Southern telegraph., 1837-05-02
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vlagc a mclanchoiy heop af runs. But
ly the activity and vigilancs 81 pareitzens,3
Oided greatly by tho sereniyysof The hea-
yens, and the atmosphere rather iacliaiRg
to the southwark, its rayagcs we're subdued
ina comparatively short lime--not how
eyer,wiiheut considerable los 70 lhe houses
of McssTs. James s. Bely, aufcompton,
Ricks & Co, whose Cotton sheds ahd their
contents, comprehen'ling the property, Of
many others, were totally destroyed. y
We have been favored with the lollo@-
ing list, Indicating the names of those who.
suffered in ibe calamity, and the. probable
amaunt of damages sustained by each Jude
vidual, viz:
James s. Bl.iy, loss Of cotton shed,
storage, warehouse, fencing, &c, $3.50
Geo. r. Dent, so bales cotton, $500
Sam BnlIen, 3S do do 1000
VIM Armstrong, 81 do do l,600i
jeremiah Terry, 26 do do 1900
Est. w. Dunbar, 10 do do 500
John Dlcker, Is do do SG0l
Brown g. Roads, OK wagon partly burnt, 50l
Jas. KillingswOrth, pr mating 20l
J. J. Thompson g. Col cash brandy
and 25 sacks salt, 1901
Est. VIM Dlnhar, 3 sacks suit, l0l
James Watson, sen'r. 10 bis. pork,
cask porter, sugar, coffee, salL&c. 4S0
J. Coleman, l400 bush. cot seed, Q
bags salf,5 bis molases, 8 do mack'I, $50
Daniel Frisby, l hngshead sigsr, 1907
Isaac Dunbar, 8 bis. port, COL
Wilson g. Allison, 500 bush. cot. seed, $50
Th. McPheetcrs, l hoeshead sugar, l00I
Compton, Rirks g. Co, cotton shed,
fencing, ploughs, sc. 5l0I
Dugal Mccall, lumber, &c.& 300
Richard Valentine, II bales cotton, 650l
Yoe & Davenport, PIoughs, 30I
Total loss, Sl3,os5
Fortunately for Rodney, the evcningwas
calm and serene, and the atmosphere rather
dense and heavy. Had there been any
commotion in the air, particularly to the
norlhward, the cohaagraton would inevita-
bly have swept over the whole town, and
left nothing but one mournful scene Of dcs-
olation and ruin.
That the fire was the work of an incen
diary, there il little room to question: A
man by the name Of Cook, from Louisville, |
Ky. was apprehonded on Thlrsdny,on this
chargc-but there appearing nothing hut
conjecture, founded upon slight circumstan-
tial proof Of his guilt, he was released.
We cannot avoid expressing our deep re-
gret and astonishmen, thatin Rodney
town composed of the most combusthle
materials, and not one building If which
could claim one dollar Of insurance--ticrc
is no regularly organized fire company. II
is our sincere desire, that ere another ca
lnnity of this character shall threaten the.
destruction of our fourisbing and business
like place, we shall at least show some
sign of preparation to combat the fearful
flames, and thus save our property and our
selves from poverty, and want, and distress
"Prepare against the dug Gf necessityais a
most useful and exccl1ent maxim, and :
should be indiscriminafely practised upon !
by all wise people who would be Jealous of +
their interests and domestic comforts; but g
it seems that Rodney has unwisely failed $
to hearken unto the important admonition, /
and when the destroyer came, but for the =
kild interposition of bcnefcent Prov- ,
dence, she must, without shadow of ra- !
ti0nal doubt, have been leyelled with the !
dust in ashes. We pray, then, those who a
have deep interest at stalse-and such is
the situation of ne1rly every permanent :
citizen of Rodney--to make a decided and 6
energetic movement in this matter, and if
we are not more mistaken than ever before, :.
a company sufficiently large for any use b
iul purpose, can be formed without the least +,
Woe beide The mauaillat would .,
refuse 70 extend ahepins band toan object :.