New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-29
The Great Fire nj Montreal.

The Montreal herald gives the folio wing account
Of the great Gre in that city last Friday night
which We have srsady Publisbed brief teesrs-
pbic notice
The fire commenced on the premises OF NJ.
Shepherd, Livery Stable Keeper, in Crsgst and
in very few minutes, spread sith inconceiyabie
rapidly, among the wooden houses surrounding his
yard. In a few minutes more, Mr. DeChantsrs
book Of cut stone houses, forming the corner OF
Craig and St Urban sts., were In blaze the 10
mates having barely time to escape with their
lives, and leaving the greater bulk Of their farni
ture and other property prey to the devourins
elemept.
The fire, aided by brisk breeze, nov ragged with
fearful energy and bad, in half an hour extended
along Craig ct. TO the Msinst of the ST. Lswfeace
Suburbs and Up the Mainst and st. Charlss Bor
rommee ST. 10 Wire st. both sides OF there streets
-destroyiDg In it's progress Me- De Chantrafs
block of buildings, Mr.. Nclntoshs Blndery, Mt
McPbersoDs Music Store, Mr. Closes plumber and
mschinists' establishment, and many othe: vAus-
bic properties on Craig and st Charles Barommee
streets.
On reaching the Main st up which as far as vi
ire ct. 1t extended on both sides, the scene vas
most appalling: those " DO had removed their fur
nture to that locality, seeing how Intellectual had
been their efforts to save IL, were, with redouoed
effort seen in all directions carrying what was most
children who had hardly escaped with their ilyes'
ard with no coverings but their night dresses, were
dstractedly running about in search OF shelter
Some succeeded in placing their goods aud furni-
tgre in safety on tho Champ do Mars, bat we re-
greet 10 say, the great majority oil the sufferers oss
their all-not only what they had been forced 20
abandon in their houses but what they had, IN
the first instance removed 10 the houses OF their
neighbors in the hope that :hs confiagratlon would
not reach them.
After destroying, on ST Charles Borromnee ct.
the houses occupied by Mr. Gillespie, hr. 5 Nth,
MIR. Price, Mr.. SnsDley, SIR Kelly, Mrs McGregor,
Mr. REYNOLDS and their neighbc.. on either side OF
the street, the fire sDread to Wire Of and n less
than half an hour the whole property on both sides
OF the Main st. from Wire to Craig st was one un-
interrupted blazing msss The residence OF the
Nayor. at the corner of Craig and Main SITS beiog
detached and of cat stone with tin roof and iron
shutters was alone saved, by the exertlons OF the
frcmeD, of all the surrounding houses. No human
power could now foretell how far the raging ele'
ment might extend, the reighborhoOd being sur
rounded with wooden bulldogs.
On the arrival OF the military, aiter consultation
with the Mayor and Magistrates, 1t was decided
that the only hope of arresting its progress was by
blowing up with gunpowder some OF tue interven'
iue houses By this time tie FIRE had reached So.
Dominique st. and speedily both sides oil tols street,
in the rsge OF the fire, were reduced TO ashes One
Of our City Councillors, Dr.. Hall, nov took upon
himself the responsibility Of authorizing Captain
Wright of the Royal Artillery to blow up the
range of brick buildings in Perrault's Lsne-in
line with St q abrielst and thls, il possible, TO
prevent the further extension of the Dire to the east
ward This, however, from some mismsnagemen.
we believe, in arranging the fu,e was not so
promptly effected as the circumstances dem anded
and before the building was laid low, the wind
having subsidsd, the couHsgration was happily ar.
rested by the exer.oDs OF the firemen.
We believe that about one hundred houses have
been utterly destroyed, besides many partially 10.
iured and rendered Temporarily uniohabitable.
Thus hundreds " our fellow citizens are, ia one
night rendered houseless; many among them, de-
prived Of their al-of the fruits Of years OF Indus
try ard frugality-and necessarily thrown, for the
time being at least, upon the benevolence ADD
charity ftheir more fortunate fellow citizens. Not
few OF the sufferers We are Informed, are among
those " no were recently burnt out in Gnffintosn.
Herald.
The Herold says that there can be no security
against FIRE so long az houses are covered with
shingles, and aso that the city must provide bet
ter supply of water.