The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-18
The GREAT FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.-The
following further particulars of this great catastro-
phe weere telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun:

The GREAT FIRE IN PHILApELPHIA.--Tbe
following further particulars of this great catastro
phe weere telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun
PHILADELPHIA, July 10--l AM
Our city, since four o'clock in the afternoon has
been the scene Of an awful conAagration Il COM
menced in the hay scales on the wharf above Race
street, and extended to Ridgeway and Budd's store.
and to Brock ~ Co.'s grocery store, in which was
stored large quantity Of saltpetre. This explo-
ding blazing timbers North and West, ignied all
the buildings within its reach. The walls fell out
into the street. and the Digent engine was covered
with bricks, but none of the iremen were killed
large number Of Irish families occupied houses
on Water street, in one OF which woman and four
children Were burned to death.
lhe wind blew from the South East and quickly
spread the flames on both sides of Water street
from New to Vine streets, and both sides of Vine
street, from Water to Second streets The stores
escaped above Vine street The flames have also
consumed both sides of Front and New Market
streets up to Callowhill, including the William
Fenn Market house, on the latter street
The flames have also extended through to Second
street, on which the sufferers are @. F. Knapp,
clothing store; Charles Hezerald, stove store
Mnrphys lamp store; the Barley Sheaf Hotel
- Yansant, grocer; Amos 81 Deitzler's stove
store uomlys dry good store; Houston's apothe
cary store, the Southeast corner of Vine street
Knights iron store on the Northeast corner ~
Vine: Raphan's hat store Morgan a. Co.'s bed
ding store Il. Devlne's candy store: - Ortb
paper hanger; - Heiss, mineral water establish.
menti Landberry's clothing store McConaphy's
grocery Vanzantz's shoe store; Yocum q Wilson,
4. Hallowell, and - Pany all clothing dealers
Hin u Chine; Gilbert Kayser Vetterlein & Co
tobaceonists and - Myers
The flames are still working their way up and
all the stores Second street. up to Callow will
probably be consumed. The efforts of The Gremen
have kept it from spreading to the West side Of
Second street.
The New street Public School, and another
building adjoining, occupied for the same purpose,
are both entirely destroyed. The stores on Second
street, below New, and one or two above. have
been saved. The wind being from the Northwest.
the draft caused by the IRE occasioned perfect
gale to blow near the ground Just contrary to The
actual direction of the wind
The devastation is awful, and, without shower
or change OF wind, there is no telling where the
flames will be arrested. A thousand reports are
aioat with regard to The loss of life by the explo.
SION Many were blown into the water but il is
believed all escaped Many persons were also
severely injured. One man, name unknown, had
his head half blown off and killed.
Mortimer Morris, member of the United States
Engine, and two boys, were wounded at the time
Of the explosion. Marcus Marcus, aged Is. was
awiully burned, and died at the hospital. An un-
known fireman also burned to death, and
David May was killed by brick
WoWaded.-Wm. q. Buchanan, both legs broken
Thomas Stees, member Of the Vigilant crushed bv
bricks; George Smith, arm broken Myers Fshan
hit with brick John Patterson, burned; William
Barkman, both legs broken; Henry Crockett,
burned Cornelius O'Bren, arm broken; Thomas
Steel, crushed Michael Shultz, leg fractured
Sarah Dougherty, burned; VIM. Mills, both legs
broken; Henry Gorgas and brothers and 80
MeNeeley, limbs broken.
The coroner has already sent nine bodies TO the
Green House for recognition, awfully disfgured by
explosions.
The fire is still raging.