Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-09


posanee at TIL. time to food only Aud scems TO aa
that tho comforts in this regard can make up, to consd
cradle extent Tor drawbacks In tho ordinary nquremsots
Of ivpg which doubt many have 10 submit In these
times.
Keen. Baldwin & CO., prepared to supply goods Of
style aud fashion, aud al prices ~ low a. could
sonsb'y be desired.
| fiRx AT Ins PESirENriAkr-A tremendous nro took
place the Pcnitcntisry, between and O'Clock,
Thursday night which laid waste ali the wok shops VI tho
establishments. II fret discovered In the
engine department. used for picking the wool prepara,o
the first process Of manufacture Several particles
Of that commodity being scattered about tho prssump
ionis that the fro applied to some of them the
hands about to Leave Two OF the officers who fret
discovered tho fumes endcavortd 20 exlingulsh them
with buckets of water hut their efTts proved utterly
| iruitless Tue combus,ble matter in the too
generally dascd aud the progress OF tho fire. therefore,
rapid DO stayed by intermittan splashos OF
from n bucket, thrown In at long intervals which
necessarily occupied 10 tho passage Of the carriers from
tho pump to the Gre scene distance Of eight ten
yards.
The building con,um ID describes somewhat part Of
square, tho main limo Of which chiefly north Of the
prison. sepi aied from It, by dstirco exceeding ono
hundred feet Tho building at other angles Of this lire
towards tho prison. ranging backward aud deviatug
snr,e~hat ram the course OF square ne. Th, no wings
which combined would bear more than Q , ROD
,uu thmd to the main line,-lay northwest aud
southeast with regard to It. Tho room In which the rs
was discovered Is situated 10 tho latter wing and the
Of tho wind al tho Tins being from the north Il Ia
matter OF surprise how tho 6amss had spread to
tho main line Of buildings. which situated directly
north with regard to the point whero they 6rst originated
Tho OF the l,mcs until they gained considerable
hesdway, directly In conflict with that Of the wind
and with the sparse supply Of conbusbe matter
the rauge Of tho wing in which tho fire first broke out
il to predetermined wonder how It pursued tho line
Of the bulldog miuu,cy from end end Of the epiro
range in tho teeth Of such mar cst dread
vantage 50 il has b'e however, seriously to tho de-
trimcnt Of tho Commonwealth.
Twas naturally appreheudsd that the co1victs would
avail themselves OF the confusion incident To such me
and seek effect their escape but the timely advent OF
State Guard aud lew Of volunteer comp Who
took their positions tho points by which escape would tie
practicable, prevented such rcsul,. O,e f.ll,S
however, mined Elias Helms succeeded getting away Nv
Disgusting himself in alMgs which will, several
others was thrown In the yard ser being recued from
flames.
Hs suppo SD to have gotten by of the lin
the n"rihend of the establishment as hs fire
gines entering. The convict dress being conco,
view Il - probsble he passed unnoced among tic
frcm II, and in the Confusion AIDE his way out.
II. vas received from Marshall cou1ty the 2s h Of
June last, his term Of imprisonment b,ng two yeArs as
sesscd upon conviction for burglary.
IL, person Of about five foot SIX aud quarter III
ches white complexion black mir dark eyes aged
tysevcn years lie wisely unrobcd himself the convic,
dress upon reaching the cana bank where Appeals they
we're scovered on yesterday morning The probability is
tina, H. made his say up the canal.
The convict, viii have TO submit perpetual eonanemen, he
destroyed there Is OF duty upon they
haze places in the aS iss TIA,
es,r clothing will be iurni,Lsd BY Of etunterbane
The condition Of things yeste
lay morning depoablr. Books paprrs
fac. every thing portable IN the ,hrown
ioss by the breaking tossing furniture,
adorable bnt OF insign
to the uding ITSELF which Is said TO be equivalent
rhe los, prospeeirey must be immense, will
Twelve the manufactures
der-while the conyists in
the u-antime their deyoisng
We have ldom
property than Is exhibited within ire Of the Ore
Everything within walls and
nothing be crumblng bud
Ing Of iron within
We learned that two Of o:ers
sho'c short before Bt
RUE adopted since the
sunset aud o'clock. the
torch applied Ilursday night be hardly
he to the eommittal Of this be
srt TO commit the like deed opportunity Some
down the cnmpulson night ms
the this Instance Thursday
which this rule enforced they deemed proper
tGally.
The Companies quickly spot rendered rs
usual active service The scsny supply Of
lions considerably In the beginning but when the engines
literally enveioped perpetual sparks
and betimes touched
h Issued from the ruins The wind blew the
gards but wing fortunately to Its hrs
by Of saving the eonvcs except by permitting them
pleasure
This building 90 II
erected Tae the :0 August
been happily free from dsAser ofthe kind since then
Col Morgan has requested convey Comma
the
enieiensy with which they acted on this occasion.