Washington telegraph., 1851-02-05
From The N. o True Delta, l9h alt.
TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION.

ST. Charles Hotel, Dr. CiapP's Church, and The
Poydras Sheet Methodist Chapel destroyed.
Abnu, haIfpast eleven o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. th. alarm of fire was sounded, aud dtnse
column Of smuke rising from Ihr ncgbofhood of
the ST. Chafes Hotel, a report was rapidly eifeu.
lated that the noble pile itself was on lire. The
Ieurful rumnf filled the streets with citizens, who
with quick step aud anNlous face, moved rom all
paris of the elly, towards the spot whence the
dark column sprung, appfehensiSc that the great.
est architectural ornament OF the ciiy-"lis pfide
and ils boasln-was about To become the prey Of
n ruthless elemeal As they approached the
building, apprehension resolved itsolf lulo posllse
fear; aud aftiyed on the ground, the sud news
wa. found to he terrible truth
We reached the scene few miunles after The
earliest alarm. Then ii did not appear heyond
possibility, nor heyoad the power of ordinary en-.
ergy, to mye the building, had there been the ne.
oessary apparatus But the fire, which broke Out
IN the southeast CORNER Of the building, was IN
medalely undri the roof, aud the engine Of the
house, which was sought for when the tlamts
were iirst discovered. was not in working otdefi
the Fire Department, who turned ou, with thelf
usual alaedly, had no ladders at all Equal to the
height Of the structure, and the streams issued
from the pipes Of the engintf on the streets, were
scattered, in spray, by strong Wind far shott Of
the top Of the edtiee still there seemsd some
hope, aud thu iifamsn worked with almost snpsf'
human energy Every possible eliot 10 feudnf
their satyiees effective mae, i's'i their eom-
.i--- - Say tie deF asiatof were a. ia
tile as II they had been directed 10 the quunebng
Of a yolrano The fir. quickly spread along the
roof, aud in a few minutes was over the pafiiuo.
Thence the iamts seiIed the pillars OF the enpu.
Ia, aud eneiioling them with the close embtaee
= ua.Af la
STRUCTURE was Looked usen "a doomed To certain
drslnrliolL
During this tme the walters Of the hotel aud
the police were active in removing The baggage Of
the boaiden aud the most costly luaHufe. Tins
went on with eualatas aad system, aAd The great.
er paIi Of tie baggage and considerable pufipn
Of the furniture Neis gol out thu latter, nj rpufse,
greatly damaged before Il became dangerous 10
remain ia The building. Tue inmates ai tue
house had no feasea to appfchond danger IN Tie
for hall an hour ailsf the ffr dsrukrfsd. aud
although thsrs Va some eonfu .ion aud pafu#Hz a
little alarm among tie ladies', there were maeh
less Of either than might be- anticipated and -
did no, hear Of Eiusle casualty By whiah ANY
one ia the house injured.
Al hal..pasi twelve the pari Of the roof oset
the pofiiro ie aud shortly sitcrwafds the enpala
came doNna bafaaF mas, caup iar with II
large pofiion ol tie eraiw of the rooi Nliiea
lodged on the landlasef the pofiico, aud eananl
nlcaled ff. 10 the hasemsa1 s,on.s sspaus
w-rr cufreal that Hfs wss le-i hy baih Of ihese
CRASHES, but se eaui not trace lleth 10 any eiad
iabr soufos. Ana beliese them 10 he HeaIfsaii
btcauae spssla minutes before the iiui iall The
siTeg, ifaui Of tie nofiiro was rnifely eisaf Of
the crowd. from nispff appreciation OF Tie IN.
pending daagef aud no PsFson was to be sasa oa
the landing OF the paiteo.
The flames non had fu sway. The aiad
/ rushed with The talsaee Of a rale To The saeam
| created by the lalsuzs heat, aud gase fstasatHs
| 10 the energy u tie eoadagiaiioa. D.ziaaeisa
deecndsd rap ezlfam sloiy to story. aud spread
ilseli over The = III aad breadth Of the building.
| The seeae was lsnitie.-appahng Thfoaah eve.
/ ~ window aud aperture a blazs issued. foaHas az
a tornado. Biaang baanl-, aud enibefs u al IN.
credible sEe were earned through the air as u
they w.f. but feathers, and the dreadful idea was
abroad, that these inerndisry mis.ilrs, scattered
themselves ever the whol. upper pan oi The city
might sow fire broadcast. Aud such osamly
was AT Que tmo immnent.
! a. sst-...'. fa.s.-h- aia which the mosi
| strenuous efforts sefe made, took fire Al q quarter
after Que. IN the oornioe Of the tower, and nearly
a, the same time, news was brought that the lofiy
spirr Of the roydras street Methodist Chapel was
in flames Before two o'clock both buildings wuie
in runs. The STREETS prcsrnird a scene Of con.
siernaiion, People were running 10 their homes.
expecting 10 fnd ihral 10 Aainra; The enginra wsic
summoned to hall uozen dilsrcnl poiuis to mrrl
the enemy on new gionud; the iouse.iols, Wiere.
ever there was an mhsmmahlc baaing, were
covered with people, Whose every essHion was
required 10 pfsssWe thrif dliniciis, Hni the thor.
oughfafts were arewn with The properly Of hun.
dfvds who woie 10 tomenlay expectation Of be-.
ing houseless
Proydrnlially the wind luled shortly afef two
O'Clock, aud an uninterrupted gale, which wat
followed by gusts, fuHk almost inio a csln N about
hall an hour. Dnnng ihs ttns the flames had
nearly exhausted themselves Va The pub.ic huild.
ugs burning, aud h9rmrn aud citizens ohlainrd
the mastery 10 other quarisfs, aud by lure O'Clock
people beg ite themselves sccufc iroin iuIihrl
! drsfuriun.
The si ChsHss, Dr. Ciarp'u ehnwh aal do
foydfn street chapel wofr utterly destroyed anl
nothing ol lhsm lot standing bot fuiIrd walls and
iumbug columns The amount Of property
bumrl ycsisfi1y, arludInr the furniture ol The
81 Charles. could not have been l,a than hall a
million. The yiIu- II that furniture s yanou-ly
estimated Al from Slj,UIJ 90 $4,000, on winch
there was insurance loo only about Si0,UuD
II D. difficult 10 Obtain d satisfactory account Or
sipIinaliou Of The origin ol Ih. hfc. That most
credited il that a chimney Of the hulsl burst, aud
that ihr iifc teak belscen ihc ceiling Of the uPpsf
story aud the IooG
The st. Charles Hotel wni insured Tor 100000
anu the Methodist Chureh ior SlU,UOJ.
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