Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-15
From the Petetabmg Statesman, Nor. 3.
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d'sltuCltc fre occurred ~ this Iuwn lisI nj III
lie large llotei"el known as PoNtli's, oi FreLd's
and the Pr sbyrtIa1 Church, GOT when the Rev
John Lybufn Is pasot.) together with scyeial con
nguous bulId ngs ii less vaue were des ,o,,d
Besides the llacl AID Church, w,re DESTROYED
thr stahl" aud ou1hou,es Of the Hotel, aud Dr.
" alfcI Jones, Stable and kitchen. Two Offices one
oeruprd a. BARRIERS shop anh the oIhe, by Dr.
t.i:nS, next below the Hotel were not burnt bur
much cul up aud dana. cd--"ne Of hem nearly des-
lpycd. The ii tel understand cost $50 600
II was insured 10 the amount OF $4,000 We ,e-
get exceedingly IN learn thai Nj. fuen1 who had
charge oi the Hotel LA, sustained u heavy loss IN
furniture, Nc and thai M part Al II " insured
IN lht llte! stable theie weir, II Is supposed TWEEN
~ five or inlr,, houses consumed BY the he.
he Hotel II extensive new cd fee pl brrh
efJo,'ng a iu run o patronage. lis destruction is
serious public loss 10 lie Town. The same stand
Wis buihi u good many years aAu--thc building
fhen franz. The Hotel, We believe. belonged 10 a
s9mrhu>-hui nenls Two thlrds OF II were the prom
cry VI NJ. Tsey, ii brunswick, (who inlic,lled II
lfon NJ. WiliIs Cousins.l sad to be ver, wealthy,
81 the other uwnois, We know the name of only the
Key. Mutton lhriit. whose share was, we believe
moi ldIgr. TIE llotel. tiom us pos .iiun, extensive
aud cOmnudlous buildings. aud well established
reputation, Mas Among the FIST ~ the southern
county.
HE Presbyterian Church an ample aud ele
ganl structure. II Cost originality believe,
$1,000. 1t has lect My been at ~ repair and A.
dohed with tiue steeple the cost of all which il
saih 10 have been $1,000 Tie insurance, gross Is
sl70O0-bul II beng On The "muluai" plan. will
again be reduced by the value OF walls STANDING
aud What Is saved from the wreck Of The fie-So
that the loss TO the church owneis ust be consld.
cradle, probably sx OF elght thousand daafs-tu
SLY No hung Il TIE inconvenience winch the cunpfe.
gation will sliter ION the loss ui tuelr place al
worship, aud the delays which must attend lis re-
construction.
As to The orlgn of The FIRE, BY the best inlorma
ton that We can obiiaa. broke first IN the Hoo
lei stable aoo"t the unddle, the upper part, about
half past - O'Clock. Dr.. Jones's stable caup h,
iron the ii"Iel siabie some ume alter A, TO ho,s
| II caught, there are several rumors. We are IN.
formed that negro has been arrested ON suspicion
II so happened that The caravan OF wagons of a
Circus aud Mrnagrrie had auved YESTERDAY after.
noon and they made their head quarters at the lu.
tel. And, II s said, that the Waterman Of the Cir
Gus company reports. that about o'clock he saw a
negro (cnheI an oster or omnibus drver) intox.
Icacd, with hghi gong into the II tei stable.
During the night there was good deal OF wind
an. several other buildings narrowly escaped ~hich
II they had caught, there Is no telling where the
fire might not have extended.
Much complaint IS made Of the bell not being
property tung-oi the want Of water, IA hos. heao
/ Of winch, II Is SAID, nigh have saved the Hotel n
not tie Chureh,) aud The lueihclency OF the engine
companies.