New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-09
The Great Fire Pensacola.

A correspondent OF the Acr orleans Pc4ym,
wrtins from Pensacola. sept % gives the following
particulars Of the destructive hre IN that city which W.
have already briefly announced
The IRE was discovered about ID clock this morning
having originated 90 house near the beach between
Paaiox and Baylensts 10 spread with great rspdity
communicating tU the range % storchouses ga lalaioN
= occupied by Geo W Barscy. Joseph Quiges, and
others which were speedily consumed from the va
ter se % Laragozast Meantime, under the inhu
Of wind from the northwsrd and eastward, winch
sprung up about the time the nre was discovered and
blew with Increasing 9Th the danes were spread
M with still greater rapiity 90 the westward aided
by the sge and combustbe nature of the wooden build
ngs 10 the vicinity until the whole block bounded by
pslafoN Zsragoza and Baylen sts and the beach. was
consumed Crossing Bayen It It soon extended b. the
large hotel the Mansion House occupied by Col Daniel
saint which speedily ia blaze. ind the spacious
mansion OF John lnnersrity. ESQ was entirely con
sumed Here the farther progress OF the lanes was
stayed by the want of material 20 feed upon
Meanwhile the nre had been communicated from the
MaHsien House % the opposite north side Of Laragoza
- even against the wind and half dozen houses
were burned down that side before II arrested
about sunrise The following is believed TO be a nearly
correct lisi of the principal sufferers
On PaiGf0r 81 rest ~ fhc uterstc'i0H ~ LmaSosd-
House occupied Jointly hy % Neil and William
Conlin. bakers entirely destroyed furniture &c mostly
saved r La~msster but little saved Joseph Quisies
groceries &C goods partly saved house entirely DE
stroyed Fsriuas. groceries liquors SC goods par
tally saved Geo w Barley naval stores, snip chan
dcry. g. burnt out goods partly seved-parually IN
sured thence On ,he water side and westwerdy along
the same block Union House. kept by -Horschler
entire loss the house al 0nng n which the IRE broke
out) name and occupant unkn0wn--total loss Globe
house-entre loss one two story brick and one two
story frame building the property of DR. Isaac huse.
O. Nsvv-euure loss one twO-story and single story
frame dwelling house with various out houses. owned
aud occupied by Capt James torsyth, furniture mostly
ssved-p partially insured one t~O-story house, occu-
pied ss a Masonic Lodge and one smaller dwelling
house. the property OF DR.. John Brosmsham, entirely
destroyed
Wesf Of Bdylen. sf-Two dwellings and sundry out
h0uses-owners and occupants unknown To the writer
Mansion House occupied by Daniel SAINT the property
of N To OF New -Orleans-turniture partly saved
dTene OF John nnersrity. Esq furniture. Sc. only
sav.i-Mr lnnerarity- loss is estimated a. $50 600
North sde ~ Zfrag0-1-sf-Sx dwellings between
hayden and Barcelona 80. with out houses-amOng
them the well known house of entertainment known A.
The Mug and q dwelling belonging - the Old
Pensacola Association The value Of the property De.
stroyed estimated By rough calculation. al 60 900
or 5000 The whole Of the southwestern quarter of
the town ruin. The wind was blowing very fresh
from the north Al the time and the flames spread so
rapidly t0 make il necessary % blow up several
buildings 20 arrest the progress Of the IRE otherwise
toe destruction would have been greater. NO lives
were ost II g supposed TO have oeen the worN Of an
nccndiary.