Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-07-23
From he Baltimore Any,tan Jplg lC.


A fire occurred in this Guy Yesterday morning,
which has proved more Destructive III It's cunsa
qaenees than any which has happened here for "a
!, humber Of years past About eleven o'clarh the
. extensive Lumber Yard If Messts VIM Carson
~ Go on Bachauan's warf wet side of Frederick
E; dlsi,) found 10 tie on fire, atdoWlng 10 tie
eon5gstible nature uf rs contents Wa saGn 50 fan
snvclaped n flames as 10 bid defiance To- the efforts
which were uadc 10 subluc them The intense
heat ofth burning mass, aud ITS close contiguly
10 the rear of Inc long range Of warehouses, on
Smiths wharf soon extended the ire 10 those
Warehouses aud We regret to add that five Of them
were totally consumed with more or less Of uelr
eontsnls The first warehouse on Smiths wharf
which took FIRE was that occupied by Nessrs Han.
nIng aud Hope, which WIS soon completely II
aalnes. The FIRE then spread To the warehouse or
either side, involving in one common destruction
the warehouses occupied by Nessrs John Lester
Hngh Boyle aud Buck and Hedrck, Oh tie south
anI on the 'narth that Of John White Esq Cashier
An adjoining or more norhcr'y warehouse alsf
=benngmg to John White Esq. was partially dawn
aged and on this side the fire WINS arrested. It's
Progress soutaerly was arrested hy the irc-proof
warehouse belonging to Robert Snuth Esq Ihes,
lIier.~ere subjected 10 ruiy merry oltcaI Of some
huuts.-tle rear OF them beng but few feet tpn
tho piles ofburnns lumber, but the ialthflIneSs q
their construction preserved them from natcrla,
damage
Commencing At tie upper or northern end OF III,
block the loss on Smiths wharf may thus-ir
hasty aud no doubt lmperlec:way-he summed
.p
/ Warehouse owned bv John White, ESD,
AVID oecupud 10y Messrs II & ) Whlte--sligtly
damaged and some injury done to Is contents
. Warehouse, owned and occupied as ahoye- IT,
tally baruia parcel of grant alsv burnt but mus,
tho whisk3y removed.
Warehouse occupied by Mcssrs Manning
and Hope, and owned by Joseph khs, Jr--,ot4Gy
destroyed together with merchandise of sav,ous
kinds
4 Warehouse oecupedby Mr. John Lcster--de-
stroycd with pau of It's contents, consisting Of "a
nous goo Is on storage
s. Warehouse occupied by Hugh Boyle E'q as
an iron store-destroyei. There wrrr about 100
hides on storage IN the second story The whole a
heap Of ruins.
Neutrality-suspicious. flower occupied as u store
house by Messrs. WIN Lowell and Son, and tht
upper part by Messrs Buck and Iedrck, sail ma
lers. The house destroyed, and the contents par
italy fayed.
1t is impossible TO form any thing like cor.
by this destructive FIRE. Three or fur Of the hon
ses destroyed were insured in tho Equitable Sucie
TVS Office, and II is believed thst most Of the
merchandise destroyed was also insured Oh
the lumber stock Of Messrs Carson & Co there +
apolicy in the Firenlen's Office for + 1900 In,
damage 10 the lumber confined to their var,
alone.
The exertions ofthe frcmen on this Occasion
and Of many citizens WHO rendered their services
are above all praise. Under hot sun, and expos
ed to the scorching heat of the conhagration the
lahours were afforded with all energy and perscyc
rance never surpassed. Ii Is but justice To atR
that many of the coloured people also took part i
the most labotlous and exposed duties. Durin
the height Of the fire. the flakes carried to tn
roofs Of the warehouses on the opposite sides 9th
DOCK, andone ofthem with shlngle roof on Spear
wharf, actually took FIRE. 1t was. however, in
medately extmguishcd.
Mus MESA--We have heard no sympathy ea
pressed ior Nina, and strong manifestation
indignation against Mrs Chapman, whonthe pee
pie regard more guilty than her paralnour. A
incident illustrative of this feeling was mentioned
tous. The last time Ms. C.. was at Andalusa
she applied for seats in the stage running to Phla
delphia, for herself and Children which wer
promptly refused. A similar application at Dunk
Ferry on the Delaware, to be put on board tn
steamboat, proving also unsuccessful she was obi
ged to star; for The city on loot Several seh.,l