Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-07
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9,rfid CoEam:ts.- lp-Go Ci,y IN :!vimS,t-it Is cur
melancholy dry /, record dreadful calamity by iRt
which visited our City yesterday. iSrnday) Nearly
one half of the Cty IS mass OF ashes ana burning
ruins.
Anon, nine clock Yesterday morning. the fire broke
an, in = servants room connected with the Washing
ion Hotel and was only arrested at the Planters Bank,
on Main street. consuming every thing IN ITS course.
The buildings were all wood, yer: dry, and the wind
Blowing considerably, made the flames spread win
great rapidly.
Our Office was about the fourth house burnt and our
materials being in the second stnT: were unable 10
save but a portion OF them. Cur press, part 81 cur
tyne and great nuncr Of noicS, accounts &c ShaF-
ed the common fate Of every thing else around IT.
The principal sufferers and the chef buildings burnt,
50 far as we can ascertain in the present coniuson are
as follows: The principal squares OF either side oil
Irfi rson street entirely destroyed The Washing
ton Hotel was the first building DESTROYED the drug
sor,. of II f. Randolph. the loEsc d. .iaor Maynard,
occnn:cd bv 4. :. Perkins Il STORE the dwelling
house of J. o. Hunter, the store OF VIM ID Seal, on
The north side of Jefferson street. the twcing-honsa
of Mr. Casey, the dwelling house of Edward haha!i,
the store and warehouse Of Mrssrs iiotf y wright,
very few goods saved the next house was occupied by
Mr. Parish as 4 sadd!er shop below and by our ciicc III
The second story hu;!dn" owned hv Vim. D. VI k'ns'ry
and T. A. Merritt; the the corner large frame
house occupied by Jennings, Nc.r& Co.. N which was
a large qutiitr 81 ncrchandz" prlnc:pav on cciisgn-
mint The Buildings consumed TIE sid" 81 Jetier-
fee of Drs Barber ( Barnet, the Office OF 9 D. Gibbs,
Esq., The Pos, Office, the valuable papers and letters OF
which were with great difficulty, principally saved ami
the grocery store of McSsrs Hunter 4 Bell. The fire
did not cross Main street, hut proceeded down on the
South East side, consuming several Offices the store
house Of Mr. James Hayden, (racantl the store house
of Mrssrs Vance and Andrews, occupied by Mr..
Tbbs Grocery store; the house of y: Register,
cupicd b. hessrs Jackson and EdmondS Com
icc.onary and the hosc occupied by the mon Print
ing Office which adjoncd the Planters Bank. All the
above named houses entirely destroyed Most oi
the materials Of the II mon Office wer saved. The
Commercial Bank was for long tame in great danger,
hut was saved The Planter; Bank lire several
times but being Of hrIc; and higher than the adjacent
buildings was, with very great exertnn saved. The
buildings the opposite side OF Main street were 81,
fire several times. but savcd wiih great effort
/ We cannot in this hasiy moment state, with any pro-
babe correctness The amount Of properly lost but i is
very great Oar particular friends, iotf and Wright,
are perhaps the greatest losers. Ont of houses
they have one left. MERIT Jennings II Go, also
heavy iossers Amongst ether things extremely
sorry add that they los, Si09Un dollars III cash No
lives were lnsi and no scricusy injured that We
have heard Of.