The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-17
Extens,ve Cona.rr.t,e...


Extensive ConAagratiens,
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE IN KINGSTON, CANADA.
From the Kingston Herald, Nov IL
lamitous fire. About O'Clock the fire bells rung with
dismal peal The wter early on the spot and
found the storehouse and wharf rented BY Miller Bro
the in flames The grand aud terrific
Inc names shot over the water their lurid glare as If in
defiance Of power. 1t quite evident ON the CON-
The fire quickly spread to the adjoining buildings The
wharf and outhouses Of the Hon John Hamilton were
quickly consumed At time hopes euerta,a ned
that the fire would csndne itsef TO this but soon it
spread aero the water to hacphsrson wharf and store
houses, and In short time destroy cd them The fire
mere was fun ious IL flung s forked tongues In anger
around and aloft, desiring prey 1t soon had
It. The myriad Of burning shingles falling every drec
dry and Mr. Giderslseve. These, notwithstanding the
utmost energy of the fire brigade destroyed
three masted Schooner for long while in danger
OF being burned Her mzen mast caught at the cross
trees and soon burnt the shrouds and halyards, and,
were it not for the prompt assistance of the soat
Canada, one Of Ford Msxw ellis tug line she and num-
Der 4 barges would have been burned.
From the stores Of Mr.. Hendry and Mr. Gdsrslesvs the
fire spread to the row Of stone by Mssss
Henry, Mcleod, Watt, and others. These took some
while to come down, they covered WITH tin They
were in fact left to their fate the remsn had 60
destr uetion of other whArves and couple of blocks
Happily the Ere was confined to the space mentioned
though the Suargs across ontario street and on the
has entirely consumed the wharves and storehouses
the Messrs. Miller the Hon. John Hamilton, John Mac
pherson Thomas Hendry and Mr.. Gilderseevs 1t also
destroyed the Of storehouses the South of Ontario
street. already mentioned besides number ali ,ene
ments. Mr. Donoehues house completely destroyed
district. The Hon. John Hamilton not insured; he
lost ell his books, paper, So not page saved. Mr..
pherson fully insured; Mr. Hsndry is also insured Mr.
Grlderseeve Is not his loss is e., 1000
tity of POWDER some thIrty kegs which pr mpty
flung into the lake ere the fire caught the building.
There was lar quantity Of sugar aour ashes &c. in
large quantity of sugar, tobacco, &c. destroyed The
NJ ntreal steamer New Era At one time in danger.
She was heavily freghted with goods for Mr. CaIruhs1s
One barge filed with cord WOOD belonging to Meoy was
destroyed hundred cords steamboat wood
The insurance Offices will suffer heavily; The building
Markand and the Commissarat, only saved by the
most active exertions Of the remen Had the fire got
is at the lowest calculation, worth Of property
has been consumed.
DEsTRUCTIvE FIRs IN ST. LoUrs-Loss $70,0cO.
From the st. Louis Intellgencer, Nov. IL
About O'Clock last evening, Are broke out in the
splendid block Of four story stene front buildings
the corner Of Spruce street and the Lvss which ragged
with grea; fercensss and destroyed nearly the whole
block In q very short time
The block comprised three stores and extended down
or did belong, to VIM. c. Kenneth Esq. but under
stand that he had ty sold it to Kent Obear real
belonged to Donns Of New YORK. and was Occupied
third belonged to Henry Caouteau and occupied BY
Chouteau Vale rs q storage house.
We could not learn how the FIRE originated but 1t Is
Supposed to have caught In the oil mill That the
first Ere, and it the chief of the con-
fagrstion as raturel consequence from the inAsmma
bl. nature Of Its contents and materials.
We have never int aser fire. large and
luable property speedily destroyed The heat
tended along the store walls and set window frames
Gre several feet nom the flames The Ills were
wer. subjected, and fell the ground with great
crash The stores we're ninety six feet deep and the wall
which fell in spruce street which is very narrow at the
place, was entirely filed to depth of several feet by the
ruins.
The opinion prevails that no one was buried under the
with the house Of c. F. Hendry, and German who %
could not learn. Their injuries, believe
The losses By the FIRE very severe On the corner
house there is ms of 81 00o-the office did
net learn On the middle house. lin which Latourstts
St Louis Company Latourete Co. hsdin store to
$4,000 bushels OF aaxseed ami 5000 to 500 bushels of
floors. They had two oil presses aud two engines
Their machinery and fixtures we're almost entirely new,
and valued at SIS coo Their total loss is estimated at
s0 co., which there 10 insurance for certainly
and probably for $460Oo-thsy could not inform us
positively night This distributed amo ,g
the eff and agencies of this city-no one having more
than IS COO on the whole.
FIRE IN RICBMOND-BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
From the Richmond Wing, Nov IA
At about half past twelve O'Clock saturday morning,
tn tobacco factory of Ne, Goode Allen near
ty frst street. and north Of MAN, discovered to be
fire. rapid prog the aamss that the
building, with its entire contents, consumed Mr..
John Davis the overseer barely escaped with bis life,
ana little negro boy, who slept In the factory, per-
ished in the codaagraton The hey asleep in the
second story, and every effort made to hiu,
without assil notwithstanding the fact that o
tered he where he was az could hear him ask,
"WheIs amsi ?" Bat the smoke dense and suf-
locating that he was compel ed to leave him to his sad
fate ana flee for is life. The loss of Messrs rode Il
Allen will pr bsby amount TO 81 900 upon which there
an insuia in the Richmond Fire Association of
SO SEQ. From Messrs Goode Aliens factory the
spread rapidly to the north and Sc. fire the adjoining
actory of Mr. E. A. Smith situated the east side Of
Twenty FIRST street between Main and Franka, which
was likewise entirely consumed. Mr. insured in
the Richmond Fire Asso for IS 00O His will
be heavy Both the above buildings owned by the
estate Of the late John Enders but whether insured or
not unable to They in the very Of
nest OF wooden buildings and the wonder is tina. the
destruction Of property was not greater.
The BODY Of the unfortunate boy who burned up
was d covered the ground floor Saturday morning.
where it fell ter the upper floors harmed up 1t
was difficult to recognise It The body Of a human
Ming, its Appearance being rather that of piece Of
Blu, ued wood than flesh subjected to such aiug
process There three four other negroes sleeping
In the factory Of whom escaped except this boy wno
appears failed TO discover the door way He about
twelve years of age.