The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-11
From the Penmsyiuanian ofthe 10th.
TREMENDOUS CONFEDERATION !
Immense Destruction of fProperty'.Dread-
full Loss of Life & Limb.
Estimated Damage, s5,0OO,OOO.

Yesterday afternoon our city was visited
by The most ii ,astrous conhagraion within
the II collection Of the ode inhabitan'
The wlnd WIS lowing freshly from the
souih-f tward, about hall past four O'Clock,
when lie fire oriLina'cd. III The upper room
Tie large double building No. rs, nor.h
T ellware avt n C. and when FIST discovered
Il G whole a 9ai.ment was in sheet of flames
Never have We seen 4 fire rage so foarfully,
nor our brave and valen, fFemeu strive so as
siduousy TO master The flames as on this &c
casion. Il, Is ;rae her unceasiag efforts
tc!unphed; but not II Ill some $1,000 900
worth oil property was destroyed, and Il
space LEFT vacant embracing nearly twenty
acres of ground
Scarcely a second had elapsed befole az
large bnlldng through TO Water stree; was
entirely enveoped in The flames, while the
one adjoining nor h, No. So was on fire,
as well Us the one, sout, No. 73, Before
the "evnurin element hGd reached the
erouu floor of he buil,lir 6 which the fire
o'i..i, aed, qua tity ol saitpe,re (rumor
says 1000 sack } VIII CT YVES in III, first and
second stcr'e G. If that es ahlishp @ II, fronting
on Water street. owned and occupied ly
john Brock. excloded with Il feaifIl report
aud crash, reud NJ The Mal S asun Ter and
throw n The fakes of combustIhle material
several squares north, south and west, cum-
mnnica,ing TO Il large number of houses
which will be detailed below as fully as we
have been able 10 gather ihem al the terribly
exciting oment, when Il e heavens are il
Tuned by the lare Of the fire, the alarm
bells are re..lrg for mo.e aid. the fire bells
are summoIirg together their spartan band,
the worH n oi tic Numerous appar ,Ius
are heard fCrslnares, aiid the shreks ofthe
dying aGd tie groans of the wounded.
Several persons were knocked down, as if
dead: ana hundreds ra ever them, causi e
legs and arms 10 be broken, and injuries in.
flidfd OF very serious character. In tho
fright, some We're thrown into the Delaware,
while Il large lumber jumped voluntarily in.
10 shield lhemSelv from the bricks aid
cinders thrown from the burning stores.
THE BURNT DISTRICT.
1t is estimated that more than 5000 ! rsons
are reRder d houseess by this dlsas,a -
much rs twenty acres ground burnt o56r,
and Il loss i'll dwellings,, merchandise and
vaiuabes of rot less Than five millions of
dolhr-.--Ihe fire may be said 10 have con
sumedevery house, but two on the east side
of ccond street, the greatest lhoroughlare of
The city; for distance of about seven hum
dred ieei---all the houses OH Vine street, from
the river 10 Second street, a distance of over
seven hundred feet-al on New Market
frome Vine 10 Callowhll. The district thus
burnt over, comprises all the property from
idsway s. Budd's 10 Front street, down
Front TO New, up New to Second, along Sec
ond (including the Intermediate streets 10 the
wharves) 10 Callowhll, and thence on the
wharf TO the fourth store below Vine street.
All the wood yards save one at Vine and
the wharf are consumed. The only vessel
destroyed was a sloop in ono of the slips
near Calowhill sraet. The telegraph wires
and posts of the M rse & House lines, were
destroyed, partially interruping the commn-
nicaiion between this city and New York.