Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-22
Destructive confapatton III petessbassl-
Probable Loss $3.50 900.

Destructive conaagration In PettTsbutel--
Probable Loss $3.50, 900,
Thutsdayiptshi about hall, past 10 O'Clock, q
fire broke cal Ia The new and spacious hardWate
stole Of aItssfs. Faleouet, Plamaer & Co., On
lotlinebtook street, Petersburg. The flames,
says t6e Express, made rapid hesdwaSnNd ina few
minutes tts entits building was one vast sheet Of
dame, This building was enIitely dtsIroyea, and
nearly lie whole stock Of goods, which was very
large and valuable, The building, we learn, was
insured for $1,000 In Tie Mutual Office, OF Rich
nond. Nltsas. Faleonet plumWet & Co, had an
insurance on then stock Of $4,000, as folloSs'-
In lie Fire and Marine at Richmond, 5000 Val.
Icy Comptnyo Of Virginia, al Winchester, 4,0O0j
LyhchbiIg Hose Company, 4,O00 Tie house
was owned by Judge j. +. May The Aumesllen
spread 10 The house adjoining, which was occupied
below as boot and shoe store BY Mt. George W.
StelI; and above as a law Office by Capt Rrancls
8. Rises. The building, with greater portion Of
It's contents, was destroyed. fhe house wasOwn'
Ell by Capt. Riyes, and insured In The Mutual OF.
Gee III Richmond Tor $1,000, Nj. Stell had an in.
satanee OF $500 fot hsstooE, in The Valley Co.,
OF Winchester,
The next building adjoining Stell's Shoe Store
was occupied below BY SleSsts. n. Hartman &
Cos as a clothing store, and much Of the stock
was saved. The house WIS burnt 10 The gt0lIlll.
II was owned by Mt K, Boiling, but we could mol
ascertain The Insurance,
The next house 10 Messts. n. Hartman & Co.,
vas occupied by MessiH Muir & Stevens, Gs
China aIl Glassware store, These gentlemen
had a veEy extensive stock on hand, every story
being filled with goods, and the house extending
down Sycamore street, distance Of some one llIll
JEed feel, Hut very little II The stock was saved,
6Nd even That potion removed from tie house OILS
" escpped The ilau Is 10 bs broken In the Streets
Tile building wus entitely consumed. II was
owned by Nj. Robert boiling, aud tnsnlrd, but
whete, or the amount, we could not nSce.lnln.-
Nests. NJ, & S. were Insured for s2i 600, 10 four
offices; vlzi The Hartford, Ale$slS, l.. Lunsfofd Il
Son, agenist tho Elnu, h. Hilchie, Hgenli Valley
Office al Winchester, W. S. Simpson, ageRtj and
LyHchbvfg Hose Company, Mtssts. Watkins y
Son, agents,
Tie feat portion OF the building occupied by
MtsTs. Muit & Stevens aud ffonllly OH SycamoEe
street, contained two suall stores one Of Which
was occupied by Nj. Samuel hall, hatlett aud the
Other rs Tobacco aud Cigar slote, by my WIN.
g, Ford. lloill Of these gentlemen saved tllelf
gOo,Is In damaged condition. No insurance.
The restaurant OF Mr.. Edwin y. Roberts, known
os thu 'Iiue III The WALL, and situated on the nlley
between AleSstS. Il. S, Thompson & Co.'s store
aud Muir l. Stevens lumber house, wOS entirely
consumed. liar room fixtures aud furniture saved,
The naneS then communicated acfO$S M alley
10 tue large block immediately below, the Inst Of
winch was occupied by lie extensive TIN, Stove
aud Sheet Iron establishment oil Messts, II, ),
Thomson Il 20. The building wGs owned BY
Judge John +. May, and inSuted, we lratll.-.
AIeSsTs. X, S. 7. & Co., hal all insurance VI SO,'
O0O on theft S1UUk--n TIC Rtua $4,000, aud IN
The LynCibufs Hose Company $4,000. Tie
building was burnt 10 the ground,
The next building adjoining shared tle fate Of
tle Oillers aud wps burned to The stOund. II wos
occupied by Alessrs. Walsoa& Aston, COMMISSION
Merchants, and large dealers in Agricultural In
plements. These gentlemen saved only II small
PORTION OF tlleif goods. No insurance. Loss hea.
w. The building was owned BY Judge john f.
May, aud Insured.
The next building adjoining MeSSlS. Al,ton e.
WnlsUn, q YerY large double house, corner ofSy6-
amnle aud Old Streets, was occupied by AlcSSB,
S. Y, Watkins y Son, commission lHetclNnls,--
FhtSe gentlemen were lnSureL lot $1,000, (Which
covers thtir lVSS) IN tile LYnchbulg llVss CUlnpa'
ny. The building WIS owned by liz eStatUOi JU.
s=ph Mason, deceased, aud partially consumed,
Tie fife lllell communicated ~ lle two build.
lngs on Old stteet, occupied by AlessI, llecht,
ilEOlllerS & Co., and tie llnlzler iiOtleIS, 10th
as clothing stores. No insurance OH The goUls in
either tenement, nor OIL tie furniture over tie
stores, The buildings wete owned by Mt, Robt.
iL,IfIn, on,I fusUT.1