The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-31
TINE GREAT FIRE IN vIcKssvRo.
1soss ~ Life awa D~ssrwcsiew Of Property -E~-
Deessss Sf n kersscue Lamp tho Cause
Thossan Homeless.

1S~~s ss Life aaA D~ssrmcsS~w OF Propevsv -Ex :
Dsesiss VI kerosene Lamp- tho Csa.~-
Thsssand Homeless.
frrom the vinksbvrg Times fEytral, December Gal
Ons of ths most appalling and destructive connsxra
teas which occurred n the Southern country swept
over the city Of vicksburg last night J, broke out
sSoul eight o'clock in evening, In the Of M
unak Myers on Levee sfr0oi, and was ransed by The
szploaon OF Kerosene lamp The hay had been warm
Asd pleasant with little or no wind, but towards dusk
ssits stn breeze spraDg up from The north, whic IN
% incrcd bile time, famed the flames fury
ord carried them rapidly 10 the adjacent buildings
Che same street, and when tho line of houses
escame completely igDiied the intense heat csnsed
Tn 'ns oppo3e "as Ar. w.r. horn.
towards Washington street, which stood the
ansss and largest business hcusc aud settled upon
the low wooden tenemenis Clay street, back OF Klein.
rev establishment, when for lcns time The impression
general that al the isrz- brick stores recently
secctsd adjacent ~ klcins would be consumed; bnt
Sers The nre took quserng course, s,Iurk smiths
Povnons, burned several sores uoTth Ut that, and ~
tbs wiring 4. continuing ~ her, course oward the
Aspot. The fearful but "a present
sbie 20 give many 81 liz details
In horse on Clay street two children reported
burned death. Mr. Peter car'y si"t bv
villains Who had hni sccrete large amount %
sn0ncy ABBOTT his person We understand that pr bun
dressed his wound, which was serious but not NOR
cal II u said he shot two OF nj sstai,antE
The rising this morning shows many bissk aud
desoiaie acres but yos,criay 'eemng with business and
nfe.
The rolicwing are among the principal sufferers a
l. Jaqnilh o., johnson : tamSin, kersky 4 Bro
Yh sartorIous Col Oliver Naihows. samuel y Osborne
Co, Levec street; Peter Casey, Gagni Co, Mciis
erecn, Mulberry street cowaa \ Herring, ras-nofe 4
Co, John Il. A.isrr A To-, frisDie 90 Asn0ve A
Hobart, smiths A Parsons, GcVrge q. Ktess X Co n q
wadsworin, ws-hlngtou street, Dsnet SWei store and
residence, Crawford AMI Washington streets, 1eOTge
BrpseF. George -mth. 'ay stre@t. Mr.. Ronrbcckefs
boarding house. Mulberry street ogsiher with
other icneInents and shsnfiss the 81 wni,n
have learned up TO This writing we're totally de-
stroyeI.
The ire was checked o. the north II The honae Or
Mar knnner aud on he -suih at Floods bl0cs AZ the
present. time further damage u anticipated The
burnt parties Tor the most part injured though
IN many the sfs9lns viii not cover ona.ihird
of their lyss
Many thrilling and hcsrtrsndng accidents occurred
during the prevalence 81 the cjnls grafton. whgh
ere unable 10 chronicle IN thl. connection.
The nrrnseu. individuals, dld n1by bnt 20 ofgan.
xstsons were toialy lnrflt rnL.
pail 81 gloom hanxs the fsted HN Ciiv. and
christina vii ind bni -ory ws,comc A the hands %
an snpos arirhed community
We have a. yet M dsanne Information concerning the
icc o. Tue children mentioned ABOVE, painful fnmor
IN CIRCULATION, that seven we're crushed w The
ruins 81 smiths Parsons. at We have - W, been
nna"'r W uHfe up Nr casey ked one OF The
s""hafrb VINO assaulted him. aud nded another
dangerously Ne severely hnrt htns.f bai ~ no
hmmedate asuKer man tsaprpsra ~ b. Irsi ~as
near socisi Hall on Souta street
We understand that Mr. J.seiyn was run over ~ the
yfenix srgne and sever~ty injured
For tpsc during the ghi rot seemed NOV laas
nsd several pessors were knoeke d dosn and badly
brursdno otlfr lives Loaf; however a. fsr a. Nc an
isesn Hspes y svsslfea ,rsve GsJ-s rhtyovh ns