New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-12
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sns6 similar course, while contributions are pour
ips in rom individual citizens and in the most gen
srous m snner.
While the fire was raging in It's utmost iary' We
liam from friend, that Mr.. James dAordtu,
100 corder. on Callowhillst wharf, lent oil ms
s.,,s wagons and horses, TO aid the poor ianines
IN tbe vicinity 20 remove their goods and furniture
ord we therefore douby regret to learn that MI
"a lo.t considerable property By the ire The CAP
cart and carmen made quite harveat OUT oi tnc
ssIsmity. and some OF them, we are sorry 10 say
et,r,ed very extortionate prices. In one instance,
wh.ye a cab wss sought Tor 10 remove a poor Wo-
man and two children by aphilanthropiot radeaman,
and could rot be obtained except at very great ex
pen,e, the uadesman applied TO the head OF large
s,tsbN,hment bard by, who INN ediately lent his
n,iyste carrisee for the purpose. 10 a word there
r,,e many traits Of generosity and feeling-and
wsnv no doubt o. apathy and selhshness. During
DE- xbole of yesterday cordons Of police were drawn
,cro,, al approaches to the ruins, and none except
property holders or late occuplers and bremen were
permitted TO pass An excellent regulation" We
are pleased to observe also, that men were EN-
poy ed in pulling down dangerous walls with ropes,
or overthrowing them with levers.
1t is stated that gentleman, named Harms, re-
siding in Cypress st. was endeavoring TO save an
infsnt in the third story OF house at the great
FIRE, when the explosion took place, when ne was
bern ont of the tcindoto nth the ctld in his arms
and alighted upon the ground unhuTtl
We take the subioned from the kdgTi
Among the incidents of the fire was the follow.
Ing which 10 worthy Of being recorded. In one OF
the many houses fire in Front st. were Two cpli-
dreD TO be seen at the second story window wtn
MI chances Of their escape cut oil by the RAPID
spread OF the flames. Their poor distracted MOTH
or was calling TO them from below, with no possible
means of saving them when Mr. Cornell OF New
York, and Mr. Beasley Of Lancaster Penn rushed
TO their assistance by means OF nned AZ the rear
OF the building, until then unooserved and succeed
~ 1ox. 10 ipfO
arms Before however, Mr. Bessley had time 70
descend that part Of the building was one mass OF
flames and he was forced 20 retreatt to anotner POI,
ton, whence be escaped b. means OF rope when
was passed up to him from below. he escapeu
with no other injury save blistered hands.
The Resolution Hose Company was the hrst 10
reach the fire. and led out their hose from pug
near by At this time the lire was getting IaPIIV
ppder way and just as the water was ABOUT 20 Do
mt on the nembers discovered that three sectlons
oftbeir hose had been cut so rs to render it neffec
fual This circumstance occasioned considerable
delsy and the fire continued to progress rapidly.
An opinion is entertained that if it not for the
act Of the villain who applied the knife to the hose
the FIRE might have been arrested before the entire
premises were enveloped In flames.
Shortly after the explosion MIR. w M Dougherty
entered a number Of the houses on the lower SIDE
of Frontst and in one found two women, whom he
tried to persuade to leave. They replied that their
father was up stairs and they could not go Gil ne
was safe. On going up stairs, MIR, Dougherty 'ouno
An old man named Schwartz, said 70 be lO3 years
of age, whom he carried out bodily and through
New.st where be was relieved from his burthen
BY another person His daughters subsequently
left the premises which soon after were involved
in flames. Mr.. Schwartz was the owner OF the
premises The Water St front Of the same house
was occupied by Charles Devlin; bale OF has, fully
ignited was blown through window on this 'front.'
which, OF course soon communicated to the wood
work, and emitted so dense smoke as TO force the
occupants to leave Immediately, without saving
thing.
Pieces of birthstone from the fire. by the force of
the explosion, were carried over the city and pick
ed up in Broad st. and large piece OF zinc, sup
posed 10 be portion OF the roof OF the ballolng
in which the fire originated, was seen to fall on the
Ridge Road, at considerable distance from the city
The light of toe fire Illuminated the surrounding
country and was seen distinctly at the distance OF
80 miles The scene as viewed from the Delaware
was awfully sublime. Persons who saw the ex-
ploson from the river describe it as most fearful
aieht.
The shock Of the explosion was felt at Whining
ton, Delaware and the light Of the conhagration
was seen at Trenton, N. j.
Manager Conner and the attaches OF the Arcn-st
Tbeater have volunteered to give free benefit tor
the sufferers by the conAagraIion. L. Oyenshine
A Co of the Second ct. line OF omniboses, have
volunteered the use Of their vehicles for week,
the proceeds to 60 to the same object.
Such calamity brings out the noblsr aS well as
the baser traits of human nature. While the pro-
pre,ors Of some furniture cars personally assisted
the occupants Of houses to remove their furniture,
others whose cupidity was excited by the chance
of speculation demanded five, ten and even ii.Ieen
dollars load.
The CAUsE-The Pennsylvania says The ex.
plosion in which the awful catastrophe originated,
Is attributed to q combustion OF salipcteI stored In
the building at Vine and Water SITS We do not
hesitate TO utter entire disbelief OF the state
mept That there was gunpowder, and large
of soYad N tho lower floor. have not
the slightest doubt. We happened to be IN close
proximity to the store, at the time tho conhagraton
commenced. There were repeated explosions OF
what took to be sSltpeter, resembling the boom.
ing Of distant cannon, and throwing up beautiful
JETS Of blue and crimson vapor and smoke, attract
ing the assembled crowd nearer to the spot The
houses In Frontst. from basement TO roof were
crowded with admiring beholders, when suddenly
an explosion Of q very different character ensued,
and the remains OF the building, walls, ratters aud
joistp were thrown into the air with force which
belongs to powder alone. 1t ia impossible 70 de-
scribe the panic which folowed-the rush OF the
multitude, who were almost carried through the
air the shrieks and groans-the crash Of burning
timbtrs, and the almost Instantaneous igni ion OF
The neg hboring blocks. 1t may be possible to per
suade persons who were at a distance Of the pres.
ence OF saltpeter slone but the story viii not an.
swer for persons who were in he immediate vi.
cinity st the time Of the accident.
Mr.. VIM. Pitthed, and family, residing at Is
Eewst. was absent a. Cape May at the time Of
the catastrophe,
A man named Wolff German, who had been
sttscked with cholera, in tie vicinity OF CAllowhill
and New Marketst had to be removed TO somo
other place the house having caught fire.
A Mrs. Kelly, lying SICK at CaliOwhill and New
Nnketst was in a sad condition. The house was
set on fire, when she was taken to another Tols
too soon caught and the last account that We had
Of her was that she was conveyed to the Mer.
chants Hotel.
At the time of the explosion, Jew family,
named Marcus, (cigar EnRkeIs) who resided in w a
terst opposite the store In which the accident hap.
pened, were sitting by their goods, which they bad