The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-11
FIRE.

ion OF this destructive element a,, ,'''a
with circumstances of a most a;-,a ''''ied
nature. 1t commenced bet,vesn ing
O'Clock yesterday morning in e. anu
building ON Main Street oce,' n'e proof
Messrs. Allyn & Talbot, as tin man. " ny
Tory, ana having connection in H.. aa'
with their fancy store on Mark, SER rear
IN such a manner as to flank tb4 a. l'a'c'
store occupied by Messrs. S,n,e;s o''gr
brette, dry goodmerehants, on both ST -
the fancy store being under m. It's
roof with Messls. S. & b. Itwas No, ne -,
covered until nearly the whole of tbo o' us
rior oil the building was in flame nv
IRE men with their engines repaired IN az 10
! spot WIN the utmost premplitude and 49,
Jtd themselves IN most praisevo,,l
MANNER but the flames had already ~ 10y
such progress that it was found i,o, ,.,oee
cable to save the adjoining buildinrs II II.
houses I'D which were six occupants. wera
destroyed, viz; A grocery store on NJ
St. occupied by Mr.. p. .Schisano tb .,'a ,i
manuiactory and fancy store of Nee ="
'Btya y Talbot, the dry good store 81;
dwelling OF Messrs. Satatiau & Br,gs a''
these all belonged to Col. .Stephen Ur;gl.
the dry good store of Mcssrs. Rona%s,
y beams the shoe store of Mr.. a ell
and the dwelling of Geo. .Nch,to,b IT, Pan'
above the two last mentioned stores III.
latter were comprised in one budino ow1
ed by Mr.. Mcintosh, which was blown ~,
with powdcr-The whole were of briet
with slated roofs.--n WIS owing To tbe -
trepldity and perseverance ofthe fire com,
panles that the rasages of the flames war;
prevented from extending still further and
II IS believed that with greater length If
hose, or nearer proximity of water. tbev
would have extinguished the fire in lbs
building in which it originated.
Much loss aud damage, Of course. bav.
occurred m the removal of goods and fur.
nIture, but we understand that every littl..
has been lost by the fire, excep, in tho
| case of Messrs. Allyn and Talbot, whose
loss IS very considerable, and in the dos.
trnction of the houses, which, as they we
insured, will only be felt by Che propr,.
tors IN the deprivation ofrents, the amount
OF which aGcruing from them wa. yev
| considerable. The brick house ef Mr.. al.
dingtoa, next to that of Mr., Mcintosh.
was much injured
No satisfactory conjecture can be FORM
cd as to how the fire originated it is we'll
ascertalned that ii commenced on the low
cr moor, bat 1t IS not probable that it pro-
ceeded from the crate, the fire in which
had been extins uished by Mr.. ALLYN him.
sell previous to leaving the store We
viii not say it was the act of an incendi1-
ry, but there certainly ia something very
mysterious about the subject.
But the worst remains to be toId-Mr,
Be'yanlae ". Telbett, of the firm of A.
lyn and Talbot, slept in the third story Of
The house IN which the fire commenced
lie retired to rest litt4e after O'Clock,
on the night pre,ious-an slept to wake
no more As il was not ascertained by
those who first anit ed ut the spot, that he
made any effort to escape from the VIM
dows, it is probable that he was suifocaed
by the ascending ilames and smoke with.
ont being awakened to a sense of his dar.
ger. He had, the night previous, attended
Divine Service at the Methodist Meeting
house, whence he returned to the counting
room. He there found his partner, Mr. j.
L. Allyn and another gentleman, engaged
in settling an account. About 0 O'Clock,
las before stated he retired to bed, leaving
the two gentlemen al their business, which
occupied them paail late hour, when
they departed, Mr.. Allyn previously TAX.
ing particular care toysecurc the fire, so as
| to prevent the possibility, as he believed,
of an accident. lie was truly an ainiabe
and promising young man, and by the pu-
| rilt of his life, and the comfy of his man
ners had secured the esteem and friendship
a Al In L. u
native of Baltimore county, md and said
to be % years of age.
And get the chapter of disasters is moi
complete. About sun rise, and after tn,
progress of the flames had been stad, a
chimney among the smoking runs fell in
the direction of a crowd of spectators, 50
suddenly that those who were nearest TO
II had not time to get out Of reach Of i.
and IT. is with grief we add, thata DR.. Bar
rel, carpenter, from the country, was
Killed by the fragments, and that VI. Ber-
Jdhu't PdyHe Of this town, ia member Il
| one OF the fire conpanies,) and three OF
four youths offrom IL to Is years otaee
were more or hess injured. Mr.. Payne
was most seriously hurt, having one Of his
legs fractured in two places, and the Other
drediully lacerated.--Ie is, however, like
~ to do well. Among the boys was a SOB
of Mr.. John Potmer, whose thigh was iIac'
tured; son OF Mr.. Robert .Soistter, and
son of the late capt. John Stone, boIl
dreadful!y bruized, and the son Of MIS-
Whie.
We could not but remark the strikl
coincidence between the warning para.
graph which we took the liberty ofaddres1
sing TO the members of the fire companies
and the dred realizing of ete @xbprehen
slons, which so Immediately followed
That paragraph was written at O'clock
the night proceeding publication, on uls
spur of the moment, and under the nfl'
ence of certain forebodings which il Nc
were SunerStitinIIs ,yn r,inIt an,, uerp pro.