Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
Fire in Charlestton. 4 1

alarm was given about 4 quarter-past two
O'Clock "wednesday in the morning, when.
the fire WAS discovered to issue from q shed
lin tIieyard of the store OF Messrs. Tanning
land Co., Hayne street. The flames rapidly
to a stable in the adjoining
ward of a building fronting on Market street,
and tosthes store of Messrs. Fanning, which
soon became completely ignitcd, ponring
forth vast sheets of fame fromithc windows
|of the; entire sfour@stories OIL Haync street,
land making it apparent that all efforts to save
lit would be hopeless. The attention of the
'firemen was then directed to the adjoining /
buildings ;sbut, notwithstanding their most
strenuous exertions, the fire communicated
'succcssively to the stores of Messrs. Kelsey
land Deas, Harral, Hare and Co., Wiley. Banks
land Co., d. F. Fleming and Co., and Town
lsend Arnold and Co,to the westward; and
ito those of Gi!lilands and Howell, Conrtnay
|aud Tcnnlnt, Hyatt, McBuriIcy and Co., aud
II. S. Bcachand Co., to the castward-thus
destroying ten Of: the twenty-one stores com
3posing that magnificent ntsrange. There were
|also seven three story brick .tcncments des-
ltroycd on Market street, east of Meeting
street, which were occupied by q large num- Z
5ber of families. The large grocery store, .
:corncr of Market and Meeting streets, occu- !.
3picd by F. w. Grant, was also dcstfeysd.
| The fire was still progressing eastward on
s.iayne strcet, and tho scarcity of water, from
sthc exhaustion the FIRE wells, WIS becoming
5feartully apparent. m,this emergency, line
awas formed by the Palmetto, Washington
and Visilant Engines, to the large reservoir o;
sthe Gas Works in Church street, and by tlIi
smeans sufficient supply of water was ,ob
Staincd to throw two streams on fhc fire. Til
contest between the flames and their oppt
Encnts was ilerccly wagcd.-Thcir efforts We,
Bat length successful and the progress Of Il r.
FLAMES was arrested in this quarter.
The Charleston Hotel was for hours 8:
aobjcct of obsorbing interest and solicitui
! The numerous doors and windows Of
ssouthern front were repeatedly i'll flames, H.
sthc energetic and unrcniitcd efforts of q
@fircmcn, citizens, and numerous servants
9the establishment, kept the dcvouring elem x
: ut bay, and prevented its obtaining d footl
4 in the interior. The building was ronsequ :
5ly saved
4 The following is an estimate of the los
J Eses and insurance on the late fire in Charles
ton:
4 No. l. Townsend, Arnold and Co. Dry
sGoods Insured in Life and Trust Co. Of
Sthis City for $4,000 OH the building, which is
IA total loss, and $4,000 on Stock. A large
amount insured in New York OIL Stock, which
Bis fully covered.
No.2. d. +. Fleming and Co. Boots and
kShoes. Stock valued at $4,000. Loss cs-
atimated ut $4,000, which is fully covered by
Sinsurncc. -
No. 3. WieysBanks and Co. Dry Goods.
SStock valued at $4,000, about three iourths
sof which was saved. Insured for, S35,OOO,
sprincipally in Northern offices.
No. 4. IIarrcl Hare and Co. Saddlcry. A
Hlarge portion of their stock injured or des-
atroyh by water and removal. Insured S5,z.5
1000, in the Equitable and $4,000 in tho Howe
gard, New York, and $4,000 in the Hartford,
sS5,OOO in thHProtccton, and $4,000 inthe
!Etna, Hartford, Conn. making, in all, $685.
1000 on the stock, and $1,000 on the fixtures,
Hin the Augusta Company, which will fully
Scover their loss.
No. Kelsey and Deas.. Dry. Good,
Stock valued at $4,000. a large. .par1ontfDl.
which was: destroyed. Eully insured fiI
ANorthcrn Offices. ,Hsi ts.@
No. G. Ed. Farati1lg and Co. Hats. Stock
avalucd at $4,000, which VAS totally destroy.
aed Fully insured.
No 7.Gilliland and Howell. Dry Goods.
eAbout one: half of their stock destroyed,
(which is fulls~-corcrcd bY insurance, viz:
100000 in Etna and $4,000 in Protection
3Company, Hartford; SlO,oao. in Augustl
Accompany; $4,000, in South Carolina, am
aSlO.0O0, III Life and Trust Company of tl,i,
Getty.
No. 8. Courtcnay and Tenant. Hard
Swarc. Value of stock $4,000, a,larsc por:
5tion Of which was saved. Insured for Si0.
loco equally divided between South Carolina.
and Life and Trust Of this city, and the Au.
Egusta Company.
No. 9. Hyatt. McBurncy 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 tlrc upper stories by
SG. q, Waldcon, whose lossamouots to about
$4,000, both fully insured.
No. II. Hwil.nl, Hlrral AMI Co. Drug
aStorc." Loss estimated at $4,000, which is
9fully covered by insurance about one half Of
! (which in Northern Offices.
Messrs. p. M. Cohen and Co. Druggists,
; and others, suffered considerable, damage by
: tic Lreakasc and removal of their, goods, but
: all are fully covered by insurance.
The five stores on Haync strect-Nos 4,
aG, 8, Q, ,IO-bcIonged to the City Land Com-
pany, and were insured for $4,000 each in the
sSoutlr Carolina Insurance Company Of this
scity, and are Il total loss.
The seven buildings on Market street
were also owned by the City Land Company.
land were insured in the South Carolina Com
pany for $4,000 each, and may be considered
4 i total loss.
The Charleston Hotel was insured for
sS50,OOO on the building, which was injured
probably to extent Of 80, 800 and Mr.. Mixer,
1 7the occupant, was insured $4,000 in the
Nashville Company, on his furniture, 4 con-
! siderable portion Of which mas DESTROYED o.
injured. -.
In so extensive and protected Il sccne or
devastation. the zeal, energy, and efficiency
/ of onr indomitablc fircmcn had ample Oppor-
stunilics for display, and never were they
more strikingly exhibited. Many OF our citi-
3zcns also were conscious in their noble CT