The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-16

appears that immense quantities Of goods deposited
IN the church place Of safety They were all burned
The ruins Of Rome After il was burnt by the Gaula
oLD SLIP.
Yesterday took turn In the Old slip II lust
practicable reach IT, In the upper end there fire
burning brightly out or the end Of hogshead OF raw
sugar poor woman with basket came along warmed
her hands, and looked narrowly ut the matter burning
To her great made the discovery that
II was sugar She immediaely went to work and filed
her basket from end Of the terce warmed her hands
a. the other put handful in her mouth and departed
little further down the wharves there WAS an i'm
mensc pile of coffee lying loose the
many thousand bushels The little rascas Of boys we're
filling their hats pockets and stealing on The
Of the slip is fun or boxcs bags bricks and various arti
cies that on Monday were valuable merchandise "
THOMAS s. HAMBLIN.
The annexed letter from Thomas 8 Hanolin was pub
shed in one or the three penny papers OF yesterday
Hanbn may Consider himself restored to our good
1aces He has acted 30 literally SO gentlemaniy, go
mech ike man At this amenable crisis that we most
doubt that the other managers Of theatres taking
pattern from Hamblin flor his is worthy Of initiating
now) will forthwith down with their sympathy In the
same substantial manner In which Thos. has done.
Let us strike while the iron Is hot
TuuaspAy MORNING, Dec. H.
SR--This moment, tho breakfast table, have read
the awful account OF that terrible con1agration which
has evelled many noble buildings with the dust and
beggared hundreds who before enjoying the pro-
ducts Of their honest industry. Situated as am
their ruin comes so much home TO my feelings that
should search in for words to express them but
remember reading somew here remark made by of
the spectators TO shipwreck while the others we're ex
hanstng themselves in plying expressions exclaimed
ls all very hne but suppose value our sorrow now
pity TO the amount Of . hundred pounds; what's
yours worthsn Now, sir am proud 70 acknowledge
and sincerely desire to contribute my mite for the relief
OF such extensive ruin amongst Americans II those
much may be done a. least to alleviate the distress and
will gladly put my name down frst Tor 5000 surely
w wno reocng 10 ne M 2. nome
" we are not unless sympathize with those who
in this dreadful weather find themselves in few hours
without home perhaps without dollar; and as our
sympathy viii not relieve their misfortune, should
not like the spectator tohe shpwreck pnt pity into
the scales and fnd how many dollsrs will weigh
- '''' THOMAS s. HAMBLIN
From The Herald, Dec. q, 1885,
THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Above we give dolincaon Of tho ruins Of the Mer-
chants Exchange they appear TO the spectator
We wore struck with the magnaccnce Of the view on
behodng it after the desOating fame had swept IT,
and left it as 1t now stands.
This edince, which consumed by the flames on
Wednesday night Was one Of the largest in the city sit
uated the south side OF Wall street embracing
hundred and fifteen feet Of the front between William
and Hanover streets
was three stories HIGH exclusive Of the basement
which was considerable elorAed Its southwest front
one hundred and fourteen sss Exchange street. The
front on Wall street OF sstchester marble The
first and second stories OF theoAc Order from the
pie Of Minerva Polas at prgne q Iona recessed clip
~
screen OF four columns and two ante, each thirty feet
high and three feet four inches in diameter the
base, composed Of single block OF MARBLE extended
the front Of the portco supporting an eatabsurc
Of siZ feet in height, which rested the third story
ss nSsas 81 sxs ce; ~, from inc ground
room by flight Of ton marble steps With pedestal
at each end On ascending 10 the portco three doors
opened to Offices Tho vestbule Of the Ionic order
from the little Ionic temple lysus. The exchange
room which the rotunda seventy i've ono
ffty-0ve feet wide and fotynv feet high which
attached four principal rooms and In The rear OF
the rosunda another used for the auction sale Of
estate, shipping and stocks
The building was b.gun on abe first OF April, 1926
occupied twenty seyen months in s crecfien having
iyse been occupied In July lsS7 The plan that OF
thearchtect Mr.. Y. Thompson.
-. THE RuRNrNG.
The Exchange long resieed the flames. II aid
catch until two O'Clock Thursday morning. The end
in which the spre points 10 heaven in the background
WAS the spot where II cxtght IL extended from that
point 70 the cupoa snd DOME Between the central
Ionic columns front the statue OF Hamilton for
long time surrounded with the blazing tght--a
transient flood OF awful glory About four O'Clock the mag
uicen. dome fell in with an awful crash and orc ur,d
glare assembled heaven In the foreground TIE print
represents the patrol spectators appear
cd Thursday last throughout the day Al the eastern
end immense pile OF rubbish and people sanbsr
ing over. We desire ell readers TO preserve this
paper among the archives OF their family fifty ,hosl-
sand copies only are printed
EXPLANATIONS OF TIE MAP.
The map ccyeFs space equal 10 onetbrGof the Firt
ward. T. MT tepesslis the locality Of the Franklin
blocks those i>s bnrned down, and aaw in ruins
In the second bIoczxo Pearl In Water east there Is
white ndentaton; ths represents The store of vernet
Salornan Benson the modern Shadrsch sMesbech and
Abednego, which was preserved entire s0n the black
block in Wall street, between Pearl and the Exchange
there Is large rectangular spot which represents the
new stores still sandin-bchind is a round white SPOT
where the FIRE began, and extended south east and west
dred and seventy buildings SIS 100000 of property
Toe time occupied In the devastation was from nine
until twelve O'Clock nex--oniy fifteen hours million
hour From Ave TO ten thousand persons have been
thrown out Of employment The calamity will be felt
,hrougbon; The United States from the Croix 10 the
sabine
Yesterday In almost every church made elo,nen. and
appropriate illusions 10 the calamity DR. spring we
learn was peculiarly impressive Inr riny Grace and
s.. Paul's was also appropriately alluded 10
STATE or BUSINESS.
Scarcely business is yet transacted The yroa crt
IN stores Offices and places OF business The MGR
chants haze met temporarily the Mecna MICS,
exchange in Broad street It's srcommois.lons
not know better location than the splendid boarding
house OF MR. Mann, III Broadway. tho proprietor
could be persuaded 70 part With H. In that building
there spacious apartments suitable extensive
reading ROOM change, besides eighty offices or
fhero also would be in this building sdmlisbl. accom-.
modatons for the Board Of Broker. The locality
good
Mr.. RIDDLES VISIT TO THE BUNS.
On saturday inorfilng Mr. Biddlc President OF the
United States Bank, accompanied by Mr.. Charles A.
Davis visited the ruins. On coming down Nall street,
thcy stopped the of William to loox >.
the magnificent reuaiss II the Exchange. Proceeding
fhcn down William street they entered the scene
struetion After climbing the plies Of loose bricks
they stopped for few minutes survey the scene
around 6cn IRON point oprositc be e store OF urns
Halliburton 20. Here stood up ticket nailed y
pole stuck in lofty pile OF bricks Removed to ~
Broad street A little further towards the Dutch
Church quantities cs goods were bazing 10
through the bricks. The engaged Ia urxggug
them out all in DANES and Plungng the blazing web.
tubs OF water.
Mr. Biddic nis eye the Phoenix bank
He admired the strength ana durability Of that structure,
which had triumphanily resisted the dsnes little
further down the store OF Saul Alley, fogmtrly
govern director OF the bank who said taking
his seat There the gcutcncn = In tho back
apartment OF this store the nas were burning high snd
| rlronsly through The bricks I, cd bright aud
red ~ nery furnace On the ottr side or William,
street were several high SOLITARY WALL partly broken
away sin standing amidst tho general he'd OF desols.
/ ton Several groups VI ~orkm.u here engaged In
pulling down these dangerous iottering piles On The
right parcel OF women and boys picking large
nu,,.cis nl hrantfn inen lonnd .cntiernd smnnr