Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-07
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
AWFUL FIRE IN CHARLESTONu
Office OF The Chronicle and Sentinel,
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Saturday, }
6 O'Clock, i. NJ. April %. {

O'Clock, p. NJ April %.
We learn with the deepest regret, by passengers
from Charleston, who arrived here this evening by
the Charleston Rail Road, that the city Of Charles
ton has been visited by one OF the most awful and
destructive fires that has visited any city in the
United States. ONE THIRD OF THE CITY
! WAS LAID IN ASHES at the departure Of the
cars this morning at O'Clock the fire was raging as
! II twould consume Al least one third moio.
The fire broke out las, nigh, At a quarter past 8
O'Clock IN Paint store, on the western side of King
st. corner of Beresfords The wind blowing strong
| ly from the South West blew the flames d,agonay
across King st. and al tie time Of the departure OF
the ears the section Of the city above Beesiord street
up to Society street to the Bay, was burnt down or
burning From Beresford to Society, four stree Is
King street 10 the Bay about many sr perhaps
more. The fire had also extended four or five blocks
! West OF King street. and still progressing with
tefrihc rapidly up that street IN the direction of
Boundary street, when the Cars left. Our informant
believes II impossible TO calculate what will be the
ultimate extent of the fire, as it seemed in no way
checked at O'Clock this morning.
Among the buildings consumed are a number of
Churches-the New Theatre, the splendid new Ho-
/ tel erected aud the whole market except the Fish
'narkct-Nenrly all the large merchants in the cen
ire OF bushes on King s,eet were burnt out-among
! them Parish, Wiley and Co., &. and G. H. Kelsey
and Cod Bomen and Co., all in that eighbor-
hood, and the large store house Of Miller Riple and
Co. on the corner OF King aud Society streets was
catching The flames when informant left. The
Merchants Hotel, formerly Miors had not caught
but II believed to be impossible to save it, At No,
riss Hotel, st higher up King street and ON the
West side, they had removed all the furniture and
bedding IN al most certain anticipation of being burnt
out.
large number Of houses bad been blown up TO no
urpose All The powder IN this ciiy was exhausted
and all the water IN the pumps, and The people wcari
ed with whole nights incessant and unavailing toll.
found themselves this morning able to make but fee
bic resist ance TO the still raging anddevounng flames
\ nnr Der of persons had been killed by the blowing
up o. houses aud throwing furniture into the
Inc 9'ram Boa, Neptune lying in the Bay caught
on fire, but IT was fortunately extinguished.
The trunks directed to this Office and the Consti-
nationalist Office from the Newspaper office in
Charleston, failed 10 come this evening as we me
sumo no papers were printed there last nights and as
the regular mail WAS closed last night before the fire
broke out, no other information has been received
here, than that from passengers which is necessarily
limited as To particulars.
Tins IS indeed mournlul catastrophe 7 A -four
shing city laid IN ashes-her people burnt out of
nome and substance, and millions of property de-
stroyed IN single night, The Insurance Compa-
mes ot Charleston, we learn, of small capitals
and will every one no doubt be ruined and 81 I'll be
unable TO make good but small portion of the
losses. Hundreds of families must be utterly ruin
ed by this general calamity--Y ears cannot make
Charleston what she was.
shown letter from Charcston closed hule be-
tore O'Clock this morning, and brought up by
passenger, which confirms all the important facts
stated above. II also states that the rigging of ma.
ny OF the vessels lying the mharyes had been burnt
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
! Courier'S Office, Sunday, 5 p. M
The melancholy accident of last night and this
morning, is OF so extensive character as entirely 10
preclude The possibility Of entering into details at
tins time We have just returned from the scene
o destruction, and Will endeavOr, far possible
TO give the boundaries of the burnt district The
fire. as above stated, commenced at the corner of
Beteslord and King streets, and Beresiord street, ON
both sides, until within few doors of Archdale
street, running thence, North, far as Beauain st
leaving row OF front buildings on Archdale ST.
then passing BeauG,in, Nonhwardly, leaving the row
on St Philip, up by Liberty ST. and about half way
down the South side
The large hotel Of Mr. Shelton, at the corner OF
Society and King streets, arrested the progress OF
the flames 10 that quarter. although one or two
no III the of IL burnt Society ST. dow TO
the residence of Mr.. n. Hayward. on the Bay was
the boundaries the whole South side being burnt and
several houses on the North near the Bay making
an inroad near TO Laurens st. the Unrcrsalist
Church. and new house of Mr.. A. Taft, being say
ed by the greatest exerlions. ST. Stephens Chapel
on Arson ST. stopped the connagra'lon in that rec.
ton. With the exception OF Mr.. Heywuod's house
aud BENEFITS steam mill, were all that were left
standing, every thing being destroyed to the river
side, and the large store house on Ker's wharf for
merly Noton's Rice MILL being also destroy ed-one
or two brick buildings on the Bay, opposite Hasell
street, checked it there but the west side of An
sou street, were consumed. The market was then
the boundary, about one half of which, the western
portion being destroyed, and all the South side Of
Market street. west Of Church st. up to Archdalest
HE new brick stories, VIC are pleased to say are
injured but uningly. The treaic too, is not much
injured The ice houses is saved but the stable. in
the rear are burned. The whole area with the ex
cepton OF few house, from ST. Philip ST. to the wa
tiers OF Cooper River, bound by llasell and Society
ST. Is swept through, as by an avalanche leaving
nothing but fresh OF bare and backeDed Chin
nies.
| We regret 10 perfom the melancholy task of nm
nouncing the loss of a number OLIVES. Among o.
lhers, those OF Col. J. Steednlan Naval Officer of
this port frederick Schniele, an assistant engineer of
the Fire Department MI. J. S. Peau, one colored
Toy, named Mitchell. aud certainly other colored
fellow. These were employed in blowing up houses
the match taking too quick to allow them to escape
Col. Stedmao and Mitchell in house on the Bay
and Mr.. Schnierlte Mr.. Pear, and a negro, in the
house at the corner OF Liberty 81. and a number of
| other lives lost, but we have no, the parcu-
| lars.
We have doubt that about one thousand
| houses have been destroyed. An estimate of the
losses is u the question but the general opinion
is that the lusuiauce Offices will not pay SO per
cent.
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