Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-06
TnHcuMDi;RLAND FIRE.

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hShtfufo Ac P2opic u ias LaiieI Siaies.
The nndasisnod. being a committee appointed
The ei7sns efgamboflnnd to dralt M address
- HE POOP of the United States, detailing tbs
Particulars of heir lac drasdf,l calamity, and the
e padnon 10 uhish they tsc reduced and Of soliel.
tfz contributions IN their pehslf are enabled, from
u ~ own view and rom their enquiries on the sub.
let 10 nuke the following sfsscGIeni
fl'hc town Of Cumberland 10 si'Gntcl NJ tho june
thih Of w Ills creek with the rivrr Potomac. The
nthenal road passing through tho place, Inns givent
ltreirae ssossfs &fa, r,ueorv ,sirsss and largs
thcpropfictor upvsfds ri twenty-five thousand
dollars Thcro wcrr ivo o,hc, largo cominodous
iios's, Veil tcr, and provided, upon tho snrns
squn,e
Cumberland being the chief town Of Allegheny
county. and in scat " Justice, the principal
pr,cNtie business az the county vas hero
transacted Hefo elso the coal f.om tho mines
IL bnasht and dcp1ned for transportation.
The m,rchao'a. tradcsmon, and mechanics, wera
all in rrospcrAna circumstances, and vers located,
| ~ near ns conveniently nigh, be, 10 the viclni-
iy Of the Hotel, heh formed the ccnuc of bus-
ness.
The calomous src which forms the occasion
md the subject of,i,s address, broke out at o'clock
| r NJ on Sunday I'll, litb Of April instant. 1t O.
,glpaicd in jopefs ,hop, and is said to have been
occnsioned by lgh,ea eigar which corclcss boy
throw amons some shasings. This shop unharr
pity stood n, the north western extremity Of tho
business portion of,he place. and strong ncrih-
nest wtnd prevailing ut thu time, the flames, burn
| ing shingles, and othcr cou,bustbles, we're Carried
directly though ,hc heart Of tho town. The citi-
zeus lubored first 10 save the building, which was
| frame adjoining the shop whore the fire conmeI,-
ccd bu, this was soon abandoned as hopeless.
| The panic then became general md uncomfortable,
and each cndeavorng TO save his own effects,
ritd out s,oro goods, beds, clothing, and furniture
into the street but the houses bob sides werc
Low in full blaze, The progress Of destruction was
rapid beyond conception, and slosa who had placed
heir effects IN the streets, wete driven from them
lby n body Of flame and scorchng smoke that filled
tho entire sruee from side 10 side burning up side
bosrdr chairs tables articles Of male and female at
tire, beds, aud bedclotbes, hcforc the eyes Of their
loWners.
, The next effort Of the ctizsne, where the flames
had no, yet reached was TO entry then goods to the
houses Of their friends at considerable distance
from what was supposed 10 be the scene OF dan
ger Ia the midst Of these labors, what was their
CONSERVATION behold these places Of refuge. evct
the mos, Distant with all the intervening houses
r already on fire.
The Inhabitants now Withdrew in despair to
distance from tho raging element. From right 70
left one unlrolon shoe, OF fame extending full 4
quarter ofa mile, raging and roaring lqpa tornado,
was the awful spectacle presented 10 the eye The
two sections If the town were completely separas
ted from each other to those on tho west the fate
and condition Of their friends beyond the flames,
2 were involved in mystery and dreadful appreheus
Y sion Mothers were separated from thc'r chdrcns
n and wives from their husbanis-but fortunately act
J. Il single life has been lost
d In two hours and hale scventy-fve houses
. fronting on the principal street of tho town. inclu.
ding the three Hotels all The stores save one, all
1.-The dwellings,, shops, and materials OF the tfades-
7. men and mechanics, vera burnt to tho ground
The whole number Of buildings destroyed. incln-
ding barns, stables aud other out buildings cannots
il is believed, be short ofone HUNDRED and fifty. IN
, this brief space Of time hundred people have
o been rendered houseess and otherwise dcplo-
rably destitute The value ofihe property dssroy-
cd has been estimated at 1872 00o. and the un:s
signed believe this estimate 10 he rather below than
: above the truth. 4.
II In anicalins, in behalf of,he Cumberland suffs.
rcrs to the generous sympathies Of their coun,ry>
!. men, the Undersigned cherish lively hope tas
tic appeal will not be in vain. The spectacle ofn
n thriving village daily Increasing IN I'll tho CONS
= fos,s Of l.ic reduced 10 50 short time TO nela
! ebolv waste ofsNken walls and naked chnnneys(