New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-17
From the Bradford (Pa) Reporter.
AwfnI -Townnda in Ruins

One Of the most awful and destructive conbsgra-
tons occurred In Borough today that visit
( ed town equal extentsnd population More than
twenty buildings are laid waste. in the isirest and
mos; Business portions OF the town. The IRE orig.
mated IN the root OF bailding occupied as store
! by y. n. Belts, AMI IN very few moments com
municated with the contiguous buildings on either
side. The large three story store owned and occu-
pied by the Messrs. Moutaynes-the Clsremont
/ House and adjacent buildings and the Court House
were soon enveoped in one sheet of flame. In less
! than two hours more than twenty buildings were
consumed by the insatiate element
! Every building on the south side Vt the public
square. and east side Of MAinst far down ~ Mr.
Arnouts brick house was destroyed. The beautiful
brick block the west side Of Msin.st was several
times IRE. but ultimately saved through the almost
superhUnsn exertions OF our citizens The bridge was
q, time considered In the msst imminent Danger
the roof being on fire in several places q
The wind blew from the northwest which threw the
force Of the blaze partly toward the river and was
fortunate circumstance for hsd the fire crossed hsnst
Heaven only knows where ii could have been stopped
We will no, pretend 10 estimate with accuracy the
loss but i cannot be less than % or $4,000
More thsr twenty i've families have by this calamity
been lel, housele's aud many have lost all they poe
sessed
We attach Hst OF the sufferers without pretending
% place any estimate upon the amount Of individual
losses.
Moutaynss & Co s store J. Rinssbury ira do n.
n. Bettss Do Moufsnye & Fcx's 90 II J NJ c.
Mercurs do. Miles Carter. grocery store and dwelling
Miss Lewis mlllner Henry Mereur, hat store and
dwelling l.. Bachelor. tailor shop Powell Penne-
hacker. do Ulysses Mereur law Office Sons Of Tenn
perance Hal Mrs. kipp tsiloress c Pratt, grocery
store A. Moody meat market ID. c. Hall I'm and stove
store solomon Cooper. barber shop and dwelling ).
NJ. ellison grocery the Cllremont House " Tutue,
boot and shoe store :. ROWS dwelling house Mon
taynss's storehouse the Court House VIM. Trout
blscksmiihs shop Mrs.. spslding dwelling house John
p Ford dwelling house ~ G. ArmOut harness shsp.
CE the EcLEoIIc MAGAZINE Of Foreign Liter
siure for Mnch contains several papers Of great interest
We 1--WE the titles Of most Of Of them A. follows The
Marquis Of Montross and the Covenanters! lie Yer
rers Planet, Bsnerots History Of the United states
tfrom the Edinburgh Review Impressions Of Ger
man in France Joan OF Are Remarkable Female
CrmiuAls Amour Of Queen Elizabeth and sir &. Hat
ton There il passage IN the Review Of bancrofts
History which coming from the Edinburgh Review, Is
worth quoting
The great Incubus on American literature IL mits
ton Everything has 70 be fashioned English mo
del and nothing 10 deemed worthy even BY Americans
which has no, received the sanction OF English fashion
We desire however 10 See our transatlantic offspring
approve themselves people IN the real and great sense
Of that term By making for Themselves national hters
ture Let them bring their quota 10 me WOTcs wealth
Of wisdom and considering who and what hey are 4
that Q1o.s--the debt which they owe 20 this common
stock-ought 70 - ample and worthy Of their material
greatness Let them 10 the exploring OF the vast and
vet un,rodden regions Of thought bring tne same so
venturCus and daring spirit which Distinguish lnrir
ancestors who led way Into the Wilderness and tne
grateful word will hail them worthy Descendants OF
their great proseniiors
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