Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-15
From the New York Tribune of saturday afternoon
The CONFEDERATION in New York.

From the New York Tribune OF SATURDAY otteTnOOnJ
The Conhagration in New York.
AT about t2a O'Clock n fire broke our in the
building of Harper & Bros, No. 80 Cliff street.
and that building, being filled with combustable
material, was laid in ashes before anything could
be done to stop tue destructive element.
From there the FIRE communicated to the ad-
Joining houses, running toward Frankfort streets
and through to Pearl street, on franklin square.
Franklin-Square Hotel, No. 1913 Pearl street,
fve-slory building, kept by ]. Rucostle, was en-
tirely destroyed with most of its contents.
The Walton House, adjoining No. S26 Pearl STU
was ON fire and will probably he entirely burned.
The first floor was occupied as q hardware and
cutlery store, and cork store.
James keliy's bakery and dwelling house was
several times on fire, but was extingulsheu ana
possibly may be saved.
Frederick KennY's clothing Store, No. 32s, was
also several times on fire, but possibly may be sa-
A new six story building, No. 1856 Pearl street,
adjoining Harpers establishment was entirely de-
Stroyed.
Fears are entertained that Mr.. John X. Hopple's
brush factory, No. 1877 Pearl street, would also
burn. I he tremen were using Their best endeaY-
ors TO prevent the spread of tile flames in this dl-
IectIon.
When our reporter left, at 2o'clock, the walls
of No. 81 Cliff street and No. 329 Pearl street had
fallen, aud Nos $751; 1888, 1856 nj S37 Pearl street,
and Nos. 81, Sc and So Gill street We're nll III
flames.
The fire is fast spreading towards Ftankfort-st,,
and seems to defy the almost supeThunan efforts
of the large body of Firemen who are on the
ground.
There is q strong breeze blowing from the north
west, and the great quantity fwaIer thrown upon
the fire does not seem to impede It's progress IN
the least.
We did not hear of any lives being lost thus far
all the persons engaged III the concern OF Harper
s. Bros. having escaped uninjured, with the e&-
ception of one girl, who was hurt SO badly that
she was taken away in carriage.
There are various rumurs aaoat aS regards he
origin of the fire. The current seems 10 he
that the boiler burst in Harper q Brothers build
ing, and that il caused by tlat but this Is not
reliable.
The firemen are at work manfully. In Pearl
street some OF the companies were driven back by
the oyerpowering heat
An insurance agent states that nearly all Of the
insurance companies in this city will lose more or
| less by this confagration.
The Express, in its three o'clock, P. NJ, edition
says
The fire has extended through 10 Cliff st. and is
raging with fearful witness. tits doubtful 1.-THE
greater part of the whole block be not burned
down. The back wall has just fallen with fear
| full crash, and the whole Tear OF haTpetSS Hes
mass of flaming ruins.
The press room is 10 doubt utterly Destroyed
Next 10 liaTperS' ON Cltil street IS Doh=IyS Gard
mandatory, full o. paper stock; ii Is probable that
IT, too, will fall sacrifice. The fre has cOnInu-
/
Cliff street, butt dOeS not appear to spread IL Is
impossible to say yet, whether any lives haVe been
| lost.
The flames have just communicated with the
roofs of tile houses in Pearl street, opposite Har.
pers' The Franklin Square Hotel and the old
Walton House are OH fire i'll the upper stories.
The Commercial of Saturday afternoon gives
the following particulars:
Many of the work people Lad just returned
/ from dinner and had scarcely resumed THEFT EN-
ploynentS when the alarm was given. 1t Is hoped
that all have escaped but there as reason to lear
that some OF the numerous book-foLderS and other
employees in the upper part OF the establishment
have persisted.
Nothing certain on this subject can be ascertain
ed at the present writing. Several girls escaped
by jumping out Of the windows, and one who lid
so broke leg by the fall: Her name was not known
10 our informant.
The establishment OF the Messrs. Harper consist
ed of six lofty brick bui ding extending through
from Pearl street TO Cliff street. Five OF these
buildings were nearly destroyed when we left the
gIound, and the SIKH on fire aud will cerlain-
Iy be consumed.
When the fire broke out the wind was Norther-
lily, but il gradually shifted 10 the West, and carri
cd tue amr Pearl street, setting fire TO the
Mansion House and tile franklin street Hctel.-
These buildings, were badly burned in the uppel
stories.
This fire is dreadful calamity, not only OH ac-
count of the immerSe value of the property de-
Slroyed, but on account OF the great Euinber o
work people who are thrown out OF employment
: ut this inclement season of the year.