Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1854-01-05
GREAT FIRE AT NEW YORK,

The New Yo,k Herald gives the follow
ing particulars of The extensive conhagre-
ton in that city, which took place last Sa-
turday night week:
About midnight our city became the
scene of one of the most terrific if no, The
we were ever visited. The flames were first
discovered in a building in the rear of No.
PA Front ST, occupied by Messrs. Tread
well s. Sons, cracker bakers. Owing TO
stiff breeze from the west the flames spread
very rapidly, and in a comparatively short
pace Of time both the front and rear build
lngs,wllh most The contents were consum-
ed. The adjoining premises, No 242. nccu-
pied by Messrs. Jones, Rowland & Co,
flour dealers, and No. GAG, Mr. d. w.
Manwsring, were destroyed. The flour store
of Messrs. Harris s. Co., o., 240, was al
so delroyed.
named locality sparks were so thick in the
vicinity as to assume the appearance Of RAIN
ing fre. The streets and docks along the
East river were literally alive with burning
Goals. The pier at The foot If Dover street
was al one time covered to the depth Of
some inches with fire, aud the rigging and
masts OF The numerous vessels lying in the
stream were completely envelop,ed in flying
sparks. The seamen and others strenously
exerled themselves to preven, the canvass
from igni,ing, bu, in most instances the high
wind rendered their efforts useless.
Abou, half past one o'clock the rigging Of
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took fire Owing 10 the immense heigh, of
her masls it was impossible for the engines
to play upon the flames, and the conse.
quence was that the falling spars soon set
her deck in blaze. At three o'clock her
fox emast fell, knocking her mainysrd ou,
of The sings, an shortly after the mainmas,
came down across the deck. Her mizzen.
mast followed, carrying with it the spank
eamasl. The vessel was now perfect wreck
being one mass Of fame abaft the mainmasi
From ,he'rapid manner in which the flames
were spreading j! was apparent ,ha. nothing
could save her. She was sill. burning burning g.
half past three and by this time probably
nothing remains of that magnificent floating
palace but charred and blackened hull
From the Grea, Republic the fire spread
to the large Ship Joseph Walker, over
which the flames ran SO rapid as to bid de.
6ance TO all efforts TO save her. She be.
longed TO the black star line and may be
considered tolal loss.
= A large ship, supposed to be the packe
ship De Witt Clinton or the clipper ship
Red Rover, lying mex! the grea. Republic
caught fire in the rigging and soon became
complete blaze. She was lowed out in
front of the Cs,harine Market by one of the
Fulton Ferry boats, and afterwards foatet
up the river. She eventually burned 10 the
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In addition to the above, several othe,
vessels-mostly schooners and sloops-had
their spars and rigging burned. The ma
jority of them, however, escaped total de-
strucsion by slipping their cables aud draw
ing out into the stream.
/ About two O'Clock the fire crossed From,
stree. to Nos. 245, 247, and 249, occupied
by Geo. Newmat, boat builder, r. NJ. Rey.
nolds s. Co., flour merchants, and others
whose names we were unable to ascertain
Much of the property in these stores was
destroy ed, and at the time Of going 10 press
the flames were still raging with great i'm.
|petuosity, although i! was thought they
would be confined to these buildings.
The houses on South street were in i'm
minent danger, and many of Them were con.
siderably scorched. The wind blew per-
feet gale during the three hours tha, the fire
lraged, prior to sending this sheet 10 press
A TEMPERANCE MEETING.