Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-31

e iuno honse of B. Aymar & Co eOur h'gh'y esteem
cd CITIZEN s. o. ,I III his acecptanccs
These instances ofliherality, and OF "sh CONNER
oiaI shirt are worthy of all commentator w
As an example of what ought to DC do"e IN oulldns'
ne nav refer to noble store standing alone in its gIo-
~ where Water street was It was built by Mr. Gar
man for Herman Thornc. lie .od that the stTuc,
ture mast be built fire proof and he promptly declare"
that it should be so built, that fire could not burn
The consequence Was, that though wrapped IN sieets "
flamc-s standing il in the crater OF
in sea of fret stands rninrred, and the go'u' saw
within it. cn 1a,
csc merchants. The Courier des Eiats Cn'S u ''''
| morning, savs:- .,.,
The loss sustained by French commerce Is innehSc'
1t is stated that but three frencn ii'p",.i .,ain
noods have escaped. We have said thai tic loss SUSAN
ed bv French commerce is immense, but as II mas l'ei
entirely upon rich houses, their capital alone VIII su
not their credit We do not know of one when WIN no.
be able to sustain this misfortune "'hout e'i'''
any apprehensons for the future:
This ediEcc which consumed by the liaihes vi
Wednesday NIGHT was one of the largest in tho city,
situated on the south side OF Wall ST; ana embracing
ll5 feet Of the front between William anu hanover
streets. r.. .
which was considerably elevated Its southwest front
ia feet on Exchange street. The front on wan street
was of Westminster marble The first and second stories
Of the Ionic order from the Temps OF M'neiSa e rnr
at Prnne in lonin recessed eilipca Porco OF ioFy
feet wide introduced in front. screen OF our columns
and anlr each thirty feet high, and tree eet lour
inches diameter above the base, composed OF single
block of marble extended the front OF the porco
suppurn- an cniIburc Of six feet i'll height on whicn
the third story making height OF SIXTY feet 'Fo
| The ground
room was by flight Of ten marble steps, with pcdes'ai
at each end On ascending to the portico, three doofs
opened the rcslbule 'front.' while ono on cach haho
opened Offices The vestibue of the Ionic oFdei,
from the little Ionic temple of lyssus The exchange
| cf ,yas he
wide and IS feet high, to which were atlachcd lout
principal roons and in the rear OF the rotunda announcer
used for the AUCTION sales OF real estate, shipping anu
stocks ~
The building begun the lst of April, lo2o, ana
occupied q months in erccton having first been &C.
cupied in JULY 1877 The plan was that OF the architect
| Mr.. E. Thompson.
The loss OF this office is serious Inconvenience TO
the mercantile community, thrown into disorder anu
confusion is. In it, besides several insurance
Offices Offices for the great sales OF real estate and mer
chandsc, for artisans of various descriptions,
&C. were tic great hall for the congregation OIL ie1
chants, only of the city, but from all parts OF the
country and Europe; rooms for the chamber OF CON-
merce and board of brokers' extensive post olhce
establishment; ship letter Office and news room; the eie-
graph Office several newspaper Offices, extensive refresh
! nlcnt rooInS &c. DC.
Scene at tic Park Poiicc-The Police Magistrates have
been in perpetual session since the commencement Of
the fire Wednesday night, and the police department
have been constantly occupied in arrcsting persons max
ing their way from the OF conilagralon laden with
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section of the CITY, restoring it to its distressed owners,
and disposng Of the immense number caught in the acl
Of conveying property away or who had deposited III
places Of supposed security
Several hundred Migrants Of all colors, sexes and
ages have been brought up, and dspossessed CT their
booy, amounting to many thousand dollars, ami EN-
bacno every species Of light valuable articles con-
siderable portion Of which has been reclaimed by their
| owners.
The Courier says that singular circumstance took
place last evening, which would have led to the most
disastrous consequences but tor timely discovery:
quantity Of dry goods was brought cart to the office
and thrown into OF the rooms. Benjamin Hays
having occasion to go in some time Alter discovered the
whole in blaze. The flames were, however, soon ex-
tngushcd. Had the fire not been discovered in this
provdcnal manner, and the Office closed, the whole
range Of buildings must have been consumed
(fr0m Tie N. y Herald)
THE --LATEST ESTIMATE OF THE LoSs.-lt is now es
mated that the commercial loss will be much smaller than
at first supposed great many Of the merchants were
insured open policies. Take samp e-one merchant
insured for 000 yet he had not over 5000 in
his store. In consequence of this state OF things, it
calculated that lsurances will the connercia
loss the extent cf75 so, 90 per cent. AL
the Insurance Companies but three, the North River
Greenwich, and Bowery, are OF course bankrupt: The
9ft Rfst pPo;ei; there is Thing
to be rcmembercd-he choic city IS at this moment 'ruh
ont insurance. e1cep ,rat may be Effected abrOad. Hence
II the double necessity of watchtulness.
The worst of this calamity falls upon the old respecta
t Bile families. widows, orphans aged persons who had in
i vested all tc:: .-cr"-r in Insurance Stocks. The
Of the calamity among this class Of society is inca"
cuabe Many Of our most respectable families; out OF
heaviest sufferers Persons living in moderate crcu
stances the accrung from the in
vested in Insurance stock in the vale Of life, cut Of
without shilling TO bless them withal. Widows brough
up in the lap of wealth. with daughters nieces de
pendent them for support, at reduced Il
penury and wretchednes. We have heard Of many la
f inevitable Of this kind.
SOME INDIVIDUAL LossEs-We have learned the
following particulars: Boorman L. Johnston suffer
srs in dry goods, &c, ooGo-insurance not known
Still good
. arrived from Canton, $300,000 On Consignment il
store, much more-probaby 500, C00-all covered
Moses Taylor, South ST., lost in coffee, sugar, &c
$500 600. Insured
, Rowland and Aspnwalll, about $20,ooO-a small par
Of their property. They have sgniied their intention
to discount all their paper now out. most liberia
4, Offer
Goodhuc Il Co., who are not sufferers also propose
TO Discount their fouling paper at bank interest.
: TappGn q Co., have saved The best part-nsuret
$200,00Oin Boston.
The. Pearl ST. obbcrs in good spirits and paving
their notes without trouble.
The French houses in Pearl ST. very heavy suffer
crs-Lyons in France ALPHABETICALLY five million:
equal to the amount Of the Indemnify
In taking another turn among the awful ruins we vi
sedthe Fhenix Bank. BY the ppli,encss Of Mr.. Della
field, shown though the whole Of the int
rnr. The injury sustained probably be repaired ut
81 80 incuding a few blankets with which the sky
lights were secured.
The preservation Of the Phoenix Bank is an honor To
The mind that conceived the structure. The destructive
element was raging around ii. and yet resisted tho
utmost of its power This arose from the STRENGTH and
sccasty 81 the building The vaults also of the bank
where the specie is secured all the valuable papers
and documents, we visited throughout 1t is the first
time that we ever were within the vaults Of bank and
like every thing new In this wicked world produced
fdrol sensation sUfh Strength land substance! We
passed through three or four small vaults all secured
with iron DOORS before we reached the pencaliu of
thai ttnra i
lustre around We arc confident that even the whole
buding itself might be DESTROYED by fire. and yet The