The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
Fayetteville, Wednesday. July %.
DISASTROUS FIRE.

This morning, at near 2 o'clock, fire
was discovered by The Guard, bseasing
from the inlerisr OF DR.. Robinson's build.
ing, occupied by Col. S. I. iIawley as a.
Shoe Store, on the North side OF Person
street.. Tia short lime, from the comhus.
lible nature Of the buildings, the Gre spread
on both sides, until II had consumed all the
wooden buildings on The square. about 20 in
number, viz: On the west, II. w. IIardie's
dwelling and ouihouses. the lower story
occupied as stores by VIM. G.. Matthew'S
and ]. NJ. Beasiey; +. l.. Winslow's Office
and Z. s. Hobbs store. fronting on Market
square; Joseph Jenkins store, corner oil
Market Square and Green ST., and David
Gee and ], X. Gees stores on East side
Of Green street.
Fast Of Mr.. Hayley's store. Robert A.
Sruart's and WIN. L. Kirkpatrick's stores
building owned by DR.. Robinson;) Nal
Ilet& Iluske's store and A. NJ. campbel':
Auction store building owned by DR.. Ro'
binson:) A. Marsh's, NJ. McKinnon's, and
F. ID. Breece's stores and ]. Hosller's bar
Der shop building owned by Hugh Camp
bell, esq., John Mnllen's store, Davit
Shaw's store, DIR. GilHam's office build
/ ling ownedby McIlae;) the three ieneHien
brick building, covered with shingles
owned by estate Of Duncan MacRae, oc
cupied hy G. Caison, and ]. l.. Parker
and Cd story BY G. W. Smith as Tailor
shop. Two shingled brick buildings, II
immediate contact with lire last, were say
cd.
The fire crossed Person street at ont
point, ignitiug the roof OF a wooden build
ing next west Of the Cape Fear Bank; bu
! iby the noble and daring efforts Of Messrs
John Waddill, Thos. Mitchell, VIM. Bran
son, ]. Jordon of Philadelphia, Jos. S
: Dunn, assisted by several u. s. Recruit
under the commando Of Lieut.. Howe, Of IN
. Army, (who promptly repaired to III
. scene, and offered the services Of himsel
, and men for any duty.) this was happll
Iextinguished, and thus the principal pal
r of another square was saved. A humble
, of gentlemen from the upper end of th
county, drawn hitler by The deeply int
resting trial of yesterday did essential SCI
vice. And we must notumit the due con-
mendaiion Of our slave population, VIII
: on.such occasions always labor wAh sp
rit and energy which only affection ca
i inspire.
: The amour, insured is not large, as ii
: Offices refused to write much on so con
busiible square. Col. Harley was prebi
il Ibly fully covered; Mr.. Hardie $3.50, los
r perhaps $1,000 beyond; Mallett e. Husk
$4,000, probably nearly covered; Mr.. kirl
. patrick $1,000, loss near 1000 beyond;
: Marsh $500, ID. Shaw $500, Estate of |
MacRae $4,000, I'll. Campbell $4,000,
Id. Breeze $4,000, d. Gee $1,000, Nj
Hobbs $500, loss small; r. A. Stua
:. $1,000, loss as much more; Mr.. Matthew
le probably covered; Mr.. jenkins nearly c
l. veTed.
s. The Augusta Insurance and Baukil
IL Company loses about 81 500, the Crotc
It. $50 90, the Contributionship $4,000. Il
:. North Carolina Mutual $4,000, the w
! Eliamshurg $500, the N. York Life, Fir
a &c. $1,000. The Etna, and Hartfo
y Fire, Agencies in this place, lose nothin
|. Its sad conviction, but it is an IN
!. workable one, that this fire. like those h
IN year, is of incendiary origin. Obstrrer.
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