New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-04

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From the Nes YORK Herald, a1hl
Another Destructive Conhagration In New
.,.--. York. pss*
OVER 81 900, 900 OF PROPERTY DESTROYED
Destruction Of the Clipper Ship Great Republic aud fpo Other
Large Ships
Last night about twelve O'Clock the five story building
No 244 Front street occupied by Mr.. Treadwell ship
biscuit bakery discovered fire by of the ns
rance watch, named John Wisey His attention frat
attracted to the building by the bright light which Issued
through the windows At frat he thought that it
caused by the lighting Of the fires under the
but closer inspection he found that the whole lower
part Of the premises FIRE and that the flames
rapidly communicating with the upper floors He gave
or iess there three four fire companies the
ground The flames however had gained much head
that their utmost exertops Intellectual in saving
the building from destruction The wind which prevailed
at the time gave increased strength to the flames which
extended to the -four Of Msncodren Messr
Jones Rowland CO., both Of which were completely
destroyed.
About thousand barrels of -four we're saved from
Jones' store but the loss it s thought will amount
of the loss The buildings Nos 2i2 and 244 Ysued at
about IA COO and owned by Jones' Rowland l. Co, are
completely insured About $1,000 worth Of aour belong
ing to M Van Sickles storage in No 22
been destroyed with the other property.
The total loss buildings and Front street
may be estimated from sixty seventy thousand dol
lars.
As have stated above the sparks and burning frag
ments from the ruins carried down to the shipping
by the wind setting fire to the Great Republic the Joseph
K Walker, and the White Squan, all Of which are com
pletey destroyed badly damaged that they cannot
be repaired The Great Republic whose ruined hull is
lying In the dock at the foot of Dover street. the first
that caught fire. spark waited from the burning build
ngs in Front street. fell upon Of the furled
oremast instantly setting fire to the rigging Every
erton made to save the noble vessel The sailors
apparently regardless their lives rushed up the
and did all that could do but the nammabe nature
The foremast fell with terrible crash threatening the
lives Of some remen and others who standing on
the side of the vessel The manmast shortly afterwards
went by the board and the mizenat fell the pier
into the Dock striking small boat, which it capsized
knocking its occupants four men, into the water All of
them escaped with bath Of cold wafer.
The Joseph Walker and Great Republic are burned to
the waters ege The latter vessel s insured in several
Mutual Marine Insurance Companies She was to sail for
Liverpool and had among other articles the following
About 5000 barrels of -four 90 to 10000 bushels
and wheat 1000 bales Of cotton 5000 barrels Of rosn 1000
terces of beef ETC., etc. s@l t
We understand that of the members Of Hook and
Ladder Co. No. o. while going to the fire.
and SO seriously injured that he h not expected to
Another fireman also somewhat injured in the saue
manner, butnot seriously.
THE SCENE In BROOKLYN.
About half past O'Clock in the morning the people
of Brooklyn were reused from sleep by the combined
noises of the fire bells and working of the df
ferent companies which prevailed upon the New York
side of the river being added the raging Of the fierce
storm which blew with equal severity upon their own
shore with u.s.
Upon running the windows of their houses the in
habtants OF the streets fronting upon the river behed
sight not easily to be forgotten The flames blazing upon
this side of the river had then attained such height
that the different fiery ships which ranged along tho
wharvcs here appeared if they just lying under
the windows Of the dwellings in the nsghborhood of the
Fulton and Catherine ferries of those in Water
upon the opposite shore.
The burning brands thrown from the Great Reuublic
had then set fire to the rigging of the magnificent San
Francisco clipper White Squa she lay nloored at piei
No q East river her return from California upor
the 10th instant Owing the high wind which blew
the time, the flames spread her tracery of asts
spsrs and rigging in incredibly short space of time
and all became convinced that the only hope saving
her or preventing her adding to and extending the
by the like calamity which befel herself to cut he
adrit and let her go before the wind This was per
formed by her mate, Mr.. Poole who had previously ar
rived on board.
Once freed from her lashing, the white squall wa
taken out by stiff Northwestern and went clean into
the East river advising the astouished people of
that the calamity was about to approach their city
The White sqnal stood up the river and such
found to be impossible the falling previously of hel
rigging and mainmast had set the entire hull from
water.
Her course anxiousy watched by thousands in
Brooklyn and every preparation made by them tc
help her when she would touch land.
This did not occur until hafpast three o'clock in tht
morning at which time she with her side ths
wooden wharf at the extensive yard in the OF the
works belonging to the Brooklyn Gas Company which
situate between the foot of Hudson and Wall
about.
pier and hose pipe being laid from the engine house
the company tremendous volume of water thrown
into and upon her but still with very little effect Owing
TO the OF another fire somewhere in the Third
District of Brooklyn the reen of that part of the city
could not attend for consider able space of time fact
until time when their exerons would be quite useless
for the preservation of the vessel
The thick smoke which issued from this shp,
the river close to the shore giving the
of many ships being on fire at different points
As the White Squall in ballast and without cargo
she sent forth Dense thick Penetrating smoke from heI
timbers but not very clear flame until about half-pas
five o'clock, when the sun was about to peep out Al
this hour all her bnlwarks burned away from the aft
part to about six feet of the forward part of the hull
which seemed If prosraed by the heavy gale which
was then blowing in the opposite direction. Her jib
boom with the ropes attached perfectly whole
and sound but her spaner BOOM mass and everything
else, had long before crumbled into the hold, leaving
nothing standing excepting the bare and naked stan
cheons ranging On either side aft
stream still kept up from the hose of the gas
company but when the out clear it evident
that human aid could her and by nine O'CLOCK
nothing remained of the White squa except her shaking
and creakDg hull, which being quickly leveled tt
the waters edge The heat intense that
crumpled up like brown paper and the water
rating from her hold made spray which extended hal
the river and upon which the reflection
clear sun formed perfect rainbow which
extraordinary sight.
The clipper ship White squal was superbly modelled
vessel of 200 tons burthe and built by the late Jacot
Bell of this city for Messrs Platt Son. of Phladephi
She employed in the California and China business
by that firm in conjunction with the house of Booth
Edgar She cost three years hundred Thousand
dollars and the loss OF her. she stood to-day is est
mated at seventy nine thousand dollars
Capt. Lockwood her first commander died at Chine
while in charge of the vessel and she yesterday off
cered by Captain Kennedy and Mr.. Poole his first mate
RIor AND GREAT EXCITEMENT CiNcrSsArr.-A dis
patch Cincinnati to the New YORK papers dated th
26th ult., says:
Our city the scene of terrible excitement caused b.
threatened demonstration, by organized body Of Ger
mans, against MI Bedini the popes Noneio who is nov