The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-20

natsriai, thovRh he adnis,,d that there was q
lssGs stock d sAltpetrs IN atother part u the
wharf
anofs suddco. terrible explosion ocouiied.
In an insn nj II sas sssn thst the whole o. the
fruntsgs of the aseond wrshouss ives coming
dovB, falling cutNces into the avenue. Mr..
BnsDRRsoH shouted for al 20 run. Toe men
drOppsd tssir brsnch.. Two, With Me-. Hsr
bsssos. escaped by the from gsts say, and the
cthsrs ran IN the opposits direction on TO tbs
whsrf. whfs thsv Jumped into the rive. Mr..
BnAsDwoop pafs an effort 10 follov Mr.
HnrpvssoH. bat VS. strvct do vn by The up.
par p.rt Of the wall, sd buii sd beneath come
tons Of briek work BIS death must have besn
instsutsn>cus. Sevsrd 81 his nsu rushed To-
s.cth,r ssPA'sson hsPPsnhe tiny were com
IN. seatic-s q the brirss, ~, gut. pow
srisss % ch,ck NJ prcgres - tbs fsm.s. II
Il SCARCELY pos~i>As TO ds.orihs the eonstsrna-
ton whie,r Prvssed. From the rsph exP,o-
sicus which bllesea. It was thought that there
every one Of the wsrshSusss. In, cDucusyous
shock the psigifcorhuod, and scattered s,osds
Of the burning fragments over thu psnic-
stricken oisfr,cf.
At sbc.t 10 oelock th, Or. secured st he
worst Il vss not Hn sight fell that TIN ~
nndous tsrrors o. the spectacle could b ~
sincs thu frs IL 1895 bsd such scene becn
witnessed. Tue wsols sssth bank At theriv-
sr from London Bidss 20 below tbs Custom
Hous., teamed one ttupsndous pile or frs
glowing q lie ere with an intsssity that
made Il painful 70 10 Il at. and casting ruddy
glare above on every thing FER and near.
The flames st midnight seemed 20 .dvsncs
its millions q buruiog fb.kss filing ths air
- II the very stpospt,rs vas On are, AND
TIE great ranks u r,d fame aspptns about
their kssn thin ro,n,e with dull nois,, end
lssping up high over the houss With bounds
ans s,uts like foun' aims Of Gre. Bpr~adinx
i1 and vide amid gsunt ruins u walls crack
I'd and riv.n Gu, u sbap-, lay . perfco' sea Of
Gre almost q, wh,ts as no =, from .h,ch th. rod
Aamss sprirg In ms, sivs lsaps, and sostssr like
explosions mvra1sos chsrr-d smpers hisn iuto
ths air Nov puff Of sind will act on The
tnios far and vide like blsst through fur
pso. and they sosing intoa -hi eas-s 10 sn'ch
th. glare Of sunlight Ia msrs dafkn-ss. Waite
IN, ss ~. su Q last the spectacle 10 tremendous
On sveiy sscs are only great vtstas OF ragged
-slls and vhits RisamipE strests, the very
pSv~m.p,s Of which give f q ltyid glrs thst
IL blindiog 20 loot at. The walk, white vi b
heat, teem Ike pili,rs of frs, sgslR.t which
ss the sfs.s. drops, the flames rise sgsin, and,
licking up their rides, sesu 70 h,p
sEsipst then and briggs toe glo wing
bricks down In long streams On svery
cid. . grsa, mass u flames 10 struggling
No,h'ng can be seen but = 70 -n Of rafting
ruinr, with great rsftsrr sws, ing about In
herv tsng,ss bsfoF. thsy fall hsadlosg do WI
nothing heard but the rear Of A.nss aud
shouts OF exc ted Thousands, -h,ch dro~u svsn
tncsss.nt dulI tbum ping. Of the su,iuss tina,
s,s vo'king In ell directions. The a.nss
spread till they advanced 70 CHAnsKsLAts's
-harf, who're o ,loop a. esvsr.l bargss wsrs
burned the ret OF the shipping having been pre-
viouslv hauled out into the stream. A little
altar III. Midnight, the wiod fall. and . scw
hours after, all danger Of the .xt.nsioa otths
FIRE wa at an end. Not less than IS builo ip "
.nd warehouses were destroyed. The loss ~
lie d not y., correctly asosrtainsd. but prob
ably not les than tsa persons wsrs killed.
Thsir remains had not been discovered.