The New York herald., 1863-12-10


Oupg greatly 70 the dense smoke. flying sparks
and Gro and 20 tho general esoitement rh,y were
fo,iu"a'e'y 6say sabdued. thrown INTO tho
dok rfsso was ,mminest dssges d the sloe.
bo'A~ aod psolo and private buildings West stIoet
aud III, dAn.ing houses Perry. Charles, West
Ieuth and ca. siopLer streets taking FIRE from the
b'a,,Dg bssi'ds. The furious gale drove them
from tho mounds os Burning hy ana fro~a
the sails and rigging aud the tmbers OF the Con-.
sumng vessss. Tne brands 1red The roofs Of houses
Weebawkon street and at the OF Greenwich and
Morton streets and oyster saloon Hudson street
between Morton and leroy But all these buildings and
the alerveo'Og blocks peovidcntiay sAved chse
wtse thefs would have beiasen the city calamity
scarcs,y equa,ed since The great Gro Of 1855 g III
Usually at aochos che stroam three hoodred feet
fro@ tho Perry street wharf. Is government powder
vessel hayRg board at time less than 20 barros Of
powssess she Was fortunately rosAoved fsc her paes
short pesod baore the are commenced Had shs been
iacr ssuaips she must Inevitably have fallen prey
TO the sparks bushes OF fame they wore driven
before tho wind from the burning The eeot Of
EXPLOSION from this wOad have been Terrible
that part Tho oitV AaA Al
sci aud another fell prey to tho CONSUMING element 10
how vessel loaded with powder.
charged shells and other deadly material for govern,
mept use might absorbed the general consgrason.
and explosions follow that would OCCASION lsu,eutabIe
loss Of e Our gallant nemea continued to work. as they
always do feariessy and eecvey for the preservation
o. the publc property ives by their oKertions that
tho destruction was not messey greater iali in the
gale obout 6ye O'Clock. helped 10 what
threatened TO be widespread aud desolatng connagra
ton and stsaded wta much greater loss OF life than
10" 'epo''sd' o.1 s-------- sdI 10 srois1
20 .ff t .hofnuiAno othex9A Accou si.srsue3 .- se4
One Of tho most terrible cooiagsatioDs which ever
this c.ty took p,acc the North river yes
terday Afternoon and will probably involve loss OF
three hundred thousand dollars From what could
b be learned it appears st tho Gro broke out about
q half'tmst O'Clock p. NJ. on board the barge
Cora Csnpbeh. which tying at the foot OF
Perry street, with oargea OF hay on hoard
The iaaanmsbls nature OF the cargo. may easily
DO supposed, sooa created aiarge blaze which spread
rapidly from barge 10 barge. until some twenty were
prey to the devouring etemeat Soon after tho alarm
cna tao remea were on the $40, IN force and did
that cosd to check the eavages OF tho re which
appeared to- be merccssy extending itself more
more. aud tbestea make clean sweep OF the
docks Zoe considerable distance 10 ghsywnd blow
ing stily north the time, and this
additional impetus the progress OF the flames. m q
The t'de was low aud consequently somc seventy avc
barges scho6pers aud ether crafts the vicinity were
aground and he got into the stream WHICH
rendered <hc situation ail the worse. sT1 ieti Di -
"A ms1 named tAward Sullivan, isad On board the
Cora Csmpbes 1t sad got burned 10 death Ia his exsr
tons te ssve some OF the property. lfR sad3l s'
ID Abot twenty baii0es Ire east sdo Of West stree,
got partially tho sparks waited thiaher By the
wind but the irevnen worked s,rcnuousiy that
they totally destroyed Gro that quarter aud bat
little damage was dcYs 10 tho buildings. ssfs sl.
The Hudson River Hsrood Office, foot Of Chr stcpher
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mentioning dono the iremen 60, the better OF H.
To Captain sebrips. aud the police generally. or the
Ninth precinct good de, dr credit is due Tor the praise
worthy maanor in which they exerted themselves
.throlghou, tho Afternoon and night
AT night the burning vessels presented magnificent,
spectacle Ia respects the scene resembed that Of
prairie on Gre The flames were spread over space OF
about acre eyteBt. In places they were esp
iog high the air, while 10 others nothing was 70 be
but du red glare whore the smouderias hay was
lying Many Of the masts, like stately forest trees.
were still standing, aud the flames busy
around them. Remnants Of burning cordage were
floating 10 tue breeze, and as the masts fell, an
innumerable quantity OF sparks were cast on the
air, which the wind with great promptness and Impair
tsy scattered in every direction At the end Of each
street from which view Of tho coulasraon could be
opained large crowds OF people had collected, who kept
their places With great persstency the
keen frosty wind tho denss smoke and the good naturcd
efforts ofthe police 70 keep them from impeding the ope
rstions or the Hremen.
Between eight and O'Clock the Hremen had sue
ceeded 10 astcriug their derry foe aud every appear
Indicated that flames would not extend further
At the eadof Charles street, however tho Gre still
barnpg with considerable vgor At this point . large
force accordingly concentrated, and numerous
stresms Of water poured on the burning mass.
lhs harbor polie at was duty on the pier the
as, Tenth street. and rendered efficient service IN
saving from destruction. During tho evening the wind
frcsbensd considerably, aod also very varsbe bot
owing to the progress which had been made in subduiog
tho flames, apprehension felt that they woald be
able TO extend to tue bdIiioss in the vicinity.
when reporter leu at late hour last evening the
bulk of the nghtng over, and gallant 6remeu
were turning tpsr attention to guorias in the shape
obstinate bales OF hay which would persist In blazing
up after tho dery aspirations OF he cpmpaniens had
been subJued. The tide also rising, which n.
sderaby aided tue operations OF the dremen, at the
time ssseung the danger OF the re again breaking
ont.
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