Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-28

Tho house in which the Gre originated at the
S. r. corner OF Broughton and Jefferson streets.
occupied ty Mr. Forsyth. The tenement next
East, South side Broughon street. occupied by
MIR. =. Bios. The next occupied by Edward
Coppee. The next occupied by Mr.. Hart. The
next occupied by Mr.. J. Eppinger. The next
owned by Dr.. Shciiall, occupied by Madame
Petit. The large two tenement frame buildings
on the corner of Barnard and Brough,on streets,
owned By Mrs. Holland; and one tenement oc-
cupied by J. D. Gaudry, and the other by DIR.
Footman.
On State street. rSo buildings belonging 20
John Waters, and occupied by Mrs. West and
Mrs. Saunders: a two tenement frame house be-
longing to A. Teliair, and occupied BY p NJ arrow.
On the North side Brough,on street. The hre
nj very early period crossed over TO the y. T..
corner OF Broughton and Jefferson Streets and de-
sroyed the Bakery at the corner, occupied by j..
Wagner. The two story frame building occupied
Ivy Mr. Clelani. The isrge ami elegant brick
building belonging TO and occupied by Mr.. l..
Minis. The two tenement two story building, one
occupied by Mrs. Harris, and owned by Mr.. j ohm
Low, and the other owned by Mr.. Knapp, and &C.
eupied by Mrs. Mathews The two story frame
building at the corner Of Brouehton and Barnard
streets, (torn partly DOWN.
tn addition 10 the above, the store at the corner
OF Jefferson street and Broughton street lane N
occupied by Pierce Howard, was DESTROYED with
all out buildings and dwellings on the lane In
rear OF Broughton ST. s. all the buildings to State
street Were destroyed, and OH Jefferson street E.
side, three frame buildings.
About two o'clock. spark caugh, in the main
rigging OF the brig Rome, Dyer, of Boston, lying
AT Hunters wharf, (half a mile from the scene OF
destruction,) which compelled her commander to
cut away her mantopmast, and destroyed the rig
gng attached TO the mast above and below.
MANY roofs oil buildings were set on fire by the
falling. flakes, bu: extinguished by extreme exer-
ton. Fortunately, the wind which was fresh,
IN some measure subsidized. or one third of the
dwelling part CT the city would probably have been
destroyed.
The fire caught, it will be seen, in the very
building which was discovered TO be on fire ON
sunday morning, and was no doubt the effect of
design. 1t was discovered near the stair case and
the unfortunate inmates we're barely enabled 70
escape with part OF their clothing. Indeed, so
rapid was the progress OF the flames, that very
little OF the furniture in the first Eve or six houses
destroyed, was saved. The whole number O!
buildings sacrificed by the devouring element
cannot be lcss than Forty, comprising the whole
Oh thaf block o, buildings bounded by Broughon
ct. North, State st. South, Barnard st. East and
jefferson st. West. with the exception of the house
Oh Mrs. Burke; and that block bounded by Broush-
ton st. South, by the lane North, and East and
West by Barnard and Jefferson SITS with the ey-
eeption OF two or three inconsderabe buildings on
Barnard st.
The following, in addition 10 the above, Is from
the GeoTgiall ErtrG, under date of Tuesday
February IL, IL o'clock 81 received ty last even
ihg's mat:
We have moi been enabled TO collect much fur
ther information relative TO the IKE which appears
under our Postscript head.
Among the houses DESTROYED on the South side
Of Brough,on ST. which was omitted by mistake,
IS one occupied by Mr. Jos. George.
AS near as we can ascertain, the amount insured
Upon the property destroyed is upwards of 81, 600
dol!ars-of which, 1900 is insured in the Lon
don Phoenix Company, and 200 in the Charles
ton Fire and Marine Insurance Company. The
whole amount of property destroyed is estimated
al from 40 TO 80 900 dollars.