Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-27
Prom iAs -sPaIAeAieoiG -sdVerhser. oot. III
Tremendous Fire!
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PRoPERTYn


Yesterday morning city nearly laid in ruins
through the vllauy Of ncendsries Three houses were
fired simultaneously, and the fourth attempt the villain
/ was shot at, and narrowly escaped 18th his life
About o'clock yesterday morning, citizens were
aroused from their sumber by the cry Of fe-on rushing
into the Streets three buildings discovered wrapped in
ames the dreadful elements and roofs spreading destruc-
non all around by dini Of tho greatest tho
Of the citizens city after four hours
labor, saved from utter destruction.
The flames first discovered in r. J. Foyds build
ing Commerce 81. few minutes sufced 20 destroy
it entirey-eommunicating then with T. l.. Mitehelrs
large house corner OF Commerce and Chestnut Streets il
also swept together with the enemens adioin-
| ing; thence every ruildng between Floyd's and
Slmmons corner were leyeled TO the ground-the whole
| square gone.
Near the the store houses Of B. Ellison &
Co. and l.. g. Whiiemarsh ION Water street IN another
block) were en'eoped IN aamos and before the dawn
day. house between the bank building Water
and Centre streets, and Green Conne's store in
smoking ruins.
We subon statement Of probable loss, far Us posi-
| bic 10 be at present known:
HOUSES ON WATER STREET.
Brick Store No 49, owned by +. Rawdon and occupied
| by Green & Connery-slghty damaged.
Brick Store No. %, owned by ID. b. Wood & Co and
occupied by them and E. b. Whitmarsh-supposed to be
| insured.
d. b. Wood & Co. lost their books and Office Furni-
| ture.
E. B. whlmarsh's stock valued at $500 was fully in
sured.
Brick Store No 30. aud the brick building fronting on
belonging ID. b. Wood & Co. (unoecupied) valued at
S7OOO-insurance $1,000
Brick Stores Nos. 81 aud 80, owned by G. Griswold-
occupied by Avery g. Jones and 2. w Cuon-yalued Ut
100000 supposed TO be fully insured.
Avery IL Jones' stock partial oss-fuly insured
| r. w Cullen. loss on stock S3OO--no insurance.
Brick Store, No. 80. owned by the estate Of David ID.
Churchi-occupied by b. Ellison & Co,-valued 5000
insurance $4,000.
b Ellison & Co.'S stock valued at SlI OOO-partly in.
! sured.
| Brick stsre No "a. owned bv Iockbart e. you,g Inn
| occupiod,l slightly damaged.
New building erected for Post Office on Conre.st and
| unoccuPied-valued at S300--fuly insured.
II. +. Simmons building Centre and Commerce
ss-occupiod by J. C. Allen druggist; NJ Seymour dry
goods A. Low grocery Cusmayo barber shop; and b. g..
oemmes and CaHswny smith ns law Offices. Building
valued at S6OOO--in'uranco $4,000.
}. Z. Allen, loss On stock Sl70O-fuIy insured.
| N Seymour, loss on stock SlO0--no insurance.
a. Low, loss on stock and furniture SlO0-no nsu.
Mr. Cusmuyo, loss stock and furniture sl5O-no in
surance.
A. G.. semmeS, part Of law library and Office furniture
Joss S7OO-no insurance.
| SlOO-no insurance
House on Commerce It,. owned aud occupied BY John
arhii as bar room Loss stock and furniture $4,000
! insurance $500
House Commerce street. owned by tho estate Of r..
}. Wood, and occupied by Peck g. Grady az carpenter
| shop--oss S300--no insurance
Peck & Grady loss Of tools. &c sl5O--no insurance.
House on Commerce street owned by x. J. Floyd (un
| occupied valued al SlOOO-no insurance
House, corner Commerce and Chestnut streets owned BY
Thgs H. Mitchell and occupied by James Gibson grocery;
a. klafmann, shoemaker; J. Morfis dwelling; and J. G
| Macsy, office. Valued ~ S2OO0-fuly insured
| James Gibson, loss on stock SsO0-no insurance.
| a. karmann, loss on stock 800 no insurnnco
| J. Morris. loss on furniture $50
| J, &. Maclay, loss on office furniture $50
House on Chesnu street, owned by Mr. 1.sbcrint and
occupied BY BIN a. store and dwelling House and stock
| valued NJ S9S0-insuranco $3.50
House on Market street. owned and occupied ne dwell
| lbg ny WIN Mcintosh valued Of S5OO-nO insurance.
one hundred bsles Of cotton stored in sore No ~ by
bockhan " Young, wss also dosfoysd-fully insured.
| Lumber Yard on Commerce street, belonging Peter
| Hobart-loss about ssOO-no insurance