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confusion was most awful, tho buildings around
were blown to atoms, and the glass in nearly all
the buildings in Wall street was broken in frag.
merts und s,rewed over the paw ement; in many
instances the substantial window sashes thems.
elves being broken in.


One fire engine No 10 was blown to pieces and
many of its members were killed.
The roll was called soon after by most Of the
companies and several members were missing
We hope the confusion may account for this.


For miles around people started from their
sleep and their beds at the awful shock; most sup
posing il to be an earthquake. In Brooklyn ma.
ny Of ,he inhabitants felt their houses rock to the
very foundation: one gentleman who was watch.
ling the kre fnm BrookI yn heights. saw the baz.
ing nuguruus UIow into The air, above the spiIo
Of Trinity Church, two hundred and sixty feet
and over.


He says that they were in circular form like a
bow, increasing their circle both as they rose and
fell. Some say that the spre of Trinity shook
for nearly minute after the explosion; we don't
know how true this may be, but after all, that we
do know, it does not seem at all Incredible.
| Of course there was a paralizing confusion
among the crowd, and the fire scattered thus over
an immense area, advanced with fearful rupidity.
1t extended through New street. and the whole of
tnu1 streeI from ExchahSe 10 beaver suee' - III
ashos-probably forty buildings, nearly all large
brick stores.


In Broad street, the destruction is immense,
both side of that noble street, from Exchange
Place to MarketfIed street being one mass of
smoking ruins, with not wall standing. Not
less than forty or fifty large stores with their i'm.
mensely valuable contents are destroyed


From New street, the fire soon extended to
Broadway, sweeping in its course oil before it,
The whole Of the East side of Broadway from
the Waverly House (ncluding that noble HoteI
to the Bowling Green, is in ruins.


The Mayor has issued the following proca ma.
ton: