The republic., 1851-01-01

dealer, who has suffered greatly from the water
Our publication Office the first floor. and press
room in the basement, also deluged The sc
cond story, occupied by the City Item, and th
tlird story, used part of the U. >. job Printing
office, also suffered somewhat from the water Ou
composing and editorial rooms in the fourth story
are all in confusion, and were deluged with water
.'The office of the Pledge and Standard, the tenn
| perance paper conducted by o. j. Search, was in
the fifth story of the Bulletin building, and was in
much danger owing TO its close proximity to the
roof Every thing movable was carried out, and
saved by the activity of Mr. Search and others
but the office remains in dire confusion, and, like
the rest Of the building. is flooded with water
''The proprietors of the Ledger exhibited their
accustomed liberality during the conhagration,
and carte blanche was given to Mr.. Jones Of the
! Exchange Hotel to furnish refreshments to any
number of applicants without any limitation what
! ever. tf5
"The scene of the confagraton was most excit-
ing. An immense crowd filled the streets III every
direction. The apparatus of the fire companies
occupied the immediate vicinity, and lines OF hose
from every quarter were carried along each avenue
and up through the windows starways Of the
| adjoining buildings. As the shone upon the
jets of the engines the clouds of spray brilliant
| rainbows appeared and disappeared The daring
| of the firemen, who were seen laboring in every
direction, elected the admiration of the multi
| tude.
| ssBy IL o'clock at noon or little after. the fire
was got completely under, having burnt about
five hours The Hbe,na Engine, which was the first
10 arrive on the ground, was the last 10 leave. We
mention this not by way of making invidions com,
parisons, for every company and every man worked
so well that would like to praise all individual
ly, if we had time and ROOM
"Many names have been given to us OF persons
who especially distinguished themselves by their
| exertions; various persons having called to make
mention of such instances We, ourselves, saw
many others, and hundreds probably saw other no.
table instances of daring; but If we were to begin
TO name those who distinguished themselves we
should name the whole department
'sThe LOSE OF the prODrletOr5 OF the Ledger can
only be conjectured at present 1t must be, how
ever, very great-probaby from $4 900 to $780,
600 above their insurance: he loss oil Messrs.
Wood & Peterman, periodical dealers, Is about six
hundred dollars, which there Is no insurance
awe understand that it is the intention of the
proprctors OF the Ledger To Issue their journal AS
usual. II such thing can be accomplished under
any circumstances and by any means, we have no
doubt that it Will be accomplished by this enter
prsing firm.
''Our lots we cannot pretend to ascertain.
The confusion in which our building was thrown,
and our labors TO got out the Bulletin usual hav-
ing thrown every thing like an estimate OF the
damages out of our minds
rFrom all that gather, from persons con-
nected with the establishment, who witness d the
whole progress Of the contlagraton, there are the
strongest reasons for believing il was the work OF
| an incendiary; the construction OF the building
and other circumstances for bidding the belief that
| it could have boon accidental.
| Notwithstanding the immense number of fire
men and lockers on brought together from all parts
of the city and county no disturbance worthy OF
| recordingf occurred The whole body of the
Mayors officers and the entire foce of the marsha
of police promptly on the spot, and rendered
the most efficient service in keeping order and pro
tecting property.
"Chesnut and Third streets, and all the Other
avenues in the vicinity of the burning building
we're guarded by ropes, as TO allow the frees
scope To the firemen. The press of the crowd wal
thus eiIectually prevented and the iremen were il
no way interfered with. All this was accomplished
| without any breach of the peace.
| LATER.
'ssVe regret to state that at quarter to o'cloc!
p. M, two of the firemenAboth members OF the Hi
hernia Engine--wh no wereinside of the building as
sisting TO throw out the burning paper, we're Sc
vcrey injured by portions OF the falling ruins On
of them, George McGinnis, was badly wounded OF
the head by some falling bricks, and was borne OF
to a physician. The other was famed by piece O
timber striking him on the leg We did not learI
his name with certainty. Some Of the members o
his company thought it was James Sawyer, printer
! "We understood that fireman named Foley wa
also hurt. We panied 10 hear Of injury % any
of the Hibernia members. They nobly stood thei
| ground for seven hours Some of them worked II
| the cold until completely exhausted and numbet
| almost to insensibllity.