The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-20

ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FmE-Loss $50, OOO-
SHOCKING TRAGEpY.-On this day week our pa
per announced the destruction by FIRE Of block of three
valuable brick stores on Main street and it ia
melancholy task to record similar visitation in
proximity to the scene Of the last On Saturday
ing about o'clock, the grocery store Of Sampson Rea,
of brick stores Main street discovered to be
fire, and the flames spread to the apohecary and drug
gis store OF Robertson K Cornick the sde and
the store Of Farran & Loudon on the other which
totally destroyed The dry goods store of Paul, Pegram
CO. at the corner, and adjoining that of Robertson
Cornick, was saved with great dIficuy were also
those OF j. l. Bloodgood Co, II. r. ~ Ancker. and
others occupying the adjoining block. The wind blow
ing heavily from the communicated the flames to the
opposite building Main street. in which were the dry
goods store Of Edmund Doney and the Jewelry and sill
store OF Joseph NJ Freeman this, too was do
stroyed and the one adjoining il, occupied by W. II
Boughon apothecary and druggist, and vickery Grf
nth, booksellers and sa,ione, though saved much
The entire loss by this fro ia estimated at $50 OOO dis
tributed as follows Newtons buildings, south side of
Main st $40 900, insured; Tabots do north side do.
$4,000, do; Paul. regram Co, loss and damage in
ing IL 20 SIS oO0 do; Boodgood Co, do do. do, to
$1,000; sampson Rea loss oaD $4,000 insurance $4,000,
Farrant Loudon $500, insured; JOS. Freeman, to
ture which was nearly oil destroyed Edmund Dorney,
loss and damage by moving goods, to $500, insured;
WIN. Broughton do do do, 500. not insured; vcks-
ry Griffith, 5000 insured p. q. Bonford loss and da
mage in removing stock of dry goods, $4,000 nsured
p ~ Ancker, do do do, $1,000, insured; 8. Dawes,
do. do. do, $1,000, insured There several gentle
men occupying lodging rooms MIR. Rea's and Far.
rant & Loudons stores, who had narrow escape for
their lives, besides losing their effects. One Of these
rooms was occupied as attorneys office by NJ smet,
Esq who lost his books and papers The books and
cords OF the Writ Institute which kept in of
these rooms also fell prey to the flames Alter the
gnes had ceased playing boys ventured in among
them and 10 turning the Tubbi in the cellar OF Ro
bertson Corncks store volume of flame, caused by
the ignition OF vessel of camphins spirits Of turpen
tine, concealed beneath suddenly burst up covering two
OF the boys with the burning liquid and they were in
stantly enveoped in flames. They scrsmbcd out and
gained the street in this boIrd plight Severed hundred
people were near yet to afford them relief imposs
Bile for each Of the boys literally pillar of fire
One of the hapless youths instinctvey the pump
at the head Of market square, distance Of about thirty
yards) where buckets OF water instantly thrown
upon him. and the fire extDguished the other fell
distely reaching the street, when the FIRE was with
difficulty, extinguishsd, by throwing blankets around
him but, slas too late They we're dreadiuy
burned as TO present appearance too shocking de-
scribe. They were about the age OF Ia one was the
son Of Mrs Brown. who keeps boarding house in Com
merce street.-the died about O'Clock ,henext morning
The ether learn, the of widow Of the name
Of Daniels, and had been employed in vending matches
about the streets He still fingers in his misery. but
without any earthly hope Of his recovery. son Of
John Webb cabiDetmaker was also badly, but not dan
gerously burned.-Norfok Herald, Jan IT,