The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-02
IN rELLIGENcERO OFFICE,
PETERSBURG, FEB. 81.
FIRE.

IiihIS.
few minutes past II O'Clock on Monday
night .ast, ouf citizens were awakened by one Of
those alarms but two frequently experienced in
Petersburg, and aroused at t1at cad hour. were
summoned by the appalling cry offi4e TO one of
The most compact and substantial butt paris of
the toWn--the centre oi mercantile business
beng .ie IIte sec fod OF Bank and Back-streetS
win - camore-,tIeet, The flames were dis
covered mthe second story ofthe back buildino
tt the south west corner, the lower part Of ON,
tenemcIt Of which was occupied by NIrssrs
dcers, Booth aud ST. Joanas an EXCHANGE Office.
lie WEI paTtOi the Uth,r tenement by MIR Nm
Clark, Jr. (the owner of the property as a
u ocery-and the upper rooms over both nv
Asssfs Nelson aud W ngle MS a deposit for eaui,-
Try produce, etc. Asno one lodged in tho b,,ld-
lng, the destructive element had made causiaara.
bic progress befote il was noticed from the
stfaets-aud when the Engines reached the seen
such mold II had ta5cu IN 4 nutaber of bales j.,
{. / On siorcd within, that IT was secg at once M
human eHort could stve tt-accurdngh. the ex-
ertluHs oi tlc IadNii,iai>] COMPOSING the ditle1-
ent Fire Companies as VII as u utirr citizens
VINO bad repaired with al haste to render a.
Si,ance, were rm IioN "a rather with n view +,
preserve the adj ,cenl property. tbaa used wth
any expectation of cAa nyHi hing ill., ann,
iaInes within those walls I4.l neatly flied ,ud
threatening IN IA lltle tine obu3 to III t#r swell
ing mass fires ,,iyr We Witnessed; brt
safely may wesay tuat lever an occurrence of
the KIND came undo our observation. in nlilu.
the people, siite and black. ofe>ery cnnd,tioa
manifested Nor zaal-and never one in which
the activity, regulated by tie judgment Of those
who have laudtbly assoc ated themselves for thp
purpose OF tombating hat enemy Of cities WIS
more eoa-lIclously displayed. or more cncctual
an %a'ertn7 dagger. Happy are We in the BE-
l'el' nat with such a disposition, and the like
&c u @der prevailing. or cnnmunitr. pos
Sassed OF abundant resources may always say
10 the dest oyer, 50 jar shall hou 20. bHf 10
iaffher :. May it be the future pride Of Peters.
IN 9 to encourage thlt spirit and improve these
means, which judiciously combined, the one iln-
pastfag the necessary cu4rgV 10 the othar, may.
ason Monday night, prevent many a scene of
widespread desolation,
There were four engines, belonging to the two
companies, all ia good order, brought on the
Sfo'pld-ifom which, dutiug most Of the lime.
c2nt Saed streams were poured on HE butrteg
ptir' In which the flames we're confn d, not
outstanding the close nrig1borhood of other
buildings. The evening vas remarkably stni
yet III Two instances, the fire. borne on the wind
IN flakes, was Communicated 10 daareut tape.
ments on Sycamore-street but il twas sooa dis
covered and extinguished without difficulty. OF
'hose VINO occupied the corner building. destroy
ef, AleSSis. Beers, Booth, and St. John. were
'h'nleu to save, we may say, every
thing. lessrs. Nelson aad Mingle we regret
10 STATE, are considerable losscrs, as they had in
store besides other articles, UPWARDS OF a hun
ofei o"les OF cotton, not one Of which was res
caed' Mr.. Ctark's stock Of goods were nearly
III burnt out ii, baliing was insured. How
me ire originated IS not ~knowu-vet, while our
at Zen' Congratulated one another that the OK.
'eAt OF dfmage Is 50 small in Comparison with
"aat AZ H7gat hare 5eeH-we nope on that &C
count 'Aev will not he te k.ss Impressed with
IN 'aine OF the lesson OF wdtchfnlness and pr,r
Genre eFeE most torciliy taught by experience.