Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-13
THE FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA.

We extract from the Philadelphia North Amerl-
can of Thursday the subjoined additional particulars
of the destruction of property and loss OF life oc-
casoned by the late calamtous fire in that city:
By daybreak yesterday morning the fire completely sub
dued. The iremen prosated by exerion, aud
numbers of them sunk to sleep the side of their apparatus
When the morning broke the of the disaster
painfully realized Upwards of four squares, and some
fifteen blocks comprising notlessthan three hund and fifty
buildings large and small which covered extent of twelve
of ground, laid waste Fghfu wrecks of houses
backened and toteng walls, heaps OF bricks, emitting the
heat Of smouldeng fires and sufocaing smoke with piles
of broken furniture and damaged goods all that the
eye. Such utter devastaon-such unspang ruin by the
deyourng element, has seldom ever been witnessed.
During the torenoon the iremen and police were actively
engaged examining the in search of victims of the
explosion Some halfa dozen bodies recovered
The disastrous and fatal calamity that has befalan city
has been extensive in its serious and dpoabe results in
the loss OF life and destruction OF property that down TO the
present unable gather sufficient facts de
tail to give any thing like definite account of it.
1t is possible to ecue the number of the kill
ed and wounded estimate the losses of the
sufferers, to approximation of the aggregate
loss sustained in this widespread devastation AT least a
thousand families numbering five thousand PERSONS have been
uned houseess into the street, great many with the loss
their ALL and the bare clothing which they escaped
The number of killed, wounded and missing is much lar
ger than at first supposed At every of the
placards Offering rewards for lost children and grown
pers that be found The lis, of casualties
asceraned, may be safely down follows, viz Killed,
25; drowned 8; wounded, l20; missing Is Total l72.
BY the total estimate is made to exceed 200.
The nqusion by the Coroner the northeast Station
House Tuesday night, and the place and other
points in the city aud county yesterday, pres the
melancholy details of the fatality incident to the conag
The explosion attributed the sapere and birthstone
slowed in Mr. Brooks The of the accident will
form the subject of examination before the Coronsrs jury
Messrs. Brock t Sons inform that there particle
OF gunPowder in the building.
The Insura ce companies will not lose over S40O 600 in
all, which will not in the slightest degree affect them
1t is calculated that not half the properties consumed
insured. The aggregate loss it is generally believed, will
no. exceed 81, SOC, 900. ...
The light of The conaagraon distinctly seen at the
distance thirty miles. number of persons from Mooes
town. and other places in New Jersey, distant from 10
ten miles from Camden left home and the city 10
view the fire.
The scene awfuly sublime. From the State House
steepe the lud picture could only be compae the burn
ing of Moscow. The sight of hundreds Of families, for
squares around the fire. fleeing from their houses mid
night hour and removing their furniture upon every species
of available vehicle and thedn of thousand noises, say
nothing of the appalling and cracking of the ames
something that has before been behed Philadelphia
1t distressing look upon the wreck of much real
estate compehending such variety Of buildings used and
occupied for many purposes of business life well
contemplate the misery enaed ny the disaster yet there is
alienation of the sickenng realities the knowledge that
large portion OF the properties antquated and compa
ativey of nconsdeabe value and that will soon
supplied by buildings beet adaped the that
section OF The city, combining all the modern improvements
and Of valuable in every respect
While derive comfort from The above reflections in re
gard the losses Of the OF the real estate our plea
surabe emotions enhanced knowledge of the unver-
sal sympahies felt for ell the sufferers aud the numerous
manifestations of benevoence already given by our citizens
generally in addition to the prompt and humane action
the hotes of the city and Of the Northern Liberties
making liberal appropriations from their respective
The appropriated for the relief of the sufferers
a special meeting of the City Councils of Philadelphia il
$40 900, and like Of Sl0 900 has been contributed b,
the Commissioners of the Northern Liberties Besides hes
appropriations, many benevolent citizens subscribing