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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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A major fire broke out late Wednesday night in Albany, New York, starting at Mr. Aspinwall's brass and bell foundry on Beaver Street. It destroyed all buildings on the south side of Beaver Street from Green to South Market Street, and on the north side between buildings occupied by Mr. Dunn and D. M'Glashan. The fire spread to Hudson Street, destroying 30-40 buildings of mostly low value. Reported April 17 from the Chronicle office.
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Chronicle office, Albany, April 17.
On Wednesday night at a little after twelve, our citizens were aroused by the alarming cry of fire, which was found to proceed from the building in Beaver street, occupied by Mr. Aspinwall as a brass & bell foundry.
The fire raged with great violence between 3 and 4 hours, sweeping in its course all the buildings on the south side of Beaver street, from Green street to south Market street, and all on the north side of the same street between the brick building on the corner of Green and Beaver, occupied by Mr. Dunn, and the brick building occupied by D. M'Glashan, as a printing office. It also extended its ravages across the square, to Hudson street, and destroyed between thirty & forty buildings, the majority of which were not of great value.
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Albany
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Wednesday Night, Reported April 17
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destroyed between thirty and forty buildings, the majority of which were not of great value.
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Fire started at a little after twelve in the building occupied by Mr. Aspinwall as a brass and bell foundry on Beaver street. It raged for 3 to 4 hours, destroying all buildings on the south side of Beaver street from Green street to south Market street, and all on the north side between the brick building on the corner of Green and Beaver occupied by Mr. Dunn, and the brick building occupied by D. M'Glashan as a printing office. It extended across the square to Hudson street.