Kentucky Gazette

DOMESTIC

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

New-York, April 28.

Last night the New Exchange Buildings, at the corner of Garden and William streets, owned by Messrs. Lord and Delavan, were entirely consumed by fire. It broke out in an upper story in Garden street, about three o'clock, and before it was discovered it had made such progress that it was impossible to save the buildings. The engine companies were as active as usual, and succeeded in preventing its communicating to any of the adjoining houses, which were, however, considerably injured by the falling of the walls of the Exchange.

The occupants, many of whom are losers, to a large amount, were Messrs. Arthur Bronson, James B. Murray, Samuel Candler & Co. Timothy Kellogg, A. W. Hardie, Lord & Delavan, (owners of the buildings) F. A. Britcher, F. J. Schuyler, (Rhode Island Coal Company) Bell, (auction room) B. M'Ginness, N. Y. Lombard Bank, Marble Manufacturing Co. C. D. Colden, Charles Graham, William Van Hook, and William H. Maxwell. Insurance was effected at the Howard, Mutual, Eagle, and Chatham Companies to about $50,000 dollars, but this sum is said to be divided among several of the other companies in the city, by the insurers.

It is said that one of the occupants, whose insurance had expired not above three days, and who had neglected to renew it, has lost $30,000 dollars. Another removed his property to nearly the same amount only yesterday.

We do not recollect any instance where fire made so complete a havoc in so short a time as the present. Yesterday an immense four story brick edifice covering eleven lots of ground, ornamented our city; to-day not a wall nor chimney is left standing to tell the tale. Much anxiety was felt for the Post Office, which at present occupies a wooden building in the immediate vicinity of the fire. Several firemen were severely injured by the falling of a gutter, but no lives were lost.

Would not the present be a good opportunity for widening Garden street through to Broad street?

Evening Post.