New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-20
IN N. ..nsstiou that still uneffaced
Prom the Norfolk (vs) Herald Extra, OF Jan. H.
Apother Destructive Fire-i.oss S60,OO0-
shocking Tragedy.

On this day week our paper announced the de-
strucon by fire of block OF three valuable brick stores
on Main IT. and now II 10 our melancholy task 10 iesod
similar visitation In proximity to the scene oil the
last On Saturday morning, about O'Clock The grocery
store of Mr. Sampson Res. Newt0ns block oil prick
stolos Manst was discovered to be on hic ana 'ie
flames spread to the apothccary and druggist store OF
Aessrs Robertson Cornick, on the one side ana inc
store OF Messrs Farrant Loudon on the other whch
we're totally destroyed The dry goods store oil Messrs
Paul regram Co. at the corner and ADJOINING thst Of
Rcheftson A Corniek was saved with great difficulty
as were also those OF Messrs. J. l. Blooceood 20 H.
y & N Ancker, and others occupying the adjoining
block The wind blowing heavily nom the souto com
n,uncsed the flames to The opposite building on Main
ct In which were the dry good store oil MI Edmund
porney and the Jewelry and silver ware shore OF M
Joseph NJ Freeman this. too, was destroyed ana the
enc adjoining H. occupied by Mr. w. h. Broughton
sposheca AIRY and druggist ard Messrs. Nickery a Crit
nth booksellers and sa'cners though saved was mueh
Injured In front
course and vehomsnce Of the wind and other circum
stances 1t was seriously apprehended that It would have
extended much farther and every prudent siorekeep
ar near the scene o. eonsera;ion deemed Inc part OF
pyedcnee TO move his goods though N do.ng 50 hey
were more or less damaged The entire loss Is esti
There were several gentlemen occupying lodging
rooms over Mr. Reas and FaTrant 4 loadons stores.
who had narrow escape for their lves beside osins
their effects One of thesc rooms was occupied as an
attorneys Office By NJ Smelt Esq. who lost his books
aud pspers The books and records OF the VIII insu
DRrapruL CALAMITY After the engines had
ceased playing on the smoking ruins. which II was
thought they had eiectaaly eSungulshcd. somc boys
vsntarod in soae them and began searching about for
findings aud in turning up the rubbish IN the ce4in
of Robertson s. Cornicks store, volume oil Same
caused BY the ignition of vcss, OF camphne or spirits
Of turpcntlne concealed beneath suddenly burst up,
covering two Of the boys with the burning liquid and
thar were instantly enveloped IN danes They
serambled out and gained the street IN this hoirid
k..rl r.lt ct In At
cfS thcm relief was Impossible for each OF tho boys
was literally pillar OF nre oEe OF me hSyless yoIIn'
inssincsiyely ran the pump at the head OF Market
square "a distance OF about thirty ysrdsO where BUCK
az Of water were instantly thrown upon him and the
IRE exsinguished tho other ie immediately on resch
ins the street when the are was, with diihcaiy eSun
raished BY throwing blankets around hfa-oai aas
100 lass They were 90 dFesd1iiy burned ~ fissSn
an sppesranee too shocking to describe Ihey were
about The age Of II one was the son OF Mrs BLOW q
Who keeps q boarding house in Commences t-he diec
about oelock the next moynlng. The o,ner We esii
ne .sn Ct widow o. me n,s s ~ the streets
Ne sill lnsers 70 his misery but without any e@'ny
hcpo Of his recovery
conjecture ct fsG, whether il was accidental the
work OF an incendiary
A SoLrr,oS.-Thc following is from commani
cation In the Seulhsra StaNdsrd written by Beverly
Tucker: snow the most rational account ever heard
Of the marx 10 this The Straits Of Gibraltar called OF
od he pillars OF Hercules were also then called the
- plss sivs OF the world. spain pushed her dseove
- 10 this continent and when che carried homo Ii.
wealth that rewarded her enterprise she coined int
dollars and stamped them with triumphant sllusson
her greet achievement The pillars they bear arc th'
riIlsrs Of Hercules and them Is twsned nlc
MARKED with tho beautiful words pas shra.' FNihe
yet The TWO straight lnes supposed TO represen
shsse plss and the line thai waves across them .tand
f the hss; end thus the mark u bat rude piesar
Of shspsrs Of Tie impression