Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-09
Prom I'll. Weston tva) Head. Soy. :.
AWFUL CONFEDERATION i-DCCEuANNON
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II il our melancholy duty u record Of the mua:
trrribir mud Disastrous ci.nIlIrS by i, wlch lHa
ever occurred III this section Of the State. The Vuri
and ulra>li,; Halle village of Buckanmnu, the
~ seal l lpslur. il IN ruins. und where, but
DAYS age stood the bcauin lille mHu-i"n the abode
al prarc and cnuIcut. EHught l. Ia he. hut :,
s,nt,,drl!nG heap. The dcy"ui;n- and devastating
element CONSUMED a before it-ruIim@ could arrest
il, nr,rfc-,-!nh in few ''bfic! l"ir, the hcCuIu-
i,,inu. -; Industry ana toll wrapped in iian,:
and riurc ashes rendering housricso and pcnaI.
les, muuy VIII" in fair circumstances before; nnd
vet the ii..ry element continued o work OF de*irur-
finn and fI, flame ruarCd, rs II III ii"chciy, at he
n!li-t supurhumau effort :" men t" .tay IT. lear'ui
prnyr...s But ali III rnin The blowing up OF n
Building or two ou Main street, prevented ITS spread
further III thar direction. ~,
The Court House, n model at architectural SIKH.
and a mos, beautiful nmi comin"iipnS building ami
which WIS sI,!l uniini-hpd is destroyed he bhckeh-
Ell wall, are nj that remain "i '!:e hchiG structure
though the public records were all saved 10 CIV;
praise IL any. where Nil must hnv" .p"fe UTMOST oc-
y"nd endurance. would seem in'idu"u- '!i"h!h W"
lay" heard q! she two Instances worthy :" eSPe-
cal note.
The fire il supposed to br the work =" some IiIcar-
nate end, wh" 'lisgrace- humanity ana WIZ" ~ u,i
tit 10 live, ana it i. 10 be hoped that every rxrrtnii
will he isr To ferret out the sro:iirci ANA bring MN l"
cunlgu punishment
The syinpnihics OF our people have been much
aroused at Tbs a'll.ctv. visitation upon th''r
friend, and neighbours aud would fam hope hat
rl.rcriu. thnu w"isns Many have lost their all
winters ajrI,roacIn, /! ever th'rh was cas-"
which appealed TO our sympnttss for relief this Is
one and We hope the appeal may not be- n'hdc III
vain.
Coe.ponlencr Of the Weston Lewis county Herald.
BrCkHiNNUS, Upshur co., Va, Nov. ,.
N'. EditDr :--lhis evening our usually quiet VII
lago WIS visited by most destructive fire. About
o'clock, just alter our citizens had returned from
Church, dense smoke WAS seen issuing from the
roof of the tavern building, Belonging /" Cooper y
PuundstVlc, and the salder -lrp owned Ivy the same
gentlemen, and occupr'i 10y PnwTdsunc u l."llltn,
which Was soon succeeded by an uuIburet at The tic.
y"lriu2 element ~ Though II had been communicated
between the ccliu. ard tho root. AZ the SAME th,'
strong wind blow ~. from the northwest winch
cna>cd The flames 10 spread 50 rapidly that There was
10 possibility "i exiting gushing them umi the building
entirely consumed bat before the root hnd c':'
tirrly fallen n the fire rnpd IN IT'S course That
il wa6 communicated Surcr-sivry to III" Si"re'ouse
IT Or. ID. $. Pnnull and John l.. Smiths snGdicrs
shop aud another corner building occupied 10y ~ ID.
l.rr,,itz ~ II Store then To- the C"ur'h"u"e a': Ia
;I!c If Basabl: 4 lhsellrn she si"rr.h"usr :"
James MuiI:n then 10 the st"re az dos d. hGpP, TIE
sire and dwelling hpusr belonging /" Furi.sw"rth "
ireland, The ,lwr!Ii., house belonging I" james Mai
Inns, and llHseI!"ms DWELLING. hCGs" which were ELL
CONSUMED, not leaving single bnilding"! ElucI value
MlGin street, running vGs; and wcs! !r"m 0'iIe!
Tavern 10 lir Splitter, dwelling, "h:c!i TWO latter
buildings were. with difficulty saved
S"usr, all the butdins OF both sides Of the s:ec'
constituted, ir;Ll the ,!wcihu bri"EGnT
To Col. Brown, which wa. with difficulty save'!, en-
tirry down 10 the foot of The hill, running III South
ern direction.
ihU u..nwiI- hastily prepared lIs is gwen ol tl
principal sufferers:
The .Clohins and Confectionery store belonging
to john Hurst: ID. fuckers Cabinet sinp; lie Slct'
III nlicc; the dwelling OF J. Is. S;ra[eG "a" dwell
n, VI VI. J. Fogg, occupied hr Mr. B"hkin: ns" Nh"
-EtI.n l,.p tn "
cup'"! hy +. Berlin, AM tie dwelling and JrwclrS
shop belonging IL IL. +. Wc>;in aud OCCUPIED Wy
Mr. Luz; "l.n The Parsonage and The Office occupied
by q. W. * +. BurG rs u Law ":iicr: he stable Oh
tile Parsonage lot, and also I, large stable Belonging.
10 Geo. 3astnbc, were, in lew hours, reduced t"
ashes Some Of the merchants mud just received u
fresh supply ct goods, portion. only "f which were
saved. lie los. OF property raUs; amount cas, I"
Some SI5.vuO or $4,000. he amount OF insurance
has not been usccrtnnr but viii certainly lie small.
Who, on viewing our quIct an' thriving httc VII
ugc ll, deli 3htiul 'n":ung, could have predicted
that before he setting sum- 70 large pant OF oar town
would be reduced Ia Il heap oi ;utrs aud whn
c"aid T!rw, especially nj this sc"s"m "t tnG y.nr,
when .imtcr is i:!.: sctri III, s" many .: ou estlnia
bc Ct zcn~ turned uuf "t house nnd home, without Il
feeling ~ sorrow, ~ they turned away VIII 'ehT;U
ewes, from Iicr yIimr dwellings, cXcaI!!!ng "t!ic:c
the at ny m III rHr;h, NY ono: sweet au.c!
AT present there much excitement To asccriui
with any degree oil Certainty, whether tile nrs whs
tho result Of nccidcn, or otherwise
In addition tp Tie hundi!iSt hp'fP cEu'Hc'6ISG
that ivsiiny,d d, we have 10 nGd the i"I.o"ihs:
The law Office uf VIM. G.. Cnrler, with rs con-
tcnls library, papcr-, Gr.; Fsh"r" Law "ic., l!brn-
~ and pnmr~ and Dr.. Pinmcls Office with !lbrnry,
medicines, sc. Ih- Sa,tlcrv belonging 10 L"'IItn
j. P"U'l~ Iun' with lis contents, stock and tuoi@, 6i
tnr SGi-ry belonging lr JOHN L. ::i!Ith, III" stock
Hn,i too. OF which, wr!e principal; -uvcd lhc NJ"
Building occupied by y. CV"kIiii rs Il cohectiuHa'.
store, WIS a!sp destroyed.
The w!u.c uunhcr ui building: destroyed j. thirty |
,tt lI..a,
uIl in tie .Avl space OF two hours. r. ,.
The following eslgt- ri the loss OF each Ia. bcen
tu,nis he'd - friend. nnd tie probability Is. that Il
has hGrn un!ercstimacd -,
Copper :. rouul-tomc, :,!,i'n, Fonad=tone - Lou
din S5nD: u. s. pini,Il. 81 UDn; l.. y. Lnremt@,
:l,juni jp.,;iy insu-cdi BnsEahIe 4 llaseder
SGuO. (pnrty ,surr,i james Mullins, :,O"u part
is insurrdJ j. ID. Rapp, $1,000. d. D. tarnswor''i'
S2Onn, (pnrty .su:rdi john l.. Smith, $!tu' u. a.
Fog: 80 W G. Curprr. 3. ft'j !. be;lIi, S'hri'
II. +. Wr-,i.!I, StuoG, Mr.. LutH, s"i'' Key h''
Lyia, $j0l, j. Il. StrHder. s1iO Court il"a,'
sia,uGO Mr. Enikin. 500, M fucker - GUu' Join
Hurst. $500 rnrsoun.,- House. :}Ul, a. ID. N"uIry,
$500, K. l.. H., veneer. $3.50 X. L. lir"" s'"J -; =
FISHER 81 .GuU Il. Hopkins, $500 j. * Il. W i'u"-
sell, 81 800, Wa ID. Farlisw"r;t, Sleu.
The properiy destroyed l. grliclaly valued mere
at about Sjn,' aud presume Il cnuii"t la!' SHORT oi
TIM! sum- Bas'shlr Il ila-,.ien had M insuranr" 81
ST., Uw on thr:G goods and Mr. ll"scldt Siu'U on
his dwelling, 1890 on his furniture. Nj: Mu!iihS
had insuramcr of 81 am oil his goods ana III" "i
his storr-hru@", ani sIr. Farnswo,ih had iii 'is"
rance at St,'n' NJ his dwelling hG'ise
the destruction Is great nn grcv"ns, ou' We g"
-rrs' and prrs vrramce q. people Is such iiih
Buckhannon 81. rise from III aSii"- mn" III +" L."
years, prr,rnt attractions grrhirr ;ham ever.
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