New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-19


The engines had not been home long from the hre in
tie north part of the city. when the alarm was given
from below. The fire took in the small wooden
stable adjoining the Albion House, Of Herkmer
and Broadway, and occupied by John g. White
Thence IL communicated 10 the Hotel. and coal
yard sheds and the large Malt House belonging ~ j. q
White, the Quay between Herkimer and Bleeoker st
Il spread thence % Broadway up % Blocker ,
crossed Broadway and took both sides clean far
as Lydus-st.
The heat now became intense the wind blowing a
hurricane The flames caught Lydius-st aud lapped on
20 that vast block Of wooden roOkeries, bounded By
Lydius Broadway and the new steamboat landing
We never behed anything burn With such fury
There probably forty or nifty distinct tenements IN
this block and they in ashes in thirty minutes
This the block which narrowly escaped the
cent IRE in thEt neighborhood.
About the same moment the aforementioned block
enyelOped, the buildings opposite were on ire
The three four which saved from the late hre
were soon in blaze, also the Fort Orange Ho
TEL and the several threest0ry buildings just erected
but not finished.
Meanwhile the flames were working up Lydius be
tween Broadway and Church. The two or three build
ings on the eide OF Church. went and the old
wooden building the northwest corner OF Church
and Lydius was also soon on Ere This was the most
alrming incident thus far IL connected with two
three large stables full OF hay and hundred other
combustible buildings.
But there was no preventing H. although two barrels
Of water, applied Al the right moment would have
saved Il.
In moment the flames caught hold OF the hay and
ran with tremendous fury 70 the adjoining wooden
buildings, dwellings, workshops, machine shops, &c &c
between Church and Liberty sts.-hcking up every
thing il went onward b Dennistonst with such "a
padity prevent the occupants from saving one
hundreth part OF their furniture.
TIE fire crossed Liberty q L took In the second
building from the corner and moved on irresistibly
up both sides OF the street Hamilton When left
the flames working west toward UHiOnst. and
north toward Hamilton All the stables al oining the
United States Hotel on the corner Of Denniston and
Pc mf h. ayIa Of f1for
aud Broadway, were on ire and Chauncey Dexter's
They all went a. In a moment.
The United states and Eagle together With the three.
story buildings between these hotels, FIRE AZ
o'clock. and no. supposed they could be saved
But what excited most horror the appearance Of
Ere In tie Center Warehouse, on the Pier, between
Hamilton and STATE sts These buildings 30 rods
from the FIRE out sparks had taken effect ana in ten
minutes and before anything could be saved the whole
block Of large wooden buildings, twenty thirty In
number. were FIRE, presenting a awful spectacle
FOUR OCLOcX.-The IRE still RACES. II has consumed
the United states Hotel the Eagle Tavern all the large
buildings north Of the steamboat landing every
thing on Quay Broat~ay Division. Liberty, and Union
sts. up 10 Hudsonst
In Broadway il has reached upto the Towsend House
the east side and % near HudsOn-st on the west
Every building on the pier from Hamilton % the
Boson Railroad ferry cut Is gone. They were mostly
full
Twenty or thirty towboa,s are burned in the Ba.ia
Also a. many sanal boats. Many Of them were laden
Two three sehooners are much injured
De authorities are about blowing W some buildings
The wind Is sightly changed 10 he north.
several buildings took IRE north OF statest
Nearly every building IS sweep, from Herkiuer 81 up
Broadway % Lydius, up ydius Union. up Union 10
Hudson Doth sides Of Union, except Good & Co
coach factory, which may be sayed) down Hudson 70
toe Basin along the Pier 10 the Cutsn immense space
densely crowded with houses
More tnsn FyE HUNDRED BUILDIScs-s large pro
portion Of them very valuable arc consumed
Our insurance Companies will probably be over.
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counted BY millions Albany neyer suffered so severely
before.