Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-21
From further psr,cnl,r. of lha dersslAlinr are il

From further particulars OF the devastating fire II
appears that the es,imsfOd lcss lie $40? 500 q! wbIh
S267 800 is covered by insursnc.s .f'c'sd IN thH'
CITY, Philadelphia New York Hartford, ard London
Most Of he buildings were high, he streets ware mar
roT, and he .JfIocatng volume. Of smuk" wh;c
poured i"rlh from he burning warehouses kept Ii"
frtui.n IL. 5Ev. Ono ny one tie walls If ;h| bGrE"t
warehouses fell in with tremendous crash, and th-
u-x. u,"rnug i: discovered that several pe:sor.
missing, and probably buried IA Meath The 'nrss
The search for tue bd- 81 these p-r.uus YVES ntt-n
ded with considerable danger. and il thus graphical!
described BY Tie Baltimore Amtrc-n Of huiadsy:
The ruins were still hot. making the handling Of
the bricks and timber unpleasant, Whilst clouds OF
smoke aud occasional outbreaks at fame iEtertereG
with ;hs progress Of The work. Wafer wH- thrown
on az Intervals and Then the in which the search
wa making had been t.crtnchcd ops ration. would
be again resumed. Tho greac.t danger was, huwev.
-r. from IN. tutier;ng usii., which .wgy.d by 't'
high wind, Threatened mOineniHriiy 10 iu! To hhv-
thrown them down would greatly nc GInu!cie Ill
mass O .ubb.h 10 b. removed, and they were i-fe
fore left sfa,ipg. Nrwi,ns audiug tG'' danger, th-
parties eagrgsi IN ;he s"1rch worked s!r'!i'y am
p-rs-vGIngiy. surrounded by crowd WHEN 40; ~"
the Efforts OF The poce ana ihe psr OF thrr position
| could keep mack. At uns iiue a ~srn'H. cry Wa
raised. aud .hg adventurous crowd h.d barely time Z"
escape IL safe position, When large portion .. the
front aud partition walls NJ the Stores on l. 'noarG
street. Grabbing 10 The ground. The successive re-
mova! OF IL. GiGI!;eH=d, charrel, ard ,nuated r
| msins were epocht in the day Of sight seeing. a.
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ccn.l not 10 viewed without Thrill Of irrepressiole
| horror
The search on Wrdnesd y recalled In the finding
OF To. remains Of sev-n p-rsois, burnt, crushed ana
mu;iiHted almoet out OF ali resemblance - humanity
The near relatives OF some Of -.n could only X
ui.e the corp.-s by article OF welry trcss.
We .uhjon lIst vi The cases ot Killed aa0 wounded
! as wi Is missing:
joseph X Bruce, aged 10 years; Jo,.ph Ward 81
years; George is"yi-, IL y.arsi jacob Marshrk, II
,-ar. W:n. Abel. 90 year. Jt-. Payn- is Year.
H.:m-a Boi!'nsn, 2oy.n;s Ja.. lInsson 2i y.ar.
| Thomas Buckley, IS 1ears; rHe,1J-r \. Bun. /,
,ear- ann Air1amd-r Is own. 10 ye.r-; S4m Baliec
| g-r fl.rero,e. nged lo year.-toa L. 10 which may
lie ADDED tie t"o uu:ecUgr BED ut tie station hous
/ winch make. IL d-nd. he Wounded ar,: Fraik
Welsh, IN. Ere; Baltimore ll.~e Company wh,s.
is now c":s'd-'ed fop-Iess, Go. Barber W-i:z !
! th"P-'ra.;l JGn Sts:e,, t',opee-.:j Frederick Do
We. Rz II Shepherd: Chri-,'r Bnck-n; VIM. Way
ri the Independent Company J.. Ii. Pugs;ey sa1
Chnr!es A DEEMS very .i.L;yl
Tie p.-tes s'l:i !E=s!Gg Leafs: L:;zn9er, coz
n=-r '"! Ns-s'.. Iho.n l. SCR, ,u!ne'-, .s.d =
yes:si Ds,lo F't-. :, Lieut. r;'-s, acc LoI'
CaS:.es. ."uih is Year o. as-, Ct Germ r. !':rrnt
aSr. VITO Ir-!d-d ~ ne w-sis.u .-crlD" u: Tie '!iy
Tie -e.Trn :"r tt- uoc:es c".:."u-d Up :" Cars
thursday cv-!:'s. Th- gnugs ~: ..Jo!e's were c.Ce
the ecarso Henry Eenuer, and tore away ea In
meLss scoun; o: rueb.sh, Gu; failed ln ciscoVe!at
any aocpe SoGiee.