The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-05
FIRE IN ALExxsDRrA.-Ths telegraph yestcr-
day noticed destructive Gre In Alex audria, Va,
the day before. The Sentinel has the foilowirg E

FIRE IN ALExxsDRrA.-Ths telegraph yester.
day noticed destructive Ere IN Alexandria, vs
the day before. The Sentinel has the following
account Of 1t: Il
The flames burst from the rear OF frame
tenement occupied a. q store and dwelling by s.
Straus. on the North side Of King street. fsw
doors West Of Royal, and Immediately adjoining
in the second story, were eudeavoriug to make
tneir escape through the windows their usual mode
OF exit being on FIRE. A female, Ia an agony OF
Insnt, appeared with child ia her arms, which
sne Vas persuaded to drop, and it was szfely
csuent BY some persons below. She was soon
A,ter rescued by means of q ladder Mr. Straus
also escaped through window.
Tne hames rapidly communicated to the adioin.
,ng tenements on the side towards Royal street;
ana being all hight frame buildings they took fire
uke Under box The fire was soon rioting and
proving aiost its bright Volumes from the whole
oioek Of houses at the Northwest corner of King
an ana Royal Streets and fronting about equally on
tne TWO streets. It's progress West ON King
streat was prevented by Ssrepta Hall: and on
royal was arrested by the ire-proof brick buiId.
Ing on that street, occupied by Henry L. Simpson
as boot and shoe store and mauufactory. Both
OF these tall edihces took fire and were soma ba,
scorened aud Hooded. but sustained no very ma.
teEial Injury. Running back from their respectiva a
streets until their rear corners nearly met they
fairly walled In the FIRE on the West and North.
ana connned It to space about hundred feet
wholly destroyed. So rapid was the work, that by
o'clock it was substantially completed. The
tenemenfs, fonr 10 number, belonged two of them
to John Arnold, and two to VIM e. Atwell Mr.
Arnold occupied the lower story of one of his
tenements As a hat store; the other he had rented
to Lochheimer & Eichberg dealers in ready .made
clothing. Mr.. H. Claughton, attorney .. law,
had his Office in the second story. Mr.. Atwell
conducted the business of merchant tailor In one
of his tenements, and rented the other to Mr.
Straus, who, as before said, lived in the second
story, while he kept fancy dry goods and milli-
merry store below. /. was here that the fire origi~
mated The fire companies were soon on the ground
and the engines at work. They encountered con
siderable difficulty in getting water, several of
the hydrauts were frozen. The fingers OF the fire.
men stuck to the metallic portions of their appa
ratus, and were only separated in some cases by
aloss of the cuticle.
Mr.. Arnolds houses were insured for So 900, in
the Mutual Assurance Company of Richmond, and
Mr. AtwelIs in the same Company, for Sl,700.-
Mr.. Atwell lost most of his stock-fuly insured in
the Southern Protection Company Of Alexandria,
for 81 500. Mr. Sttaus lost lis entire stock. In.
sured in the Baltimore Fire Insurance Company
for So 000 and in a Philadelphia Insurance Com
pany for $4,000. Lochhemer Eichberg saved
most of their stock. Insured in Georgetown for
81 600, and 10 the Southern Protection for $4,000