The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-22

ard New York SIS 600; Equitable, do, $4,000 Colum
bia So 0oO and So 900 in one Of the English agencies
The third was occupied by T. NJ. Hessey Co., and
owned by G. III Kelsey formerly OF As atty and was in.
sued for IS 600 in the Augusta Insurance and Banking
Company This FIRM whose stock was much injured,
600 in Newark N. j. and $4,000 in the agency of the
Augusta and Banking Company of this city
The flames here arrested at the store of Messrs
b W. III p. Force Co.. shoe dealers, which was con
sideraby damaged by water and fire. as was also their
stock The building, which belongs to the Arm ia in
sured for in of the foreign agencies and there
on the goods $40 900 in the Hartford Protection
office in the Office of the Augusta Insurance and
banking Company $40 coo in the South Carolina and
SIC, 900 in the Office Of the Metropolitan, New York
, TO the west, running to Meeting street. commences
the store owned by Mr. f. d. Tanning and occupied by
the hrm, OF which he is the head, wholesale hat and
cap establishment The store insured 81 400 in
the Augusta Insurance and banking Company. The
stock OF goods covered by $50 0oe divided
equally among the South Carolina Charleston Insurance
and Trust, and Of the Hartford Offices Loss esti
mated at about sl2, 000
Next comes the dry goods store Of Messrs Gillands
Howell Co., who have sustained heavy loss in the
destruction Of their propertybut which, pleased
Mr.. w II Gilland, and insured-the front store
for Sl2 600 of which IS coo in the Georgia Mutual
anu anu S1vov IA me oIaneviie company, OF New York
The building in the rear also insured but sustained
no injury. This firm were insured their goods
$40 goo in the Royal Insurance Company of Lverpool
$4,000 in the Firemans Office of this city, $4,000 in
the Hartford Protection, $40 900 in the Home $40 900
the Columbia; $4,000 in the HARTFORD $500 in the
Etna; and s., GOO in the Connecticut Office.
Courtney Tennent & Co.. adjoining the above, are
hardware dealers The loss of this firm Is also heavy
but we believe they fully covered. tn buildings
owned by the firm, and together with De 6xtures
insured for S0 900 in the Charleston Insurance and
Trust Company. This amount takes in the building in
the which not mi ured. Their stock cover
ed by s35 900 in English Ageneics $40 900 in the
Augusta Office coo in the South Carolina and S. O0)
in the Commercial Office
Next in rotation is the dry goods establishment of
Messrs. Hyatt McBurney Co, Who saved large por
ton Of their goods The following the amount Of their
insurance, viz On store and fixtures $40 00O IS 900
in English Agency and 81, 900 in 4Etna; and stock
$40 600 in Hartford; 80 900 in Home Office Now York
10000 Augusta Insurance and Banking Company; $40
GOO commercial Insurance; 10000 Firemans and $40
600 in the Columbia.
Messrs Hare. Calhoun Co., next the above who are
large dealers in saddery ware have suffered severely
the loss of stock, which believe fully insured.
Their property covered by $53, 00o ,iz.-On stock,
SIC 600 in the Union Mutual Insurance Company of New
X. J.; $4,000 in the american, do do; S., 900 CONNER.
cia of this city; So 900 Fremans do So 900 Augusta
Insurance and Banking Co.; IS, 600 Southern Mutual
and on building Hayne street together with fixtures
Sl3, 500, mostly in New York and Philadelphia.
Here the flames we're arrested to the west.
The extensive dry goods establishment adjoining the
above to the west which narrowly escaped destruction
is very much injured also their large stock of
goods, which, learn however is amply covered by in
surance effected both here and at the North.
The loss by this connagraton is variousy estimated
from 100000 to $500 0o0 Very few however advocate
the latter amount. Our local Offices, it is believed will
suffer loss of about $50, 900.
The Charleston Hotel had a from being
consumed. Mr. Mixer, however, bodlypet the danger,
and with the aid Of the Fire Department his boarders
guests, officers of the establishment and domestics
successfully combaed the devourng element that the
building uninjured, with the exception of slight
damage to its ornamental appearance, which be
paired at trivial expense.