New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-28
r.. -, Ioui. Connsgration-De,aiI.,&c &c.

The ST. Lop,s Dniop Of the 10Th reached US
n, the Southern mail yesterday afternoon and is well
.ed with the details Of the disastrous conasgrauou
which visited that city the night o. The i7'h met
..eount Of which We have already spread before the
,e.i.r. o; Thl Tr,5aoe by OF the Magnetic Ice
.cb We quote from the Lni0a follow
Ahout 10 O'Clock Thursday night the steamer White
fd living near the head Of the levco, discovered
D., 10 on ERE. Al the time there WAS stlt breeze blow
ao from the northeast, which soon carried the hsn4's
loss % the Edward Bates the next boat below. the
81. from these set FIRE 10 fie LudOra. lying above
,ro the Belle Isle next below the Bates then caught
ire Rs this time, on two boats below were drop.
ed down, leaving vacancy between those On ife ana
.. boats below them. ~ this tune inc Edward hf'e-
i..ug about halt burnt up. was cast loose ana went
Eating down the evee setting FIRE 20 those Doas stli
sing Al the lcyee A. she approached them.
The following is believed 10 be accurate st Of the
siesmboas destroyed in the great confs2rauon Tagh
,a Coles master value S20OOO insured ~ Pittsburgh
Treas No g. Barnard master Missouri River. value
9fq00O insured 81 800 AliJe, Kennett master, Mis-
.oun River value $4,000, insured $4,000. American
rsgle Cossens master, Upper Mississippi value : d.,
100 insured $4,000 sarah, Young master Ne"-Or
cans value s3OOOO insured $1,000 value Of cargo
.:OOOO Montauk MoOrhOuse master, Upper Nisss-
s.ppi value $1,000, value Of cargo SDWO hi Car
on COddin master Missouri River, value - 900 value
% cargo 5000 TmOur, Miller master, Missouri
River value $1,000 insured Slr,OoO value OF cargo
5000. Acadia Russell, Illinois River, value elpo IN
sursd $1,000. value of cargo 5000 Namcluke.
-mithers master, New Orleans value -5leJD, insured
$4,000 Prairie state Baldwin master Illinois River,
value S26 900, insured $4,000. White Cloud, Adams
master New.O rlcans value 5000. Edward Bates,
Randolph master Upper Mississippi value S@OpV IN
cured $1,000 LudOra, Eaers master, New Orleans.
value $1,000 insured SlO1Ol - Peters W ara mas
ter Upper Mississippi value sl2NJ, insured e'v".
Red Wing Bargor master, Upper Mississippi value
5000, value OF cargo 5000. A. Hamilton, Hooper
master Missouri River value : 900, insured $1,000
Martha Finch master, Missouri River, talc c4,Opu IN
sured 81 900. Liza stewart Mckee master. Missouri
master Missouri River value +, COO<nsured SO 600
Beesle smith master. New Orleans. value slOVO IN
cured q 600 Gen Brook Ringing master tOw boat
value ~ 800. Frolic Ringing master tow boat, value
F.,lns,ed value of steamboat stock $4,000
Estimated value Of cargoes ........ lSsO
Estimated value Of produce destroyed landing 10000
Total $4,000
The Sarah insured in Cincinnati for 10000 the
American Eagle for $1,000 in Pittsburgh the Mamcu luke
s. 900 IN Louisville and the others. we believe, were
all insured by oGices and agencies IN ihis cry.
So intense was the heat arising from this great con
Aagraon which extended from the head Of the Levee
T. The head OF Duncans leland that 1t set ire 10 the
buildings At various points along the levec all Of which
above Nnest cXtinguishcd but row OF shaiiies
extending from Locust up towards Ninest was de-
stroyed aud now while writing. u O'Clock
FRIDAY morning the entire block bounded 10y The
evee Main olive aud Locust sts H. wrapped IN flames.
as are those houses IN the square fronting the Leyee
between Pine and Olive sts.
In addition 10 the property enumerated there was
vast amount of grain loo SACK. hemp bacon &C &C on
the levee which caught from the heat sent on by The
boats sud destroyed, and unfortunately, ON one
pile Of hemp which covered by tarpauiin # is
said four person sleeping, and AL were destroy
ed We saw the body Of one OF them, hoy, which
was carried into the Police ONCE There were "a mum
Ter of kegs of powder board the various boats and
a. the IRE reached them they caught and exploded with
a terrific crash scattering the burning fragments IN
wild confusion into the upper an hy one oil n,s1 ~
ploson. one standing on the leVcc was klhtd pl
being struck with a fragment blown from the burning
wreck of the Martha another was shochnpy "ceia'
ted in different parts of his body but how many poor
wretches have fallen victims To these ocvouiS "'lncs
~ they have gone sweeping IN wild grandeur from no"t
10 boat and from house 10 house, and from street 10
street no can ever tell
one of the widest and most heart rcndng spcciaccs
ever witnessed in our city was exhibited last night
From Duncan's leland, extending perhaps hal or
fhreetourths of mile in continuous line up the rNoi
the burning wreck of boat met boat, ana rolled ther
united clouds OF deep black smoke and urd hame IN
wild confusion into upper air, on the other hand The
long lofty range fronting the uvcr sent up
cloud OF sparks and sheets Of dazzling uaines when
threw a red and glaring light far away INTO the dark
ness of night which hung upon our western borders
Here and there were seen halt frantic men, running IN
bewldermont from point 20 point, scarce knowing
where, OF staggering from their burning homes under
load Of their most precious property ionO"eu oS
weeping wife and her tender babe.
since writing the above, have taken another walk
through the burning district. which now, Il o'clock
already extends from the eyee west TO second A. ana
locust
burned over but most of II IL, and much more VIII toe
before the flames eNtnguishcd
We cannot pretend to partcularizc the buildings
burnt but will mention the Telegraph Office, the United
sfs,es Hotel the Reveine Once Republican Office, the
organ Once and the New Era Office These comprise
all the English Daily papers In the city except our
own we being on the north side OF Locust ABOVE
Mains have fortunately escaped We can form no
estimate of the loss by this fret may probably be
put down at hvo millions OF dollars
Al this time A. the flames are nearly eXtinguished
and though our gallant hremen are almost eNh"us'e"
We hope but little more damage will be done
To get al ANYTHING like full and accurate statement
of the amount Of property destroyed, or number OF
lives lost is not within the range OF possibility We
can only follow the general range OF the nre without
going into details We begin by stating that the point
al which the fire first started shore at the cor
ner of Locustst and the Lcvcethc corner house ana
three buildings above IT, fronting the LcVcc, were DIES
iroyed the flames then crossed Locust and swept tN
cry house with eNcepon) in the blocks fronting
the Levec and Main-st and extending from Locustst
southwark 10 Chestnut ST. distance OF three squares
At Chestnutst IL turned up and crossed over 10 the
next block south at the junction OF C0mmcrcalalcN
with this street and from The Alley 10 Main ana down
to Marketst burning all except two buildings al 'he
corner Of Market and Com. Alley. AT the junction o
Market and Main SITS the flames crossed disgonSlN 10
the Market st. House and followed both sides OF Mar
kctst up 10 Second ST. Then crossing MMn'st the
flames again swept every building from Locust TO Mar
kct except row OF iOurstOiy hfc PROOF pIiVA u""
ings just below lOcust-st
Passing up Pine Chestnut and Market SITS the de
vourng element consumed every house IN the two
blocks Intervening between the streets mentioned ana
Main and Second sis and those on nearly nail OF tne
block north OF Olive Here its raVageS were STAYED IN
this part Of the city Before the progress OF the uane
could be arrested IL found necessary 10 blow up
one or twohouses near the of Market and Second
sts and In doing go al least three parsons We're
Killed The fragments Of one OF their bodies weit
found on the opposite side of the street one ncSt al
nut ON second Il and the thigh bone and foot belong
in 10 another the foot OF anut 81 some two or
three squares from where the houses were blown up
These with the body OF the boy burnt the lcvcc,
make tour that are al the Police Office The mill
arv frcucn and citizens arc 60 form procession, ad
hDrv them sometime during the day
We will now 60 farther south, 90 the foot OF Elm 81
where the FIRE made another Judgment, and spreading
daeonsly through this block II swept up to Main ami
down 10 Sprucest distance north and south OF two
squares and crossing Main, IL carried nearly everything
before H. 10 very nearly TO lhtd 81 thrce squares 10
the we.t AZ "a starting point Az Nainst the flames
crossed Film and consumed one fourth OF tho block
nor,h az Vim and west Of Main SITS From the loot OF
Pin IN M. southern side 20 Second - distance o
two souares not house is standing ny TINS 'iie G."
la,ni,v hundreds OF families made h"hiei'ss ana
many who xerc in aAuence are reduced 10 poverty
south Market and the Town Hall were on hte al oh'
time but by great eNeriiOns OF few persons present
they saved. "a, - .s,s
The police arrested and confined IN TIE Jli ana cas-
boose nearly htty persons iof stealing ~ me lue' -
are various rumors ahoat relative to the loss OF u'
persons but many OF them Without ioun"N''. H.
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