Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-14
Prom he " J. journal Of Commerce Oct Z.
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.


About hall past O'Clock yesterday Sunday
morning. FIRE broke out IN the fur store of Stephen
A. lIalsey. M. 80 Wate, 81. nearly opposite
the United States Hotel Gate Iloll's.l The store
pretty thoroughly fire within, before the
alarm was given ; and there being a fresh wind the
fremen ballled IN Their efforts 10 subdue the
flames unill property had been destroyed to The A.
mount al near MILLION or DoLLARs. II is much
the greatest fire thai has occurred here since the
memorable eonfigralion Of December 1875. The
entire square bounded by Water Fulton, + ron
and Burning streets, heap OF ruins except FIVE or
six stores Fulton street, tonly ilat sttecl
being wholly desiroyed,) and one Front street,
next the corner of Fulton Some Of these re
manning buildings are badly damaged The enllre
square WAS devoted To commercial business Many
al the stores were burnt without beng opened
while from others portion Of The goods were saved
i The direction Of the Wind being from about due
East, the flames were driven diagonally across Wa.
Ter street. II was with the utmost difficulty that the
buildings the opposite side, including the L.
States Hotel could be saved from destruction. The
preservation Of the Hotel Ian immense building SIX
stories above the basemcni) ~ attributable chiefly
I" the use, the root Of small fire engine belong
ing TO the establishment, and the covering of the
windows externally with blankets. Some Of the ad.
jacent buildings on the same side OF he street took
fire. but by dnt of hard struggle the part Of the
htemru, the flames were exiIngnshed.
There was now a fan prospect that the raging ee-
ment would be confined within the squire above
distinct le had broken out in the square mex below
ton the same side OF The street the u. 5. |! DH
and that II had made alarming progress, II, earlier
discovery was prevented b. the clouds of snnke and
c'nders which had poured upon and over the roof, of
the buildings now icned. The chief forts Of the
hremen were now directed 10 tins point, but did not
avail to prevent the destruction Of several stues in
GLIDING most OF the granite post block owne by :
NJ. Bruce.
The danger OF a vast connagtarion Iik ethat Of
1850, was now morc imminent than ever The
rear OF the Water street stores approached $, near
to the rear OF the stores the south castery ade Of
Pearl street that with the wind diving upon tie lat
ter, tlhe stores both streets beng five stories
hieh,) II seemed impossible In save them. pfoy-
denially at his critical moment, me irind iduici
about hoo points 10 The Nordlcdrd. which turned the
IRE an1 ciudefs OF the buildings direction nearl,
parallel to the direction oil earl aud Water streets
, ana >aVed the city from We krow not how geat an
increase of HE calamity which we have to reeprd-.
Wilhoni ih's sudden change OF wind wetlo not
believe II would have been possible for tie fire
men to arrest the progress OF the flames whe,e lIey
} did.
y he change of wind, however, increased The ex
posne al other buildings Il SOON it was louni thar a
: temporary building on the opposite tSuulh Easterly
V sue OF Water ST. occupied asa packing box shop,
= was on hre his was soon destroyed, aud the
il'mes communicated IN the rear of SAID ,ncking
ooA 'hcioiy, to Two or three buildings on fletcher
street, which were also burnt They were oil hte
value.
Here the flames arrested although some of
'"o ou'ldlnes on the opposite IS w. side OF flec hen
sieeIl were more than once on fire.
Tue "fller OF THIS has personally visi.d some
"unp'eas OF hr's within the last wears and de-
lures mai al 40 one OF them. except the great FIRE of
1861 has The danger of what was then realized
seemed to HIM So imminent. Several building
causht HE Al distance from the scene of Tho couO,
grafton including one on Wall street, when howey-
er were exngu'sbed either by the inmates OF hy the
htcmcn. ~
: The amount uf property DESTROYED 10 estimated
'atlo"siy, from one 10 one and hall millions one
: million OF which is probably insured IN the Wall
s'oe, oihces We understand the loss is pretty
equally divided among the several companies
ne hight was seen n the distance of leo miles by
passengers IN The steamboats,. Cinders were pick ed
up upon the Battery, and several ZINES ierted
'oo's "h'eh were ext'ngushed by the activity of the
tenants OF the buildings and their friends The ,oof
y, 'he ionilne Buildings, on the corner of Wall and
water streets. took fire twice, and was ex,inonsbed
by Capt. Drew, the Nesbitts, and other tenants :
ne 1901 OF the building occupied by w. & j. Bar
low +" Co., l20 Water street, got on fire three times
!. was fortunate thai The keys of the store were Mt
browns Auction Hotel, as Mr.. Brown with hi,
whole 'ofce entered on The Instant aud eAiinpu,shed
me me, aud kept The root with carpets and BIZ,
kelS. ~ ~
The number of buildings destroyed is about 30
nearly all stores.
FIRE IN ALBANY Sr.-Between6 and , o,clocL
pa' o' me . story frame dwelling no. s, which, be-
ioie me harnes were arrested, DESTROYED The uppe,
par oi That end and the framed dwellings next
ABOVE, Nos 3 and Albany ST. The buildings were
occupied by several tan s, who saved most of their
| furniture.
;, / ne root OF The story brick building No. 100
" "snhgtoh ST. belonging to the estate Of Borden
'u occupied Tor storage, was partially DESTROYED,
anu 'ne contents OF The building. whc were valua-
oie' were partially damaged by waier-insuled
STEEET.-About half l >
on saturday night there IA fe in Eldridse street
"hlch destroyed half dozen small buildings in
ciudlag Sutton n Carpenters carpenters shop IN
"h''h II originated, and two brick front dwellings
occupied by Mr.. Fife and Mrs. Devoe Ii is sun.
poseu TO nave been the work OF design. Sutton and
oos loss is "bon $1,000. Insured $1,000 Mrs /
De'oes loss about $1,000. Insured.
FIRE AT BROOKLYN.
ABOUT half past SIX O'Clock on Saturday evening
hfe hfohe out IN stable belonging to Mr. George
Il. thatcher, near the corner OF Front and Jaw
streets, ana within about twenty five feet of bis exten
sive planning mill The flames soon reached the lat
TER ana IN spite OF the best efforts several fire en-
gnes' II was entirely deyIroyed together with con.
siderable quahthy OF timber. Mr. Thalcher's dis ell
mig, brick house three stories high, which stood
on the same premises, also burned 10 the ."nnd
lie computes nis less altogether Al about Sl5 900
and was insured only lot $4,000. The stabe whehI
1t, nos An of y