Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-09
The Great philadelphia Fire.

the following account of the fearful con-
Aarration which occurred in shat city on |
Wednesday night, a brief account of which
has been received by telegraph. The
fire broke out little after twelve o'clock,
in the paper warehouse of Messrs. Jessup
& Moore:
r From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
At about quarter past one o'clock, the
interior of the walls of Messrs. Jessup q
Moore's store fell with tremendous
crash.
The large building occupied by Messrs'
Wilcox & Co., No. 22S, as straw bonnet
, mandatory, is entirely destroyed. The
Merchants Exchange Eating Saloon has
in a great measure shared the same fate.
The wind blows strongly from the east
ward.
We found at A. NJ. the elegant ware
house of Messrs. Caleb, Cope & Co., and
that adjoining on the westward on Market
street. a mass of fire. Soon afterward,
the front walls, with the foorings, and
heavy stocks of valuable goods, fell in
ward with fearful crash-driving an
immense volume of fame across the full
width of Market street, and setting fire to
: the market house roof and stalls immedi-
ately adjacent.
Several persons who had stationed
themselves upon the roof, and on the lower
side of the street (which is at least sixty
; feet wide,) made very narrow escapes
from the devouring element.
The rear of the Merchants Eating
House, to the eastward, was on fire, tho
i it was uncertain at the time of leaving
I whether that spacious edifce would be
: destroyed. At all events, the numerous
market people and others who procure
t their meals at that establishment mus
: look elsewhere for food to-day.
An instance of daring temerity was ex
hibited by several fremen, who ATTENDED
the cupalo of the hotel while the fire wa:
= at its hottest, determined to save the val
= liable clock which ornaments that struc
i, ture. It strikes the one quarter hours
and is the only one of the kind, we be
lieve in the city.
Never has it been our lot to witness
spectacle of more terrific grandeur. TIL
. air was filled with dense flying cloud:
which caught up and reflected the ligh
of the confagration, until the vast spac
, occupied by the central part of the cit
: was fully illuminated, and the smalle:
print could be read with ease man
squares from the scene of disaster. TIL
State House, Girard Bank, Jayne's Bui
dings, the Exchange, and in fact, ever
- prominent point was bathed in the III
r wonted glare.
: No. l. Robert Clark's stove store.
;. The n. E. corner of Market and Sixt
al streets is occupied by Messrs. III. Wake
& Sons, who have on hand an immens
l. stock of ironware, sleeves, agricultural in
in plements, &c. The adjoining house i
To Market street occupied Mr.. VIM. Knigh
en- is totally destroyed, as well as the adjoir
ing stores on the north side of Markt
ref street.
;tv Messrs. Wilcox, Rogers & Co.'S sill
a. store, No. 227 Market street, is complet
cb ly in ruins, portion of the walls havir
On fallen into the street, and the back wal
n,s having caved in.
md Messrs. Levick Brothers & Co., one
our heaviest boot and shoe stores, ha7
lost their entire stock. They occupi,
me the same building.
No. 225. Was a new brown stol
nj stoor, belonging to Messrs. Caleb, Cope
Co. 1t is now mass of smoulderil
!, ruins. 1t was the finest and most cost
building Of the description in the city.
No. 223. Was new store, partial
- completed. 1t was totally destroyed.
Trs IN COMMERCE STREET.
hot The rapidity with which the fam
ac- spread across the buildings on the nor
and south side of Commerce St, made
ne, impossible to save anything of the co
,ull tents of the stores on this street. Fo
of the largest stores on the south side
hot the street, and three dwellings on Nor
street, are totally destroyed.
in No. As, on the South side, was a ne
ich store, belonging to Messrs. Caleb, Cope
Co., and was the rear of the extensi
store fronting on Market st.
yun Several other buildings in this vicini
the were also on fire, but by the strenuous
I31 forts Of the fremen, they were saved.
On NORTH STREET.
hio The fire spread with great rapidly,
ace ter it was first discovered in Messrs. J,
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