Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-10-31
STILL ANOTHER CONFEDERATION.

4 Il N.
While we were preparing the above for the
press, other letters from our attentive cores
ponden,s reached us, from which it will he
seen that there was very disastrous fire in
Mobile on the night of the 9Th. We arc in
formed that the books and papers belonoinp
to the Planters Bank have been saved.
There must be great deal of SUFFERING n.
mong the inhabitants OF the ili-fated CITY. and
we beg to suggest that apublic meetinU he
held to devise means for assisting the desti-
tute.-N. y. Speef.
MOBILE, Oct. 9th, 1899.
Aiiiiction upon afiliction crowds upon thu,
doomed city. When wrote you Yesterday.
l intended to have given you to-day a more
detailed account of the fire of the 7th, Mon
day night,) which we thought the most dread
tui aiiliction; but new horror has cast that.
ior the present. into temporary oblivion
Last night the Mansion House was fired in
an unoccupled room on the third story, i'm 4
remote part Of the building, and in such a way
as TO give 1T full sweep along the whole
building; Isucceeded and the consequences
are awful. While write, lat 8 A. NJ the
Mansion House is literally destroycd-tbe
diminished Governm ont-strect House is a heap
OF ruins-thc Merchants and Planters Bank.
"a me structure, which COST S25O, OOO.l is
nearly down-one of the market houses is
burned, and the whole range of BUILDINGS on
Poslte, from Court to Government street. is
wholly destroyed. Loss incalculable. and
the certainty that it is the work of villains.
deepens the horror of the scene.
Late IN the night, while the Mansion House
and bank We're in blaze, and the street
crowded with thousand men, daring at
tempt was made to fire the row of brick build
ings on Royal street, opposite the bank A
blazing barrel was found filled full of COM
oustlolc matter, under the caves Of the house.
In the garnet, where, had itnot been discover
cd by accident, 1t must have envcloped the
whole row in flames in few minutes. and
added many thousands to the loss. 1t is not
even sure now that it is safe, though think
the hre VIII not extend much farther The
guard house and mayors Office Were on fire,
Dat II was put out. l write in grea. haste
not knowing whether this will go by mail TO-
oay, as the post Office is destroyed-but all
the papers and letters will, believe, be saved.
l may not have another opportunity to write
To-Day, and have snatched moment to scrawl
'nis. we are, as you may suppose, in state
Oh utter CONSERVATION. insolvency, and pes
thence, and fire, have been visited upon us in
such a rapid and alarming succession, that
we are In state of stupefaction.
Every body grieves for Callum, of the Man
son Rouse, almost as for brother. Never
did quiet and modest citizen, such as he is.
WIN more universal affection than he has done
curing the season.-His purse has been open
TO me SICK and needy, at all times, without
STINT or questionable house has been their
resort Tor food, medicine and announcement.
curing the pest!lence; and only last nicht,
the night selected for consigning him to utter
destruction, his spacious house was giyen IN.
IN part, to many whom the fire of Monday
night had made houseless, women and chill
dren, and ne was watching by the bedside of
a dying friend. And the fiends selected him.
at such time, as the object of their particular
Other fires have since occurred at Mobile.