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Domestic News
August 26, 1848
Wisconsin Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
A devastating fire struck Albany, New York, on the afternoon of the 18th, destroying 300-500 buildings including the Eagle Hotel and Townsend House, about 100 canal boats and vessels, bridges, piers, and floats, with several lives lost.
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Great Fire at Albany!—Five Hundred Houses Destroyed—100 Canal Boats and Vessels Destroyed!—A Number of Lives Lost!
We could get no Telegraph Report from St. Louis this morning. A gentleman passenger through from Chicago informs us, that Albany, New York, has been visited by another terrible conflagration. It broke out on the afternoon of the 18th, in the lower part of the Eagle Hotel and Townsend House. From three to five hundred buildings were destroyed. A number of persons were killed, about One Hundred Canal Boats and other vessels were destroyed, together with bridges, piers, floats, &c.—Gal. Gaz.
We could get no Telegraph Report from St. Louis this morning. A gentleman passenger through from Chicago informs us, that Albany, New York, has been visited by another terrible conflagration. It broke out on the afternoon of the 18th, in the lower part of the Eagle Hotel and Townsend House. From three to five hundred buildings were destroyed. A number of persons were killed, about One Hundred Canal Boats and other vessels were destroyed, together with bridges, piers, floats, &c.—Gal. Gaz.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fire
Disaster
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Albany Fire
Conflagration
Buildings Destroyed
Canal Boats Destroyed
Lives Lost
Where did it happen?
Albany, New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Albany, New York
Event Date
Afternoon Of The 18th
Outcome
a number of persons were killed; 300-500 buildings, 100 canal boats and vessels, bridges, piers, floats destroyed
Event Details
Fire broke out in the lower part of the Eagle Hotel and Townsend House, destroying from three to five hundred buildings and related structures