The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-25
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AtrW minutes before nine O'CLOCK yesterday
, inc. a'ns an alarming Fire broke out III the loan
o. Alexandra. II was soon perCeit ed from thls
c-y; and, cold as the weather was, llhcimome-
"a al l3) our toWnSmen turned out with ailtrl-
aud almost literally flew to the assistance ut
tn il ueighUors. The engine from the laptoi
til4, with its hose was under way III few mo.
les alter tn. fire was discovered. About .hee
undi cd pc sous from the Navy Aa.d, Loaded
d apt"in Booth, Wcrc uIdei way am, f aS
SO nut, having tuuLer 10 90, did not 'i''e
ulc IL, early OH he ground. The tepeme LON
rIus, Dhce Department, twith its fine hose
. / under way as soon as the fire vas ascertain
c3 To bc serious and had just started "hen utH@
'7s arrived TO our Nay from tie Mayo. Of \
,>andrla, soliciting ad, from which The engine
the second ward, and that ON tie first were
Notified and under way. Nor were our George
t..,n ngglbo behind nand with grca. spun
me. weui down IA numbers in carriages, on
torseback, anu On foot, carrying also II Is bee''
cd lien Engine. All tie marines Oh the station
were also Carried down ty Captain Io"lt- oh-
dcr the orders Of { VI. Henderson, y carrying an
engine with them and though tuty did nov az
rive until the frc as got under, Afforded h"lOi-
| tant service as guards. ne whole urnHel O.
p rsous Who went down irOmthis side oi ne nv
"a could not be les, than thousand. We ap
pear TO dwell too much upon TINS pubac-spi'',o
conduct OF our Cit2cus on thi- occasion, let il NC
rcCollcclcd that tue Distance 10 AieHand.l2 l''"
most OF the points Stated from, ~ds se> IN mus
and that the engines aud mrn arrived MeiI d
bout TIE time the fire WIS most Appalling IA
II, o,htr cause iot oxu'tatlou Is thought ne'f'sD
~ 10 Justify it, let it be found in Ae iact, th'tue
fire was arrested, and d sasl amount q lfoP'Y
rescued from the jaws Of desjruruon i! nc "u
thus afforded. The first succor Il oia H. '"' -
rived about eleven o'clock, and was io,io"'u "
successive supplies. Our friends Al AeNanu'''
exhausted BY fatigue and anxiety, "eie mot ~ ~
ployed in eudcN oring 10 save thcT iHoN '""'e
property, and without the excellent a P3'"'" =.
to ,&c aIci We have were not a1.e 20 eva
tend with Woodworking element. lhey 'i1''n,
ed relief from this quarter as almost proFd' n'''
and they are un1ounded IN the measure o. '"'"
thanks for TIE assistance, without which the o'S,
part ofthr town with most oI the shipping '""'s
have shared the fac OF inat valuable poruoN %
which was already in flames.
As was, however, the conhacration was a".
ful and the destruction of property great 80
may be supposed, from a fire raging IN ~
timex OF the town for five long houls, with a pisN
north west wind blowing. 1t is d wonder r' :"
deed that the fire was got under at all -.
hose andtorcing machinery, having the i''' H.;
the source ofsuppy, furnishing coplous an" ~,
eNhaustible supplies of water, effected "i'I' -
other supply OF water by hand could nave uo',
and, although the water thrown IN sue'b'N Wa
seconded in the form OF ice and sieet, mah''"s g
fircmen in icy garments, We believe but ono % -,
the engines was so frozee dmmg the DAY 10 =
be disabled. SO steadily were they worked :.
The fire commenced in the cabinet MN =,
shop of Mr.. James Green, on the Last s'"'
Royal street, between King and Punce 81 ,o
and extended to Fairfax street, thence "' :
j Prince street to Mon street The num- =.
houses destroyed, besides back budng' was
/ bout torty-and che value otthc hous' an" ,,o
DESTROYED can hardy have fallen shola OF W.
hundred thousand dollars. Some Of Tie pm No,
ty vas insured, but to what eX,eht We ." I'm.
/ bsard the Fire Insurance company oi -At'