New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-11
The Great Fire at Toronto.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.


have Just received an Extra from the Office OIL
the Toronto Coionist, dated Saturday morning. IL
was forwarded by the steamer Admira'' al no
chester on Sunday morning, and Immediately sent
10 this place in advance OF mail. The Co'"'"'
says
This morning, about 2 o'clock, FIRE broke out 10
.ome one or other Of the premises within me
square formed by Kingsst on the South, Georgeston
the East and Nelson st on tho West II spread win
frisb,ful rspidIty-ths wind blowing fresh and chang
Ing several times durog the progress OF the conisa
,,or Among tho ruins 10 the Cathedral Church OF -
y.ues which was erected few years ago on the spot
where the former church stood before was destroyed
BY fire.
The whole range Of buildings on the north side OF
King, from the Cathedral which is entirely destroyed
commencing with ONels Depository, to the house oil
tho late Mr. Sproue, grocer corner OF George-st com
missing three entire blocks In the centre OF the bun
meas part of the city been burned to ashes-tbe
only tensmen. IN the range named which now stands
being that of the lste Mr. Sproe already named which
was saved On the opposite side of kngss the houses
and their contents, Of Mr. Rogers, halter. ana MI
O'Belrne, clotber, opposite the Cathedral hsve been
very considerably injured but saved from entire do
s,fucon by the exertsDs OF the remen Partner each
ON the same side, the old City Hall mass OF runs
and with much difficulty the rest OF the Market square
OF which the old city forms the north front was saved
from deslructon The IRE extended only az ar south
on the west side to include the store OF Mr. walter
Macfarlsne, Immediately adjoining the OLD City hsi
and the rooms above it, occupied ny Tue loroa"
Atheneum," &c. and that sdjnntng occupied as as
pensatory of Gooderham Worts On the eset siae
Of aud adjoining the old City Hall, the store oil Mr.
Charles Robertson sustained considerable damage
The whole of Nelson St the east aide, from Posts
Tavern Inclusive; and on the west side from hnBsN
to the corner Of Adelaide o. including the bakery OF
Mr. Nasmth Franciss to the rear or west oil neiSonst
has been burned TO the ground ana also the
houses OH Adolaide-st which connect Nelson and rrp
els Francisst parallel with Nelson from h'ngs
10 Adelside-st The whole square. bounded by Chureh
1T on the west Kings st. the SOUTH Georgest on the
east. and Adelaide and Duke the north, mas been
burned ashes, with the exception oil the range Oh
houses included within the boundary natneu ron'us
an George st. the residence OF Rev Mr. Graseu ON Az
Glade and two three new houses adj oinng In Tue
direction OF Frsnclsst 49,
The establishments of the Pat'i ot aud the M"ror'
newspapers, hsve been destroyed.
Among the sufferers the Mesars . Nein b'otne,s'
T. d. Harris, iron. mongers; Geo. IL Cheney q 70
stove establishment Hayes Brothers, grocers LeppeI
dry goods store; Thompson, Monmouth LOUISE sen
crsi store Sabine 4 Huggins, druggists ODononoe
Auctioneers Hall, dry goods Roswell 1nou'Pson
printers; Cary \ Brown, Fay 4 Austin and Mead x
koilmeyer. hardware; Truscatt shoemaker uranam
tavern w Mscfsrlsne, dry goods (in one shop ohiy
the large Victoria House having escaped } Cnsrie'
Robertson grocer; j. Henderson. savings BANK Cps
per, &c saved y Mrs. Hartney, two houses rogers
halter G. Beirne. clother; City OF Toronto CorPois
ton, City Hall Building Post Ralph and John fistt
taverns, on Nelsonst Nasmith, baker the estate O.
the late Mr. Justice Hsgerman, several houses on nel
sonst J. Glsssco, halter few tsverns ana otae
buildings on Francis st. These all the names oil the
sufferers which we In position to note d'wn II
this hurried sketch and they embrace those OF near,
oil of the sufferers.
This was altogether the most extensive and destruc
tive fire which has ever occurred Ia Toronto, and
amount Of property, both In houses and mercnan
disc was consumed by It. We have heard the los
varousy estimated by persons on the spot at iron
100000 to 2ls0000 but impossible as yet to give
anything like correct estimate OF the loss gres
proportion of 1t Is OF course Insured and from the gres
extent of the loss II must press heavily on the lnsu
rance Companies.
learn BY passengers by the Admiral this morning
that the damage 10 estimated ss high as 22oOOOO.
The Lake 10 Open.
have just received letter from Buffalo dated
Sunday. which says navigation IL fairly open Th'
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