The daily union., 1854-12-16
BY T. ELL T. & X A II III
Grs1 Fire ia Philadelphia.

PHILApELrHIA, d.. l5-About IL o'clock last night
discovered In the armory of the National Guards
the fourth floor of the brown stone building in Chestnut
street, above Fifth owned by George W. Edwards, esq
portion of the military equipments of the members Of the
company we're carried out but the smoke became dense
that by the time the remen arrived in to the
alarm given by the Stae-house BELL it impossible do
much good with the desreams that carried up into
the armory.
The engines put into service, and an immense
of water thrown the windows of the fourth
floor The flames for long time confined to the single
floor but the great depth of the building rendered the efforts
of the fremen to extinguish the flames unavailng.
The first floor Of the building occupied by Messs SAT-
ford and Cookman and contained rich and most valuable
curtain Materials and the loss be very great
The fire continued to spread and extending to the fifth story
corncc, carried the flames the adjoining building
the east and the upper portion enveoped in
flames About IL o'clock the roofs of both buildings fell in
causing portion of the front to fall out and into the street.
causing a scattering among the fremen beneath.
The roof Of the building the east the of Fifth
street. which known Fotteral Hall, also crushed
down by the fall Of the WALL and portions Of its cornice fell
into Sixth street. number Of persons were on the roof of
this building at the time, and 1t is feared that in
ured though most of them to scramble away
along the roof
+ As far we could learn however, seriously
hurt At almost the moment the east and west party
walls fell upon the roofs of the adjoining buildings That
cuped by Mr. Henkels crushed in by the bricks
causing much damage.
The northern range of the Fhstreet building mostly
occupied by Messrs Lacey Phillips, harness manufacu
rers Towards this the fire rapidly extending at
O clock.
The building also In blaze along its whole
Sixth street. and at the time Of going to
the conagrao threatens to be the most serious since the
July last when the Circus and Museum destroy
ed The occupied the first floor by Messrs.
Stayman Brothers, the second floor by Edward l..
Walker the third Prices blank book mandatory.
At the of the Edwards property and only divided by
of twenty feet, ive-story building Is feet
entirely WOrkshODS attached to Hen
| kels's establishment.
The fire had threatened this for time but up mid
night the remen had by the streams of water
carried up the upper part Soon after the falling of the
gable walls the upper part the workshop caught and,
from the combustibe nature of its contents enyo
oped in flames
The building adjoining Messrs. Stafford d Goodman
occupied the first fourth and fifth floors by W. H. Carry
also dealer curtain materials His stock valued
S35 OOO which there insurance of $780, 000 OF
this $40 900 in the Grard, of this city $4,000 in Lon
don S5 900 the Protection Company Of Harrisburg and
SIS, 900 in the Franklin Office of this city
The second and third floors of No. ITO occupied
Bassfords Billiard Saloon.
The building of No. 49, where the fire commenced,
was occupied the furniture of George j. Hen
kes This for long time thought to be secure, but
the flames finally crept from the workshops at the and
its destruction followed matter of The stock Of
valued at $65000, and the insurance is only
$4,000. fhe building belongs to the Rdgway estate.
James NJ Huber, formerly of the Philadelphia House, but
contributing mCmCef the Empire HOOK ana Ladder
Company the roof of Fotteral Hail. and serious
ly injured. He taken into the United States Hotel,
where his injuries attended Two other remen
reported as hurt.
The new building, the northeast
Fifth and Chestnut Streets narrowly escaped destruction in
consequence of the scaodng around the upper part of
| the building catching fire.
8 O'clock, a. m.-The flames still raging fcriously,
with every probability of their extending farther north
The following list of the buildings destroyed up 70 this
hour
Edw. l.. Walkers of Fifth and Chestnut; w. H.
Carryrs, No. l6s do W H. sahords Ill do. Geo. w.
Henkes 03 do Samuel Peppers, l75 do R. Dollards,
1855 do Smith Justices, l79 do. the Homeopathic Book
Store on Fifth street George W. Smith, furnishing book
stores j. G. Meegs, bootmaker, do. Chas F. Hensel,
sadder, do church bookstore, do Lacey Phil
lips, sadders, do.
E. c. BiddIe Co.'s stores Fifth and Minor streets,
somewhat damaged.
Lacey Phillips heavy manufacturers of saddles, harness,
whips &c. occupied almost the entire portion of the end
the Fotteral building, fronting Fifth street. and must
be sufferers by this terrible confagration.
The American Hotel, up O'clock completely food
ed with water and it found necessary many of
the articles of furniture &C. The boarders had nearly all
| left.
| oolocE.-The hremen, almost overcome with their
herculean efforts last restrained the devourng ee
buildings described above Several of the
panes Minor street playing upon Messrs Biddle
Co.'s stores, which will be saved with but trhing dam
age The flames have also been checked Chestnut street.
the roofs of the houses the side of Fifth
street has been extnguished
10 ocLocK.-Tbe fire has been completely subdued. It
impossible rs yes ascertain the of the losses
There about 5000 900 the buildings and
| tents.
Four remen standing upon the building the
of Fifth street. when the wall of the fifth story of the
adjoining building fell upon it, crushing them and the roof
down the story floor They all badly injured,
and one member of the Philadelphia Hose Company
conveyed United States Hotel with hand burned and
his head much bruised His is James Huber and he
was the saddery firm Of that in Market
Several persons slightly injured by the falling of the
cornice
The Steam Trigoto S,s9nchanna
New 0RLEASs, Dec HAmong the items of news brought
by the Promeheus from San Juan it is stated that
the United States Susquehanna, at San Fran
CISCO from the Sandwich islands, would be obliged to under
go considerable repairs Immediately after the completion of
which she would sail for Fort Dallas Oregon which post has
been abandoned in consequence of the atrocities of the In
dians.
Arricoi Of the Northern Light.
New YoaK, Dec. l5The steamer Northern Light, from
San Juan Nicaragua with later from California, has
arrived below.
Erec,,tioa Of Bcohchon.
New YoRx Dec. l5--Nchoas Beehehan, convicted of
summer executed this afternoon Up to the last
of his earthly existence he protested his innocence
r,fnoT Tuc5orU BURNT