Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-04
THE GREAT FIRE ), NEW YORK.
FULL PARTICULARS.

We copy from the New York Heruld the follow
ing account of the late fire in that city. appears
that the destruction was not great among the
shipping as at first supposed. The packet ship DE
Witt Clinton and the clipper Whirlwind, reported
burnt, escaped with comparatively little injury TIE
details below will be found interesting:
FILL PARTIcULARs.--last night aeont twelve
o'clock the first story building, No. pa trontsr
occupied by NJ, Treadwell AS ship biscuit bakery,
was discovered Oh lire by one OF the insurance
watch, named John Wilsey. His attention was
attracted to the building by the bright light which
issued from the basement and which could be DIS
tinctly seen through the windows. At first he
thought that it was caused by tie lighting up OF the
fires under the ovens, but on closer inspection he
found that the whole lower part OF the premises
was on fire. and that the flames were rapidly COM
municating with the upper floors He gave the
alarm immediately, and in the course of half an
hour or less there were three four fire compa-
MES on the ground. The flames however, had
gained SO much Roadway that their utmost exer-
lions were Intellectual IN saving the building from
destruction. The high wind which prevailed aC
the time gave increased strength to the flames
which extended to the tiou: stores of Mr.. Nance
dren and Messrs. Jones, Rowland & Co., both Of
which were completely destroyed.
Abont thousand barrels Of flour were saved
! from Jones store but the loss it is thought will
| amount to about SO, 900. 1t is insured for near
! ly the whole amount of the loss. The buildings
| Nos. 242 and 244 valued at about IA ,000 and
owned by Jones, Rowland & Co., completely
! insured About s. 600 worth of -four belonging
10 Mr. Van Sickes, was on storage in No. 242 and
has been destroyed with the other property
! The total loss on buildings and stock in Front
street NAV be estimated at from sixty to seventy
thousand dollars.
As we have stated, tue sparks and burning frag-
! ments from the ruins carried down to the
shipping by the wind, setting fire TO the Great Re-
| public the Joseph f. Walker, and The White Squat,
all of which are completely destroyed, or SO badly
damaged that they cannot be repaired The Great
Republic whose ruined bull is lying in the dock at
the foot of Dover street. was the first that caught
| fire A spark waited from the burning buildings
in Front street fell upon one OF the furled sails Of
the foremost, instantly setting fire to the rigging
| Every exertion was made to save the noble vessel
The sailors apparently regardless of their lives
rushed up the ladders and did all that men could
do but the infammable nature of the materials
rendered all their efforts utterly useless. The fore
mast fell with terrible crash, threatening the lives
of some firemen and others who standing OF
the side of the vessel The rnannast shortly after
wards went by the board, and the nzenmast fel
across the pier into the dock, striking small boat
which it capszed, knocking its occupants, four men
into the water. All of them escaped with bath o.
cold water.
The Joseph Walker and Great Republic are
burned to the waters edge The latter vessel is
sured in several Mutual Marine Insurance Compa-
MES. She to sail for Liverpool and had, among
other articles. the following About 5000 bbls. o.
-four GO to 10000 bushels OF corn and wheat l00C
bales of cotton 5000 bbls. of rosin 900 tierceS
of beef &c, &c.