Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-31
THE COMMUNICATION OF 81 EoUIs
DESCRIPTION 0F THE CITY-TIIE BURNT
. BISTRICr-t-c. Sc.

extent, one by fire, the other by water TWO Of the
greatest and commercial cities Of the Union both
them situated upon points Of the MISSISSIPPI.
o river Willie New Orleans is threatened with being
fubmerged BY water St Louis is Suffering from the eff
fects of Of the most extensive and destructive fires
recorded. The origin Of This fire is very remark
able That part Of the city whore the steamboats,
most thckv crowded together is called the Lcree.-
The steamboats, are tLickest and crowded at this
point of the river from the foot Of Locust to the
foot Of Market street. The space between the river
and the fronts ofthe stores and warehouses on this
Levee is believe about hundred'and fftv feet
1t is therefore most extraordinary that the fire. as our
accounts hitherto describes should have communica-
ted from the burning steamboats, the houses on the
levee, thus producing general cOnfagration Of the
city: Perhaps surprise this circumstance ought
to cease, when reject that the whole space on the
Levee during busy season, crowded with bales of
cotton barrels of flour, goods merchandise, packages
of all kinds, OF them OF most nfianiatory char
acter Again, surprise is excited at not being
bic account for the fact that these steamboats, be-
ng the water not immediately cut loose and
taken out, sent adr into the open river away from
proximity to the houses and merchandise We can
hardly account tor this by saying that they had no
steam upand laid up for the time and the hads
not on board because it seems that very little effort
would have'been sufficient to carry push them out
into the stream. Be this it NAV the burnt district
constitutes the wea.thiest and most important part Of
the city We regret this dire calamity exceedingly as
doubtless many who have hItherto lived in wealth and
spendor will be found plunged Into poverty and want
it viii also take time before the city can rise up
again from It's ashes to Its former lourishing condi
ton.
Saint ous is the largest CITY in the [ non west of
the Aeghanies with the exception OF Cincinnati and
New Orleans. It's rapid growth and its steadily in-
cressing commercial prosperity render it pcrhap. the
most important and interesting point IN the great
West.
The location IS a most admirable one in every point
Of view. It's commercial advantages Of position have
placed St. louis in a high rank among business pa-
ces and Is now universally acknowledged that the
-NIonnd City must eventually become the "New York
Of the West,
,oorl;o,, =, III rr-.,,,-,, " ,.-.,J;, G.. -.
in s. degrees 81 minutes ~ north Iti+nl I3
deg II mn, L. sa. w. ',.,,+,de from, N-,.h;,ri
ani 10 de- t. min IA ~. ,rcsr lar, ,itnIa fro,
wich It IS situated near the centre OF tbe Great Nal
lev "a the ,y,srs,, btnl- ~ o ,;si.si,,ri rirr en-
entcen miles hcov Tie ,nottI Of RI Missouri ,a hmm,
dred And ei.rhtv abva ta month If tla 6b; +,oIca
hundred AMI <tlrty-ei,lt aL.r, Now Orleans oi.,r+
hundred and ;ixtv KAHN Sa;nt An+h,or,s FUs I'll
eIght hundred AID W tv e mail routas FROM, Iyasb
inyton trti. ~rha ,ro,nJ an .hi.b 40 o;+- !; IiI.
EaS an tha rrirar r..rI,, !, ~. fam, -. ~; ;l 80
was ORIGINALLY MIA rocky hlnf ,I,;nb ~ c;ron
mostlv disarnearaJ Fr,,, tbo rror +bo ,rro,,1 r;s
in tw, benches N III nn,rlr oiit teot .hov
the level Of the water \. Al orlinor-1 A. Fonrtb
street or the TOD OF the sryy... IL .. H. Ii
pa; --->~~en@as ~hich sweeps to great distance
west, north, ana south,tormng abundant space Er
an Immense CITY, HE natural advantages Of tlis se .
are entirely unsurpassed Unlike the Queen Ctv''
otthe ONO, winch Is already tearing down tile billy To
make room Tor her teemlng population. st Luu!s ~
1ers an almost llmItess space Tor improvements Hun
dreds OF buildings annually going up( last wear Over
seventeen hundred) and get there is room Ine wa .
sent Guy limits embrace i've miles on the rivers ]ans,
.tlu iton' one 10 TWO miles west distance Of more
en- 'es On VIZ r''ot Is no" entirely occupied by
Suos'etai odui'sS' ana In the western direction the
souu 70 ''Ay ~. ereu as liras tenth street; and be
IN 'e' o'' " GIN '0eii'" street: sood ana handsome
evenings are ny no means rare, and this "Nest End'
= te' oecoh9 peasant ana fashionable quarter for
private residences.
me selection OF TINS admirable locality was the re-
'I Oh mere acciaent, as VIII appear from the follow
iS a'ecuote' some OF the older inhabitants Of our
Guy fe-ate' tna' when Lacede and his first party set
10Y Oh Wh''V Is no" ~ LOUIS, Their encampment
ue ~ consequence Of thefe beng plenty OF wood at
most q the area formerly included within the
'''y minus oeing thel q dense forest Their encamr-
M" oe''a uaue, tie ieilders OF the party set them
Se i'eS' ABOUT hunting 2 place Tor new settlement
lucy explored some distance down the river and then
% NJ a. 'ie iioul" u inc missouri The result
o, 'ner examination was that the locality now called
,oith sun, LOUIS was selected, and TO this point
u 'ie expedition animated that 1t was
ms '''''"h at once 20 remove But to this an obiec
."n was RAISED oy me adies q the party! They We're
o' moving ABOUT hau at length become comforta
by "hAed' IN their new quarters, and they wouldn't
80 Il i'Ih-noC tney' q thelr lords wanted to
set'e ELSEWHERE they could DO So but as for them
9eNes; 'ney were Sashea ana determined to remain.
ieue anu us iol!oWefs oeins men OF sailantry, the
ie' nau IL an Ineir own way iati oaks from little
corhs grow ana the settlement originated bv the '.we