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hundred buildings, and burning vessels, barges,
&C., in the river.
Fully one-eghlh Of the city was destroyed.
The flames were only checked by blowing up
houses in the range of the fire.
The properly destroyed was worth $2,00O.-
900.
In addition TO the above, received from our
Correspondent yesterday, we find the following
telegraphic account Of this destructive confa-
grafton in the New York Herald of yesterday:
ALBANY, Aug. l7-l4 P. NJ.
A destructive fire is now raging in this city,
1t broke out in some out-buildings in the rear of
Broadway and Herkimer street. 1t has already
crossed Lydus street, sweeping all before it on
the east side of Broadway TO the steamboat
landing; il has also crossed Lydius street in the
direction of Church and Green streets. Under
the prevalence Of a strong gale from the south
it is spreading iearlully-north, east and west.
The loss Of properly must be immense. The
roofs ofthe houses are so dry for want Of rain,
that fire is communicated from the sparks to
houses in the neighborhood of State street. 1t
will be the most serious fire we have had for
years.
ALBANY, Aug. 17-9 P. NJ.
The district of city burned, is bounded south
by Herkimer street TO Church, thence west a.
long TO Lydus, crossing Lydius street. The
fire proceeded north along Union street 70 Hud-
son street, although no houses were burned in
Hudson street; the line of that street was the
boundary of the fire. The eastern boundary
was the dock, along which, with the exception
IL, e.
painted with Albany will find that about one
eighth ofthe city is in ruins. The streets burn
ed are Herkimer on the north side from the
dock TO Church; Lydius, on both sides from the
dock to Union; Dennison street entirely; Ham
ilton, from Dock TO Union; Division, from Dock
! TO Union; South Broadway, from Herkimer TO
near Hudson; Church, from Ilerkimer to South
Broadway; portion of DaIIius street; Liberty
street, from Lydius to Hudson. On South
Broadway, the Eagle Tavern, United States
Hotel and the Townsend House are among the
principal buildings burned. AT the Townsend
House the fire was checked on the east side of
the street by the rain; on the west side, by the
rain and brick store on the corner of Hudson.
| The entire pier, from Hamilton street bridge 10
the cut used by the Boston ferry boat, is COM
pletely swept away. Here the fire was commu-
nicatedto the freight barges, &C., destroying sew
eral. The destruction here was immense; the
floats used in the basin for the storage of pro.
perty are burned eight or ten freight barges be.
longing TO the Hudson River and Swihsure lines
and the schooner Colont, of Boston. The
schooner Eliza Matilda, of Boston, was much
damaged; the Columbia street market, and three
or four buildings north of ii, we're also destroy
ed. 1t is impossible to estimate the loss. Two
millions of dollars may cover it, but this is but
guess work. The number of buildings, of all
kinds, destroyed, cannot be less than five hun
dred.
The insurance is also large, but ii is doubted
whether all can be made available. TO most
providential change of the wind from the south
TO the north, followed soon after by drenching
rain, can the preservation of our city from a
more widespread ruin be ascrbed. Had not
the wind changed, the power Of man could not
have stopped the confagration; and it must on
y have stopped by eachng the northern bounds
Of the city. The firemen of Troy, West Troy,
and Schenectady, were in full force. The con-
hagralion in Liberty street was stopped by blow.
ing up some houses. 1t is feared that several
lives were lost-rumor says as many as ten;
but there is no positive information. The Mu-
scum, and other places of amusement, are
closed.