Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS
from me Rdieigh ~: O. RegisfGr Extra. or Ian ,
W. ANOTHER DISTRESSING FIRE.

. ~ MGtf,gh ~: q Register Extra, IF Jan. 7
ANOTHER DISTRESSING IRE
~ ae under the painful necessity of announcing IN nno
Ro"e ""ouher heavy calamity which has beEallen our lit
ue cry About four O'Clock this morning the citizens
soon SHOse IL from lheir beds by the cry of Fire! 1t was
H. , touh" NO nave broken out in the Millinery Store nj
the Misses Pulliam, on the East side of FavcHey}iuo 49, -
T NV Jnousm a citizens with their fire engine, and the
neu'cIs oil Assembly and strangers in the citv. soon -
Seholed' and used every exerion in their power +, nmt
suP o ue raging element, it was apparent that thc onl,
way oStop the progress of the flames. would bo - IL
mp those houses to the North and South of the Gro =" 10y 10y
no' removed, would soon be embraced i'm the destr,,c
ton. Several buildings were occorIiooI, 4" ,ne es'ruc
soon as powder could be procured for the burmese anf so
ms and the active exertions of the citizens cc~ "nu 10
s .nS western nr %hnn side OF the street, in keeping the roofs and
snie OF their houses covered with wet blankets. il is NV
ing That the whole of Fayetteville street and Nv
enure city was not destroyed. P' w
"r ga eNertions were made TO prevent the extension of
me fhe beyond the Drug Store of Messrs. WiIliams G.
haywood; For this purpose, the Market House vas Ill
4. uo"r, out an was in vain; the flames reached tbe iarTo
'tore oi ME- ID. Is. Smith,, the Post Office. and sevorsI
houses on Harget-strcct, which were all Jos,rnwoJ pI
n MY e ~ sneNto me Post Office occupied by Messrs. Tur.
some other 1bus nus IPGh-seIerS; being blown up, as well as
was there arrested, and his dwelling house saved Wv ''
l ne occupants of the Stores nearest to the one in which
hc riro commenced had no time to save their Goods nnI
thosc MOI Is, nearly the whole of their Stock in trade
np- more remotely situated, were fortunate enonob -
''T me principal part of their Stock. s" "
ltisa remarkable fact that this calamity had =.
mo"l.y me same spot, and had the same exfcnsion sg ,n
S;hT" lc wnich desolated our City in 1916. Tho ONLY
umierehcc IS, that the large house af tbo cornon 81 - ~ ony
vile and Morgan streets, then owned h., ~. :" r ayeue-
90 ues.iOyed, and in the present case, a LARGO Uousn ~
Tic no. o1"uo occupied by his son escaped the flames
~ "U' az present known how the fire ORIGINATED Tbo
- Vi 'ne Store are confident that no fire v,os ~ ,be
Sny " 4 M unGy lett it the preceding evening. y"
GoeGr"i members of The Legislature were 59artic,lo.l,
70 roonGoa oNo''lonS TO stop the .ravagcs of the Fire
80 mei1non names, might be invidious we tborocana e
no n", = % mach praise cannot be bestowed on The coIornd
popI@u11' VINO used every eXerion in their povcr 10 Lo
on the occasion, " power 10 DC
mitv In"posslnie' IN the confusion incident to such a Gala
nn 10 ascertain with absolute certainty tho nroai.a I'd 10
"hich each individual has sustained. bui Voc pht ioI Toss
IN '!!ci.eiIt OIL the loss as we are enabled tn @1iber aud
which nav n, I II paper; publish any additional particulars
= ""y " ueelncd Interesting.
= hlstulew Shaw, two vacant stores, DWELLING uouso .
MISSES Puliam and Henry Hardie. a DWELLING bo,so
" WUJy1Ig!pled by Mr. Hardie, with several out-bouses
,o,scs mit : noHlsoh, a store, dwelling house and out
mLLS WIN part OF his Millinery, and Cabint Furnit,1ro
'GcS-snpposcd loss 800 dollars. 'u'e
;oo %s" rrlInro5e' store, with almost his entire stock Of
"Dys' some money, &c. Loss 10, coo dollars NJ los,
VIM r. Clark, two stores and dyeIIioa ho' az east
himself and Mrs. Highlander; and a I5rgc u, o,, occuPieu
" T1,ayy a9G plated ware; supposed loss 900 dollars. -"
s'ae d thomas Price, a store, occupied bv Ci,rL g.
for the sale Of leather. F' y lark q
tin ip aHoo g Newton, a store, with dwelling house above.
~ sIop ana sundry out-houses, and par of nc;r -
~ wv ,ock-probable loss $500 dollars. ~
%. -" "'"'' large store occupied by George Simpson &
Williams & Haywood, two stores on F,ve,tor;u II
W. onc on Eorgett street, with a considerable par, ~ t ~
u. -. & n. Smith he LARGO ,,.o. y
nc former. '"y S'ore occupied by {
No. - y 5In',n, inc Two story house occupied as tho Poe, =
iice-also a part Of his stock of goods. 'P'" u NC Tost a
Joun stuart two stores occupied by Turner & IT,obos
~ ~ .Id ~ Sturge9' The former as a bookstore and the later r
Io JnO 6 SiDre' Ills dwelling house also injured. "
James Cook. III, !" 'i"Be' street IL
Horis s. Nj. We 40 do. u
d. ,yi;H i' !" MALONE, a large two story grocery. lust erect. "
" Wl,h a large portion Of its contents. ~ ?
VOmblc. ' grocery, occupied by Jordan T
pcnnet F9,gan, a two story rrocory. C.
Lewis Holloman, two store grocSSr, 5
Deus also a blacksmith shop unroofed. y !" a.