The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-20

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PHrLAnlS (h1A "A fire
that involved an immense destruction of pro-
perry, occurred in our city last evening 1t broke out
about eight o'clock, and ragged with great obstnscy
I'll near midnight before It got under. The four
large new stores, known Cubberts buildings. De-
!assrs Wfsrves' above South street, were totally demo-
ahed and the two others next adjoining them the
south partially Two Of the stores occupied
by Robert Patterson Co. who the heaviest losers
ny the cont sgration This nrm had in store large
quantity of cotton In the third Stories several hundred
dspobns OF choice wines in the second and upwards
the whole Of which valuable goods consumed The
third now store iu the block occupied by Jshn +.
boxes of Havana sugars The fourth store was in
the occupancy fMr VIM. Ayres JT salt dealer, whose
stock on hand did not exceed few thousand bushels
Abone and Troubat naval stores and James Carstalrs
groceries and liquors. the occupants OF the other
two The lower portion Of the store Of the former
escsped A great many Of their goods were run out
upon the wharf The back part OF Mr. Carstars' store
oniy, from the top down to the second story was
wall of ratsr,on a' e co ,ors Mr. c.rss.rs HIM
self aud young man named Felix Trainer, made
. most providential escape at the time the wall ie.
Messrs Patterson Co saved their papers, and their
books sre locked in substantial IRE proof and pre-
sumed be safe. The fire originated In the store,
nsous combustion. The smoke created by it was be.
Tore the fire obtained vent dense and 20 euocating
suffered from it for equares round. When the flames
burst out they famed into fury by tho wind which
was blowing gale from the south and the rage Of
The devonriDg element for two hours terrible
Flakes of burning cotton, carried upwards by the gale
scattsred myriads Of sparks in the air. which fell in
showers of golden rain the house tops for the dis
lance OF several squsres st Peters churchysrd 1t Pine
and Third Streets brilliant with them Rain fell at
intervals wetting the surrounding buildings which pre-
vented the sparks from ticking effect extent Of the
te must have been awful The stores all ran through
TO Lutte Water street, beyond which the noble exerons
OF the hremen resisted their progress The direction OF
the wind was fortunate for the Of the ship
ping which sustained harm The rigging of vessels
in Tho docks filed with human beogs, and vast
crowd collected on the wharves. The Commercial
House was preserved by battlement wall and ride
streams, together with . sudden luu and change Of the
viod. The following Is recaptuation Of the loss az
far could ascertain. No l06 Commercial House,
owned by E. l. Hoilingsworth, and occupied by 8. w.
CLEMENT less $500. Nos l07 9, and 10, four story
s'ores, owned by George Cuthbert and A. 8. Roberts,
damsgs 1000, loss, $40 900. No was occupied by
Mr. Ayres, No By MIR Obi, and No and 10 BY Pat
terson Co MIR Ayres loss is trihing. Mr. Ohfs loss
probably $4,000 The loss of Patterson Co WILL it
va, thought, reach $50 600. The greater amount Of
th.ir loss is doubtless severed by insurance No III
belonged to A. Cuthbert aud j. NJ Thomas loes $780,
fully insured The loss Of Allibone and Troubat, who
c,pisd II, Is small No, liz belongs to Mary Cuthbert
ss $500, insured NORTH .4msrican, 18th inst