The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-23
BURNING OF THE FORT PITT CANNO
WORKS. PITTSRI

! The immense Cannon Foundry known Al the
| Fort Pitt W orks was destroyed by fire on Thurs
day morning. The fire broke out about four o. clock
and in spite Of every effort to the contrary, the
whole extensive square occupied by these celebra-
| ted works was laid in ruins in n few hours. The
! Gazette SAYS:
These works were situated in the fifth ward and
covered whole square of more than four hundred
feet in length by two hundred in width extending.
from O'Hara street to Walnut street in the longest
| part, and from the Allegheny to Etna street. The
works consisted of several different buildings. CON
| nected together by an immense boiler ward
through which railway tracks were laid to convey
the ponderous iron from place to place, as desira-
bic. The fire was discovered in the engine house.
brick building, which has stood for more than
| twenty-five years This building was one hundred
and seventy-tive feet long by thirty-ve wide four
stories in height, and full of valuable machinery.
The second story full of patterns OF the most
choice description. These be replaced only by
an immense expense of time and money. Tnev were
perfect in finish and seasoned by time.
The fire extended from the engine to the boiler
and smith shop, an iron building. Everything here
was destroyed great deal OF valuable work. fin
shed in process of completion. together with pat
terms, &C., is ruined or annihilated.
The foundry, substantial brick structure IT'S by
1l5 feet, was next attacked. The building was
ruined, but the furnaces not so, they being for
the most part fit for use. as is believed.
When the fire fully under way it was but
little use to try to stop it. 1t ragged among mate
rails that are usually proof against the devouring
] ii,
The great cannon boring department of the work
went next, huge building stored with the rarest
machinery, some of it of the most ponderous kind
The office fortunately fre-prool. and so the
books and papers OF this great establishment were
| saved.
The losses are estimated at SIPS 900, insured for
S37 800 in Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and New York
companies. We are informed that the enterprsing
tirm who have the hearty sympathy of all cit-
zens will commence the work ofrebuilding as
they can, probably next week will the first blows
struck on the new structure We are informed that
a contract to the amount of $50 900 had been en-
tered into which this catastrophe will interfere
with. to say she least, though trust it may not
! defeat it.
The very next building below the Fort Pitt was
the water works. Had they taken fire, we had been
in terrible fix indeed. 1t was, however saved
with no damage TO it. Mr.. Bradey's Stove Works
was on fire several times but saved at last with no
great hurt.
This is the seyerest fire that has occurred in Pitts
burg since the awful conhagration of l845.
CLERGYMAN BURIED ALIvE.-A letter from Erie
Pa, gives the following rather improbable account
OF recent occurrence in that county A Presby-
| terrain minister named Reed was going to attend
meeting OF the presbytery. He stopped over night
with another minister at private house. Mr.. Reed
was taken with nit in the night, and it was sup
posed he had died. The other ministers being in a
| hurry to get to the meeting in season, had him
buried the next day. On his return from meeting
he left word at Oxford that their minister was dead
ana Durleu his friends went immediately TO get
his remains and bring them to Oxford, when to
their great they discovered that he had been
buried alive. The cover of the coffin was split and
his shroud was completely torn off and turned
nearly on his face. Ne was bachelor, and n very
worthy man. His dreadful death is much lamented.
Another dreadful death from burning fluid oc-
CURED in Reading, Pa, on Thursday morning last.
The victim was young girl, named Angelina Lees,
employed a domestic in the family of Mr.. Albert
Miller. On the evening preceding the fatal occur
renee, she was observed filling fluid lamp that was
burning, and warned by Mrs. Miller of the great
risk she incurred and told never to do so again On
the very next morning, at A. NJ, Mr.. Miller and
his wife were reused from sleep by piercing cries
proceeding from the girls chamber, and hasten
ing to her relief found her enveoped in the flames
She was Immediately wrapped in piece of carpet
and the flames subdued, but her injuries were so
severe that she died soon after in great agony The
deceased sixteen years of age.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is now in com