The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-17

to stay the flrs from laying hold Of the east
ern range Of buildings. In the dock lay two
shipe-the STOCKTON steamer. which Was 70
have sailed 70 ne cou s. Of ssinsy sysnsns
low water. IL was impossibIs 10 extrtcate
them, and the rigging having tsken fire, II was
supposed that they either Woutd be burned or
crushed by the wallis Of the Quilted warehouse
were brought TO play In all directions, and
after two hours tncessant labor the fire. was
conquered and stopped at this point. Even
tusIly both ships were towed out Of the dock
into the river.
THE LATEST REPORT PROM THE RrISs.
from the Lopdon Times, Junsas
The huge pile of ruins caused by this fearful
disaster continues IS nnapproachable rs ever.
Even with oil the assis lance afforded BY the
late heavy rains, and the continuous streams
pa lis from the mains by night and day, the
heat they give of is so intense that 1t 10 tmpos-
sible to penetrate beyond few yards inside
the blackened walls from the land side. No.
thing dare approach them from the FLYER. In
the centre several large cellars of oil and tai
low are blazing as furiously as ever. The glare
of these fl 4mes, which are unseen during the
day, shines out as brightly as before with
nightfail, when, Of course the alarm Is spread
that the fire has again started ON a fresl, ca
reer Of destruction. There Is, however, we
are happy to say. not the least danger now Of
such additional loss. All the ruins on the
outskirts except, as we have said, those next
the river,j are not only cold, but well satura-
ted with water.
The burning cellars in the centre, which
cannot be reached, must burn themselves out,
and from what is known OF their contents.
long time must elapse before this takes place
if they are left TO themselves. The chiefs Of
the Fire Brigade, however, are of opinion that
in a day or two more they will be able TO get
the hose sufficiently forward to reach even
these centres of fire; and If so, we may soon
hope to see The last embers Of this tremendous
conaagration extinguished. The cellar full
of tallow, beneath the warehouse which leans
SO fearfully over the spot where MT. Braid
woods body was discovered, has almost burnt
itself away. Since Monday evening the hose
of three engines has been pouring in streams
at one end, and driving the great mass OF fire
ii ontains out at the other. In the centre OF
the ruins, where it is impotent for further
mischief. So great has been the quantity of
water poured in here that the vaults have
been almost flooded, and an immense quaint
ty of the melted tallow foated completely
out.
The body of flame at this spot is now so
much reduced that the fireLnen have been en-
abled to advance far enough to reach with
water the walls at the end OF the vault,
through the apertures OF which the mass OF
flame has been pouring since Saturday after
noon, and which are therefore almost white
with heat. Tremendous clouds of steam are
thrown of here as the jets OF the hose fall
upon the brickwork. Unfortunately, how
ever, this siGe Of the warehouse is as much
out Of the perpendicular as the front, and is
certain to become still more SO as the mass Of
brickwork contracts in cooling, go that even
when the fire is entirely ex tingnished, the i'm
minent danger will prevent the spot being
used as a base Of operations for penetrating
further towards the centre, where the great
vaults still boil and flame unchecked. Adj
joining the cellar which has thus been par
TALLY extinyuished is another, stored entirely
with lard and bacon. This has never been on
fire, though to judge from the hot jets of
steam that have been issuing from the loop
holes since Sunday, the contents must have
been as efectually overdOne as if the flames
had actually found their way in.