The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-20
ADEITIOkhL PARTICULARS
THE
APPALLING CONFEDERATION I'M
ALBANY.
From the Albany Journal, Aug. is ]


ter And fearfuy did Tins mad element rage yester-
day Our city is 0esolate This ruin Is appalling
The spirit sinks and the heart sickens in oontsm--
plating such frghtfu losses such wide spread ruin
Painful most painful is The task of gathering up the
affecting details
Most Of the commercial portion of the city, with
fftsen or twenty drnseiy populated squares, is
back and smUuldtrirg ruin. From HeIkimer street,
where the broke out to Columbia street, where it
arrested in distance, is than half mile :!
And all that work q destruction accomplished in
five hours! There could therefore have been little
time to snatch property from the rapacous flames
Amid all this suffering, there is much for graft
tude. when the conilsgi alton at its height
when more than half he city was threatened and
when no human could save, a kind Providence
interposed The wind suddenly changed from south
dant md continued rain Fires that had extended to
several buildings in the vicinity of the burnt DISTRICT
were providenually extipguished by the rain.
This great loss supvradded to the large swal-
lowed up during the winter and spring, by kindred
caamties has impaired the fortunes Of wealthy pso-
pie impoverished hundreds of the middng class and
utterly ruined hundreds poor hard working families
The fire over portions of the city that had boon
laid waste by recent confagrations and upon which
new buildings had recently been finished. The Co
lumbar Hotel and Fort Orange again demolished.
Mr. S. F. Shepard, who had erected new buildings and
resumed business, il again burnt out. Weare happy
olearn however, that he saved about $4,000 worth Of
goods. ..4 -'.Nt- 3D.
The steamboats, Isaac Newton and Rip Van Wrinkle
both se, but both got of into the river
and preserved
Eleven tow boats, between forty and sixty canal
boats one small steamboat, one schooner, and two
floats destroyed.
This disastrous fire originated in the stable Of Mr.
Callaghan which adj0ihs that Of Mr. johnson. 1t 10
not known how it originated.
The ruins of 200 acres every foot Of
which was densely covered with buildings. There
were more buildings upon 1t than upon any other
equal space in the city Four-fths of the buildings
burned were brick-most of them large and substan-
tal and many of them three four stories in height
Until five O'clock 1t was feared that the flames could
not be checked OF State street but about this
hour the wind changed to the north, and gave new
hope to those ready to despair. co ~ 5000.
But while this change OF wind of great service
" fhah ~ ~ tha fnur cd a. kI~
property on and south Of Lydus street, bstwesn
Daihus and Broadway and Lydus and Herkmer. All
the property within these boundaries destroyed
after the wind changed No fears Of its destruction
were entertained previously.
wife daughter, and grand child who lived next to the
Columbian were horribly burned The child and Mr..
J. dead Others not expected to recover. We
have rumors Of other deaths but cannot them.
The fremen did well as they could but 1t seemed
mpoent to attempt anything against the fury Of the
flames human power could stay them. Our neigh
bors from Greenbssh, West Troy and Troy, came tc,
the assistance of remen and did efficient service
At O'Clock, A. M the wooden buildings Are in
Union street looked threatening and the alarm was
sounded At this moment. the Cohoes Engine Co.
came into the city, having left their village at
o'cock-drageing their engine all the way by hand.
They at proceeded to the place Of alarm and by
their timely aid, the fire was checked. =. -
When it was ascertained that the engines were un-
able cope with the flames it determined to blow
up some buildings in Hudson street and Broadway.
Captain Stone OF the Ordnance Department, and now
stationed at the Arsenal volu his and
three buildings were blown up, and the flames thus
kept the south side Of Hudson street.
Not more than four Ave buildings left stand
ing between Herkmer and Hamilton and Union streets
and the river The desolaton is couplete Mr. Akia's
buildipge south Of Herkimer street and near Dslus
street, are badly scorched but nothing burned
south Of that line.
We have endeavorei to gather tho names Of all the
principal sufferers where possible the amount
lost In the former we have been successful In the
latter not It is quite out Of the question: generally
THE PIER. an.
The buildings on the Pier from the Hamilton street
bridge to the cut at Maiden lane, which all CON-
structed Of wood. were entirely destroyed. We give
the occupants and losses as could be
CONNIE ncing at the cut -
VIM Coughtry's grocery store. Do
Albany and Canal Line No loss.
Oswego Line, L. s. Lttlejohn. No loss.
Van Derwater b Co. No loss.
Evans Transportation Line. Loss triang.
Clinton Line VIM. Monteath. No loss.
Utica Line. Small loss
n F Mech Co. Small loss.
- Jacobs Total loss.
L. G. Chase. No loss
Z. 8. Pros,er. Do
Climac. John MeCardel. Total loss; no insurance
Swiftsure Line Office and Peoples Line.
George Kreuder, boarding house Total loss not
known. 'i'
Peter Van Bramer, oyster house.
VIM. Radclif cooper Loss not known.
A. l.. Lawrence, grocery store. Insured
Lay Graft produce dealers. Insured $1,000, wbish
A: P. vandsnburgh, produce dealers Insur.d-loss
Allen Read, produce dealers, insured $1,000 loss
z. A. Benedict, produce dealer loss trining.
Q. 9. Terry, do; fully insured. tf7t
Read Rawls. do ins. $4,000 in Lexington 90 XIV:
$4,000 in N. Western Co oswego 5000 in FYrsnan;s
Co., Albany fully insured. -
r Jones, do. partially insured. ..
in Howard Ins. Co, NY. -
Wing, Chapman Co.. do; insured $500; fully
Mr.. Grants, boarding house loss not known.
. Wettern Hotel, kept by Josiah L. Dow loss $4,000;
The building below the bridge, occupied BY the TROY
and Peoples line, was also destroyed loss not known
Schr. Cotuit, Barnstable total loss
Schr Eliza Matilda slightly damaged.
Iowboats belonging to Swiftsure line, Wallace, En
Float 100 tons merchandise burnt. Loss in bos3s
T. James loss barge Rough and Ready ana -.
Hudson River Line large Float Loss $4,000.
AL, aa ag Line boats Lockport and Barber Loss
Canal Boats Maxeppa, Chamberlain q olmstssd.-
i Loss SSop ms Henry Williams, boat loss $1,000;
Clarke Co.. q NO ms Clinton Line, g. T. r.
Msaeh, laden E. s. Prosssr, 1.
The small towing steamer VIM. Seymour
The Hamilton street bridge was also destroyed 1a
In Columbia street, the Washington Market was
iDes north of Il, belonging to C. A. Ten Eyci, We're we're
gutted-nothins but the walls remain standing. gs
49, QUAY STREET. t
Mather. - -
IS, owned by Fr. Bloodrood occupied bv Henry WI
Hams "
SO and 70, ditto emigrant boarding house
chant
Y, owned and occupied by j. Sanders Co.
10 owned by John +. Townsend, occupied by Towns
ley LOOMS.
a. owned by VIM James estate occupied by r. q.
Akin. r. =
TO- owned by J. r. Blocker, occupied by Granville
Ssck-Insured 81 O00
49, owned by A. French, occupied by French 4 Ste
veLsen
49, Corner Hamilton and Quay, 4 story brick, owned
by G. Van Rensselaer,, occupied by Phelps Cuyler--
Insured on stock $4,000 in ~ Y. Mutual and Hart
ford comps MES
80, story, owned by Alex. Van Rensselaer, occu-
pied by G.. w. Bentiey-Ins on stock $500