The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-12-13


Court House. The wind being strong the
fames spread with great rapidity until the
entire block, with the exception Of two small
frames Mt the southwest corner, was con-
sumed On the west side, among the bull
dings DESTROYED, were Miot's Drug store,
Spigener's grocery, Peckham's Gunsmith
store, the Exchange Coffee House, Craw-
fordPs Clothing store, Carolina Hall, Sauier's
and Bowers Furniture sto.l,.
On the north side a number Of Offices
were burnt, as also Combs s. Co., Express
Office, the Carolnian office, and Boatwright
g. Co.'S Coach Factory.
r. w. Gibbes & Co., proprietors of the
South Carolinian and Palmetto State Ban
ner, lose about $4,000 by the destruction
OF their large newspaper and job-printiny
Office, which was uninsured.
Mr.. Boatwright saved nearly all his car
riages
a gentleman mad just opened fne col
lection Of paintings mt the Carolina Hall.
valued at from $4,000 to $4,000, which
were entirely consumed.
Subjoined is brief summary Of the loses
and iusurances thereon, although it is i'm
possible with any certainty at present, to
ascertain the entire loss.
ON MAIN-STREET.
c. II. Most, Druggist-loss $4,000, insu.
rance $4,000. A portion of the stock and
tho books were saved.
I, J. Lamotte, Book Bindery-loss ST.
900; no insurance. Tho building was oc.
cuPied by the above named gentleman, and
1t. together with the offices in the rear and
the hous" adjoining was unoccupi
cd-wns owned by De- Fitch, who was in
surcd for $4,000.
The next building was occupied by s. p.
Ogier, and owned by James Wright The
building was insured for 81 900, and the
stock, which was valued Mt IS 5000, for s5,-
GOO. The books aud portion Of the stock
We're saved.
The Exchange Restaurant, owne by the
estate of William Beard, was uninsured
The stock, belonging to the estate of James
Rawls, deceased, WAS valued at $4,000, and
insured for $4,000. Nothing WAS saved.
Carolina Hall, occupied by James Peck
ham Crawford, clu,hier, and M,ckic, gun.
smith. The building was owned by James
Peckham. II is not known for how much
he is insured. Crawford's stock was not
insured. A portion of it, however, was say.
cd. Mackie was insured for $500.
A. c. Squier's building and stock of rurn.
iture were insurcd-thc stock for 1900 and
the building for 5000.
The three story brick building owned by
James Boatwright. was insured for $4,000.
The first story was occupied by Mr.. Bowers
as n furniture store, and he was insured for
$500.
ON SUMPTER.STREET.
The dwelling owned by Mr.. Perkham--
was insured for 500.
J. ). Boatwright's Carriage Repository.
The building was insured for S2.O0O. Tie
stock, which was valued at $4,000. was in
sured for $4,000. The rolling stock, how
ever, was saved
ON WASHINGT0N-STREET
T.. Bcllinger's Law Office was insured for
$500. A portion of his valuable Law Lii
brary was consumed.
A small Office odjoining the above. was
insured for $500.
. The house occupied by Mrs. Pnckrnham
was insured for $500.
On the South Carolinian and Palmetto
State Banner Office, owned By Messrs r. w
Gibbes g. Co., the loss Is SS7 900, on which
there was no insurance. Nothing was saw
cd but the books and lot of paper.
The aggregate loss by this calamity is
estimated at 100000, one third Of which
only IL said TO insured.