Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-28

Tnr FRr.-lhe great qu,slion moss Is, What caused
the explosion The general opinion In hr thai II
must have been pnnpowder. Yet, Crucker X Warren
slate explicitly. thai there was gunpowdef in thfif
store aud there good to doubt Their deeafa.
lion for there IS no evidence Of any guupowde having
been put IN The Al any time. There a large
quantity ui salipeife there. The building strongly
Incused by iron shutters; but before auy explosion tao
place, there were brilliant fames issuing from the
cesiees. and filing the as to alarm the people
the neghboting ruots. The ffs motion was The burst
ING open o one Of The non window shutters and the pour
ing 0ut u an unusual SMOKE which ala rmcd tAe refn
and others II Tie neighbufhuod This sool lollow-
ed by rumbllng explosion wnhn The building, which
caused The cry oil 'gunpowder" 10 be rsscd aud all
hands flew up aud down the street. One gentleman
came 0ni lfom adjoining store and ran half way 10
W all STREET, perhaps hundred and fifty steps, before
The great cxposlon louk place some persons report
several preliminary explosions. These kind prem oni.
tuns saved hundreds oil lives Tor for when the grand ex
r came, the stores for Two three numbers each
way tram trochef & Nafen's were Instantly pfo,tra-
ted aud the flame passed hike the blaze OF cannon across
he whole breadth III Broad street. and 10 an instant the
buildings on the easi side were on fire. thorough IN
vesgaon will no doubt be had. and It Will perhaps be
fund that The heal had prepared gases and other mate
rails, which, by then own combinations, produced the
terrific result
HE following Insurance Companies have resolved 10
wind up. They refuse To issue more poioies and ask
that oil policies now cut may be- cancelled though they
WIZ SIC ANU ~ idiil VI lut All llf luASts by The
lae dlsfsier, w: lie American Mutual, Merchants
rue, Guardian and Manhattan. The rates OF premium
demanded by oiiees which 90 on double the rates
oi last week, and eaf citizens are rapdly paying the
rates.
On Saturday and Sunday men in small boals were
busy on the river, gathering up the oil which was carried
down the main sewer IN Broad and q aled on he
surface OF The Malef. This they secured 10 casIs and
those Who had la casks poured into h,lr hoas One
of iva haais hall filled The greatest number of
barrels filled By one man twenty one, aud the small.
lest number hen barrels, the total anuun, ri bar
fels about hy worth about ten dollrs ga h. Both the
atmosphere and aairr Il " hithal were favored with
brandy and oher liquors.
More J ictims y Tie Explosion. Henry Medipos
aud Henry Radman. both Germans entered a sofe adj,
Joining that IN Which TIM explosion urcusd few MN.
ues previous 10 The catastrophe. and have not since been
seen.
MI Won Grooming. of tho firm Of pavenstedl 4 Won
nfoenlng, "a Pearl street. blown mp la tho store a.
broad street, bui las body has not been found.
young married Woman, n bride OF lhieo months
whose name We understand To be Runyan, is mssInp-
II Is SAID that slly htte the explosion she slQed in
HE door q M, 81 Broad street. with her husband and
rasing Inn. wen up aiairs at the time OF The explosion
The ROT ii lhr house blown of and is supposed
that she was killed
feier Alahan public porter, and his WIFI when the
explosion occurred had escaped from their residence
IN Broad street, which ovrtthruwn by the explosion
and they are supposed to have been Killed llie SUM-
eight years OF age surpassed 10 be their only child esca
ped nnharl lie has nothing Of his parents since
the fire