The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-27
LATEST NAIL NEWS
correspondence OF the Dispatch.i
TERRIBLE FIRE IN DANVILLE!tt
TWENTY HOUSES BURNED,
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LOSN ESQ. onnnl

DANviLLx, AsrIl - b, 1855.
DEAR nEsrATcH: hasten 10 give you tull &C.
couat OF ot the most dee.ruc,iva hres ever tx
psrienced Ia town. The less by il 10 variouslv
rstinated-~hy some IL Il put down at 500 0co or
$4,000. and by others at $4,000; am inclined
10 put II ct the last sum myself, and think tina,
will approach nearest the actual amount Of prn-
perty destroyed. $4,000 OF thu loss was covered
10y Insurance.
About 10 O'Clock last night our ci,iz SOS were
aroused by the cry OF fire, and upon hastentnp TO
the scene OF conHagrsh n found that the iaree
building on Main street. South side between Brids e
and Crsghesd ST reets, owned by Rannister Antier.
cons estate. and occupied by Hardy a. Davidson.
was In Asmes. From that the flames burned ali
the bulldogs on Main street, from Crsirhead IN
bridge street,
Below send you an accurate list of tho houses
burned, their owners and the ioss sustained:
Exchange Hotel, owned aud occupied by Mr..
Williams was destroyed and with II $4,000 In
cash Insured Tor O.. 500.
grocery store occupied by Davis g. Moselv de.
stroyed. No insurance. t
Lumber house occupied by Williamson. Grsvss
& JOHNSON. No insurance and loss small
Lumber house occupied by Wm g ps,ta, m
the south side OF Main street. No Insurance and
loss small
large brick house, owned by Flem,ps Iars.
and Col. Clsioorne. Mr.. J. R. Lipsconb Occupied
one of the tenemeuts az store. Part of his stocL
was saved. He vas Insured for about Sc COO -
The other tenenSnt was occupied by CaI,um g
Craghesd as d'Sg store. They were Insured for
5000. ~
A small house, 4nei by crashead e. sn,bs,,,,
and occupied by NJ Coleman as commission on
office, YVES aiso oev dyed N & c. lost all their
o ,s.;; and papers value Of The building We.
The house belong Ag to the estate of Bsnn,s,er
Anderson, and oeeuIned by Hardy & Davidson
Insured for 81. 900.
Two teaesnents. oy ped by Mr. Ben Watkins
One tenement occupied by w. r, Robertson who
was partly insured, as.a the other by Hardy & Da-
wilson as grocery spre, who are also partly in-
sared.
handsome frame building just finished, owned
and occupied by Thomas Pierce as barber shop
No insurance
large frame building owned by Saith, Barnard
& Csbell and occupied by ]. p. Price and Mr. Han
dy, az grocery stores. Partly insured.
large frame buildr q, owned and occupied by
J. Galloway & Co, az q dry goods store. Par
TALLY insured.
The corn mill belonging to Mr. Burnett. No il.
sursnce.
Messrs. Rice 81 Raines, tailors were burn. out,
and Messrs. Moseg s. Davis, confectioners.
The wheat mill 2axt to the Exchange Hotel sid
the bridge, were saved by strenuous exsrtions.
ltis supposed that The IRE was the re.ult of &C.
cldent, perhaps from lighted cigar CT candle
imprudently LEFT burning
The losers are among our most beloved and re-
spee1so cinzens. and we all sympaiL!ze deeply
with them
Not having an engine here, 1t was found impossi.
bic to quench the flames, and all the buildings
merated above were destroyed before the fire
could be gotten at all under our control.
Will send you further particulars.