Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-02
Great Ere at New Yorl..
The Ship Great Republic aud ttoo other Lar
Slim N,lrnt-Sl -lln 900 nf R,nnertm lie cLrn,.e

The Ship Great Republic and too other Large
Ships Burnt-Sl, 100000 Of Property destroyed
The New York Heral has the following partIcu-
lars of the extensive cUnfagTaton in that city.
About midnight our city became the scene OF one
of the most destructive CONGREGATIONS with which
we were ever visited. The flames were first dis.
cove red in a building in the of No 244 Front
street, occupied by Messrs. Trendwell & Sons,
cracker bakers. Owing 10 stiff breeze from the
West the flames spread very rapidly, and in COM
Paratvely short space Of time both the front and
rear building, with most of their contents were
! consumed. The adjoining premises, No. 242, &C.
cupied by MrSSrS. Jones' Rowland & Co., flour
dealers, and No. GAG, Mr.. D. ". Manwaring, were
destroyed. The flour store of MesSrS. Harris &
Co, No. 240, was also destroyed.
While the FIRE was raging in the above named
locality, the sparks were thick in the vicinity
as TO assume the appearance of raining fire. The
streets and docks along the East river literally
alive with burning Goals. The pier at the foot of
Dover street was at one time covered TO the depth
of some inches with fire, and the rigging and mnstS
OF the numerous vessels lying in the stream were
completely enveOped i'll flying sparks. The sea-
men aId others $lTenuOu$y eXeTtEd themselves 10
prevent the canvass from isniting, but in most in
stances the high wind rendered their efforts use
| less. .
About half past one o'clock the rigging of the
stupendous new sh p Great Republic took fire.
loving 10 The immense height OF her maSS it was
timpOSSOe for the engines 10 play upon the HameSJ
aud the consequence that the falling sparsSoon
hset her deck i'll blaze At three O'Clock her iCre
fAaSt FELL knocking her mninyard out oil The sings,
N shortly alter the mainmaSt came dow across
pc MOCK Her mizzenniast followed, carrying with
Il Acknowledgement. The vessel was now perfect
4, 4 mast enc mass OF flame abaGt the mann
I, t,wete Non1lie rapid manner in which the fumzs
Cd save, haSingit was apparent that nothing could
he and by tlePaS still burning at half past three
el niakii6cs sa1e probably nothing remaus of that
Ter ans luII e ne palace but chaIred and black
he large qbi Sae SER bc the fire spread to tie
iet ran so 3ff8 asd6 Sover wi ich tic flames
he her. Sh bA6nsed tSSt TO all efforts TO save
ed be consldtS iast6 "A biask star line, and NAV
=, A largrships knpnc
". Witt Cfnon 81 my espacket ship De
'ht next II Geat Rep hlieseR Red Rover, lying
ice and soon became It fita b the rigging
red ell olE, IN fIoN Of ths Ea4tia Ee.f eswas low
80 the Fulton Ferry boat, faH 40 arse Dy one OF
pe the river ShS eventual blIA IDS 11ated up
The edge. ttiT7AQ ttI 7iaIgr'S
ria In addition to\lie above, ssyeIliA u
a., mostly schoonersend sloops-ha ~ ess q.
49, rigging burned The maioTittp OF grS d s.
~; escaped total deStactIon 81 ifppiii ne W
md and drawing out hetlle, atres 4 & gssd NJ
is About two o cl1e lhesfre ora ID EEnnk y
to Nos. 245,24I, and pccunf BY Geo N
: mat, boat builder Reyuoli 8 CO.
to merchants, and otLef name Ne We
- able TO ascertain lluch 81 ~ in III
Me stores was destroyed, auilsn lie .Is = goihl
A. press the flames wers still eat i
'ue petuoSty, although it was I'll hex nd
md confined TO those buildings.
Tue houses South Slreei iIIiflte
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