New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-21
Destructive Fire.
From the London News, Jan. 1!

FROM 'ne Ne" iOnuon news 'an' -
The hne building known as the Exchange on
Banks and belonging to Joseph Lawrence ESQ heap
OIuns lew minutes before ciocK lnls ("eohesahlJ
morning, the alarm given and when we reached the
spot small body Of smoke was issuing about the doors
AID windows OF the nerh part Of the first story ON the
street, occupied by Mcssrs Wghiman Turner as gro
Gerry and provision Store An entrance was soon mace ~
the door, tho sale removed ana ihe engine commenced
PLAYING Into me store
The cloud Of smoke which rushed ior,h rom inc DaApg
mass withn was so dense that IL was win great uhChy
person couia remain III 'ho suee'' Du CUE . VI ene
fremen and citizens pfese were unceasing tnouSh III
great fruoss. until the entire building was con
sGmed There strong hope ~ one time thai the nre
had been suoduod after reached the second story but the
heat had become intense that water had but little e
feet upon IT, snd the third and fourth stories Win the
roof fell IN at about four O'clock ana soon after the on
wall FELL down TO The nrst story and part OF the rear ano
north end walls followed. Soon after o'clock the south
wall fell with terrible crash upon the small d"elhns-
house next south, enilrey umehshhs 'he upper sV's
It was occupied by Sheffield boarding house. and
belonged 20 Mr. Arson Chase. The furniture &c in the
house had been removed. The building was insurer.
The Exchange was OF orck the nfst Two stories IN
the The building was very substantial one, and
Seaf. .Os cos, Of or ,be~essou and there
was Insurance on II 10 the amount OF geo in the Ho
yoke Mutual Co. OF Salem Mass The two stores ON the
nrst Goor occupied by Nessrs Wightman turner
grocery and provision and the other as
furniture store the contents OF which entirely
sumed Az also large quantity of furniture In the second
story The contents OF the former insured In the
pap.. tha lafte in he
C.mSsn oe,cs AZ newark. \. J. for $1,000 These poll
'smoeh Vhoe ." Ne"aiN' y -, - - 81 - =
moro -, =,
The two rear stories, the entrance 70 when Is on the
Saith a Co,tbeI. Joseon johnson &c for storage
Ns.srs smith A Cnrtheil had some eco barrels Of hour
ana other on the 10 the amount Of So 500
cume Q, ns n'u Ss ~, $500. on ,ss n,cner,v N
The amount Of sioOo 10 sas - ns oSe OF s,1sS
The second story Of the building was occupied IN front
Sers ana wi,bsmon A Tsrner for furniture aud in the
,ssr ~, ,ho von Mos Iibrsr ASSOCIATION Everything
IN b,s story was consumed The Telegraph Co had Just
ot their ssparS In order ana their less thoua
not heavy will be very much regretted, iasmuch the
enterutlse had not vet been fairly entered upon. The
Young Mems Library Associations insured, under
stand for about $1,000 but whether this will the
loss We cannot say.
The third story had as been tted into hall for new
degree or ledge OF Odd Fellowship, though we believe /.
twill III we are not Informed.
TUX CAN.Is-The Canal Commissioners have
,-,.. -. f.,.,s .,,s,,,,sng each Grand division,
de'e'm'n'' ''e N""~' ''~' = -
and In charge OF each COMMISSIONER % a. '0o~' VIZ
j. BE.oH Albany eh.tss OF nis'sl4a No h !, =
follows NJ rile N,us ~ ~. = -. rssss Cham
b.'n' - 'lo va c1,s Fsli. Feeder ana Pond above
To o,e o"Siss i,se Canal snd Feeder; Black River
c,rsi I'D E..der-- !II n lies
CHNSLEs Coos hsvena-in charse OF plNisivn ~ :
foows VIZ Eiie Csual from west soc OF onelaa N5S-
seessI 20 east eeanss cvn,s and Ssssss Canal Che
nssso Canal" seneca River Towing Path; Oneds Rive;
Improvement Chemuug Canal and Feeder, and Irooked
Lase Csfsl-5o5 miles o,-,-,.- -. a
JAeo" hiNp>' ~ rasoursn-in onase =. - ,Xsv,e
follows, Va tfe ana ifou cas- you.II .iat,s
SoonV 20 p pvHsoi "e. s " ~ 49, 30 ,nii,s
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Magistrate, IN letter pobhshed IN the DhOitA va
,ioa. thus describes the state of his country