Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-25
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


side Of Cary, between :st and I'D strccts' occupied
by Mvssrs Gentry Il Hatcher, as H'obacco factory.
The flames rapidly communicated 10 tn" tenement
adjoining on the eastern side. winch was likewise oc-
cupicd as Il tobacco factory by Mr. j. W. Atkin'o...
These buildings, with their entire valuable Contents,
were DESTROYED and the tenement next below, si;ua-
ted on the corner "t END ana Cary streets, occupied
bv Mr. John Kerr was for some time Threatened with
destruction, bu: escaped with Sigh; damage.
The los. by this fire j. vcry HEAVY, amounting. it i,
bclirvcd IN n The buildings destroyed belonged.
10 the cs;at,. Of the late Mr.. Jno Finders and were
amongst the most c"mmodious in that portion o tie
civ. From the bulletin We learn that there exists
two policies OF nsuracc upon lArii!-onr Tor SllHo"
in the Office Of ,h, Virginia Fire and Marine Compa-
nv -; this city, ana the other for 81 800 in the Lynch
burr insurance office. McSsTs. Hatcher * Cent,
were insure! for $500 in III" Hartford md like
umsuut IN the Howard insurance office Mr. .tkun-
s,n h,I nu INSURANCE. c g.!y - oG@ IN the Virginia
Fire and Marine UiccGad ,i!vIcorc loses heavily.
4 uum;;tv nf sult uud tobacco was Oh srru" in the
easements ut the buildings DESTROYED. On ;hrsc Hr-
tic,rs, the Valley Insurance Office lose &J,Oi' tho
Etna Office .S;,UJj, a!n! NJ! D:'i"r IN Petersburg
Sj,wUO-thc Inst tw" Items covering 'ir sat alone.
The worst part q! the calamity Is yet I" hr todd
Br.i,,s the destruction u property are called up
ON 10 Lclurc the loss Ut human lie While !h- i!.'
WAS raging iii" @uIiani nirinrn NrNluTrG l:!;" IN"
b;,ru. buildings, i"r III" purpose al rendering ii"T
.tinrt, more. :uccc.sl. .A',u; Hli-paS; vr o'clock
while number u! tr"ncn were thus engaged the III
vision wuII tciwccn the Nv" cncmcnts crumb!cG unG
i.li into the icuuncI. "cCuV"d by Mr. Ahlu4"n ana
lrri on. al the iirNnrU under The bricks ana u."r-
;a fractured the lul! 81 another, and S":!"n~l" in
iur.d a third. The unnr,nLul" lnun who wa- hrrlr,
uu,l..r ,Er h:i. wall, Ir. NI"iI"t> y ;i-iI. II
runner ,nruyri,t! with Company No. ). IL" 1'ock.
.n.I nn ,.Lur,r rcmn.u~ were found y- -crlay Inrru-
ir. and an an,,r.l h'lu ""'. th"n by Coroner NI"k-
cr Mr. Wul-u IN the rriiIc NJ !ilr. iurn'r hy
irudr and although no; n!viIhc: oI The Echi"nrl
Fire i.sucu.luil one al The ln"-t adv, ,ntu:",
Iir,l,,.i c"uucrI,d with tma!Hny No. D. he W.
formerly ,mp."yci a. Il "aciIti"n lH I!!r t'ai"s!o
M- Lil a;vju- HcciG,ria..y lU., ;wo "t las !!n%"rr
III the llli! gIy. M tn, t- piEtagIIv. II" waS, III;
the TIM. ui irls drol c:nioy"d IL Mr.. " !.!.rm i.
sm, shop ana - Represented 10 nave been IN aciIr,
cncr..ri, man. He leaves, We learn, wife nnd SIN
children III INDECENT rIfriiHia;Nmcy!. MI w WAS nl'"
II member al the kchmund fLycrtc Artillery.
Two mcrIDcrr Of tUmiHn! NJ. :, hkr"sa- =u-:ai:t-
.,i SERIOUS .nlurc> from the Cuusc. NJ. VIA.
Li." wa, -iruk rn III" nc"ih portion Of Iic wn.i.
rE, vI, boro uu; II th9 building by hs comrades Ia
= r ,rs.-. ruu.!.ilon. W. understand hc al;
Ia. Uic!,s ru-.,!rIr.. Church llI!t, II hopeless
Como ton, las shIiI av!'g sustained sci"u- fracture,
IN addition 10 o,i.c! seHrrc Injuries. Mr.. Sa"3Cc
S.i!i. another m-imbcr "i Company No. :, hdt Ii
head severely cut Hd hi hand, and arms badly burnt;
bu; We are Iad Ia hear ihGi his injuries, though :-
VI
Taken lt"giIcg 'hj, deserves 10 be regarded ~ "nr
%: tie, u~ Cl,arrr- tires which has hci-, city,
Inr srrc. Of Years and attended with the most G--
rrs,lils c.r, ult.S.A!!rrs.
TERMINATED FATALLY.-Wliam II. Lyon.
tlr young man who had las skull fractured and re-
ccvcd other injuries hy the falling oi brick wa" at
the great fire t." Monday might, died on uesdny night
abou; ii o'clock. H.. wa- IT"IT Prince Edward
county. in Ills Sntr. whcr" lis parents reside. "!i
=" 'I's ~, r u, w. 81, - '',', In,h He rc,,-
td ,v;,J ~ - ,I ,,,,, ,,,,,ii. WHO has toi,nc-
49,, u,nnnjocnr,. - M Ivr ,,,ri ri ,l,,. civ Yr,t.r.
,lny ron,, III. r,,oi,s were ir,crr.I in ,hr Civ
L';,,,, '',,ri ,.,'',,LI Ly tL. Eir. .n.ioiinu ,I
rim. C,,y nmI n ru"u,r',,' LuGy Of sy,uualAi.iD,
,,,l
~ WHOLE fhMlhl.'-uGr exchanges g'n'-
rally have ,up,! iuuacgnji. winch H:jca.,,. aui..
=, -. H.. .;,. ..,.;,. ,,, .
" "''" - 80 ' ''' " '
"wh"!c family q! Germans, CONSISTING ri A''ti'h''
wife and child, were nj. found dead in thcr beds =
,,., ,,o,,,;,. rr q, ,I,..;r b,.. ,,,r iL. Central
Rail Road ,I,,ot m th.s ciiv and who was .Ippusc
r ..,I,. ...,.. IL. ,.,;l,.,..
he1 d"" "'F'''- 'I.' "7"' W az i'S, ''7
iC, (ch"!"rhI. III" paragraph mas h"'h S"icrhI!S
transferred other papers tr show the d;Hi c!"r;s :"
the "prryan- epidemic" in This c:'. Il j. w,ll cal
ruIateI alarm timii pors"n' in tic country whr
:
such, ~" deem il duty 10 my that ;hc iU.i";n Las
committed an"rrof y" iin'ITG Gr"'na'' rM"' '''F'na!
lIus 'i,d Ia !" c!r IL: ;.Ie manner ''':ri.ted' W o
az !ac'" :" ''''.h ''.' :,'l: ' "
wn ,,nri w,. ,r.,.. satisfied the moment or eye,
moi iI; urii,lr. that The. statement WIS nrt cor.
.'., .,.I, - r,n,arkaIL. ,,rrur,,u,c we yr-.. a.,
iJ ~, j',. ,.I.,.,, ,,,,. vyi.I,nu, rr.,.
IN, .or.o,inu uu,n,,r nil the cholera GOSSIP.
i in ri,v Tho n,ni.sii az such an aiur.n!g: t.g!g
in ;l. rn,lngs If the D.-,aich was, -! ii-ci, good
ir">u"ph"s .y"c"r" =" 7Hrt"fi "' ~ =.
w., ,, ,i:i, ,I ..nrcy,,jl,,.., ,,.nc.
,y;Ihmu; The p-yaicI', kuowiur nu,! telling all ,r"u;
Il. That pac: l. too rHiihi"! reporter "i ''! new
"H','" S",'' ,',o'rr ri Coroner, ;"n
uJ" I ~ I,,rJp Gc.sOa, II xI,. cu,r
calling p"cunry io: IL, nvc": -t!on vas ;"r MN |"
Ie'er'9lc w'ter "F ' w., ,' ,,;
'"' ~ - - ,,.l ri, ,,,,r II I,iIo,L h.,
or whc'hcr 'N'E "' ''..C .,,r ~,
'i"'e'cc c"''''''''''' ~ ~ "' .i,,,.ra i;
this city are sufficiently charming without the n! "'
"Gch "H'oanIIn r'P'ts o. ,'Ii ~, RI,
r,.. w.ri,nhi evidence Of the sad cilyc;, OF the
:prcyni!inr cpid,lnic'' here.
DISTRESSING ACCIpENT.-Onc Of the pull.
Ill.,. ,,,,,,,,.od -, ,,,, ,r,norv Rolling Mil! me, with
n drc,If,, ,cc;l.rr ON Monday afternoon. We learn
= h.,r y, .,r
from the Bulletin 'i"' hH WE ''">'!'"7 ''' W
hot iron ror the il.ancc 70 the r"Ilf, and ";cmpic"
To start il through, when, by some meas one Of his
,I,,u ,u; sr,,.
'''' WIS cau!h' Ia '"' -'o'''' - -. -.
H. Before ,hr mGch;n'ry could hr si"rpoi' MS 100
and the lower par; OF ms rI were 4r'"H!iI cN-h,"
ami manrl,d. The unIurtuuat. man. whns" naHe II
Peter Walker, cony"ycd +" his re>dr'irr, n'
anpuint."m being drG'c' rs
pcrnruci i,v Dr. Gibson Mr. W. bore his rWi;l ri:s
with r,rIarknl,l, iorti:,.,l".
,.,,,.r .r, ~.
fEEpEki'hSh' il" 'i''' "
Fredericksburg say; We learn '' one "' " ''!.:'
,o,r.,-cor Lo. ,nrorci
n'htA 40 al" I" ~ u,.,aI, o.,,,.' -,
i'f the S'a;h Am'r'a mo,Se' q "'|,, 0 I" , a. Ut ''
ca" s:''" "S ,"' I'N' - ~ .1'I v,.. ynr, L,n',
,c.,,, ,,.r Eicirror.i brans. y