The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-02

TWO MiILlOhS WORTH or PROPERTY DE
sTROYED.
On Wednesday night lsst Philadelphia visited Via
terribly -cesractss eonhAgranon, involving
reAier loss a property thAn before kaown il
hat city We md the following particulars q this sreA
calamity il the Pennsyivan Of yesterday morning
About ia O'Clock this morning the extensive rag ware
bC1se 81 AessEs JessuP Moore No "A North street
discovered ere The alarm promptly given. and
The kreDen eary the groGnd bat notwithstanding
their exerons aided b. tie police force building
seediy consumed together with large stable In the
the packingbox factory of Supee Myers on Commerce,
street also the oooPeshop Of C. Carter Adjoining III,
latter The ookiug-eiass manutsetory And
MOoBey Co neat became the prey o. the flames and
in few moments, entirely enFelcped.
LArkR-1 oouooK, A NJ
The wind which hie~ very freshly al the time the fir,
was discovered, confines unabated
The walls Of Jessup Norris warehouse fell about
factory
ing he above on the west entirely consumed
The Of The Of twelve houses the side
Of Sixth street between Comeree and North sree
entirely consumed and the probability that the flames
win be ungoyernable in that direction The massive brick
edihce Of Leyek Brothers shoe-dealers fronting 90
Market and exending back to North street Is ere
and there IS but little hope Of saving from eanre de-
struction.
The rear Of the large building owned and occupied By
Caleb Cope CO. Market street is also in imminent
danger.
TIE paper and rag warehouse Of O. G. Davies Co, on
the south side Of Comerce street hardly be saved
from total destruction.
As write the Ere Continues TO rage farously threat
enng destruction to the entire western half Of the block
extending from North street Market between Fifth and
Sixth
The entire block 10 Sixth street seems inevitably doomed
crossing sh SIKH street The ty Baas il sI,h sarss & op
posts Commerce has been several times fire well
adjoining buildings
n O'CLOCK
The extensive store Of Levie Bro fell in with ire
endoas crash about O'Clock carrying with II the store
adjoining the Of the occupant Of which could
not learn
The large erected by Caleb Cope engaged BY Truit
Co, but YET occupied il also destroyed.
The hardware house Of William knight adjoining on
the west is also in Hsmes
The fire about II o'clock extended to the sou,h side Of
Market street but up 10 this hour has made material
headway.
The fire also extended across Sixth street and swept
mp ST James street. running through from Sixth Seventh
10 this street large threestory brick dwelling
pletey Destroyed Fears entertained for the large
printing establishment CT C. Sherman Son in the same
street.
to rage 6ereely strong wind is blowing from the NORTH
east and loss 10 conjecture when and where
the destruction viii end
ThefoIlowing telegr.phic despatch furnishing adj
diiions particulars received in this city yesterday
afternoon
The Market street destroyed those OF Bag
ley, Woodward Co. grocers wilcox, Rodgers Fedley,
straw goods Levic Raisr1 Co boots and shoes Fair
banks patent scales; William Averleys ocs; store
building By Caleb Cope William W knight hardware
Seller. Psnnock, leather hose; Wickerhsm 4 Sons,
iron railing
On sixth street. the sufferers are r. 81 Shoemaker tailor
W Williams, stationery: c G Shoemakef, tabor;
NJ Holiingsworb STATIONERY; George Bruders shoes Dr.
T. Cooks drugs john Buer pianos j. d. Williams,
yer; j. NJ Kelly, tailor Henry Tennent, tinmAn Penny
Packer Flynn grocers Robert Mckinley coavsyanoer
Eu1s4
tram Co. Perfamery Waeorne Co. furnishing store
r c. Wright Co, clothing; J. Moor, trimmings; Mrs
the buildings destroyed Sixth street occupied By
families. who saved very ittle o. their furniture
The Commsrce street sufferers c. c. Davis paper
4 suuplrs. box-naRsrs: SsnaeI Croft, ooppersmith.
On North gess1p koores warehouse where the
fire eonmerced and Eve adjoining dwellings, coz
saued-
number q dwellings on the west side Of sixth street
Including the City Bank at the Of Farmer
damaged
TIE Ere also crossed Market street below sixth con-
suuins the upper part Of hading oceapied by Cunnng
BAN Herr, grooers and Conorsr Brothers, boots and
shoes
Sparks also on Ere The silk store Of John Kiehl
Sons ChstnCt shove seventh the roof 81 ~hich
damaged The contents mostly removed The loss
i very heavy, but supposed 10 be mostly covered b.
surznce
Tery little stock was SAVED from the Market store.
owing 70 the rapid Spreading q the fame
John X Croft fireman, and returned Mexican voun-
ierr, was kieo by ne iAiLIDg OF wall Two OF tbree
other 6reen missing and supposed 10 hare been
crushed 10 death and Others injured
The store belt By Caleb Cope vas Leased 70 Traiii
Brother who had s25 900 worth Of hardware stored in IT,
The building valued Al s75ooc.
On ST. James street Of Sixth number q small
dseingS German tavern, and large schooihouse BE-
longing 20 the Society o. Friends WE'RE destroyed
Daring The Ere lanes BARLEY member Of the Frank
ia Hose COnpsay, stabbed IN STRAY with the
koysBsasing Hose Company. The latter company has
been out Of service several years bal called out BY
the chief engineer BARLEY . lot erp~cied 70 survive