Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-11

800 1<(t e8 {Y4 geoo6d by Mr.. Hotohkiss as oiock
store leaving the porter house OF Mr. Seare on .he coi
ner of Fulton street unouchedi-from thence u co,
mrn;c,,ed IN M, 1877 occupied by Asa II Sen'fr q
Son lS5 by James w Brodies, le3 oy nehsy 4 ~
civ 1871 corner o. Burning slip, by John HUM O. w
oil .f them fur dealers were eni'fey cohsuneu ,hs
h ,nt The sparks driven by The wird set tre to the
f,sores of james ttazet. NJ. i75 2, +, T. Bo"gh'oh
ia and Seton e7G Water street, which were paiisny
burned and TO those nf john Hunt. jr. ia. w. a. ne
I72 tla,eht l70. Eli h;le IGS Brewster q 20 NV
and a new unoccupied beilding No lG9, AMEN "e'e
totally cnnsumrd From here il communicated !" :, ,'r
carpenter shop OF S w. Watkins 1863. which has ah9'ie'
front fletcher street, and was totally consume,
gether with Gailys cnoperage and porter anu oo
ing hnuse fronting Fletcher street from Tue .ni
Halseys s,nre the fire also communicate 70 Wv
store No l94 Front street, occupied by =, y: Asney
merchant, aud by John Walt as ifui' ano VIM NJ,
thence 10 1872 W 81 J Crafts grocery: NV, . M;
chplI e. Co.'S store occupants unknown; lso . baii'
81 Cos fru,, STORE and Peter Demi!l, mercian la
store of the Suuceties White Lead 90 by Jt"et. con
g. Co and 10 The building on The corner 81 rom s'e
and Buring slip, occupied by T. Is g. " fi!cAs' snip
chambers.
From HINTS fur store on the Of Wsler street
and Burnp slip, The FIRE communicated 10 all .hp
buildings fronting Burling slip from water st.ee' 70
FIon, leaving nothing but side wall standing NO 10
Bur,no slim occupied by Mr. Slormes No "a ny ihohlp.
son & Nc Connell coopets. and Stephen West, muster
s,4vedorp; No. 10, David Keys cooperage. 49,.
Tn. roofs and upper stories Of the stores from fml
Hoel TO Bnrlng Slip also mostly destroyed iney
were occupied os f"lows -iso' McGaIys 81. naS,gauon
store: loS. J. A Ksssms tin ware stores leo, Stephen
Kinps cork store; S4, Gardner Co.'S s:ddlry store,
and The conner building fronting on BurIng slip.
Thirty buildings in all were consumed most OF mem
stores with large and valuable stocks goods We ha'e
heard no estimate Of the prubabIe amount OF DESTRUCTION,
but il must be several hundred thousand dollars as nu'
q very small portion Of the goods was saved. non >
Hotel was for long lime in imminent danger ana "ou'o
undoubtedly Rave persisted with the rest bot nr Inc pro-
videntia shifting of the wind, from 10 ". W. WIN
A great abatement at lis force.
Fire in Dicison Strttt On Saturday, about noon. .
IRE broke Division street. opposite Eldrose WI G"
nearly destroyed wo story frame house. ano giray i
iurec one nf brick adjoining before il was exngusheG
The New York papers also record frs in Btouky n,
Jersey CITY, Manhnllanville Fort Lee, hed fooR aho
Troy not. however, Of mnch extent
The fires in New York during the month oil SeP'em-
Der were IA in number.
from the Mo York Gazette IF .Nondoy
Mrsr Destructive toSFLAGRATIuS.- Scarcely nave
we scanned The accounts OF the fire IN phndrlpha'
before called upon 10 record calamity OF our
own compared with which the disaster OF our sister
city dwindles into very ordinary occurrence. The
angel "f destruction has sgan been upon u.s. again bran
dlshpd his red Bosom over our dwellings, and waiR'd
in blazing majesty through our streets From seven
o'clock on Saturday evening 10 broad daylight yes,er
day. the city scarcely ceased for a moment 10 hear the
solemn fire bell The red flames Of contagtel'on
casting their glare almost every pant OF The city
aud only from the city but from Long Island ana
New Jersey; Tor while four extensive fires were doing
their work nf destruction al as many points IN New YORK;
Br"okh and Jersey Ciiy sent upwards their blazing
columns nf fire
The first of The series o disasters occurred at about The
time first mentioned at No. SAbany street, ntsr Wash
inginn and before il got under that building and
Nos and 10 1djonng it esch SIDE were nearly 6e.
srnypd These were wooden buildings OF lil.ie value
hu, their destruction left shser'ess several iamIes OF
poor people, whose suffering must be seri"us oricK
building To No 10 occupied IN part hS small gro
Gerry, and in another part blacksmith shop was very
much injured
Al abont l2 o'clock another srsa Ere broke ou! in
the nri9hbnrhood OF Amos street. we believe but "hile
we are I,rg, orr reporter has not furnished US with
any particulars Shortly aiierwords the bells again toll
Cd Ter fire, which proved 10 be IL Edrdge street, near
Delaney. which destroyed a large number OF h"uses-
Twelve or fourteen tenrm,nts IN The whole. vi
this fire ska also be able 10 give more particular
accouui al a later hour. bile the iIenen were en-.
gased IN combating the flames III EIorcge street and ut
l,ile before iwo ocl'ck the alarm was sounded IN the
lower part OF The city fire having broken cut IN the
lsge brick store lS9 Wafer street. between Fulton
street and ButI'ng slip. occupied by S II Hrsey, and
this spot soon became scene more 6ireu and distress
ing thau any tlst has keen witnessed since The awful
c"n6agIa"n of So. Before the FIRE companies lad time
Ia from Edrdee street, The flames had made such
progress hat It cure Impossible to save The build
ings FIRE, more Than email portion Of Their con
tents and The wind blow at that time very fresh the
FIRE spread with ir'ghfu rapdiy in various directions.
Tie supply OF warr had became very much exhausted
by The pre- rious drains upon tie reservoir during tie
nghi and The hydrants yielded scantiy that The hd
Ward Hose Company. which WIS promptly on the spot,
found Us , forts parayz'
III. Unred States Hotel was in the greatest danger,
but the spirited exertirrs OF the inmates Of that esia
bshmra, by keeping the roof and dome covered with
wet blankets, preserved the building These efforts
aided by the forcing engine belonging TO the house
would probably have shared the fate OF The building
next 10 it, ahch was destroyed.
BY half past o'clock, nearly the euire sqUare, be.
Front, Fulton, and Water streets, and Burling
Slip-thriy,wo buildings was one sheet of living flame,
and pre- sen,ed scene grand even in Zig gloom Nothing
remains but row Of buildings On Fulton street. much
injured bu, MT destroyed The rest but heap Of
s,nuu' d,r;ng rules q four clnck, The ssPcc, wns
terrific and there seemed no bouncs to Tie extent
of Tie threatened calamity, but f"riunuiey favorable
change at wind took place Of s Isne and lines having
bs "rmed 10 The rver plentiful supply Of water
Obtained and The 6remen took heart The farther pro.
gross Of the flames siald Al one time il seemed
almost Impossible 10 preserve lhe most valuable part oi
the city, down Water, Front, South and even Penrl
streets. The T"ntne buildings On The corner of Wall
and Waller streets, directly opposite the Office 81 this pa
per, two or three tines on fire from The cinders
though very considerable distance from the spot o!
actual couhagration
Tie Guzeue publishes list Of the buildings burned
and Of their oaIers and occupants
OF The aggregate amount Of lss, there is, there al
ways is, great disparity OF estima,e-scme making II
n million ard half OF GnlIas, and olhera pning il at
We are esisf, wrong. We have endesrored TO Oh
good da,o end take tie bsst opinions The sub
jrct and rally believe the amount will be found Il
vary little from ire million ct dollars
TAlLAuAssgE. September sc The troops under
Governor Call, have penetrated the swaups and ham
mocks as Tar as Deatmars Bay, having numerous
Indian signs aid few Indians, but had not succeeded
in getting fight Our informant states that the com
mand to have left Monday Tor The Indian town
spoken of by The captured negro about fifteen twenty
miles distant. The troops had plenty Of supplies Of
Deadmans Bay, and il the Intention of the Govern
to find The Indians when il is coniec'ured EN-
bod ying in Of their strong holds west Of the Su
wsnnee. The troops were generally 10 good health ano
spirits. : Floridtan.
VIcKsBuRo The Vicksburg Sentinel of the 18th ult
has to hand The health OF The place continued
be good The cotton coming into town very fast
The crop would not be large expected, but the
staple nnc"nmonly fine. An early resumption Of
business anticipated. The streets beginning
TO wear lively appearance