New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02
The Fire Mt Ncwbern.
Correspondence OF The Hartford Pfeo.
NyWBEHS, n. C., Thurpdsv, Nov. ~,

(ousspondsDcs OF The Hartford Pfess
| NYwBKRS. n. g.. THURSDAY. Nov. - 1864.
| MEssRs EDITORS: Newbern, like the old ship
the good Book tells Of must be infested with Jonah,
or for that matter there mrst DO dozen OF them or
more After the yellow fever has exhausted Itself we
have 10 chronicle severe loss by tire. On the night OF
the 10Th inst. M about p m. the cry of Fire was
raised and being OF the redsaired fraternity your cor
respondent started FOR de nasheeD The fire was IN
the thickest part Of the town. and although was not
windy and the fire burned very slowly, the engines
would not work ard the fire destroyed a considerable
amount Of property before II was FINELY checked.
The death OF most Of tho freneL Of yellow fever has
- that department a mere skeleton; and having had
no one to for the pumps, they were entirely
less and all hopes centercd on the engines until buckets
were OF no use.
| The authorities were mroriuned by merchants and
members OF the fire department blow up couple of
small buildings but il was not done until thngs were
getting lnther warm. And after IL reported that
powder WAS coming. IL kept in agonisng suspense
| for about an hour before IL got around The frst
blow up h2zle. Tho next destroyed two build.
ings unnecessarily ~ one above (wiih lane bowecD)
would have answered even better.
| When the last buildings were blown up some Of the
soldiers who loved oognoc better than ther yes went
into the building while the train being laid, and
were dragged from the ruins ia the cellar. aud were
only BY superb eIoriions OF sailors from The gun.
boats Louisiana aud Whitehead with the assistance Of
the bystanders saved nom being burned alive L saw
Eve dragged out. two OF whom died In few hours.
have Of the names. bat will send them IL ohtGp
them. Tie following stores were burned To the ground
Kendall s Co.. bakers stock about half saved Phair
ware. stock saved; Leopold Baer, drygoods. stock
saved; Joseph Murphy. soda shop stock saved; F..
Montainus. tobaccon.i, stock saved; Mckevey Co.,
dry-goods. stock mostly saved; Government harness
shop saved dwelling .honsc OF GoveIamsnt employees.
total loss; Hnlber, Mclean 4 Co.. dry-goOds loss
heavy j. n. Oxey cakes, &C. stock about half lost;
Robert ID. Dunn. cakes &c. stock about half lost
known candy shop. stock saved j. \. Allen. grocer.
stock partly stolen JOHN A. Thompson grocer. stock
partly destroyed Moses Patterson empty store de.
sroyed; IL Berry. drugs wines, and musical instru.
menls building blown up stock nearly all ssrsd-about
half BY the owner and the balance by soldiers and ne
groesi !. J. Schileuger wines stoch partially saved
4 building blown up.
A brilliant iluinineioD and fine exhibition Of loco
motion by parties unsteady inclined tfoting OF bapos
and fddes. and the grosser specimens IL humanity
tfoting of pork boots miscellaneous cookery pota-
toes clothing. aud rolling -four for several blocks.
battle r bread, for gewcaus aud all ON the
make. instead Of helping their unfortunate nelehbors
except the few who worked Ike Trojan" Some o
the soldiers with humane feelings LETT pllage 10 iess
conscientious and vofNed the engines in the de
spairing hope Of water. noble contrast 10 tie con
temptible abotoDs Of men who were with eyes mouth
and pockets wide open, seeking whom they might de-
YOUR. Your, &c. RIB.