The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-18
THE GREAT FIREIN CHARLESTON
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS,

Tbs painful anxiety and excitement atten-
dan. upon the recent great public calamity
at Charleston are beginning to calm down,
ana tne people OF that city, looking the worst
In the lace, are bravely preparing 10 erapp,e
with the nsw difficulties they have now to
encounter. We take the following from the
Charleston Courier, OF the l4th instant:
We visited the ruins yesterday, and the
scene OF oesola!ioR ;iiid rUln that presents
itseii is Indeed, saddenins. From The foot
OF HaseI street, On cooper river East 70 the
end c1 IThod, on the Ashley, running West
tue confa Sra.ion has n,ads 4 clean weep OF
some OF the hhesJ pubic buildings ana pri-
Sate Residences OF ouy city Unly portion
0! tne walls and bIacEened Chlunsys with
mere and there i CRATE lii its original isysieiou,
;-ha Inc remnanye or pillars, are ielt stand
ing III the dismai Waste, when d Iaw uays
ago WAS the acene Of busy life and happy
homes
The extensive carriage Inanufactory OF Mr.
John artIn&n, III 4irchd4le street, Was totally
consume Mr.. Arlnan' 6 loss is estimated ut
between so 900 aua $4,000. HIS Insurance.
was only $500 In the Unarieslpn Insurance.
and Trust Company.
The o"eiiing CT Hrs. NJ. G. Artman, val
ued at - 900 and insured only ior S24pU, was
also des -royed.
IN addition to the destruction Of the Public
School, III Friend street, the conhasration
swept away almost every building on the
street.
Among then is the range of brick dwellip es
of ". L. Shingier, valued at $40 COO and in .
snreu liz the Charleston Insurance and Trust
Company Tor $500.
The ether principal sufferers iu this street
Were rs follows:
W. Y. Leitch, residence adjoining the Ola .
thedral House, furniture and clothing ali
es.loyed. House insured in the Charleston
insurance and Trust Company for s6 ,2G0.
Dwelling OF Mrs. Louisa Belser owned and
OccUDieO nv Mrs Aalcpr
Aenrletta White, dwelling destroyed, also
tne following dwellings:
dwelling ofCapt. Thomas Surtis.
Mrs. &. Mathews.
Dwelling OF Mrs. Berry and children.
Dwelling of Miss aIacsey.
Dwelling OF eirs. S. I. Wilson.
Dwelling of Mrs. Eohen
Dwelling of MRS Holmes
Dwelling Of Miss T. Pringie
~ pWalr1ns OF II. W. Cogdell, occupied by
Dwelling OF Michael Welsb.
Dwelling of T. O'Brien, belonging 10 trust
estate OF IL. Horlbeck
Dwellings of Gen. John Sehnierle.
dwelling OF estate of Josiah S. Payne, oc-
cupied BY Or. sans.
Dwelling OF Francis Lance, occupied by
Mrs h. NJ. Doar.
Dwelling of Mrs Brlgntman, occupied by
Jacob Whitman.
Dwelling of Col Anderson. occun;ad nv
Capt. Il. }. Jetfords.
The following are some of the pripcipal
sufferers in Pinckney street, which we omit.
ted yesterday:
Charles NJ. Olsen, Fitzsimons Go. Vim.
Henerey, Joseph Provost, DIR John +. Sbaff
ner, Miss Mary Ann James Estate of J HIM
Ter, u q. < Lampe, T. q Speissegger, John
t'anpsep, Patrick Collins Francis Police
Patrick Brady, Estate of r. Mccormick. r
81. MARKS, Estate OF John Mckee, Edward
Collins, Thomas Maher, wm. Ryan.
hr. Joseph Prevost's two houses were in
sured Tor s2,s0o.
been handed in:
": Marscher, southeast corner OF Market
and State streets wholesale and retail grocer v
store. Total loss. Stock partially insured -
House owned by Robt. Brodie.
w. br0okoanAs, as-fitter, liJ King street,
tart OF the stock saved. Loss about 81 600.
No insurance. House owned by John Seig.
ling.
Thomas Hancock, formerly estate OF Y.
Hancock, Southeast corner of Queen aud
Mazyck streets Bake house and TWO dwell
lings consumed. Loss, S6,00o. Insurance
S3, 600.
Ur. Oberhausser, corner of Linguard and
Church streets. stock valued at 5000 All
consumed Insurance, sl,Qo0. House owned
John Kenny, l20 Tradd street, opposite
fresnhill street House owned aud occupied
by self. Wooden bouse, with brick base
msnt. &3, 900 insurance in the Royal Insu-
rance Company of London, e. Atkinson Il
Co, Agents.
The following are the principal su nerers in
tCuncil street, also omitted: Mrs. H. NJ
Holmes, Andrew W. Barnett, VIM z.
Holmes, T.. Gerety.
The house on East Bay owned by Dir. Ed
mund Bull, was occupied by Isaac WooIf,
who lost furniture, clio thing, &c.
Mrs. T. q. kaveneI ia Tradd street Three
story brick house, totally destroyed Insured
in the Charleston Insurance and Trust Com
pauy for ka, 700. The furniture was nearly
all consumed. No insurance on furniture
Patrick kiennen, coda water establish
meIt. 10 State street. Loss s., 900, No lnsur-
ance.
A. ]. Salinas, house In Short street. Total
loss.
Johnson's Foundry. on Concord street. In.
DR.. Doniphon, ii Pinckney street Loss OF
clothing, furniture, &c, about 500. No iu-
surance
The following are the principal sufferers In
Clifford alley, by the destruction Of property
In this vicinity. All were swept away By the
dames
h. eadon, w. Heine, Sam ! Weston, r. W
Malone, Estate of John L. Hediey, Mr q.
Brady, Estate CT A. Tobias.
The following are the principal sufferers In
iloribeek's alley, every house having been
consumed
John Siegling, DIR. J. X. Solomons. Ed
ward Horibeck. Daniel Horlbeck, DR.. Z
Horlbeck, II. Buist, A. j. Ruties, II. r. SIf.
ley. Jno Sifiey Caroline J. Greenland, Esta Q
l.. q Pritehard, Mrs. Esther Plum.
) muel Weston, In ueen street. Four
no uses consumed, valued at ~ ,o00. Only two
OF the houses were insured.
A RMy SUTLERs.
"A Ard oshers In want Of