New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-08
THE TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION
The second Ward of Osweao nearly In Kuns-Los'
from $500, 900 10 $500 00U.

The Osnoeo Palladium of Wednesday, the 9th, fur
nishes the following details of the disastrous fire in that
city, which have already published briefly by tee'
graph:
About II O'Clock yesterday mornirg fire broke ont in
the Touring mill of Messrs. Ftzdugh & Co. on the east
side OF the river supposed to have taken from friction IN
the machinery which has terminated IN almost the entire
destruction Of the Second Wsrdsome Is blocks covering
- Of ground, turning at ea 1000 people out OF
doors and embracing immense milling and other property
along the dock extending from Bridge ST. to the Cove. The
flames spread with fearful AMI terrible under fresh
breeze from the west s the large buildings being Of wood
ard the Mills and elevators from i've to eight stories nSh
They leaped from building to building from block to block
roaring snd cracking. snd sSeePng away buildings aud
their contents like chsh
The docks were lined with shipping aud it with the
greatest difficulty that vessels removed in tim- by
the aid OF and hAwserS extended To persons across the
river and with all the exertion, three vessels
II ore or less damaged H. tao hou's time from s5OOOOO
io 100000 worth Of propery-the accumulation of years
Of toll of any and their awas swept out OF exis'enc5
The scene the most terrific and sublime that We ever
witnessed, and will never be erased from the memory OF
tho.e who SAW It.
All the Mills ana Elevator on the east side destroyed
Two thousand persons rendered homeless
Immense amounts Of grain flour AID merchandise were
const med in the u,ils aud warehouses
The loss will range from $500 900 to $4,000
Tht picture presented truly terrible to behold The
streets and large Park filled Sith goods and fur
ItuIe females and children ana men, weTe hurryiug to
ana fro, ARMED guards par0 ling the piles OF
property to protect from pIunGer the cries Of the fire
men and weeping OF women aud children, the crash OF
walls and tmbers, the roar of the towering, sweeping
flames and flying FIRE flakes some Of which were PICKED
up two and half mile, from the city, Sere appalling 70
the soutss heart No lives lost believe, though
numerous reports Of the kind circulated.
Tie burnt district included on is western boundary the
valuable mills elevators store houses aud machine works
Of which have spoken, and on the east many private
dwellings occurd 10y persons Of moderate mea"4 Alta
rough calculation the fire extended over Of about
foryave acres and destroyed about three hundred dwell
| ngs
the merchants who have suffered from the calamity are
| well insured and will resume ih,u business
| thew can reconstruct their edhceS.
The suffering is chiefly confined to the independent
househodts moderate means large humber OF VII jm
have lot their houses and furniture aud whose only cnan
mel of remuneration is the aud validity of their in
suraDce. Hundreds OF citizens OF different classes are
unhoused by tins fire. and most powerful appeal made
the charity and hbeTay OF those who have come oui
sostheless
Many who in the morning happy in the comforts
! Of a home, in the evening homeless.
Owing 10 the excessive orouih the buildings had be-
come like finder. snd the rapidy with which the fire
| spread was appalling.
1t was found that fremen, Notwithstanding their
gallant action unequal 10 the task aud dispatches
we're sent TO Fulton snd syracuse for aid which CRATE
fully acknowledge, came promptly to our relief and dd
noble service, which hope may never be obliged TO
rtciprocate under similar circumstances.
fortunately the fire stayed its at the point
knoWn thu Cove property by Gerru Smith HsdI
reached this point the vast pile. OF lumber these whArves
would have ssed the conhsgrson and tbs vessels
had mostly dropped down the Cove for the purpose OF
avoiding the they would inevitably have been burned,
ara the FIRE extended 10 the shipping Of the from
which IL might have extended 10 the western shores OF
the city.
Ass general thing the most valuable property such as
mills elevators &c will be nearly covered by
and II tn. Companies enabled 20 pay their losses the
pri, ate los viii be b. svy first suppOs- ID OF
oursa there are large number Of the poor and middng
classes who have lost their all and rendered houseess
and homeless
B,ow we give as near possible, under the oircuG-
stances the details of the calamity. OF course it is mpOs
sble 70 give all of the business firms who have
suffered and the losses amid the present general confusion
and disorder
on
r;t,hnsb Co aeurins sn 600 ui-nsCred sl-ee,
s.oek covered hy insurance more or lees
sIISsser Dooie uaI and stock Les, siAooo-pArtAy n
suftJ. -, saon no Az huis{ns
rS About worth Of IN owned stJ
slosS .rA insurance Howiet Oard-r 20 fro0A
s,r,. an h,.,torut valued eSeo usareo for slsost .
" M Apss plaster on st, and STOCK u mn
To-. ,loo lOoCo; insured $3.50.
Prrssd Lyon Co null and stock Of gram ne Hour Loss
$500; insured. sSo.ote -.. -, pnlsn,
T.Nymhn, hourinE null Loss aud Insurance --A '
ard entirely destroyed IA, = ., no. ,.r,.a
In Newlsrk. Loss IN store unkno~ ee' Aso' e'
Dyck q Gee property II TINS baliolLs , II
Fitxhufh Littleohn. warehouse ana once, 80
N n Los unfhoNh "
on abroad pro1sny
Taleo, Csn6ed. Iron Foundry and Machine Norn IS, l..
pster house, and portion Of the patterns Lo:' o no a.
sl6e TITS establishment employs sscSt sh w. -
threw out Of employment disaster Mr. Geo Fe's h"-e
and barn o. Foursh-st destroyed but Insured