The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-07
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This nm m ng a. a very early hour, tho street Hoe
sovss a. b. 40 fr. Il contained At the tms from
ninety o. hundred AZ and wounded 40 dc ., and
ems dcrabia numb OF other government Eai ns Inc
s eved To have ors ustcd N afeotise % ntin
The furnace. which located the cellar unief Tho
al iton which pTufctcd from the centre 81 The ma n
building the resf. Tho rooms u The SISTERS Charity
IN his afdithn--Ner the turnAce-and the three
medical cadets had the Dor above fe rooirs
OF the Siste were hll.d ~dh smoke about hall an hpr
after mi night and the sister superior nfs save the
alarm They hal bal ny time 70 hurry cn thur cth ~
and ESCAPE, leaving rythng but the eothins tn had
IN Ia the bnTning lai.ds. TAR erica eroathl a. ihe
guard, aud soon the alarm bo.4me general ~ a.
man. II tchis aid allen, tn cadets above Aided W,
i st al tier personal elects with the ekoeP,"n - TIE
clothing which thes rrie " pat ga 90 leave The ban
ing building. Tie Metropolitan piice we're SON uion
the sfeu ~, and thcogh the house aroeSig all he
inmates and about this time the scSne Was awful 40 The
xlreme.
All OF the sick and wounded abls wrapped the
bedc olhitg sroaud III aud escaped from the budmg,
and the shfioks OF those unable W do 80 wes tornp
piercing and tn lie the hearts of all who heard them
The eli zens present, The officers 90 tho instt tioa
the metropolitan police all active In tescums tho
weake ,alients. who had - be- taken up DO ~ AMI
brought through the sun Ike and flames to place ~
~. some carried 10 tho Guy Hail, sVns ~ tbs
school house On Judiciary square "a hospital Tor SINE
time iast) To tho former quarters u 1ins bat
terry. some to Old Trinity church, Flth street. and
many " private Residences in the neghbo. hood. u NJ
believed by the officers Of the instt ton that al ihs pa
tients wero rescued. An aged wo nan named Ms. MS
sey who sent t. the innrnary time s,nce by
the Commissioner Of Public Buildings, has been missing,
but has since been found.
The alarm al no tme became general through the city
and many persons living within two or three squares
knew nothing of the fire until this morning ono bour
and more after the H. discovered snge ala IN
bell was runa and at least hour ate thai b.
fore any nre engines ivei by that time ths diton
and tire portion OF the mal building snve
ioped flames. The tire made considerable Ia AL
way, and at six O'Clock this morning nothing nalned
Of the Washington Inirmary but mass Of bi,cscnel
walls and smoking timbess with the eAcsition oniy cf
tho west wing, which comparatively uninJure4. Tho
walls ol addition have nearly All fsen, and the front
wall Of the wing is cracked 80 badly that will have
Dr. White tile principal, lost all his personal effects
and it is stated that the books and papers vi tho in
ton have been destroyed The -stant surgeons Qc
tors Cooley and oole. also i 81 nearly all ther clonas,
as did tho steward lMr iii ward master (r. Dvis),
anu oil er officers.
Tho Ii . IN ISL have been burning some time before It
discovered soon after the SISTER Superior gave tbs
alarm a soldier ut into the room where the names
hat burst out, with Buckets Of water but the door
being closed him, ana the smoke saliocang, he lost
his pres u mind and did not apply the water judi
coLsy whereby the progress Of the ire might have been
temporarily checked. For sume fcaSol the water which
Is conveyed through the building IN pipes used
Our citizens were active in avrding relief to the in
mates OF tn institution and hot coffee and other
ratises were hand. Tho LADIES have been
remilting in their efforts secure tho welfare and com
fort uf the patients and no lack bed clothing and other
eressaries has been suffered to exist.
The Council Chamber OF tho City Hail contains some
twenty thirty Of the PATIENTS aud many more in
the the ground tloor OF tho west wing OF tho
City Hail. a host Of kind hearted ladies' present
rendering their services this morning. and the officers OF
tbs building have shown great kindness. The Mayor Of
fered to do whatever might be necessary in the way Of
relief.
Judiciary square presents q sad sight this morning
with the smoking ruins OF the building and the broken
furniture scattered the lot. Most OF the furniture
destroyed by ire, AS the energies of everybody
directed almost exclusively to securing the safety Of the
patients
The want of IN efficient fire department fully de-
monstrated last night, ana we have 10 acknowledge the
Illuminating fact that the fire would not have been nearly
SO destructive il there had beon sufficient supply Of Ii,
to bring water to the burning building.
AS so TO press the patients from the City Hall.
church, 40, are being conveyed in ambulances to the
other army hospitals in this vicinity.