Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-05-25
The ST Louis Fire.
Dreadful Calamity--Avyfni GOlA-
.nagratlOn-SSreat Loss Oh Aasc.

there
Northeast, which carried the flames across
to the Edward Bates the next boat below
The flames from them set fire to the Eudo
ra, lying above them; the Alice next below
the Bates, then caught fire-wIlen two or
three boats between were dropped down the
river. setting fire to those boats still lying
at The Levee, as she approached them' III
the following order:-Jula Butts, slightly
injured; Uncle Sam, slightly. The Bates
barely touching these two as they ~ inn
nedately below her.
Here follows list Of twenty>three
boats, valued from to $4,000 destroyed
me names of which are not important, and
are therefore omitted.
Total loss of steamboat stock estimated
at $3lS,OOO; Cargoes $l50,000; Produce
destroyed, $4,000; Steamboats,, &C.,
So 5000.
TOTAL Loss IN THE CITY OVER So 100000
May 10Th, p. M.
The point at which the fire first started
was at the corner Of Locust st. and the Lee
wee; the corner house and three buildings
above it, fronting on the Levee, were dcs-
troyed.
The flames crossed Locust ST. and swep
every house with a single exception in
tie block fronting on the Levee; and ex-
tending from Locust street, burned every
thing southwark to Chesnut street--a dis
lance of three squares. At Chesnut street
il crossed over to the next block souh-al
the junction of Congressional alley with
this street-and from the alley to Main ST.,
down to Market Street, burning every bull
ding except the two at the corner of Con.
gressonal alley. A the corner of Market
and Main streets, the flames crossed dag0n.
ally to the market house and following both
sides of Market street. burned every build
ing except four story fire proofstores just
below Locust street; Everything in the
block intervening was also consumed, be-
tween Main and Second; and nearly one
half the block north of Olive street. Here
its raVages were stayed in this part of the
city.
Before the flames could be exnguished,
1t was necessary to blow up two houses
near the corner Of market St:eet,-at least
three persons were killed by the explosion;
the fragments of one Of the bodies was
found on the opposite side of market street,
and few fragments near the foot of Walnut
street, some two or three Hundred feet dis
tant. There was Il boy burned-making
at least four that have lost their lives. Va
rlous rumors are anoat relative to the loss of
different persons, and two or three valued
citizens are believed to be lost.
At the foot of Elm street, the fire made
another Judgement and spreading diagonal
ly through the block, swept up Main, and
Io.v,, IN Z
squares, north and southland crossing
Main, carried nearly every thing before it
up to Third street, three squares 10 the west
OF It's starting point. At Main, the fire
crossed Elm and consumed one fourth of
the block north of Elm and west of Main
streets From the foot Of Elm street. up
the south side to Second Sreet-a distance
of two squares-nOt house standing south
of Market street was saved.
The Town Hall was on fire, but saved
by the great exertions of the Firemen.
The Police arrested and lodged in the
Jail and CaIaboose, nearly fifty persons
caught pillerng at the fire.
The extent of the Ere taking in almost
the whole of two blocks; one mile in length
and two blocks in breadth. The streets
are very narrow and are comparatively
choked up with the falling walls.
There was very large quantity of pow.
der on some of this boats, and rs the fire
reached them, they exploded with terrific
crash, scattering the blazing fragments, in
wild confusion, high in the air. BY Some
oil these explosions several lives were Ios.
man standing on the I.evee was struck by
fragment from the wreck of the Martha
the body Of another was shockingIy LAGER.
ated-and no man can tell how many have
fallen victims to the dcvouring flames.
The nighteXhibied one ofthe most hearts
rendng specMcles ever Witnessed from
Duncan's Island, extending half or three
quarters of a mile mp the river in a contin>
uous line, was the wreck of the burning
boats and their lurid hames-on tie oIhcr
hand, long range of lofty stores fronting
the river sent up clouds Of sparks and en-
bers, which threw their RED and gIaring hght
far INTO the darkness of the night. The
heat was most intense, and set fire at sever
al parts where the flames and sparks did
moi come.
May l9-2 p. VI.
Since reporting the above, we have taken
another walk through the burning district,
''''N' NV" "'lC"N) GAtCliNtS nom inc IGNtt
to Second and Locust streets, South to Elm
street. This last space is not burned en-
tire; but much of it Is, and more will be
before the flames are cxlinguished. The
following additional buildings are burned
Telegraph Oihce-U. S. IIotel-Rcvcille
Ollice-Republican OGice-Ogan Office.
and the New Fra Office. CTue Union"
office fortunately escaped
No &C turate estimate of the loss can vet
be made, although lmay be safely set down
at S5,000,0O0.
o'clock p. NJ.
Our hremen are nearly cNhaustedby their
untiring labor,
Messrs. Maron & Preston are among
the sufferers.
The Steamboat "Prairio Bird" escaped
the conifagration, and will leave for l.,
Sale on Tuesday morning.
FIRE AT WATERFOWL, N. I..-Anextra
from the Northern Nfnte IOurOoIbiv.s ,bo