Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-07
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.


.e o'clock on Saturday Morning, our citizensE
ere aroused by the appalling cry OF FIRE, whichS
.rlginated IT the Sadery store OF Mr.. JoHS Con-;
lNER, on the West side of King, 1--WE doors Nort!'E
oi Boundary ST. 1t extended South TO the corner
h. Boundary ST. and thence 10 the West 10 he Or,
han House enclosure to the North in King st.
within three doors OF Eanderhorst street Ohi
ne East side OF King rom Boundary street all The;
buildings were DESTROYED to within one door of
obacco Street. In Boundary Street East. two,
three small wooden out-buildnGs were consun.-.
d. The following is 4 statement of the Houses.
hat were destroyed, with the names OF the cwnersl
ID occupants -
King Street, West side Wooden building,
occupied by MIR. Simon Moses as dry goods s.ore,i
,owned Ivy Mr.. John williamson wooden buildngi
occupied by MIR. English, band box maker, alsoi
lowned by Mr.. Williamson wooden building oc-
cupied by MIR. John Rowland as agroceIy store;
Iwued by Mir. Maverick wooden building, d" ell
HING and shoe store, occupied and owned by Jacob,
IN. Lord; double tenement wooden house, occupied
10y MIR. John Conner, saddler, (slock and inrnure,
nsured1 owned by Mr.. Robert flemmlns; wood
ten building owned by DO. two wooden buildings,
occupied by Mr.. Sureau dwelling and shoel
hop, owned by Dr. Kirkland wooden building
occupied by Mr.. Pezer, schooima-tef, owned byl
Mr.. Otiolengui wooden dwelling house, unocct-.
pied and owned MIR. Isaac Barrett, Ensured y;
OGDEN building, occupied by MI. Purse, cabinet.
maker, owned by estate of McDowall woodenl
dwelling house, owned by do. and occcpied by Mrs.s
Mcdowell two wooden Buildings, unoccuped,
iownod by the same wooden building, unoccupied,
owned by Nathan Har;, Ensured j wooden build
ing occupied grocery store by Mr.. Roach, Ss
.wncd By Nathan Hart, Ensured y wooden build
. =, owned by do. (insured,) and occupied by Mr.
s4ac Wolf.
King ST, East side Wooden building, occu-s
pied by Robert Pennall, owned by Isaac Barrett !;
insured y double enement wooden building, oc-.
icupied as dry goods and hardware store, owneds
and occupied by Isaac Bari EFT, (house and furn-
are insured y wooden builIng, unoccuPied, owned.
joy do. insured ); three story brick building, oc-I
lcuped and owned by Richard MNiillan three
STORY brick building, owned and occupied by Mrs
WALTON three story brick building, occupied b.
'lr. Murphy, owned by Maj ]. BuIow, building
Insui ed :; story brick building, unoccuped !:
owned by Mr. Mcmillan wooden building, oc-.
lcuped a weaver shop by p Nelson, laparatusf
md materials insured owned by Mr.. Cohen ).
wooden building, occupied as chsir-makeis shop.
owned by Mr.. Barrett, (house insuTed); three;
v OGDEN buildings, owned By Mr. Barrett, and oc-i
scupied by Mr.. Michel a mattrass shop, Hard-i
wick Cohen dry goods store, and the other as
l. confectionery, (houses insured); wooden build
ing, occupiedby Mrs. Carter dry goods store,
lowned by estate Samuel Robertson, wooden build
ng, owned by estate Samuel Robertson, occupied
10y Aaron Solomon dry goods store, (buildiogsi
iinsured)
The wind blew freshly from the Northwest, and;
ne flames spread with the utmost rapidity. At,
ines fears were entertained that the fire would:
Communicate TO the Orphan House, but the wind!
setting from that quarter, it happily escaped c
east injury. We have heard OF several persons:
having sustained considerable personal injury (twos
Of whom in a dangerous staie,) from the
|thoushtless exposure of some gunpowder in theI
street, to which fire was accidentally communics
Jied There is no doubt the fire the effect of
accident. Property 10 he amount of Sl20,000l
has been consumed, of which $4,000 we are in
ormed insured in two Insurance Offices in this
,Cty. Ii has been the most extensive confagra-
ion both regards the space it covered, and u
ne quantity aud value OF property destroyed, @hichI
las beiallen city, since the eventtul fire Of 1910
From the description also of the buildings which,
were consumed ihey being mostly occupied in the
eai country trade, and the very inconsiderablel
aging which the violence & rapidity oil the flame;
illowed the unfortunate Inhabitants; are fearful!
b has eYentuated in the ruin of many industrious
individuals. 1t is said indeed. that many werei
scarcely able TO ESCAPE with their persons In safeiy
rom the RACES Of the devouring element
city Gas.