Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-07
FIRE IN CHARLESTON.

FIRE in CHARLESTON.
The Fire in Charleston is supposed to
have been the work of an inccndinrv.
The following is an estimate of the
losses and insurance, as given in the
Mercury:
No. /. Townsend, Arnold g. Co. Dry
Goods. Insured in Life and Trust Go.
of this city for $4,000 on the building,
which is n total loss, and $4,000 on
stock. A large amount insured in New
York on stock which is fully covered.
No. 2. D. F. Fleming & Co. Boots and
Shoes, Stock valued vt $4,000. Loss
estimated at $4,000 which is fully cov-
cred by insurance.
No 8. Wiley Banks E Co. Dry Goods.
Stock valued at $4,000 about three
fourths OF which was saved Insured
for $4,000; principally in Northern
Offices.
No-4 Harral, H,re- Is- Co. .Saddlery.-
a large portion of their stock injured or
DESTROYED by water and removal. In
sured $4,000 in the Equitable and $4,000
in the Howard, New York, and $4,000 in
the Hartford $4,000 in the Protection,
and S5000in tn, Rtna, Hartford Conn.
making in all $4,000 ON the stock, and
$1,000 on the futures, in the Augusta
company, which will fully cover their
loss.
No, 5. Kelsey d Deas, Dry Goods
stock Valued at 100000, a large portion
of which was destroyed. Fully insured
in Northern Offices.
No. G. ID Tanning & 90. Hats; stock
valued at $l5 900, which was totally des-
troycd, Fully insured.
No. 6, Oililands & Howell, Dry goo Is.
About one-haf of their stock DESTROYED.
which is fully covered by insurance, viz:
$4,000 in Etna and $4,000 in Protec.
ton company, Hartford; $4,000 in Au-
gustn company; $4,000 in South Caro-
lima, and $4,000 in Life and Tiust COM
pany of this city.
No. s. Courtcnay d Tennant, Hard-
ware. Value of stock 100000, large
portion of which was saved. Insu,e ed
for $4,000, equally divided between
South Carolina and Life and Trust com.
pany of this city. and the Augusta COM
panv.
No. 0. Hyatt, McBurncy & Go. Dry
Goods; stock, $4,000. Loss estimated
at $4,000. Fully covered by insurance.
No. 10, first floor, j. S. Beach. Books.
Loss about Sl2o0, and the upper stories
by G Y Wallron, whose loss is about
$1,000, both fully insured.
No, IL. Haviland, Tiarrai a. Co. Druo
Store. Loss estimated at $4,000, which
is fully covered by insurance, about one
half of which in Northern offices.
Messrs p. M. Cohen & Co. Druggists.
and Others, suffered considerable DAMAGE
by the brcakagc and removal of their
goods. but all are fully covered by insu-
rance.
The five stores on Hayne-streetA Nos.
40, s, 8, To- belonged to the City Land
company and were in. ured fof 10000
each in the South Carolina Insurance
company of this cily, and are n total loss.
The seven buildings on Market street
were also owned by the City Land COM
pany, and were insured in the South
Carolina company for $4,000 each, and
may be considered a total loss. ls.s
The Charleston Hotel was insured for
$4,000 on the building, which was In
jured probably TO the extent Of So, 500.
and ar. Mixer, the occupant, was insured
100000 in the Nashville Company, on
his furniture, . considerable portion OF
which was destroyed or injured.
1t is said that there are manufactures
OF splrituous guano IN Liverpool.