, 1864-07-12
TERRIFIC CONFEDERATION,
4 Midnight Scene In Bridgepoft-TWo Rem
dering Establishments Burnt to the
Ground-Probable Ineendlsrism.

One Of the fercest fires that has ever been wit.
messed Ia Chicago, Was discovered In B.id,eport
about half-past one O'Clock yettesday morning.
The Court Honse bell vehemently raug the alarm
for the second district. oo1ng ont the whole of the
Fire Department, who speedily discovered tha
eonhagraton to be raging In the Grease Rendering
Establishments Of Brown Bsoe., snd Oliver Hu,r,,
situated about eighty feet from each other on
Main street, near the Archer Road. ChIeEEuci
neeF harris was on the Epot with the foremost en-
CINE, ont he instantly eaw that to ATTEMPT ia er.
tinguish the flames would be useless, for the buid
1ncs we're 1Eredeemab1y lost; he consequently III.
prepelty. =. ~'>' ~''@N'A's'
1he frame buildings and the fear1nlJy combu-tibIe
with extraortnarr yigor, usins ne scene to r..
co,ne one OF great grandeur. There wcso no 1ets
Of dame, and only q lis.ic smoke but from Tic lie
was thrown nigh into the air rnti its dcmnn
tongue seemed 70 strike the very clouds, whan Il
, Tond ps has!Sd Ssee a. aeFse reflection
At noonda1. Two Of thoss pillars sot xh tato sSo
aheh 91 b. s e ssa the fs q
pp ctators. No eould Of explosion Of Of falIin9
walls y as made by the combustion for 1t burnt
tha staennage interrupted tie so3emnitY OF the
moment Or the scene vas one Of those which bT
tne,r fearful grandeur -trike sot Of indescrlbabe
Silence empbaticall5 reigned eaLreme. silence
hI Ken tJ nothing, eave the ceaselets rushiag ro1r
dit ed .ee - dsseqFng . element Or the quick, sharp
rnents Of his brave mrn. The vastpsoportions % ef
tie fire necessarily produced great rariacation Of
ox nsfe9 n o@ III me ar
ness The backs Of spectators and producing within
them sympathetic shuddet Us the blood mn
colder at The learfut phenomenon. 1"1
The Heene Was tco grand to be Of long duration
ana the yery feroei'y Of the combustion attained
Us han1p 9peeosr u the course Of few
snned, I'll mighty burning pillars sa6k into Sill
ness as suddenly as they bad burst lpto lie. 9''
Eacn 4, building ,s totally, destroyed with the
The Ho dnd na,s e,s burned to
eye, for all that remains Of the two stTnrtnrsa
tmall heap M of asb5s The loas sustained was very
Faeh bad:s s b sare'
hfsf elass rendering, establishment Ia .verJ ex-
pensiye manner, and contained az the time Il the !
nis lIn hr;s stock Of raw and Manufactured natc-
results can be obtained, that the total damage in.
diGted b. the nls Will excs ed s75,0U0.
me origin Of the condagration is uncertain, but
2ulldine is due to the torch Of an 1ncendiary.
quickly as he Steamers arrived afer the discovery
i the fire, the flames had gaiDtd an irresfstiblT
3rown's factory, while the e.tab!1ahmeut Of Mr.
1ngg seemed 70 have been tgnited In manner
yh.ch pzecluded The possibility OF its originating
'o1nt strongly 10 ihe earse conclusion. ~34e"oees
These are the two fsctor1es 90 strongly depre.
atea n t1e recent report Of The citys" smelling
ea Whcb rrr,ted ;h se aong neea the laborato
ame for which bridgeport aud S1cnitF uae AZ per
sstly famous, and bare been two Of ths iarpest
10 that sink Of pollution and renera.
y Of nj .sma, the Bridgeport " Slough" "a cor
:ctccnception Of which has been ga,ued by onr rtv
Eensz, for az the burning embess ie mn Ia NY ,1
ID eontenta, c%ansioE ans i 70 seethe and nabbie IN
eoffnpno1 ne stencil bseams 20 unearthly IL
sse5poWeEed. ; This smell was unusually potent
ss,nIaay st and SUNDAY last and Il is hehy prob
go "s so.4S o.!uGpottouian, lftVen to deepe-
mon, determined phtlosopbicalIy to end the mi
.nee Io Dy removing the Cause. Such condact how
Fer, cannot be too strongly deprecated, Araon II
outsace upon society, and breach of 1ts most
laws.
~ .A 1.-,D syDa1.-ane unnatural quiet that has 20
as prevailed At the Armory seems at last to be
,tinn f,reetad tbo s,,sa.a-s. ns4oas .ons1e'
nc AZ 7h.+ t.,,s,a - y! a'e Psea1dlng &C.