Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
Fire in Charleston.

communicated 10 a Stable. In tile adjoining
yard of building fronting on Market street,
land to,thes store of Messrs fanning which Z
!soon became completely ignited, pouring
forth vast. sheets of fame from5thc windows
|of the entire 'four&stories OIL Haync street, :
and making it apparent that all efortsto save
III would be hopeless. The attention of the
::firemen was then directed to the adjoining I
'buildings;sbut, notwithstanding their most
strenuous eXertions, the fire communicated
ssucccssivcly to the stores of, Messrs KELSEY
land Deas, Harral, Hare and CO., Wiley, Banks
land Co., D. F. Fleming and Co., and Town
|scnd, Arnold and Co., 10 the westward; and
ito those of Gillilands and Howell, Courtnay
|aud Tcnnilnt, Hyatt, McBur,ley and Co., and
u. S. Beach and Co., to the castward-thus
destroying ten ofsthc twcnty-one stores com
posing that magnifcentsrange. There were
salso seven three story brick ,tcncments des-
ltroyed on Market street, east of Meeting
street, which were occupied by a, large num-
Der of flmilies. The large grocery store, {,
corner of Market and Meeting streets, occu- Z
Ipicd by F. w. Grant, was also dcsefeyed.-
The fire was still progressing eastward on
!Hayne street, and tho scarcity Of wafer, from
|thc exhaustion of the fire wells, was becoming
'fearfully apparent In.this emergency, line
swas formed by the Palmetto, Washington.
land Viglant Engines, TO the large reservoir o.
8the Gas Works in Church street, and by tIi
means sufficient supply of water WAS ,ob
staincd to throw two streams on fIc fire. Til
contest between the flames and their oppt
snents was ilercely wagcd.-Thcir efforts We,
sat length successful, and the progress of IL
FLAMES was arrested in tlis quarter.
The Charleston Hotel was for hours 8.
aobcct of obsorbing interest and solicituc
eThc numerous doors and windows of
Southern front were repeatedly i'll flames, h.
sthe energetic and unrcmittcd efforts of
sfrcmcn, citizens, and numerous servants
Bthc establishment, kept the dcvouring elem Il
Int bay, and prevented its obtaining footlr a.
4 in the interior. The building was consequ !,
by saved.
The following is an estimate of the los
scs and insurance on the late fire in Charles
: ton:
No. l. Townsend, Arnold and Co. Drv
sGoods. Insured in Life and Trust Co. of
Bthis City for $4,000 OIL the bnilding, which is
a total loss, and $4,000 on Stock. A large
aamount insured in New York on Stock, which
Bis fully covered.
No.2. D. F. Fleming and Co. Boots and
EShoes. Stock valued ut S2O,OOO Loss cs-
9rimated at $4,000, which is fully covered by
SinsuElncc. %
4 No. 3. WieysBanks and Co. Dry Goods.
aStock valued at Sl10,OOO. about three fourtl,s
Sof which was saved. Insured for, S35,OOO,
$principilly in Northern offices.
j. No. 4. IIarrcl, Hare and Co. Saddlcry. A
Slarge portion of their stock injured or dcs-
atroyed bvwaicr and removal Insured SJ,-7
SOO0, in the Equitable and $4,000 in the How:
: ard, New York, and $4,000 in the Hartford,
kS5,OOO in thWProtection, and $4,000 inthe
Etna, Hartford, Conn. making, III all, $685.
1000 on the stock, and $1,000 on the fixtures,
Ein the Augusta Company, which will fully
scover their loss.
No. s.. Kelsey and Deas.a. Dry, Goe9crr-
zStock. valued at $4,000, a large sposfi6nfbl.
(which was DESTROYED. Fnlly INSURED tic
Northern Offices: s.,H,s. 81. .,.
No. e.. Ed. Faraillg and Co. Hats Stock
sralucd atSl5:O0O, which was totally destroy.
aed. Fully insured.
No. T. Gililand and Howell Dry Goods.
tAbout one half of their stock destroyed,
(which is fully covered by insurance. viz:
$4,000 in Etna and $4,000 in Protection
Company, Hartford; SlO,oao. in August.I
Company: $4,000. in South Carolina, an1
$4,000, III Life and Trust Company of this
scity.
No. 8. Courtcnar and Tenant. Hard
Iwarc. Value of stock $4,000, alargc por.
9tion of which was saved. insured for S!O,.
1000 equally divided between South Carolina
land Life and Trust Of this city, and the Au.
! gusta Company.
No. 9. Hyatt. MeBurncy and Co. Dry
Goods. Stock, $4,000. Loss estimated at
sS5,OOO. Fully covered by insurance.
No. 10, first floor, J. s. Beach. Books.
Loss about $1,000, and tile upper stories BY
gG. Il. Waldcon, whose lossamouots to about
$4,000, both fully insured.
No. II. Hwii.nl, Hlrral AMI Co. Drug
1Stcrc. Loss estimated at $4,000, which is
fully covered by. insurance about one half Of
(which in Northern offices.
S1cssrs. p. M. Cohen and Co. Druggists,
land others, suffered considerable, damage by
1the Lreakage and removal ofthcir goods, but
lall arc fully covered by insurance.
The five stores on Hayne strcct-Nos. 4,
3G, s, 8, ,lO--bcIongcd to the City Land COM
pany, and were insured for $4,000 each in the
ISouth Carolina Insurance Company of this
lefty, and are Il total loss.
The seven buildings on Market street
3werc also owned by the City Land Company.
land were insured in the South Carolina Com
pany for $4,000 each, aud may be considered
II total loss.
The Charleston Hotel was insured for
sS50,0OO on the building, which was injured
3probabIy.to extent Of 800 and Mr.. Mixer,
1.-The occupant, was insured $4,000 in the
Nashville. Company, on his furniture con-
|siderable portion Of which @as DESTROYED o.
injured.
In SO extensive and protected Il secnd OF
devastation. the zeal. energy. and efficiency
|of our indom.ablc firemcn lEld ample oppor-
3tunilics for display, and never were they
more strikingly exhibited Many of our citi-
Izcns also were conscious in their noble cf-
lforts to preserve and protect the property of
Itheir fellow-citizens. tits isgratifyingt to state,
SO far as we were enabled to ascertain, that no
accidents occurred, though life and limb were
freely and frequently hazarded.
Fromthc manner of It's origin, thcrefis every
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