Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-18
Daccrnl,, r u. 1851

This morning dGwnvti drrarily unJn y night
Of terror and d.aastcr. About 9o'c:o,k last
evening the aiarlu rang out, calling the citi-
zei.s lo que!l lhe beginning oi Il tire. which,
in the Subsequent extent aud rap'd'ty OF It's
ra;lvus sweep. Nil! compare VITA the most
;eTriuic conhIsrationS which have ever visited
re American Continent.
Before ~ O'clock. the lire had b gun raging
in sevela! ditrrcnt points i'll the lower part Of
the city. The buildings in the stricken neigh
burhouds We're mostly Of woud, Old, closely
huIit and surrounded by small uut-Lu ldings
ot Oh exceedingly int!a,nrnabie character. AS
teilrlucut after tcuemcnt was first ,ked by
and then enveloped in the !:.>t Spreading
flames, ibc panic became awful
Towards mid g;.t the fire had assumed pro.
pur;i,us pf appalling ina.nituic The cir
cu,nierence which It embraced was sucll as to
Render the most desperate ef,atS ri DIR en-
lire fire brigade OF comparative n>iEn;tcance.
The regiments from the Race Contsr came
down al double quick 10 the burning Wards,
and CO operated most earnestly and indetat-
gably in the labors of our unGaunted f emen.
But still tie Northeastern gale famed the
fire with its desoating breath, and the people
began almost to despair Of checking the pro-
gress vi the disaster From the precincts of
Market, East Bay and State Streets. the con-
Migration had now reached Meeting and
Qpeen Streets. The terror Of the families lin
many cases without their usual protectors,
owing to the military cxigencies Of the t:aieS)
was G ,:,,ncou<, and much farther w into the
city Tie work of packing up valuailcs and
getting ready to desert their houes;ea'!s be-
came general.
Tne fire began iii Russell & CO. 5 Sash and
Blind Factory. at the foot of llasell Street,
a:rl the reuort-thoush vague one that
i; appeared in three pisces al The same time.
Cro,sin. to the otc.. s.,!e of lI.,sel Street it
burned Cameron & Co.'S immense Machine
Shops anil, vi der III" impulse acquic,l III that
poi..t and tile s:ill breeze iran the Norl!I east,
wiihn,a Il sufficient supply OF water-!ur i. was
dead low iide-lt became totally unlranagea-
lie.
1 he c.lL.win. is the course Of the fire from
Ca,n.ron's Euuudry:
GA East bay the ire extendc'' on the East
side i:o:a The residence Of MIR. D. ). bro 10
Tue coracr 81 Market street. Oh ne west
side from Mr.. George knluc!;s to the South
west corner oi Market street, inclusive, was
DESTROYED.
On Pritchar, street the pr: par'y Of Mr.
Jnha Torrcu,. Mr. Tavel. Mr.. Ar;ope, Mr..
C.r,i,av and DINERS Was consumed.
On WarIy,t street, l.um East B4r to Church
s.r..r,. : rlth side. was DESTROYED
Ga Arson street. t.as, snd West side. from
Cliuss..n's Mills South. suntl.y badi.iss we're
Ics:roye.. to M,rke, street Clans seas inc
liar. M;lls were most fortunately preserved.
On State street, on either side ru. flames
spread destruction from Market /" CunI'er-
land. Cuuberl.nl street lu Meeting, l'!ciu-
d;ny il. siunr.,irn, Horiireck, Alley tn King
street is in ruins. Chnrch street., tr.,ru the
Corner OF Market to Cumberland street, is al
81 burned. lInguard street, with i,s sunury
l.tlle tcncments and many occupants was com
pi",aly destroyed.
Meeting street. on the East side, IRON tue
lee i"u<: near A&Fkt' s'r''''' 70 MI 'Ne''',e
dys taii":lhS eS'ao'ShH','''; -, ol!'''''1 ~
;,i'i' LOUISE a'u ,,:,. ,,1:i' u ~. :; - a,has
Vest slide 10 the !"i:'s iouHr' - ~ a'''I ym
I:'is range !ist''e'' 'i't N'c"'a' o"" ~, go,
sutute Hail. ias"'te' app'en''Gsa IT..
ialiiittl" StVi'i4S ills'''I'oH, ti's ss',i' .3 ,
i!o', Gh"r'es'"' 9sT1's b',u: ,"I.'u' n. iIa-
,ine residences ol " Is'ul ~ ,T' Nm. ito.,so
SausSure, ana Ut. Nofn. nT ,i"-> 80
most fortunately escaped VIVA t:'.e c n: Hau
Queen street was ia,u IN as"sS lr''n Dlsnea
stahcs NORTH sue; East o. ts'anS St,es, M. ~
TIE >ch"'t OF 'he '.Ilcts "i -"Slv .s't, NO
lex street aac on saH S'',' s"S ..o'' -;
'i"oe .ioIv', s ,rar ~ ' u,1rc ' and FranIIin
n.y. ,l,;;r,,s n,r,J hr ,nr Sisters Of
nc nue ou',a,s E,,.v"t,l,. - ,;o.arrod ,v ,be
leres "e'e mus ~. 'usaIe aS n.lo Il Nv
most strenuous Gnor's =. ~. nr.noss ' '''
up seStrai puaE'asS o, ~, .ha tn Church
-,TchuA's sttes', .nS .'IV r,on, Ur poS Hy.n,s
on ,,ic i;:s,. W si" I, ~ ~ 0ncnn @ w,s DESTROYED
ca tue "e'' ''ae' " $780,
King street. from HcrhecH,s alley, on
either side Southwark save tue buildings on
each corner were desiroreu-oh the Ea>'
side To the Quaker Msetins House. Oh the
Wcs; side to MIR. MelcaerS bakery, near
Broad street.
Groad SIR, ct was destroycd-cummencine
with ST. AndrewT ha,! W On me % Hot,n ',ar "r.,s, =,
eH' rso,,l.l;n stroet IN his rance arc inclu.
dsd the fine residences OF Bishop Lynch
C.or,e NJ Co(};u. Mr.. j. 3. Heyward, Post
master urc.r. Miss Bowman, John La,lrcns