the
flames and smoke rolled up and around in aw-
full fierceness. The fremen worked away man
fully, fighting it every inch, until its progress
was arrested on the corner Of Green and Ferry
street.
The amount Of property destroyed is large,
the greater part of it, however, is, we are hap
py to say, insured. Over fifty poor families
were houseless last night Two companies
were down from Troy--the United States, be-
longing to the Arsenal, and the Franklin Hose
Company, and also the Greenbush Company,
all Of them done good service we will recipro
cate the kindness one Of these days. '
The amount Of property destroyed is nearly
one hundred thousand dollars. s
The fire was got under about 8 O'Clock this
morning, after hard tug with the flames.
Nearly the entire block bounded on Ferry ST..
Arch street, Green street, and Franklin ST. is
in ruins The Mineral Spring Garden Is To-
tai wreck.
[Albany Knickerbocker.
By Magnetic Telegraph. y
Correspondence of Bait Pat.
@a PHILADELPHIA, Sept IL, l846.
Two o'cLocK, P. M.
A fair business was done at the Stock Board
to-day.
The -four markets. not quite so active; fresh
Pennsylvania brands are held at $4 l2l, and
prime Southern at the same price. Small sales.
| The grocery and provision markets remain
about the same.
Weather cloudy and threatening rain.
TERRIBLE STEAM Boar ACCIDENT AND Loss
OF LIFE.-The boiler Of the steamboat Excel
sior exploded this morning as she was leaving
the wharf at New York for Coxackie. There
were some forty or fifty passengers on board
at the time, some of whom lost their lives, but
how many or what their names, we have not
been able to ascertain. Several are badly in
iured from scalding and otherwise. The boat
soon became enveloped in flames, and burnt
TO the waters edge The greater number Of
passengers escaped by leaping overheard on
the Jersey shore. The boat was new one,
and had been launched but short time Iis
not known what was the immediate cause of
the explosion.