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From the Missouri Republican, Both July.
ANOTHER GREAT FIREH
Five Steam Boats 3urnedI
Great RiOf,ng-C Contents Of Five Houses
Demolished.
We had only time yesterday morning to
announce, very briefly, the occurrence of
another destructive fire in this city, by
which five steamboats,, some Of them with
valuable cargoes, were destroyed. We
now add such particulars as we have been
able to gather. The FIRE broke out about3
O'Clock in the morning, IN the engine room
of the steamer .algon0, which vessel had
arrived about 10 O'Clock in the eveningfrom
the Missouri river, with q large cargo
How the fire originated is not known. The
watch was in the performance of his duty,
and the boat had been four hours in port ;
|but,as the engine room was filled with hemp,
and. that not baled as it ought to be-a neg
|ligencs common in all shipments Of hemp,
but which ought not to be toleratsd-an &C.
cidental spark, or the wicked act of an in.
cendiary, set fire to this %combustible mate
rial, and the boat was soon wrapped in
flames. From the .Agomo, it quickly COM
municatsd to the Mary, the Phen,z, Du-
Ibuque, and the San Francisco, ell of which
were destroyed. The other boats lying at
the wharf were saved, BY backing out and
getting beyond the reach of the. burning
vessels. The Lucy Bersr0ns had been in
port two or three hours, and was able to
raise steam enough to back down TO Dun
cans Island, but, as neither Captain, clerk
nor owners were on board, the mate did no,
feel himself justified, if he had the ability,
Ito 20 to the rescue of the vessels in jeopsr-
Idy. Ths San Francisco lay highest up the
wharf, the Mary second, the Algoma third,
Phoenix next, and the Dubuque below
The San Francisco was cut louse end nost:
led out into the stream, but the force Of tbs
current carried her against the stern of the
MARY, where she hung until she took fire and
Twas consumed. The boats lay above the
lfoet Of Vine street and below Morgan.
IRiOting.-Fishts between Irishmen and
the FlKemen.
About half past s A. NJ, end before the
fire was entirely extinguished, and while
the 6remen we're still at work, Q diff Guilty
took place near the corner of Morgan street
and the Levee, between an lrishment and
one of the members of the Franklin FIRE
company. There are q variety Of reports
relative to the origin Of the affair. and from
the conflicting statements Of eyewitnesses.
we are unable to say which party was the
aggressor: suffice tito say, tbstths difficult
lily, which at first amounted to nothing mort
than a blow or two, was the signal for q
general fight, in the course Of which every
possible kind of missile was used; and o.
tier several knock downs on both sides, the
Irish retrested closely followed by the fire.
men of several companies. The main body
Of the Irish took refuge in the coffee house
of ]. O'Brien, 80 Levee, where another and
quite a different scene ensued. The FIRE.
men, in attempting to force the doors Of the
TIhouse, were sssailed with firearms from the
Windows above, and two or three of theiI
members were slightly wounded. 1t now
became their turn to give ground, and ir
failing back, q crowd Of some fifteen Oh
twenty men issued from O'Brien's door
and took deliberate aim at the mass & fired
at the second discharge, q few shots were
fired in return from pistols in the hands o
6remsn or their friends; and finding theil
foes on the retreat, 9 general rush was made
land In 20 instant the Lsyse wa cleared
The Irish retreating up Morgan, taking re-
fugs In houses farther up the Levee. Thu
work Of destruction now commenced, ant
lin q few moments O'Brisn's house vas rid
died; everything it contained was broke'
la sfouE. and thrown into the street |: III;