Grent Ere In Neyy York.
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New York has been visited by smother
awful comilagration, which has laid waste
large district in the business part Of the
city, and destroyed property 10 the amount
OF many millions. The fire originated IN
New Street near Broadway, on Saturday
morning the 10Th instant about 3 o'clock, in
the four story sperm oil and candle factory
of Mr. Van Doran. In short time II was
thought the fire had been subducd, when
the flames communicated with an adIoln'
ing warehouse containing sal.-pe,re, &c.
which exploded with terrific crash, raz-
ing number of The adjacent buildings 10
the ground, and spreading the fame IN es'
cry direction. The fire now blazed forth
with rcdoubled fury, and continued burn
ing until 10 o'clock, when is was subdued'
During its progress il consumed no less
than two hundred and sixty eight ware
houses, stores, mansions, dwellings, hotels
workshops. &c. &c. in New Street
Broadway, Exchange Place, Broad, S"utf
William, Beaver, State, and other streets
in the direction ofihe Battery and the Eas
River. The loss is estimated at betweer
six and seven millions Of dollars. the grea
ter part of which is insured; but whethe
the Insurance Offices will be able 10 pa,
the full amour, OF their liabilities we ar
unable to say. The scene Of disaster wa
on part of the same ground, where tn
the great iire Of 1885 occurred. A mum
Der Of lives were lost, but il has NOT beei
ascer.ained how many---at least half q do
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