The Southern Mail had not arrived at the hour
Of going 10 press o'clock.
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DrsrRucrIvE F1RE.-rhe most destructive hre
which we have had for very leng time occurred
last NIGHT. about 10 o'clock. Il broke out IN the
Hat and Fur store of Messrs. Swift q Nichols.
No. 1sS W.,er.street, corner of Fletcher, and so
rapid was its progress that in few minutes the en-
tire building from the irss to the attic story, was
enveloped in flames. These soon connected win
the adjoining buildings, and, borne down oy
strong northeast wind, were swept with oeSeroe-
tive sfect toward Maidea Lane, where two more
buildings took, adjoining the extensive Drug
store of Lawrence, Reese Il Co., which was tor
tuna,ely preserved. The roof Of the building on
The opposite northeast corner of Fleteher.street
was on FIRE, but was extnguishcd by the extraor-
diasry efforts Of the fremen, whose main exer-
tons seemed now directed to save the buildings on
the east side of Water-s,reet, in which they sue
ceeded. Some buildings on the northwest side of
Maiden Lane now caught FIRE, and the whole pre-
sen,ed terrific and alarming appearance. lhe
whole armament presented the aspect of
vast sea of FIRE that swept over that sec
ton of the city At length the progress OF the
flames was checked by the falling of some walls,
giving the incessant labors of the several hre COM
napies more freedom and efficiency of action


The immense crowd of people drawn 10 the
fearful scene-al interested in its associations OF
locality with the great FIRE of December, 1885
rendered our efforts to ascertain the details OF
origin, property-ownership, losses, &c, quite
fruitless.


During the time, and for some hours previous,
the heaviest snow-storm we have had this season
was falling.