Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-03-21
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.


9th inst The loss on that day. in Lexington
District alone, is estimated at Sl5O,000. and
over.
We learn, that our citizens in the neighbor-
hood Of Beaverdam creek and Rocky creek, COW
ering Il scope of country above the village of
about 10 or IL miles suffered severe y-many
of whom lost even their clothing The whole
of their houses, corn, fodder, provisions and cat
tie were DESTROYED. Great indeed is the calami-
", and much distress and suffering will be the
result. II is impossible for us to give minute
description of the losses of each person, but
we subioin list of portion of those who have
been the greatest sufferers:
Mr. F. w. Green's barn. mill and machine
shop; Mrs Catharine Boozer's thresher, barn
and stables; Mr.. Joseph Lown's out-buildings
Mr. Longs mill, dwelling, &C.; Mr.. Joseph
LeapiarL's out buildings, horses and mules; Mrs.
Sophia Leaphart's out-buildings; Mrs. Haltiwan-
gers dwelling and out-buildings; MIR. Henry
Hendrix's threSher &C.: Mrs Snelgrove's dwell
ling. &C. Mr.. S. Johnson's barn, negro houses
and fences Allen Ba!lenincs dwelling house,
barns and stables; Mrs. NJ. Drehcr's out-houses
and fenccs-Mrs. D. herself caught fire. and
would have been burned 10 death, had it not
been for the timely assistance of Mr.. Joshua
Kyscr-Mr John Vansant's dwelling house,
Kitchen barns, stables and fences; isaac Van
SAINTS fences, negro houses and barns, with 4
large quantity of corn and fodder; Mr. Joel
keiser lost every thing, together with his cloth
ine-fences, barns, dwelling houses, &c.; Mr..
n Coleman's barns, out houses and fences; lsa-
iah Vansant's fences John Keisler's dwelling,
barns, corn fodder; Jacob Keisler's fences, barns
and out houses; Ezra Snelgrove's dwelling
house, kitchen, stables, barns and provisions
David Harmans fences and some out houses
Lewis l.. Cutler. near Sandy Run, lost dwelling
house, kitchen and every building together with
hogs and cattle; Irving Hays dwelling house,
and al! the buildings on his place; VIM Sis
tnnk's barns, kitchen, stables and provisions
s T. Lorick, Barns, stables, &c.
This has been truely deplorable catastrophe
starvation and want is the inevitable fate OF
fnany unless immediate relief be rendered 1t
calls loudly for the sympathies and ber,lity of
our fellow citizens throughout the State; and
we would earnestly appea! to them in behalf of
the people of our District who are now desti-
tute, homeless and in want
WE find the following extract of n letter in
the Augusta Constitutionaist. 1t relates 10
similar disasters, rs recorded above, in our own
District
"BEEcH ISLAND, S. C. March 8.
"NR EDITOR | write TO inform you of one
of the most disastrous fires that has ever occur
red in the country::~It~or originateseb by the care
.lcs.ncss of woman, by the name of Griffin,
burning some ashes in or near her enclosure
On the fiery element rushes, destroying every
thing in its path first it reaches tho residence
of Mr. William Wilson, destroying his dwelling
mcat.honsr, barns stables. &c, not saving one
dollars worth; next it reaches the residence of
Mr.. A. N Dicks, destroying his barn and stables
with their contents, ard by considerable eyer-
ton of neighbors, both male and female, his
dwelling was saved, with the loss of all his fen.
cling. Mr. William Wilson lost every panel Of
his fencing. Next it reaches an old woman BY
the name of e. Glover, destroying all she had,
dwelling, &C.; she is very poor. Mr.. R. J.
HankinS0n's barn and kitchen caught on fire,
also his pailings, but were saved by considerable
cxerions; it has destroyed nearly all the fencing
around his entire plantation. Mr.. Thos. Nelson
lost all of his fencing and came very near losing
his dwelling. Mr.. NJ. NJ. Hall, the greater por-
ton of his fencing. Mr. Simkins lost fencing,
Mr.. Hardin, fencing; Mr.. Westbrook, fencing;
Mr. D. Z. Wright lost fencing, and it was with
considerable exer,on that his residence could
BE- saved; also Mrs. NJ. Hankinsons and my
own. Mr. Aaron 4. Clarke lost his kitchen the
same day.
- haze merely given you IN outline. No
one car form any idea of its extent, unless they
have seen one Ut the large western p.airlcs OIL
Gre TIE extent of the damage is not known
a. write, O'Clock p. IN. having just returned
from Tie fire. 1t is still burning in the pine
wood ;.:sd there is 40 stopping it.
"Iuurs verv rsspsctfullv, ATE
FIRE N ABBEyILLE DIsTRIcT.-The annexed
extract of letter dated Greenwood, rs. c.
March l2, addressed to q gentleman in Coum-
bia and pub iSi.ed in the Carolinian, commun-
cate. unwelcomc intelligence in reference to
losses III t have been sustained BY fire in that
neighbcrhood:
"GREEswooD, s. c., March 10, 1856.
"* ~ Many of my neighbors suffered Sc
riou,ly by fire on Friday last. Robert Ander.
sons plantation house, where the family was re-
siding, two out buildings, and nearly all their
contents, were consumed james Fooshe, near
Nnety-six Depot, lost his stables, corn crib, and
all his corn and great deal OF fence. About
one hundred cords of railroad wood at the same
place was consumed, and the railroad slightly
injured. hear of no part of the country that
has not suffered largely by the burning OF fen
ccs'
The fire in Barnwel District.-The Barnwcll
Sentinel of the 10Th inst says We regret
TO learn that 4 fire broke out yesterday about
ii o'clock, a. NJ OIL the plantation OF Dir. Wood,
near this place. 1t extended with irresistible
fury over his large plantation, and it was with
gre difficulty that his dwelling was saved from
the devouring flames. In its rapid flight, it
reached the plantation Of Hon. J. Duncan Allen,
and his residence, together with his magnificent
furniture, was entirely destroyed. He also lost
I splendid carriage, and large quantity of pro-
visions. tits seldom that we are called upon to
record such fearful destruction.
THE Newberry Sentinel furnishes the follow
ing-In this District, Mr. Stewart, Chapman,
Boozer, and Rikard, together with many others,
have suffered severely by the burning OF fencing
and in some instances of houses. Accounts
come to us from all parts of the district and We
cannot, so general has it been, given but 4
meagre account of its devastation and havoc
We regret to learn Says tho Lexington
Telegraph that The Dwelling and out buildings
Of Col. 'rhos. 8. Clarksop, of Richland District,
situated on his plantation called Middleberg. on
the Wateree River, near Clarkson's Turn Out,
was DESTROYED by fire, on Friday last, the flames
communicating from the adjacent woods, which
have been for some days on fire. The Dwelling
and ou,buiings were uninsured, and loss est.
mated at from seven to eight thousand dollars.
We regret to state, also, that Col. J. ]. Chap
paN re IS S;obl,nd District lost 4 negro woman