Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-08

| Bethel and MIR Brougham Mr. Duuconbe and Lord Nor
peh were about equal About 400 hands ,h held up in
The High Sheriff declared the of the county to have
fallen on ,o first four gentlemen. Mr. Sapylion in conse
qnence, demanded poll
The High SHERIFF. settled that the poll should commence al
iouI O'Clock, and continue till seven
The thanks of the then the three late
members, Lord Milton, Mr. Marshall, aud Mr.. + Wilson
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From The NJ Com. .4aircriser IF .lI,nlag
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIVES.
IRE broke out yesterday morning about half past
O'Clock in the bakery of Mr.. William Humbcrt
No PA. BowcrY between Prince and SprGu. streets
and before the flames got under DESTROYED Sc
ven houses, most of them story brick front dwell
ngS fronting on the Bowery, and burnt through
the centre Of the entire block to Elzabrtstrcct in
Gu ing III The ravages two large brick houses,
slaughter house, and small buildings IN the cas-,
side OF the latter street. with all the buildings IN the
rear The further progress Of the flames s0uta was
arrested by solid brick wall, formed by the end of
three story brick house fronting on The B,werv
and the end wall of the Chambers Melting Com
pany Establishment. Fortunately there was very
htte WIND at the time, o. erwiJe, the neighbor-
ing buildings very dry, and the difficulty of
ootain1'ng water was very great the confagraton
would problbIy have been very extensive
hat renders this occurrence peculiarly disastrou
Is That i"nr OF the men employed in Mr. Humbcrt's
bakery were burnt TO death. II is supposed they
were asleep ut the time the fire commsncpd md
the flames spread with such rapidty that they were
enveloped IN them before they had time 10 escape
The names Of the deceased were. Samuel Clark q
natiY" Of New York, aged 10; George Lane and
Bernard Jocelyn, both oil Prussia, aged 2 and John
Gallagher a native Of Ireland, aged e. The re.
mains OF three of the bodies have been found The
following Isl list ofproPerty destroyed as far as We
have been able TO asccrtuin
On The Bp,oery-No 228. brick buiIdnr mr.
cnPed as dwelling by DR.. Hubbard and by M limo.
thy iIbbard "a drug sore-roof burnt rand other
Wise InJured-lurnlture and goods partly saved
No. $50 BEick front, occupied by Fl. r Piercv
bookseller and proprietor Of the n. Y. Cabinet
burnt down.
No 226. Brick front, occupied by Mr. Columbus
Burr leweier-port of the property saved, but the
loss still blc-buidlng consumed
THE above property belonged TO Mr.. Fred. Shon-
nard, of Yonkers, and was all insured.l
No 234, (whcrc the fire commenced) brick, occu-
pied by VIM u Humbert, baker--5w!dings consumed
derable-buIiding owned BY Iohn Vuughn-lnsurrnce
on ;h's property, said to be $4,000
No 222 Wooden-Mr. LAMBS oil s,orc-burnt
down entlrcly-owned by Mrs. idey.
No. 22o. Brick, occupied by DR.. Dayton-cntITclv
destroyed. Insured for $1,000
No 2I8 Brick, occupied by a r. Jarvis. cordial
G.lSiier-pnTtialy injured Insured to the of
On Elisabeth street, in the rerr orgs a5,ge 40
lH7. BTick front, owned and occupied by wlduw ST.
!noson. burnt down
No I85. James Smoson's slaughter house-dc
stroyed.
No So and 1871 rwo frame houses. occupicd by
several famhcs-enlirey burnt down
On Prime strcei.-The dwelling house (owned by
Ef"d Snnnnnrd) and occupied BY VIM Hilton, roof
slightly injured
large warehouse owned by Mr. Shonnard in
winch wat stored properly belonging to DR. ITibb1rd
and Mr.. Hilton was burnt together with o.! IT'S con
lent-. We learn hat the n-uranc on the whole Of
Mr. Shonn1rd sProPer'y amounted TO $1,000.
w" have not been able g. ascertain snij.flc,orIlv
The cause at this sad Disaster. Mr. IIumbert wns
tir.t awak ned by the cracking Of the hnnns and
hrston"d 10 remove MS family. hfer telIinr his
wife 10 iake her child and fly 10 the street, he pro-
ceeded 10 tho chamber where his men and bovg silent
en- the fl tn"a and hurried to tie bed room of Mr.
and Mrs. II TbIs apprentice, and another. with
Mr. and Mrs. llumbsrt, and their infnnt with diff
cuHy escaped down stairs with their lives; n third
apprentice lcap"d ont Of the window MORNING
Plp"r says hat two yoang ladies', tho ono sister to
MIR. Ilrmbcrt tie other her cousin, pnrccivInn the
flames had intercepted their fight by the s,urwnv.
cfcyt 1u' oltho garet window and oyer The roof ur
an ADJOINING house. INTO winch they got by another
windrW, and this house subsequently, burned q"
Ih"r" were seven persons IN he bed room over the
bakery. three and four boys.
The want Of water tho cause Of the dcs'ruc-
ton OF 20 much property. a. m early period. ono
engine VIII CHI stationed Close 10 the fire would
hay" czInguIshed the flames. bad supply Of water
De"n ~. inucd. Every Csicrn IN the nciuhborhcOd
winch could be- got nj was drained, and the Chan
dlers Melting establishment, which containea 400
barrels of ALLOW, d by the cxlraordIna cx
ertnn7 Of o small prIvat" engine, called the YKrrk
JoIe. Jr." manned b, young m"n.
p, Many engines w"rc useless for the want Of water
Had the Public Reservoir" been " operation much
property might have been saycd
Or'hography.--The following specimen is from
Cape God Log Buok:--"Ihis - hour uunrncusls
W the irish gals and trnmmy wnca,hcr-Windc Nothc
- and kIn'Hy-l and saIppnr pa chen barrlg, all