Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-05
GREATFIRE IN COLUMBUS GEORGIA.

FIRE broke in Columbus, Geo. on the 2lst inst, a,
twelve o'clock at night in the siorehouse OF Mess Bsuxh
& Mitchell. the upper part OF Broad street. and few
doors below Banks corner and spread hence up and down
the street until nearly the whole square fronting on Broad
street, and bounded south BY Randolph street. ea., BY
oelerhorpe e north by Bryan street. was laid in ru-
ms excepting that portion osetborpe street north Of
B. Wells restaurant. An from the Muscogee Demo-
erst gives the following par'ieuors-NortolE Herald
o'clock AM-The FIRE is subIusd and no farther de,.
ucuon npPTehended. We subject following list Of
sufferers by this sudden calamity:
Wesson s. BIooker, insured for S5000
Mitchell & Baugh, no insurance, loss TO $4,000
Porter & Wheaton, loss $1,000,
II. w. & J. D. Nance; Ezekiel & Licton, insured 10,
OOO E & VI. Meidner, total loss; ]. Backer @. Phole
A. h Aver. auction and commission house, insurance;
lnsiee Capp, goods removed; w. 5. Nell insurance;
Garter g. Stockton insured $1,000 j. &. WInters Bank
ST. Marys every thing saved the inksand; Lake
Reed, goods removed; John Scueys law Office conten
saved; II. H. Woodruff, goods removed; :. Lessermann
& Co. White s. Ferre, rvsAurl'; A. Gunst & Co. A. H.
Mcneil, L. J. Davis, TarboG 4 Co. George II. Bsl,z r.
shn'er J. b. Hicks, VIM. Alley, A. Wlers, and John
Fox removed OF their goods j. H. Andrews lottery
Office; VI. Louis boot maker. oil saved; The Times Office
part removed, but in much confusion, full insurance;
"Riao" Charles Rooney four shops Ogethorpo street
occupants unknown" Our Coffee House." K. Ware aud
J. B Wells restaurant articles generally removed.
The Of the burnt districts is about 600 feet by 300
~ o'cloek-Furiher Psuiculsrs.-We have been ems.
bed 10 gather only Few more particulars.
The following are the nance OF the principle oil
the buildings which have been burnt, with rough esti-
mate OF their value!
John Banks, stores value 81 900; Holsey 4 Hostend
Charleston, l store, 3OO0;-G1her. Wetumpka / store
3OO0 John Warren 5000. John G. Winter store
and banking house, fully insured 5O00 Gen McDougsld
G IL 10000 rent Of which brings the inteTos,
100000; M Rbynd, Augusta, store 5000; Mr.. Crapp
Gnsured) 1000; Randall Jones, stores, 900; Thorn
Morris and Col JOnes, stores 1900; a. H. Bell g. Co
lost about : 900 worth OF goods; Ezekiel e. Lchton s.
600; J. NJ. SarboK e. Co. covered by insurance. OOO L.
J. Davis, insured 1000 sufficient all Oss; Mitch
ell & Baugh, total loss, 10 to 10000 Wesson g. Booher
loss covered by insurance.
The total loss in buildings will exceed SlO5OOO; and
may reach TO 81 900.
We Rraufed TO learn that the Bank Of st. Mary's
building entirely dosroyed.-he front room only
burn-the CashiefSrOom and the vault being entire
iy fe proof, resisted the deyourng element The front
buildings, belonging to Mr. Winter, were fully insured 10
the Equitable Office in New York.
We regret that Of our active and worth,
members Of the Fire Department Mr. Josiah Prangin wal
nearly killed by the ialiinR Of wall upon bin while b,
the act u lighting lamp. Both his thighs were
fractured aud bis head hat bruised but his more VI
s parts uninJured leading the hope that tho acct
dent will not PROVE fatal.
a young Of the # Driver, clerk Tor Mitchell
l. Bsugh, made miraculous escape, bsing dragged GU
Of bis bed when The cnders were falling upon u.