Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-15

THE fire on River street seems to be
checked at C. Warner & Co.'s provision
store on the West, and Gleason's drug
store on the East. No buildings have
been blown up yet, and none will probably
be on this street. The great bulk OF the
fire is now among the residences on the
streets east Of River and north OF Broad
way.
We just learn report that eight orphan
children hare been crushed to death at the
Troy Orphan Asylum. MIR. Stow, the
Treasurer, however, informs us that he
saw the matron, who informed him that
the rumor was incorrect. There is also
areport that lady on Fourth street has
been burned to death. We cannot vouch
fol these statements, but hope they are
untrue.
Tioenty minutes to Three All Ida
Hill appears to be on fire. The Uni
versity will probably escape. An ord
nance party from the Arsenal is expected
every moment to blow up buildings
Communication with the upper part OF
the city is entirely cut of. The fire has
reached Congress street.
The fire extends north to the Washing
ton Foundry, on North Third street, near
Hutton.
One man, an elderly gentleman, has
been burned to death.
A portion of the Albany fire depart
ment are here, and working bravely.
The Union House and Fifth street
Baptist Church are burned.
As we 90 to press, the fires are still
raging with undated fury. The flames
have taken an easterly direction, how
ever, from River street, so that there will
probably be no further damage on this
thoroughiare. But we have not seen the
end yet
From the Second Edition of the Times
AT four o'clock the fire is still raging
with no apparent check to il progress
1t still continues its sweep ia south.
easterly direction, from the Museum cor
ner through to the Eastern bounds of the
city. 1t is now burning on Congress
street above Eighth. on Broadway east OF
the Union House, which is also destroyed
on State street east of Fifth street, anG
Fourth street, as far down as North Full
| ton. 5..
) p town we hear that all is burned as
far as Harrison Place-Grani Division
most of Federal and North Fourth streets
being burned to the ground.
The University is still untouched, bu
its destruction is probable. Warren's
cottage, adjoining it, is burned. 1t was
one of the handsomest and costliest man.
sions in the city.
We learn that the mills at Abba were
set on fire by flying cinders, but the flames
so far as We learn, we're put out.
AT half past three the ordnance squad
from the Arsenal blew up some buildings on
State street, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
IN the hope of saving other property. The
fre, however, leaped over the gap thus made,
and is still going on as fercely as ever.
A noble stand is being made at the Muse
un corner by the firemen, but as we write we
hear that Mr.. John Flagg's store, on the
Eastern corner OF the Museum Block, is on
fire. If this is SO the block cannot be saved
ana more property will be destroyed South
OF it. .r ..u ...
DR.. Cary and wife-an old couple--are
we learn, badly burned; so also are Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Stevens, of Fourth street.
The streets are filled with hundreds of We
bicles and thousands Of people, carrying fur
niture, &c. from the burnir~ ,u,noo and
others in danger.
Every collar shop in Troy, with the excep
ton of three Is destroyed. Thousands OF te
males are thrown out of work.
Ihr, FIRE RACES worse in the wealthiest ward
OF The CITY, Third and Fourth streets. Many
. OF our most elegant residences have been al
ready rned Nearly one halt of the bust
ness portion Of the city is in ashes.
We learn that two small chill iren wer,
burned to death in Green street; also al
aged blind man who was locked up alone il
house-h;s son with whom he lived bein
out Of town. Many persons were terribl
scorched, in their efforts to save their goods
1t is stated positively that two men wer
killed in the Depot, and one on the Sixt
street church. a.
Mr.. Durham, of the firm of Flood & Dun
ham, was very badly burned while trying t
save his books in his store.
The fire of 1858 is no comparison to thu
The loss then was only about half millior