Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-02
From the ST. Louis Union
,o,rr,GslIION AT ST. LOUIS!

WV L,,,, Burned!-Loss Of Life!
,,-. S If Property Destroyed.
|Iili''l.s I,st night, the steamer White
0r = ,Ss head of the levee, was DIS
uear wv At the time. there was a
90 ll0' from the northeast. which
So"laas asmes across to the Edward
ne tn., n- below. the heat from these,
rs1! 8 oa Do1, wing above them; the Belle
EaloR Raies. then caught fire. By
's 'a ,so boats below were dropped
2" :, ,scancy between those on fire,
E 'as Edward Bates being about
nS as a east loose, and went floating
p ' .sr-ug fire to those boats still ly-
's, ass. IS :6e approached them. in the
''s' T1s JuIia-but slightly injured;
~ -, bt, slightly injured. The
90 4.,1cbsd these boats. being those
sG ~ be-. The following steam
r ,pmbar of wood-boats. barges.
H H.irely consumed:-The Martha,
uoniauk, Red Wing. ST. Peters,
,,too. Boreas No. 8, Timour, Man
!, vareIuke, Prairie State.
=, ...s,,lr,e thai this comprises all the
-. these are all the names We
sst bold of. ~,
Il Clinton. Danube, Embassy, South
,Tocle Sum, julia. Old Uncle Sam,
The hea, arising from this great
s;cb extended with short intervals
fine Ieyee TO the head Of Dun
.,t il sst FIRE to the buildings at va
.,,c the levee, all Of which above
sxti1guished. but a row of shan
iom Locust up towards Vine street
,qj pow, while We are writing.
.goruing, the entire block bounded
y,ip Locust, and Olive streets. is
mes as are those houses in the
he Ieyee between Pine anC Olive
houses on the west side oil Main
,,ters & Simons, at The comer Of
= srree,s 10 Olive. Mr.. JOIN Ma
ossr shop at Inc southwest torner
cm street, and also a larg two
.se on the west side of Main below
nd The flames are rapidly sprading
s. nav be stayed man cannd tell.
h. the most awful catastrophe tina.
slO the lot Of any city west II the
ogHalEs-
TO the property enumerated, there
tOull Of grain in sacks, hemp. ba-
.Oa the levee. which caught Iy lhe
II tie boats, and was Destroyed.
aey. on one pile of hemp,which
va larraalin. it's said, four ersons
md all we're destroyed. We saw
one Of them. 4 boy, which vas car
PJce Office. There were / num-
q pvier on board the various boats
he sr1cied them they caught ind ex-
tsriic crash. scattering Ih burn
z 10 wild confusion into tn upper
|EIdes, aud most heart-rendiE e spec
EneSsed 10 our CITY was eihIblted
Fvm DUncan's island, extending
or three-iOur.hs of a ME IN a
I'd the river. lne burning wreck
cal, and rolled their unite. clouds
smoke, aud Iurid flame IN jld con-
{ per air; on the other hand he long
aores fronting the river, snt up IA
rss and sheets of dazzling flames.
Ted and g1ring light ava yiuIo The
gll which hung upon ouTvesterD
Rand there we're seen hall frantic
i beElIdermeDt from pointo point,
where. or staggering tDm their
! 8 ilder load of their INST preci-
| sOWed BY a weeping wihand her
pretend 10 particularize ie build
vii mention the Telegrnh Office,
-ss Hotel. the ReveiIIe Odce, Re-
The Organ Office and he New
! ltese comprise all the Enish daily
'ay, except our own; weeing on
.8a Locust. above Main seet, have
aqed. We can form ndestimate
lbs hre-lt may ProbaIy be put
-ous Of dollars.
zSarted on shore at the:orner of
i 9 The levee-the corner ,ouse and
4 iaOTe 1t, fronting The Zee, were
j lines then crossed LsusI, and
-, with one excepIin, on the
z; Ievee and Main S, and ex-
-'ls! ST. souIhward TO 0esnut St. [,
n 'fes squares. At Chesit street it
al aosse1 over to the next tpck south,
Commercial alley wh this ST.,
icy 10 Nam. and down ! Market.
b 'N Two buildings AT thesorner of
Y a. alley. Al the junctioior Mar
o s lanes crossed diagonaly 10 the
9 house, and followed bothsides of
9 10 Second street. Then rossing
Z : again swept every buildig from
:, except a row o. four stry fire
angs, just below Locust.
Q me Chesnut snd Market S. the
col Consumed every housein the
- evening betseen the two Areets
VAN and Second sts., and,h.se
. i" ihe bloc. north Of Olive. Hes
Sayed IL this part of the city,
asss Of The fumes could be arrested
''essary TO blow up one c. tw
eorner Of Market and Second ST:
least three persons were killeC