Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-08-24
The Great Fire i'm Albany.

Most Of the business portion Of the CITY IN ruins
Hundreds of Buildings and Millions of Proper
ty destroyed.
We copy the following particulars of this disas-
trous fire, from the Albany Argus, of Friday last
Our city is literally desolare. A FIRE broke
ou, al abou. noon yesterday. in a stable in the
rear of the Albion Hotel. corner of Broadway
aud Herkmer ST., between Broadway and The
river. The wind was gale from the South.
the heat of the weather and the fire intense,
and every thing dry and combustible. In an
nconceIvably Short time. the fire spread over a
wide surface, proslratlng everything before il.
The efforts of the firemen, aided by the Troy,
West Troy. Greenbush, Arsenal. and Schen-
ecIady companies. were directed as well as
they could be under such appalling clrcum-
stances, but they were powerless against such
an amazing force of flame, of raging wind. and
The fierce heat of the wde-spreadlng and all
consuming element.
The fire was not arrested until five in the af-
ternoon /; and only then by providenlial change
Of wind, which threw The curren, of fame back
upon lis vas, track Of devastation. followed by
heavy aud drenching rain. This alone pre-
served to the city all the business and COM
mercial portion of il that has escaped.
Full four hundred buildings are consumed.
and properly probably not les than two or three
millions, although no estimate of value is yet
allainable. We hear of TWO forwarding lines,
that estimate properly under their charge to the
amount of $4,000, all consumed. Another
line suffers 10 an amour. from 500, 900 to $780,
900. The loss of flour afoat and IN store is
no. less than 10000 barrels.
The erea Of The fire embraces many acres.
perhaps fifty or sixty, Of the mos. compact and
valuable part Of the city. 1t includes at least
twenty squares. Amidst the ruins which eve-
rywh-re meet The eye. i. is difficult to trace the
outlines of The former state ofthings but those
familiar with he city will perceive the ex.en.
ofahs most calamilus visitation, by few gen.
eralites.
Broadway, from the intersection of Herk-
mer, 10 The south corner of Hudson street, on
The west side, and 10 Van Schaack's Variety
Store on the east side, nearly half mile, is,
with all its structures and stores, including the
Eagle Tavern, the Townsend House. and the
United States Hotel. level with The earth.
From Broadway to the river, including the
ranges of lofty stores on Quay street, through
out nearly the entire space above mentioned,
all is heap of ruins. M
All the cross streets entering Broadway,
Herkimer. Bleecker, LydIus. Hamilton, Div-
sion and Hudson, west as far as Union and
Dallins streets. are swept away. Amazing eff
forts preserved Goolds grea. carriage and coach
establishment; every thing on the surrounding
streets being demolished
North, the flying cinders, with which the air
was filed caught the Columbia street Market,
and of that large structure nothing remains
The adjacen. buildings were saved by the
prompt efforts of the two Schenectady fire CON-
panIes.
But The scene of The mos, striking ard abso.
Lutte desolaIion is the Pier. Scarcely a ves,ipe
of II remains. Throughout its entire length.
from Hamilton street to The cut opposite Bos.
ton depot, il Is utterly consumed, including The
wharves, ware e-houses, nearly all the shipping
IN The Basin and outside the Pier, tow boats,
huge floating warehouse arks, with all their val.
uaoe and vast contents of goods and products,
ihe three bridges at Columbia, State and Ham
llion Streets lumber yards, flour stores, in short
every thing that 'eemed with life aud value in
that great mart yesterday morning.
he scene In State streets beggars all de.
scrlP'Ion, Thousands, flying from The conaagra-
ton, pressed every conceivable vehicle into
he" service, deposing goods, furniture, fami-