The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-06
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GREAT C0NFI IAGRhTI0N AT 0SWEGO.
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TWO HUNDRED BUILDINGS CONSUMED.
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Loss Estimated at One and a
Half Millions.
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HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
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Vessels Of War Ordered to the Fishery Regions.
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LATE FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE CAPE
OF GOOD HOPE,
&c., &C., &c.
TWO HUNDRED BUILDINGS CONSUMED.
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
Vessels Of War Ordered to the Fishery Regions.
The Confiagration ut Os,vego.

Inc NJ OSW0XOs
OswEGo, July 8, 1853.
One of the most destructive fires that took place
in CITY, broke out about half past ten O'Clock thi
morning The flames spread with the most unparalleled
rapdity and continued to rage for many hours deing
all the efforts of the remen to check them The heat
SO intense that Of the engines caught fire. and
thrown into the river to them The spectacle
which presented itself battles description thousands OF
persons being driven from their houses and places Of bu
siness.
Between the tolbrdge and the piers every mil ware
house and store gone. including the mills and ware
houses Of Messrs, Fitzhugh Lttleohn Ames Doolitts
Abby Penfed, and others These mills were mostly con-
structed of wood which accounts for the rapid extension
of the flames.
The schooner Arabia, lying at Ftzhugh's mill caught
fire, but was towed away by steamer Her rigging
only was burned.
Tho are extended space of about forty FIVE
Every mill north of Bridge street (viz Fitzhughs
Doolittes Pennaelds Wyman's, &c }, was burnt also
Ames and Halls elevators
Nearly two hundred dwellings and stores are also In
ruins
The section of the town consumed bounded on the
west by the river the south by Bridge street on the
east by Sixth street. and on the north by the Fort
grounds The only property saved within these limits
is Rsndas elevator the second Methodist church. and
half dozen dwellings,
The loss is not less than one million and half in.
cludipg goods in store.
There we're 300 900 bu shels of grain consumed
All the insurance offices will suffer heavily.
Among the losers the folio wing =
Ftzbugh Co., $40 900 on mill /; insured for $12 O0O
There was large stock, Is 90 900 bushels of
grain inside
Doolitte mill and stock $45 O00 partially insured
Ames and Brothers elevator $50 600 loss building
iusu Qd fOr hnptxk II,
owned abroad, and SIS 600 in provisions.
Hewlett and Gardiner, $32 0G0 insured for $l3 0OO
H. NJ Ames plaster mill and stores on First street.
loss 81, GOO, insured for 1000.
Pen6eld II Co.'s mill and stock Of grain and -four loss
$40 900; insured for $50, 000
Wyman's -four mill; loss $40, ,00O
Hall and Co. Is elevators loss building t28 OO0 in
sured In New York. Loss grain in store 50, 900.
Fitzhugh Co. had large amount Of merchandise in
store the loss Of which not less than 5000 OOO which
falls parties abroad.
Talcott's machine shop foundry, pattern house. and
Office IS $50 C00 Seventy have been thrown out
of employ ment in this esta aslishment.
Mr. Tacots house and furniture were also DESTROYED
Covered BY insurance.
Some fifteen blocks are entirely burnt over, compris
ing amongst Others the places Of the wing store
keepers, &C., the losses ranging from 81 to $40 00O