The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-23

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
EXTENSIVE CONFEDERATION IN HEwCAs
TLB UPONTYNE. ENGLAND.
The following Is IN extract from . private Letter
received BY tie Africa, giving An account II dread
ful fire which occurred on the 6th Oytober, 1t New
castle-upon Tyne. We should premise tha. nitrate Of
soda is South American saltpetre, and from the 70
ssmbAnce Of tho present case to that OF the gres,
fire whish took place hero in ls47 the detais~may
possess some interest for our readers
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Oct. s, 1854.
| Early this morning our city was visited by most
direfui calamity. A fire broke out on the lower
part of Watchbead, which communicated With some
warehouses stirred with napths, nitrate # soda and
large quantities ofsulphur most fearful explosion
occurred, and accompanied it is supposed with
crest Ices Of lfe The explosion destroyed aud set
fire TO about one bali the quay side, and while we
write il is s,ill burning Many Of our leading mer-
chants lost all their books and papers
| Parties lvirg more than ten miles from the town
were awakened by the explosion, and thousands
are pouring In from the surrounding districts. Blu
siness. CT course. il entirely suspended, &c. NJ.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE IN PHILADEL.
From the Phiad4 lphA Bulletin, Oct. 10
About O'CLOCK last evening the ia,gs brick machine
be veen Front street and the Frankfort roa was
! discovered TO Do ON DIRE
The building where The FIRE originated was owned BY
Mr. VIM h. Miles, sod partly occupied b, him as ms
maDner, it generally expected By those 'amir
ruins under the action Of the flames Thsf. We be-.
lieve. suit now pending against the o~ner for m AIN
ems The inside work was equally bad The buliins WAS
sixty feet front Maiceu street bJ forty fes. deep
having wrg extending back near to ydocx street,
distance of about one hundred iset The fret story was
occupied in the manufacture Of machinery Ct vatious
descriptions. TIE up er stories easec out to y,r
Gus persons for the manufacture OF hubs, coach feos
30 The building contained forty horse engine which
propelled ell tho machinsry in it.
a two story brick building adjoining the chop
pied hr Mr.. William Rice ~ marine p,int fsctorf,
partially destroyed, and was only saved through the
manly snd ge,ic Efforts Of the 6remel
establshment, back from Maiden street, occupi,d by
henry Distin saw mandatory, made A'natroW
The large and extensive four mill on the north side of
Maiden street, adjoining D,sin's building ownei aud
occupied by VIM Gicksr, and known as the Am ,rican
the Roof tie building safe. This mill has stored
within q large ount Of -four feed aud grain and it
bad been destroyed the loss would inevitably hare been
handsome .hres story brick yelling adjoining Miles
shop on the west, WAS partially Destroyed Tbs porco
snd wpdox frames burned out aud the upper part
OF nuoh scorched but having slate roof, Was saved
from to- 81 dest, uction.
occupied by poor f,mi les also partially destroyed
They wsre Owned by Mr. hcmas Grade
Tbs root Of two story brick blacksmith shop adjon
ing the building the east, also burned off. This
building occupied BY Messrs. Crockett: Noweni,
Who leased the upper part Of it as wheewsht shop to
Be 9th Kenusdy, who were among the sufferers lose
81 600 by the fire; they were IL su,ed for $500.
's as oos nasn Of VIII nc mot
vsred BY insurance. The light from the burning build
ngs at great distance Upon the ground every
thing went of quietly.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE IN BALTIMORE
From the Baltimore american, Oct. 81
wsyesterd.y gave brief account OF . fire that was
progressing when We went to press Friday morning
ard cur fears Of its ultimate damage We regret to
twelve o'clock, II is difficult to tell in which building it
fret commenced bat the general opinion is that f.mes
flooring and sash steam mill Of as..rs IspouraiIIs
Maughn, situate the Of stiles street and East
By Messrs Du CooS.. as steam SSH fsctory Ths
hsn Is spread with great rapidty, and soon commuu
Gated to tbs lower part and the adjoining buildings all
The then extended the extensive lumber yard Of
Messrs Grfhss 4 Cate, consuming everything sheds,
tsndif bach to President street In the rear fronting
on President n, street; were aye two story houses,
summed BY G sus sss al Of Which were Goa
The large brick stable ctnnsctsd with the lumber
yard wss also destroyed Fronting on President
Geo acre were sntire, swept that to say ali ther
sheds and Offices were consumed Adjoining the
ysids was two story brick dwelling belonging to
brick ief. upon another. cooper sho, belonging TO
carpenter shcp Belonging to the came and tensptsd BY
Enoch Miller, also burnt not vestge of sithar
b. seea The office and fence Of the coal yard OF Mr.
Hopkins on the south side OF Wilk street, was alAo
burnt Mr. hopkins loss viii not $500. 4essrp.
Iapoul allie h Maughiins Office and house the
the, other property On the east side of Pre- sident
street the flames three two story
Ssxosd barry The houses we're ., occupied b. Ger
man families but W could not ascertain to whom they
belonged The loss Of Critics Cate Is $50 ooO which
they have insurance Of only 9l2 Geo. which ID distr
$40 oo0 which they Insured to s. 500 L.pour-
They have policy Of $4,000 in the Firemens ofice.
The whole loss 10 estimated at upwards Of 900.
sued snd atm burning waste extends from EASTERN ave-
cus to Stiles street and from the eastern side Of Prss
dent street to East Falls avenue Nearly the space
witch the total loss was estimated It $4,000 large
quantity Of lumber plsnks. logs, wood work, &c
hsighth, the Ere presented scene OF magnificent but
fearful spendor stiff Wind prevailed, and the asmes
caught rapidly fss% ono File Of lumber until the entire
v,ved in intense conasgraton Much Of the lumber
ptsh pine readily gniting and buFnug with great
combustib!e material until they gathered = force
that seemed to all efforts for Their subdusl at de.
6aLce.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN LOUISVILLE, KY.
[from the LouisvllIe Dem scrat Oct 1871
LIST night between eight and nine O'Clock, Ore
broke out 10 the extensive sstab ShmeLt Of Henry c.
Morton, dealer in books stationery, &c Main sire
cellar, whe large lot Of rags stored, and sup
posed to have been the result Of spontaneous combus
the ground aud for while. completely Hooded the
building, but the supply of water entirely exhausted
before the flames coulo be checked and whilst
! gnes being removed TO other ciserns, the fire
esi Cd consdera BE head ~, and the building
destroyed The flames then communicated to the large
iron At and grae warehouse Of Mel ermot,s Cliff ,rd
Co adjoining the west, and it also consumed
despite me unriDg exertio0s Of the frernen it
rhe store Of CASSIDY Hopkins adjoining ton
On the east. comic eraby Injured The stock of
hessrs cootfsted of queens glass aud china,
gocd deal Of which broken In removing 1t from the