Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-22
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The ChAyes.oa Mercury, 81 the isth. gives the follow.
fur.t particulars oEjhc iss destrpstits a. In ,has
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The Chayl.sioaa Mercury 81 the ish. gyes The follow.
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ages, INC Of thsest s,orssS that stsS viii, ise 49,
ter portion Of their contents were totally DESTROYED
Tho hrc We then stated, commenced In the Sd story
of the Drug Store Of p. N. Cohen Co. and extended
csstuardy to g. z Wsldron & Co.'S Clothing Store Hayi
fsnd ffnTnf eus Brig sto~e = ,tle.ssy 4 cos ust
Store. and was arrested sher par. ally consuming the
sP, .oaI SHOE Warehouse Of D. W. aud P: Force
Of =. ID. Tanning Co, Dry &c ods Store OF Gilands
Howell, Hardware Store of Gourtenay & Tenant DRY
Goods Store Of Hyatt, McBuruey & Co, aud SsddIe,y
Store Of Hare, CALHOUN Co. Here tho 6fs was arr, stei
by tho thick walls between ths Burning premi.es and
those Of the large Dry floods Sturc Of Wiley Banks Co
These all large Wholesale stores Of them
tending THROUGH IRON laype 10 Market street. aud were
all destroyed with tho greater portion OF their couents
The three s,9ry brick buildings 10 Market street. belong
lug to Mr.. Nhsahs, were tetc' ds cd trs but having
large tank OF water in the yard they escaped with bat
little injury. The Charleston Ho;sl was greatly exposed
but by the acye eSettons Of the servants OF
the establishment escaped with but the loss Of portion
Of the exterior roughcast,ng."' '-a ~ 20, so -
The 10 Of property necessarily heavy buf fortunatc
w. the stock OF goods vas greatly reduced by the heavy
Spring business. which had nearly closed Estimating the
buildings at $l60oo0 aud tho merchandise at $3.50 900
the aggregate loss will DO about halt million OF dollars
The greater portion of This insured OF which We havu
received tho following particulars; ~
DR.. r. NJ. Cohen and Co. was insured ON his buildin,
$4,000 and on his stock $4,000. II
Coarenay and Tennant insured on their building
10000 and on their stock 100000 $50. IS
Glland, Howell audCo. were insured on their stores
$4,000 and or. their stock 10000.
HYATT McBurney and Co. were Insured on their store
$4,000 and on their stock $4,000.
Hare Calhoun and Co. were insured. on their stores
$4,000 and on their stock $4,000 ' ''r ,' -'-
g. w. aud }. p. Foror's insured for $4,000
and their stock for $s6, 900. ...- ~. 49,,
The insurance was divided among tho following Offices
via: Union Mutual Insurance Co. OF New York 10000:
Roger Williams, Providence, r. H. 5000; American Ins
Co, Proyidence 5000; Commercial Ins Co., Charleston
10000; Fremsns do, $4,000; August 1us. Co. 10000
Southern Mutual, Athens, Ga. 1900; National N York
~, 900; Grard, Phla 200; Home Ins, n. Y. 10000
Protection, Hartford, 9oooo Columbia, S. C:lO,OOo, 1E
na, Hartford, 5000; Connecticut 5000; Granite N York
5000 Farmers, n. Y GEO; Insurance and Trust To-
900; South Carolina Charleston l60OO; Boston office
10000; English Offices 10000; unknown, 30 900. To.
tai, 42T 002.a..-. Cd ... . . -. ~.
The fitcmen worked assiduously and aboriously
but much Of their efforts thwared by the insufficient
supply of'water., The fire ia supposed to have been
caused by an ncendsry, for the detection OF whom as
VIII be seen in another column, Dr. Cohen offers reward
OF 81 ,00O.- .G --"a--H