The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-12
From the Philadelphia Times, July 10.
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ofat loss 1,d s, mon dears ,soA e property
Killed and one hundred tcounded-Ihres hundred
terrible calamity has visited city, scattering DESC
laion and gloom in its path Anawiul conAagration a.
tended with great loss OF life has visited and carried
away at least rIrrEEs ACRES OF the business portion of
Philadelphia Fourteen persons have been killed and 30
wounded by this terrible event. 10 the hour of our
present writing, and we scarcely estimate where the
mortality will end,
The ire CONNIE need in q building partly filed with
hay at the OF Water and Vine streets O'Clock,
|p The fremen promptly the spot, using the
most superhuman3 xertlons to aay its progress when
terrific explosion OF salpeire took place. scattering the
burn,n cmbers in every direction, The
ful in IT'S submiiy The walls OF the building contain
ing the sapetfe came down with laundering crash,
which heard and felt for squares around, and
|gu Pied in its RUNS large number OF human beings.
The reneu compelled to leave their apparatus and
drag from the ruins their wounded fellows, which gave
the ames greater opportunity to spread, and mnsd
aey the range OF buildings from the avenue to Water
street sheet OF hre. We were near the explosion
when II took place, and never have behed such
|bear,rendng and deplo Fabe sight The shrieks OF
mothers, the OF children the groan of the wounded
and dying, the Kissing and roaring Of the devounng Gle
rnent, the hoarse alarms OF the noble hremen, mingled
together while blackened faces prosualed forms, and
bleeding limbs met the eye a, every turn
Iheappearance OF the fire was grand and picturesque
The whole city lighted up with its lurld glare, while
lefty slreaks OF fire and hamo filled the Tor miles
around.
Never have brave 6rcmen worked so assiduously
H.,
the next morning Near Front and Vine streets we no.
iced company that kept their engine 10 motion feo
hours without moments stoppsge, while he flames
were curling around the buildings either side OF The
street. and the intensity OF The heat bsering their
hands and aces
We have heard OF many of berosm which deserve
honorable mention, but We forbcar to night Our
porers have handed us the following account, which
may be relied upon full and correct
TREMENDOUS COMPLICATION AND Loss or LIrE One
OF he destructive coniagra'ons that have ever
CURED in this city witnessed yesterday afternoon and
evening The fire first broke ont about hal past four
o'clock the fourth story oil The store No - North Del
aware avenue, occupied for storage purposes and when
discovered had already made considerable Roadway,
with the ames spreading IN every direction But short
time elapsed before that large building through TO Water
street completely cnveloped flames. while the
adjoining north, No. so, fire, well az the
SOUTH No TO- Before The devonring element had reached
the ground door oil the building in which the FIRE orig
mated, quantity OF sapere, (eport says 1000 sacks
which in the fst and second stories Of that csab.
by John Brock, exploded with fearful report and crash
rendng the walls asunder and throwing the flakes OF
tcombustbe material several squares north SOUTH am.
vest uncatIng 10 large number of houses which
will be detailed hereafter
Delawate avenae was completely filled with mass oil
human beings, among whom were several hundreds ol
orr valiant and noble iremen The first explosion did
not 70 much excitement fear with the
mass; did the second. except slight fears oil
safety when they moved towards the eastenmost edge
Of the whsrves The third explosion, however Ia
tai many cases, aud proved The death Of number OF
men, women, and children Delaware avenue and wa
Ter street The scene pseaenied sghiful, indeed ap
pa ling in the extreme and such cannot will not
attempt description oil On the eastern front OF the above