, 1863-09-17
GREAT CONFEDERATION At THE
PHILADELPHIA NATY YARD.


tFsom the FhEhde!phiA Enquirer, 14th.1l
"A destructive confagration occurred at thu
NAVY lard yesterday morning, which resulted
IN The loss Ct great amount Of valuable
property.
Ii the block Of buildings near the main en-
covered while the guard WAS being relieved,
about two O'Clock. The sentinel on post nea9
the store-house discovered It, It vas IN The
upper Fart OF the block, Mt the west end.
About the same time the sentinel at the gote
d'scoTeIedit. The corporal Of the guard WAS
It. and the alarm communicated to the officer
of the day. The dlnerea. officers of the yard.
Commodore Siribling, Captain Wells, Mafor
n4oaeat{, Of the marine corps, Lieutenant
haJeock, oiffc1r Of the day, werc promptly
sounded and the long roll beaten BY the MI
rines. The ringing Of the bell and the deep
rolling Of the drum awoke all the people Of
the vicinity, and created a panic, many think
Ing tint q rebel vessel Of war was sailing up
the Delaware.
The a1aIm in the meantime had spread ont
Hce, md the fire telegraph carrying the
tidingE throughout the city, the fremen Tatb-
ered N large numbers at the gard. The Bhif-
nef Hose hastened to the scene, and was first
Weccacoe Engine, with the steamer. carrIage
and hook ana ladder, reached there. hut vas
not allowed to enter the gates. The fireenen
and large body Of the EMPLOYEES Of the
!afd, including many Of the Workmeu of the
eeI artmentS n the burning buildings, gath
m1sslon. The officers Of the yard, thinking
That they could quell the fire, refused to adj.
NIL any trou the outside. The men Of the
e11n1er hose attempted to force an entrance.
WIEN the guard charged On them, and hurled
Lem pack INTO the street. Tbs Weccaeoe
ut Last succeeded In tearing dovn q tempo.
1ary fence On Prime street, and at once turued
triple stream Of water on the IRE from tho
Prime street side, at the Front etrett end.
a1c from the east gable end next the chasln
Which yawEcd where the old buildings Lad
been torn down.
The fire communicated to the lofts filed
with taIred rope, gun-brccching, rigging, can |
vae, ard Ill sorts Of cotobustible mataria1s.
ano the wind blowing freshly from the nortI,. |
Mest, It vas driven right through the whole |
beck u southeasletly direction. B:toro !
portion Of the: block Of ktorehouses, froa
the roof down to the second story, were DE-
Etroyed. Everything below was entirely sat-
urated with water, and conG.de1ablY dan. I
ngsd.
but the FIRE had made such headway that 4
could not be extinguished. The flTeren
pla!ed upon the ruins until 10 O'Clock ves.
te1day morning, when the stores and Goods
1iut SVAeuIeA were removed aud dried Tim |
Steamers Of the Hope and Weccacoe ,TrTs
engaged until last evening in pumping ont
LEE water from the cc1lars.
I1e block Of buildings ct the west end WIS
nlled With ofllces. and then the rooms ran |.
along the rest Of the block, forming large
The fourth story was occupied
IS gunners' storage loft, with the caroentar
shop AID cleaning room in the Front street
ed. On the third 1@or Was the runnersi
.fflce and the pnrners' u.or1rfnr -aa5.s tsiia,
With the 1nost yaluable 1nater15,s M 1nn.
,ers, storee Hera ia ro-i] 1s - ~ suu.
,raac1,;ea S;ese asta t1s "ofA 1of making the
n ~ eaao6a aan 49, laeAangs LOT guns Is done.
'aS aas eeeo1u Aoo1 Was occupied mainly as O.
~ ~ - ~ .4oM. ~ "as, NJ t1e t1me OF the
~ ~ ~ - saauaM9 matefA, and was sata-
s.aea anaa WIZ "atg1, me nfe hol feachlng the
~ Gsonu @ e'oy. 1nete was acre, Also lot Of
~ 49,, salps !aaterne. &C. Inc 1rst Hoor
. at.ss eu sefeA - comPaftments, used
. 30 s'o,s W. n9oss " - 1ae Nava1 5torekeeper
III ~, s,t oae " ne fpoms. 1ney we're ni!ed
- H.. nas"1 nto!, uaMats Hes ana lhe IKE
t;sosaaTa Is uaeG.oent & "as uued "Ln proVlsions,
Sa ltus49sty 1.G Iieaa IN oarIes. Al these were
touea mltn water, Dat most OF the naval :
'o.Js @ ~, "ete run JUL oe1o1e tney suffered
'1saa ~ ~, tose.
: N = Inc 1onf1h etory vas choice collection
~ LUG " uos. r. IimnRlcsea areasms, quantity Of
Aes' q me Dan;gren pattern, the best fire.
:as u tue Hofloi chtla asses, reTolTers md I
lS1ois.