Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-09
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Within week from this day, It has been our
painful duty 10 record three destructive fires and
this day the fourth far more disastrous than either
OF the former, and more extensive than any that
has occurred in this city fol the last quarter Of "A
century.
About eleven O'Clock last night, the alarm wns
given, AMI il ascertained that tho extern
sise stables OF Messrs. hipp & Brown proprieors
OF tho Greenwich stages, were on ne and the
work of destruction did not cease unl all the
buildings on lonr blocks OF squares were nearly
destroyed destroying, II is computed, from one
Lqntred and thirty to one hundred and fifty houses,
and hi ing into the street from three hundred and
fifty TO four hundred niles. Such scenes OF
distress were never before Witnessed by the lhou-
sands of persons tho wete the lockers on OF this
dreadful calamity WE fully concur with tho
Daily Advertiser OF this morning, TINT language
can scarcely describe the scene OF confusion and
CONSERVATION Ut this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of fnmilies
who had removed their furniture toplnccs supposed
BY them 10 be secure, were now seen lying ~ eve
ry direction before the fury of the all absorbing 81
ement in many instances, furniture, after beng
removed, was destroyed by the FIRE. Through the
dense cloud of smoke and burning embors, chill
dren hnlfnaSod were TO be seen running to and fro
crying Tor theif parents, anu parents IN despair
shrekins the names of their children
The stables where the fire originated were stu
n'ed on the corner of Hudson and Bank streets
The wind was blowing gale from the eastward at
the tin,e and SO rapid was the progress of the de-
vouring element that in five minutes from its com
mencement the stables were in one sheet of flame,
and IN twenty minutes the block of buildings
houndedby Hudson, Bank Greenwich and Ham
mond streets, were burnt TO the ground Ii speedi-
ly communicated to the adjoining block taking a
wsstwady direction which, very soon after, shared
the same fate. The flames soon crossed to the
westerly side OF Hammond strickland shortly nf
ter the entire row fronting on Perry street, and
tending all the way to Washington strcet-eom-
Prlshs altogether four squares, was in blaze. II
those who are not acquainted with that part Of the
city will look at the map they will sec that the
blocks between Greenwich and Washington streets
are very large. We understand that the lots being
deep there were dwelling houses both on the fronts
and rears of most of them.
The loss of property has been hastily estimated
at from toe hundred 10 teo hmndrea and 6iy Lioa-
sand dollars it is feared that comparatively but
small portion is insured We learn that Kipp &
Browns policy expired only yesterday, or the day
before The loss of these gentlemen will be very
severe. For in addition to the number of horses,
eight stages were burnt, three OF which were new.
The fire is generally believed TO have been the
work OF n female incendiary. Some misunderstood
ding having taken place between the person sus-
peeted and one Of the drivers, she was heard to
say last night, that she would have revenge--and
In less than two hours from this declaration, the
stables were in ruins.