, 1863-12-13
THE GREAT FIRE m NEW Y0RK:.
Oyer Thirty Vessels and
HBarges Destroyed. '
Five Piers a*Masa-iof Ruins,--0ue
s ::;> Man burned To- o7DsathAThs
Crowd Scenes. Incidents,
&o., &C..

"ssy NVs
lFson thd SHw York World, Dee. to}
Ono Of the most destructive arco ev
knoWn IN this city occurred yesterday afte
noon, on th. tanai boat Cora CamubcII.
arth sSH X Us vs., su1khesd between piez e aud
=, 1ho I'm brcko ont ahops two. O'Clock
4 s1e aft*Tnooo, n tina y hen .hs Mind v.
blowing tetcrly," and spread With, rrnat =
| f1ultJ among the Other o,nal l,o4ts and ban-t
yins ~ tue vicinity, and ffou, tltenca To se,
~ tshooaers and bEtss. lying ut lAu ad,ail
' '1ns Peg; 1he Cora C.snpb.,ll had dec
T.. .alhnE from tho fmoke-st4ck of the loat.
sals lhnrfufe threc bales OF tsv lhroT int
me duck would hare prevented rho aisaJ
tfons con1aktu{iun which Immediately ru
sacn., 80 rapid Mas the precscss OF III
usnaes, However, that this could not.be III
eoMEltaaed. Iht sfe ran over the tons o
shs baies, driven on by the VIM, and rnyrl
oFlng the eatiro boat In a cloud Of trn.
sthokc- The basges isameslately hdIninin,
| .oox hst'. nlost "f them ha,tn;. deck loats q
| ukt, Which eurnca like c,Iax. the hunt,s .,.v
I es'nE mt nnd tic bundles then burtti;u
oPen With miniature .1plo.los and sendi,,s
'l11s Q! Tue turning material high IL the ali;
1ne larger Tesscls then took dft, the 1.n,t
IrnFlny M The kh.onds, -sesi.E The ha! ynrI
nou rnloChins Tho sails, wl,ici, burnrd III
freely. being Il t,o ss1Hu ti.au blow f,,n ~
1itt'cns by TIE yale.
1HE ALARM
t:oln the Thlrt district was sonndet NJ .
o'csoek, an.! y a. responded ia rro,urtIy. hu1
u Nas een'' found thai tfs forre vi. 1nsdc
sounded frum the Fourth. 7hr f7rcmcn went
70 work with will a:::sInst tlclf r,,tu,y: h!,i
facA was the cNEtusf!l,lr ratutc If III. M
.st!a'' u was Almost Impossible t7 t.h.p,le tfr
nsogrrts Of the isrr- The iia,nrs ,rayer,s.i
usfectiy arsoss Tie Piers, swe. r,rr every.
,hanT 1,e1aft thsm nnd gathering strength III
!heif ecnr>e- The flrrr1tr werp triycn hasE
ny tht hrrctncss tf the f!anvs. which va
Steatis heightened by thu rind. With wa
b.oNiHs Ut tue ftMr frnm Ill: r2utt h.n,-ti,,
Writ A number Of ttc ,iown.:ov n ;.ra,rrr.
were tlicft sent tcr, .!.t Trtli.rpd ,co,t vain,
nle Or asu u chr:l!ng the further progress of
the curTaEra,!ut.. y.
TILL TIDE
ena st thn full chs Ut the uuc the lin. ,,-:.1
natea WHICH esrlssl 10 tho rnaxtrrn1tio,, ~.
,. 80 Aat lns pfotHty tn the vitality. fae
=, efeaA NeIe, tcF, 'llaEy Of them, srt,lc.. h
ls'e tstt ett the d"rA ,anGcontu moi th-rsi,rr h.
nsoftsf. sesttA. tc:< bt,:;ta and Police N.a,
-so. ! Wcte on es'tt, and tndtayor:,tI tot,,w
f"h'c ci lie f-~S&i- ont frna, tar s.ifk,ir,,r.
IAels. F"t owing 10 Tic cans. aha;c Il ,.,l
,".iu Eos succeed, The sNlic. l,oat saved o:,.
;, :, ~ gais NtsseL so!ne.t':eh the huwscr- wor.I
Tern or sni pirt s':f,rc t,.s cunl,l ,,e t,ir;r
seslsa; IT wss alraftn: fhst n.,y labor ~.
l'chutd tn eittltnru1as tn rc,nnvc tln yrss.i,
e9ia PROVE if..:tle.+, and thr task WI. ui,,.~
'eaeu tHrt Wcrt solac scsealy.x,e yr..
= Ss.etnht bvs'ssn.i hastts l,in- ID ,a.imue
y unsss wy ,e'Ii'. nnd il Was 1t nnr tu,e thpr.,it
they r.Ist Ill liz d.~fro..d. t~"'
, fiif tuIst. t,i THE 1rnk
!sHnks i, thc enrrgx a,nl rerscv.,sac,. ,,t.,,,.
eseh"n, "ts confined to illt, y~irt lyIn,- t,.-
wen H!,n'inund Kni t,risttJ.,,c. sirre1a ~.
1uditsg ptrrs and C4sIles streets. Thr,e.
N"u;s 81 une.asln. Iator had tho eject Il,
p l5oSaee ttls 'fsstrahir Tesu1t. and tie ls.iv
>. ~ hfe Wss confined tn til. 1,i.r- lsiu: At
~ ittt or Cl1 r'cs and l'srry streets II, ~
y "'elAck III tic evening, however II ~.
'afnirE m brightly. hut the ,i:emeu fsu |
'eEadcHt Tint II ctnftt net ret },-yon., ,,,,tr !
'uifhi. Ai cue t:aH daring the i1>rr;rs,n Il !
ti!at ta4s' hoEscS aid st.,r,,+ ~, H.. !
ass s'ae u West street would fall a prev n /
ri ais,''f's e!.nscns A. many as twenty
na a feH oT sl.,ni Z. d~r1i;,,..
uus .t o. d|!'rrtns tin.es, s,u,
FIfc ftscIcd hy the e1lerEies ot ,i,r il-n,rn
.1lhHs! III these saflhtrs$ haze hole IN sh..
'c.. aad arr aEenclled With w-te, from t.,,,
Ntf"m: Thc merchants os:.u,,viu.. ~
~ se'11sss % GU not ieasc tlle!r s,nsts lt..iur
:e Whole ssentns. shI etattt. ,I,ss ttcs
19al1 9 remain shs'e auiin; liz night,
lGc tlohaken ferry hot.ae ,.t . rryp
~ =, sseaFs iIFia THE Hs,n.s and woa:l Aa,r
!. "a. ~ Htt aHu pren consutntd Lad not t;,r
,'H '".' hfai'eiF See1rf re,fnd .EJ turu.t
e trr(n nnetht- cisectftn, Ase
, Tue t;arEe acl burning cin!,r. erc ni.,r,,
" INTO the cir and carried 1Gnr d...,,~..
tue wind, t.rnlns all The 1l,nT: f5c,rriy ir
sls iassses, a'M! }sn!tisz su- coEiru,,i11e
stvfial uren . high tae- aii:tf-d, A.,r.a,s
eAtec lh"2E:tablc yrrU:ecislcs wer,. rnlJ.J
nhK ns Inc eal. to The ofaee Of the l1nJ,na
..e. @ Asu1oaa '.mIany, foe. ~ Chtisto nhrr
.eet' Ela soIit OF thc!u forced unJer ,he
For From t'lr.e the interior of tis oeirs
nistd, hat the tz.sr-s werc ocIklr .r,> .,.s
tore they toui! do much tam::e ~ 80
sec. ~ t.te
otser euildirs. In the .;;cir,t, voa,5 occ,
my ahke n1e, AZ: ;tus ilvid.. ihe ut,4 nsyons
~" nls1nrh, sut unCc o. th~tn received ,
eeHous dansSs :. lew fayn!lie. rorr |
.as.u = NsT noGss:s,s, the most of tLcrn t.n:l- ;
's'ase "Hh thcir lnoss fortunate ueIrh-
tcssEs ASn lxscnAxcr
) ) slue essl'nata of the Instes could he L.
!, :a1nsa 1881 "v:..nS, and oaIy cleor,wo
INC insurance. 30 far "a ihcr csa,t Ia
1.eu eass np IN Io3:E numbers, the lcs4r. are
.a4steu Il :.s3,12o- They are nor. Elrlv n
~. ,n,.!',. npa ..4n So le'o" Ills A,rsunt. i
nsused, aud th* 1rs., viii therr:s,- III II
~! upon ~ awncr:. Upward. Of ILfrtr 5!
tclh. caAal laats ana hasgc,. vii. ~, i.
eees, cob.ssstDs Of hay. nA,s, TON, ini =,
q Eiaia. 1ous, v cod SD articles nf iiss .e
"a ssecf1 u"y ict1n"d the tulh of liz, .s~"k q
:: Ut tta %:ricE. Ees.cls, So,ar nj ~ Y,
coneFs HeEr lnden with. .u,,t.,jrs f,r ~ !:
s!hmsnt7 ana alt sfths.o hai MI r.--ur, !,
~ ol III the FEttr1s burned. ~, nr =. r,.,,;
!1ce1taincd, ie given stlts*. iu~r,h-r rith
= oTnisf and Tic loss aud insurance ~ It
! 70 tH es kr"wn, In tle great c,nr,. j..
4,ae 4,aust 20 ~ great e4saA,ratlvn. !: II
:, Anil list q; the lus.c cs aud tas:rs,,c.. u!
D: ntsde up to-day. IN
T7,K nA,t>6E TO i1yrs y
1!iastcs. I'm, At $4,000, The iiso maxim. W. W.
PETE "feek Of s'osc lr!ag 1t The 5oot n ~. IN
s:o1her, Charles, MOS, aaa re,ry . "a ~ ~
'ss ssnouut VI Ia, trss l.ias along liz W, w
" tue t!H,a, taking fire. an, r,ns.n. VI
e Aeat and tMokc thAt Impedetl tke T., ~
". u4e LfeE1en, aad a.lnwc4l the t,a;n,.sto -
~ ttN PROGRESS. Tl.a l.iers 81 II n'cloct IT,
.n5 -,,y, u1e ihase ri rubbish. still burn. II
'as so1 ktsp'nz the ircn,eu tu,y. ~
TIE cEo~n- Via
shroasl the Afternoon . cos.inno.. Tr
- - Ing eufsovS moved In the dirrcljt,n an.
I'd I'M, 1Unafa hy Sre1'as tie crowd In q.
e,oi.her, Charlc. and Perry atcsets w. al
ry psekea With mrn, Woiugr. and cst1. No
an1ieus tp get xl:ause Of ,hc ,i,'.n. tl.
sers en- tacar way hoasc. ana un.,c1.n,. ,.c,
's.r aster.dtsincr Walk, Impressed Wiz pu.
asas, sonsht the rrcre OF t5e n.o .us Iuu
,ea ,s aan,sshlr to incrsasc the -.;,rna1 sen
.slca- Aaot shutdown, md 3hen th,. de-,
;. = oss..as fisahle At a laa2 DISTANCE. hc.
~ eainc freE remote dlasActs nj ~ be-.
ana mp to 10 o'clock there WA m ah,ts. =
!, ~ tse attendance. On tte rhe,c ~. Tie
vas good casurcd and orderly. fls. c.n
Q were uEruly and ta1 IL b. ta$eo tn frll
asse NsIs 40 serious disturbances. and dee
u hssrd from, 10 pockets pirlrd ~ and
20 etolcn. Tic womea and ch;j,fn.n Eiy.
4 themselves on bundles or Aa,, wJiJe hu
81 stoed On carts and lsar. or ci.,ni,crs coz
y ~ ~. sheds close BY aud sazed pla. by
a. she accar. ~ rap!
TIE eorIcr.. !:-s
Elea some Two hundred men. and y. x:
'Hen dctatchmeEts from tho Njnth .n'. au,'
! i,.r,h hai'esntn, f!necutk, Sixteenth nf,,
ao.;,.r r.,rn una 1wentlsth precincts, and ir. +
hth They rendered efficient rerric,. ~ =, ! ,spat;
= tae croEa back, and thus enah,inr nm, nn.
Ftmso to ~nsi with FREEDOM Ths ron ron
been reseucd and hsons,h, ...aoesty "tooesty after
;; "a. iheF stood ready, also, to irtsG '--
n.ten ',a. % o. ~ buildings. and In thIs wax
ner- ~. -'nsns.4 fAI.s ~ AaFtog largr amount
lnte2ad pt uom 1on. oss.Inction. AltogetAer
especial credit for tae,f lafn,,. 't ~. In n
oSai' .s undcr Captain Told, va. s1sn an
setnl thfonkhout tie ts1tirc 1t..lt 1tsfr
THE *c.*Es AND 1scinESTs hnrn
unerons and sone Of them li,.b,,, ssso
aK. our little time Fns a,Enr7ir1 ~ org 4
veg rass'ne mute Of them. Ths r,ost do ne