The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-02
PHILApELrHrA, March l. ls41

PHILApELrHIA, March /, ls47.
About o'clock this morning Are broke out in the
upper part Of Heads Mansion House, South Third street
above Spruce and insinuated the largest
portion Of the roof before it discovered The flames
last made their way out at the northwest conner ard
the wind being very strong from the westward, the
whole roof of the main building in blaze The
frcmen promptly the spot and the police and
citizens aided in the effort to preserve the vauabes
The silver plate, spoons and forks Immediately ga
hered up and removed to the Mayors Office for safe keep
ing The baggage Of the boa dsrs all moved from tn
jured. The hremen after much exertion extinguished
the flames which we're confined to the roof The whole
ora e M in' hr" ~ ny WIN wses
bishment can resume operations. This house
crowded with boarders the first ton who reused
from their morning nap by the alarming cry of fire. and
escaped in great confusion to the neghborng dwelling
Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Madame
lturbide the exenpress, and Colonel Perkins, of Bos
ton, and his bride The report is current thnt the
fire originated by design, and that large quantity
of jewelry belonging TO Mudsme Iturbide, had been
carried of during the confusion caused by the alarm
The spot in which the fire commenced, makes 1t proba
BILE that its origin was not accidental but is mpossi
BILE 10 tell now whether the other portion OF the
is not The furniture Of the proprietor was
fully insured, but his loss will nevertheless be consde
rabe, consequent upon the breaking up of his establish
ment in the ousest season OF the year. The building
erected during the revolutionary times by the Bpg
nam sn was Ps , oy
Warrington Hail was burned The Mansion House is
the property Of the Rae estate, and OF
luiy insured The wardrobe Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kean
capped injury.
,apt Builers company Of U. s. Dragons visited st
Peters church. yesterday morning in uniform, and
appropriately addressed by the Rev Mr. Odenhemer at
the close of his DISCOURSE.
We have q yeritable March day to commence the
spring with high wind, the sky chequered with clouds
and sunshi ne
Sales OF stocks mt Philadelphia.
MARoH - 1900 Loan g. sc, I0iI; DC Farmers Me-
ehiaes' Bank. 4s't $500 Losn,o 81, lolh; Is GrMd
Arrrn SALES Ia, schuykil Navigation, IA; 100 Union
Bauk, Tennessee, 3 10 Gifard Bank IL; county Fire
Insurance. Co. az.
SECOND BJlHD-'oo Girard Bank II; 2Mechanics Bank,
ArTEr SALES -1Joo Treasury Notes, i0l<; 30 Union
Baak Tennessee, 3; 50 Bank "a; 1900 Safe S. 701
1000 do, 701s 10 Faimefs and Mechanics Bank 49,
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DlsAsrER.-The steamer
Tom Metcalt, which left Cincinnati on Monda y
night week, bound for Wabash, with a heavy load OF
freight and thirteen passengers about tive o'clock Tues
day morning. when near Aurora, struck the snk, and
Immediately commenced se,tlng, when four passengers
and one deck hand were drowned. Both wheel houses
almost Instantly parted from the hull and the cabin ct
the time hoated off, which probably saved the
naming passengers from watery grave az only few
after, the hull turned completely bottom up
Lines being made fast TO the cabin it hauled in 10
Shore sufficiently to enable the passengers who
ing excessively cold and the suffering as intense most
Of the passengers being less drenched by water
before reaching the shore.
A colporteur says: "In one cove in the Allegheny
mountains settled in 1908, containing sixty souls,
until $40 there was neither bible, spelling book, nor
page OF reading IN the settlement the children had never
seen preacher"
The tax for the support of the city police Of PhladeL
phia Is $4,000 per annum.