Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26
FROM tie YaaoO City Wing Ertra-Dec. 9.
AWFUL CALAMITY!!!
YAZOO CITY IN RUINSIIII


IN 1t IS our melancholy duty to record dread
lTnul calamity by fire, which visited our city
|sp.esterday (Sunday) Nearly one half of The
NY IS a mass Of ashes and burning ruins.
,ae About nine o'clock yesterday morning, the
lNre broke out in servants room connected
WVlth the Washington Hotel, and was only ar
sNested at the Planters Bank, on Main street.
Vi consuming every thing in its course. The
n g'oiidings were all wood, very dry, and the
yihd blowing considerably, made the flames
sfpread with great rapidity
All Our Office was about the fourth house burn.
n lnd our materials being in the second story.
re were unable to save but portion Of them
2yur press, part OF our type, aud a great num-
kser OF notes, accounts &c. shared the common
frte OF every thing else around it.
FL ne principle sufferers and the chief build
FHgs burnt, so far as we can ascertain in the
resent confusion, are as follows. The two
K principle squares on either side Of Jefferson
%l1reet are entirely destroyed. The. Washing
NPn Hotel was the first building destroyed, the
ihlrug Store of II. r. Randolph, the house of
tl!aIor Maynard, occupied by A. S. Perkins as
AFStore, the dwelling house of O. Hunter, the
Rore OF VIM. d. Seal, on the north side of JEFF
arson street, the dwelling house Of Edward
ftmball, the Store and Ware house of Messrs
F.off& Wright, very few goods saved the next
'ouse was occupied by Mr.. Parish as a SaddlerI
lsFgS1op below, and by our Office in the second
.story, building owned by VIM. ID. MKinstrv
hd f. A. Merritt; the next was the corner, a
n irge frame house, occupied by Jennings, Mer.
~ q Co, IN which was a large quantity of
M'erchandlze, principally on cons gnment.-
Me buildings consumed on the South side of
f. ,ntferson street, below the Washington Holel,
lite, the Office Of Drs. Barber a. Barnet, the
elicc of Q. d. Gibbs, Esq. the Post Office, the
valuable papers and letters of which, were with
Feat difficulty, principally saved, and the Gro.
gtry Store Of Messrs. Hunter & Bell The
IRE did not cross Main street but proceeded
lNawn on the Southeast side, consuming sever
AZ Offices, the Store-house of Mr.. James Hay.
,t8fn, (vacanO the Sore-house Of Messrs. Vance
Andrews, occupied by Mr.. Tibbs as Gro.
sN8ry Store, the House Of N. Register, occupied
5lSg Messrs. Jackson q EdmOnds as Conlec-
SAtpnary, and the House occupied by the Union
saAintlng Office, which adjoined tho Planters
INK. All the above named houses are entire
IAt destroyed. Most Of the materials of the
N)non" office were saved, The Commercial
hnk was for long time in great danger, bu,
| as saved. The Planters Bank was on fire
Hs.s.yera times, but being Of brick, and higher
Jan the adjacent buildings, was, with very
\ Meat exerton saved. The buildings on HE
n apostle side of Main street were on fire, sew
fltial times, but were saved, with great eff.
ssssrt --. ......
X Our citizens turned out to man and address.
sWld themselves 10 the flames like men. Moth.
y but their inripid and undismayed vigor
& Is saved what is left Of our unfortunate CITY,
X sehey were however, without Fire Engine and
" well supplied with water.
AFl We cannot in this hasty moment state, with
Aty probable correctness the amount of prop
aty lost, but II is very great. Our particular
NJ lends lloff& Wright are perhaps the greatest
sbsers. Out Of seven houses they have one
t. Merit, Jennings u Co., are also heavy
scrs. Amongst other things we arc ex,
gemcly sorry to add that they lost $1,000 dol
RS in cash. No lives were lost and no one
NJ riously injured that we have heard Of.
IL is only by the prompt courtecy and ready
likeness Of the proprielors Of the Union Office
ht we are enable 10 give this slip TO the public
MI own Press, as we stated, being destroyed
ID have been favoured with the use Of theirs
t#bich was by great exertion saved from des-
2bction, and for which we tender them curl
Earty and sincere Acknowledgements Such
.Nnely favours we shall not forget
NThe confusion into which our Office is thrown
sll nall probability prevent us from issuing
~ regular paper on Friday. But thereafter
NJ Wing will 60 forth TO itspatrons as usual