The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

work OF An tncendi1ry, and proved TO be- n smos
destructive ons. II was 6rst discovered 10 ia,
store Of Messrs. A. g. Garnet Il Co., and but Ia
the fact that the plugs were frozen wheu the are
men reached them with their machines. mish
have been stopped there. We learn from Mr.
Garnett that the money drawer, containing abou
$500 10 cash, was broken open and robbed Of il
contents, and that the building then set on fire
Messrs g. & Co. had an Insurance In the virgipii
Fire and Marine Office of e6OO0 which will pfoba
bly, cover their loss The groceries and grain IL
the west tenement were owned by Mr.. John A
Lacy, and inquired iu the Virginia Fire and Marine
Office for $4,000. Mr. L. is of the opinion that hi,
insurance will nearly cover his loss. The east te
nemeut, occupied by L. LichteDstein, jr, as dry
goods store. was also consumed. Mr.. L . stock
was worth about 5000, on which he had an insu
rance In the Richmond Fire Association Of $4,000
His loss Is very heavy one, - most Of his goods
were thrown into the street, and laid there expos
ed to the weather, all night
n Good Erample-we are informed by Mr.
Mayo, the Mayor Of this city, that at early hour
yesterday morning, G.. p. r. James, Esq, the
British Consul called at his Office, and remarkins
that the extreme severity Of tbe storm must cause
Mayor to cause five loads of coal to be distributed
among them At his charge. good example. and
one which we commend to general imitation.
The Night Wdtchmen had an awful time last
Sunday in discharging their duty. Notwithstand.
Ing the terrific storm, they were constantly on
their beats, and In many instances succeeded In
saving the lives of persons who had been over
come BY the extraordinary exertions necessary to
wade through the snow, and given up 10 despair.
several men were taken charge of by these Off.
GERS and cal red to their Residences while others
were taken to the cage to be properly cared for
Frost Bitten.--During the prevalence of the storm
last Sunday night cries of "help" were given at
the corner of 18th and Main streets, which event
ually attracted the attention of the Night Watch,
and caused them to repair to the spot. On getting
there, they found Mr.. Philip j. Marlborough EN-.
bedded in snow drift, and SO completely over
come with cold that he could not extricate himself
They took charge of him at once and carried him
to the first station house, where the necessary At
tention was paid him. Yesterday morning DR.
jackson discovered that he was badly frost bitten,
and had him removed to the residence of friend
near by, with the hope of saving his life Had he
remained In the snow few minutes longer, he
must have perished
The FIemen deserve great credit for their noble
self sacrificing conduct last Sunday night. Not
withstanding the pitiless snow storm, which ragged
with upabated fairy at tn time, these gallant men,
drenched to their skins with water which CONCEAL.
ed a. fast as it touched them stood to their posts
and fought the devouring element until they con.
quered it. When the tenement occupied by
Lichtenstein was in a blaze, and the frame build
ing Immediately on the east, occupied by Messrs
Burke Eggleston, was in imminent danger of
being burned, several of these noble fellows
clothes were st freezer snd they fell to the ground.
Mr.. A. J. Addington, foreman Of No. l, continued
his exertions until his eye lids were filed with
icicles Messrs. Allen and Finn, of the same compa
n.y. were frozen so badly that they had to be taken
to q fire and thawed Besides these gentlemen we
noticed the two Messrs. Fry, Page, Rogers, Barnes
and other members of the Fire Department,
completely encased in ice, and yet laboring to put
out the fire and to save the goods that had been
rescued from the flames. Such devotion to the in.
terests of others, we never before witnessed May
they reap their reward.
In a dangerous pay As DR.. Jackson was pass
ing through Arch Alley, about the time of the fire
last Sunday night, he discovered some one lying
on the snow, In a helpless condition, and know
ing that nap in such place would prove fatal to
the sleeper, repaired to the cage and gave infor-
nation of the unfortunate fellows condition
Two of the watch Immediately went to the rescue
Of the PROSTATE man, and on bringing him to the
cage, found that he was tipsy and that he had
several boxes of blacking in his pocket Yester.
day morning he gave bis name as Walter Scott,
said he hadbee working At the FIRE until he was
nearly frozen, when he WAS given something to
drink that capsized him. He picked up the black.
ing in the street, as did others who saw it. His
examination was adjourned until Wednesday.
Stealing Goods-Yesterday morning three white
men-John Matthews, John Irwin. and James
Burns,-were arraigned before the Mayor charged
with stealing sundry articles of goods at the fire ON
Franklio street the night before. Matthews had
two pairs of shoes and bundle of tape in his pock-
els when taken, but declared that he only picked
them up in the street to prevent their being des
troyed Iryin, 1t is said, had . box of hose and a
bundle Of needles. The stocking part he denied
emphaticaly, but said he found the needles on the
paving, picked them up and put them in his pock-
ct for safe keeping Burns was charged by the
prisoner with first taking pair of boots and sfter.
wards silk vest. He denied having touched any
of the articles, and stated that he was member OF
No. Z company, which proved to be untrue. Not
being entirely satisfied as to the probable guilt
innocence of the parties, the Mayor adjourned
their examination till Wednesday, aud admitted
them to bail for their appearance.
Died from Enposure.-As two of the watchmsn
were making their rounds last Sunday night
through the snow, they discovered q negro man
named Lewis Ross, slave to c. p Word, living
PROSTATE and helpless iu the street. and supposins
that he had been drinking freely, carried him to
the first station house. 1t was then ascertained
that he was completely chilled through and the
usual appliances were resorted to with the hope Of
restoring him to consciousness, but to no aysiI -
He expired about O'Clock yesterday morning -
Coroner Keesee held an inquest over the body,
and the jury returned = verdict of "died from in.
temperance and exposure"
Snov Drifts were to be seen in the streets yes
terday morning, varying in height from three Ia
ten feet Some of the sidewalks were complefeIv
impassable until cleared off.
FMet is now very scarce and very high. The suf.
fsrings of the poor must be intolerable at the pre
sent time.
Hard Work.-A large number of fremen we're \.
work all day yesterday, digging up and removing
to the engine houses the frozen hose that they had
been compelled to leave In the street the usht be
fore The job was anything but pleasant one to
those who had 10 perform it.
IAeafre-Mrs Melinda Jones and Mr. Owen.
appear tonight in Mrs Bateman's comedy of SELF d
Those who can stand the snow and weather will
no doubt be on hand to witness this new and popu.
lar comedy
Unrocfed.-On Sunday evening last, Ave of the
tenements in Linden Row, corner of 2i and Frank.
lin streets, were completely unroofed by the storm
These buildings were covered with tin, which the
wind rolled up as If 1t had been paper.
Signs were torn down, blinds blown of, and
fences Frustrated by the wind last Sunday night.
Detention Of the Cdrs.-The Central train due
Eunday afternoon, got as near the city as Messrs
Edmund e. Dsvenport's farm, when it was brought
to stand sn by The drifts Of snow, and had to re-
Asin there until yesterday.
Can't Rnn.-The railroad cars were unable 70
turn wheel yesterday, owing to the depth of the
suow along the various roads. In some of the cuts
It 10 said to be twenty feet deep.
Styay Te1rier-who has hint
Not Heard The charge against James Caudls
Of threatening 10 assault and beat Mary Ann Waa
dill resident OF ID street, will be heard and dis