The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-18
Destructive Fire at Albany.

ALBANY, Aug II, 1S4s-lH P. NJ.
A destructive fire IL now raging in this city IL
broke out in out buildings in the of Broad
way and Herkimer streets. 1t has already crossed
Lydus street. sweeping all before il the east side
Of Broadway to the steamboat landing; it has also
crossed Lydus street in the direction Of Church and
Green streets Under the prevalence of strong gale
from the south, it is spreading fearfuy east
and west The loss of property must be immense.
The roofs of the houses 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 17-9P.M.
The district of city burned, is bounded south by
Hsrkimer street to Church. thence west along to Ly
dius crossing Lydius street The fire proceeded north
along Union street to Hudson street, although
houses burned in Hudson street; the line of that
street the boundary Of the fire. The eastern boun-
dairy the dock, along which, with the exception
Of three four stores burned Those acquainted
with Albany, will find that about one-eghth of the
city Is in ruins. The streets burned Herkimer on
the north side from the dock TO Church Lydus on
both sides from the dock to Union Denniston street
entirely Hamilton from dock to Union Division
from Dock to Union; South Broadway, from Herkimer
to near Hudson Church, from Herkmer to South
Broadway portion of Dalius street. Liberty street.
from Lydius to Hudson, and Union mostly, on both
sides, from Lydius to Hudson. On South Broadway
the Eagle Tavern, United States Hotel and the Town
send House, among the principal buildings burned
At the Townsend House the fire checked on the
east side Of the street by the rain the west sde
by the rain and brick store the Of Hudson
The entire Of the pier from Hamilton street bridge to
the cut used by the Boston ferry boat is completely
swept away Here the fire communicated to the
freight barges, &C., destroying several The destruc
ton here immen se the floats used in the basin
for the storage of property burned eight
freight barges belonging to the Hudson River and
Swiftsure lines and the schooner Colent of Boston
The schooner Eliza Matilda, of Boston, was much da-
mayed the Columbia street market three or four
buildings north of it, also destroyed 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the loss Two millions of dollars
may it, but this is but guess work. The number
Of buildings Of all kinds destroyed cannot be less
than five hundred.
The insurance is also large but it doubted whether
all can be made available. To providential change
Of the wind from the south to the north followed soon
after by drenching rain, the preservation Of
city from more wide sp,.ead ruin be ascribed Had
not the wind changed the power of could not
have stopped the confagraon; and must only have
The fremen Of Troy, West Troy, and Schenectady,
were here. in full force. The confagrstion in Liberty
street was stopped by blowing up houses. 1t is
feared that several lives ost-rumor says many
as ten; but there is positive information.
The Museum, and other places of entertainment,
closed.