The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-09
THE GREAT FIRE I'M LONDON.

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The GREAT FIRE I'M LONDON.
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Commencement of the ConfinRratlon--
street--nIr. Braidsvooa, Director (Chisg
Enslneer) Of tho Fire brigade, Killed.
An Americsn snip ON Firc-Imme nse
Lost.
FIRST APpEAaANoE or THE FLAMES.
From the london star, June "a
Tho metro polls on Saturday evening visited by
Of the mcsl terrific conagratope the Nc probably oc-
CURED srce lho great fire in ieoo CestanIy Tor The
amount OF properly destroyed nothing ike n has been
experienced the last half century The loas beIr est
mated at e. coo Tho Of ibis catastrophe .as
on tae ~ateIsde portion OF Ioocy street. London
Bid2ea LOCALITY which has been singuaTy ate
during Tho last iwenty i've year, some Of tho largest
nee having occurred there Tho outbreak aok place ia
and bonded warehouses, belonging 70 Aessrs. SEQ
veil. They had extensive river frontage, and the
whole space ON the land side extending r0oey atree
was covered with eight or npo massive brick ware
houses, six stories height, Of winch woro for
merry used aS ordnance teoverLaent stores the whole
ocoupy ing, as we were informed, about three aares
These buildings were bed with merchandise OF every
oescrlption There were thousands OF chests OF u
aud silk stored IN the upper oors h Ia the oyar orc
there wsS an Immense stock Of Russian Laow, various
Gus, bales Of oottcn hops and gram Every portion Of
the entire establishment might said % have been
loaded with goods God Of the whole OF This very valuable
property, SAM to be valued " upwards Of milloD not
vestige remains but the bare walls and an inruenao
chasm OF re, which al tuek last evening lighted 20 tho
Pool and the OF city To be added 10 ibis
serious Is The dssruolon az le whole OF the
western range Of Alderman Humphreys warehouse
iiaokpg the new dock. known Bays wharf tho burn
Iains wharf, adjacent 10 81 OIave's church beslces
many other buildings in rooiey street.
BRIGADE DIRECTOR (sAME OFFICE AS CHEF EiI0I-
GINERR IN NEW York; BRAmwooD, KILLED,
Tho saddest loss Of al, however tho depiorsbIe
accident which beel Mr. James Brbtwcod Director Of
'he London FIo Blade, who, Win BIO seen by tho sub
al III rlu ,toya Of M
writer who accompanied Mr.. Brsdwood to The aro aud
was an eye witness If tho accioont wh,oh happened to
that gentleman furniahss the follow Intelligence OF
e outofak 10 .cbeo no headquarters OF the brigade 10
waiting street at ten rtnutss 10 I'VE O'clock and all tho
sVaiane force and engines belonging 10 that establish
mont we're ~ once despatch cd 10 tho spot The
western avenue ia T0Cey street. leading to C0tSons
wharf, dense quantity Of smoke Observed saunR
from the lo0phOe the first story OF enc of lhe
main centre bonded warehouses abulns ON The WHAT
and IN line with Other warehouses stretching 10 Iooey
street Tas centre building had only been recently
erected, and It's CONSTRUCTION gave r'so 10 dispute
between the Insurance company and kessrs ScoyoIl,
winch, We are informed, had only been arranged TOW
Mr.. Braidwood surveyed the couyse o. Tho re with bs
nsua cool and practical eye and posted bs men where
the best command could be had scene Of desruc
ton About hafpast seven O'Clock he entered the galo
way leading 10 the wharf nearest st. Olayee church and
proceeded down The whore his men were
suppo Ing and directing vo branches from The osirg
engine. BY this time the warehouse which the tre
commenced Quilted but the enormous stock OF sno
which AAQ been stored in the lower floor caused The
lybpoF w IIse w urtvut anything
RACED more fa,iousy when wAter WIS EcatteIed over
them The ac accent building also contained large dunn
Wy Of cotton and OIL which down through ,he loop
boes In stream 10 The vaus the grited
Az intervals there were loud reports, az If from tho
explosion Of carbon baueis or c but al tie
time 1t did not excite any particular alarm, az
the 6remen had been assured that shose ware
houses contained no e1plOavs material euch as fapere
although there was largo stock Of in another part Ct
tho wharf Tho police, who By this time had got com.
nand OF The thOroughfares leading TO The wharf had
cleared this western gateway avenue and with The
exception OF the fremen, there only few standing
by. Mr.. Brentwood, who had visited the men several
times previously seeing re distressed state hoy were
In from the intense heat and their great exertons called
ono OF biz attendants and gave each Of them njp OF
brandy AID then notiong another OF his in sim liar
exhausted State and whose eyes suffered much from
the heat turned bis back on the warehouse to I've The
man some Of The brandy A. thi, moment a ta.,,ac sr
poeion suddenly occurred and In al instant was seen
that The whole OF the fron'age OF Tho second ware
house was coming down, falling ontwsrds Into tho
avenue Mr.. Henderson. foreman Of Tue southern ds
uel Of tho brigade, who wa stsnding vshn Q few
pacoa of Mr. braidwocd, shouted fer shum 'a 70 run
The men dropped iter branches Two, sith nv aen-
coeon, escaped by the great gateway aud the men
ian n me ulposie dnecbon On TO inc wharf, whers
cr 70 follow Mr. Henderson, but II was oEly uoroents
ry for he wss struck Gown by the upper part Of he
wall and buried beneath some tong Of 6I ,rkw,rk Es
death must have been Instantaneous scyersi or ma
men would have rushed 10 extricase him. and indeed
tome oid, hcpeieae as Inc task was bot another expc
scp happening csused The ~ in great terror ,he
Bad iste Of This gentleman had most depressing eGect
npol all and 10 add 10 Il cir trouble ihe alien bsd
lre
wers 'hiee men standing by az The siBie feared
that they have leysfed We are N petition however,
TO state ar srAicwood IS Inc only memter VI tho 0fo
bfiG Ade Who bas periehed
TERRIFIC NIGHT SCENE.
Towards ten O'Clock tie aspect Of tbs oonaRraton had
become quite appalling and terror GHmay seized
sroyed all The wudowg Of the surrounding warehouses
90 both aides Of ccions wharf sso snatteyrg the
oop hole doore OF me various By SINS mo- ns The
great warehouses; OF ar Alderman Hnphrey, forming
The wefern division OF Hays wharf sid deck rue rfo
res IN height and extending nana come hundreds OF
1eet gned, together with large leather warehouse 10
Fog lane, adjoining the land aide entrance 10 the wharf
On the ST. 0ayes church side Of Colton's aharf the FIRE
making rapid rsyeges bav pg pensira,od tire eur
extensive warehouses comprising ChAuDeSslps rhaf !
Desiaes many no0a es and other buildings limo with
Cooley street TIC. they must share simlsr raio
30 that OF COtton's wnsJf evident; and what
endo5e1 matters worse The lIenen were comparatively
tanning matter winch poured over the wharf walls and
covered tue euface OF be RIVER tie whole length Of ihe
burning wMehcuee5, as ~ was they had loet a arge
quantity Of hose by The walls beng blown down. rhe
two steam LAND omit for The brigade BY shspd
ana Mason were working vigorously IN lo0ley strees
sho oTefT0"erh9 ie-l prevented tie MON approaching
the river enorgh 70 be Of any practical vorV,re
Indeed The dnsy wss frnugb WIN great danger ard
they were worry properly called OIL Inc Whoe Of tue
age w12 Of looiey Street AlG!e d0sp IN ho oil
ard talOw, which flowed ~ drect,ons from she ware
house, and the fear was thai would by some misfor
tbe pc brought INTO Ccnt-cl WIN 5GrpeptIne and ket
g-Hed.
TIE ANERIcAH SHIP PESTucrFr ~ DANGER.
mentioned
warehouses; AT hays wharf ara absineerisn's wharf
Ttfe Eubied " lbeo became evident hat me Are would
net progrtss any further westward towards London
Bridge. There wcs sbgnt break between Chamber. |
wharf and 81 Uavo church. although a enc sime
tLore was every Ike bcCd u escrea edhce beng
destroyed Hays wharf Do| became mo cen.re Of ope,
rstious WIDE dock sersysied the Two divisions of !
warehouses, although lhey were connected by fink
Wafeh ouae on The End side. RF alderman tIurcuhrey
ard ltr. Humphrey, Jr, collecting al The available
rfeDgth OF auxisrjea, made strenuous efforts 10
stay me fire rom laying bolu Of ihe eastern rareo
of oui0ng3 In tho dock Jay two shlpa-the |
Stockton steamer, which 30 have sailed In ,he |
course OF Saturday evening, ard she American shp |
Fentncset Ii was Tow wafer. Il impossible 10 OK
sscae ,hem, ana tho rigging having tnken are II vas
supposed iha hoy either UCuld he burned or crnse ed
By The waits Of The outtod ,areto1ss which trea'eued
10 fail. Several eIgtuen brought TO CLAW In all
arec,ons, and ser 1--we hours ipCessaot labor he Ere
was conquered and snpped q, ths point. Eventually |
beth ships were toved Oot or ire neck INTO the river
THE OTHER PERSONS KILLED.
From the inquiries inside u the brigade authorities Il
10 inI ossole 10 tel The exact number Of ,eeons who
rave lost iher ee ~ 'he disos'er bat 10 satisfactory
70 state that none VI the TemeD bsve been oi beyoud
hT braiowood, ard far the search made for I
the latter gentleman the brigade arc Of opinion ibai
the threo gentlemen supposed TO nave teen killed
al his SIDE have escaped before tbe woll was |