The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-16

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9Meettng street. on the east eide. from tn
Ice House near Market street to MIR. Ksune
dys tailoring establishment o pposi ts IN q Mill
| House, ana rom the Theatre, OF the west side
| ~ me NILS House, Is in ashes. This range in
1 Guided the Circuiar Church. Institute Hall
Theatre, Apprentices Library, Palmetto Sa
| wings Institution, Ar. A Association. Cnarlasto,
Ss'rnss Institution; and the fne residence
| OF Ut. hodrigues, DIR. DeSlussure. and DIR
| North. The Mills House most fortnna,el,
| escaped with little damage
| queen street was laid In ashes from Dig
| neh stables, north side, east OF Meeting st.
| 70 the school Of the Sisters of Mercy, nsa,
| Mazyck street. and on the south side from
| Meitzier's Globe Hotel to MIR. abez Norton =
residence, midway between Mazyck an.
| Franklin.
The fine buildin. owuor ny the Sisters O
| Mercy was fortunately preserved Dy the mos
| strenuous efforts OF tie iireInen SLo blew III
several buildings for This purpose.
| Archoale ST. fom the u nj tai an Church
| on the east side, and from Mr. Thoa Ryan's
| on Inc West side, to u ueen w S DESTROYED.
| King street, from Horlbeck 6 alley, on Ell
! ther side southwark, save the buildings or
side to the Quaker Meeting House, on th,
| west side TO Mr.. Melcher's bakery, neal
! Broad street.
Broad street was de Acknowledgement ms
| with St andrews Hal on the north side u
| the residence of Or. Wragg Inclusive. cornel
| OF Franklin street. In III range are included
! the the residences OF i.tshop Lynch Geo Ell
| Coffin, MIR. } Ii@iieyward, Postmaster Huger
| Miss BoWman J ohm Laureps DR. Mazynk
| Captain Rutiedge, ana j chm Bonnell. On tn,
| south side tl4e fire ragged from Mr.. 4. f. Levy $
! opposite the Cathedral, to Mr. Seabrook
| extensive west end, destroying all, save tn.
! house standing or the corner of New street
| and Mr. Huguenin's brick residence below
| Savage.
! Mazyok street, from Queen to Broad Eas,
and West, is laid low.
Short street, running from Mayyck strsa, r.
Franklin, was laid al ashes, including III,
handsome residences of Mr.. Middleton MI
Mckay, Mr. Graveley, and Mr.. Williams
Logan street was entirely destroyed except
ole dwelling OH the East side near Tradd
New street and Savage street are left viii
out II landmark, save the brick chirnneys O,
the handsome dwellings which recent,
adorned that section.
The residences on Iradd street from Inpsn
10 Savage, on either side With Greenhtll
iAilnehonse and Council streets, are, with one
or two exceptions, all IN ruins.
The Courier, of Friday, the 10 tn inst, give:
The following particulars:
We have been visited by one of those rnvs.
ferrous dispensatlons of Providence which
we cannot attempt u solve. Oar city has
Tettl 81 "A terrible blow, which it will take
the " 0rh OF years TO repair ct us nerve
ourselves then tor another start, tina nkful
that We Hre still left W tn the same bold spirit
and strong arms to make new and 1,erh;4 ms
more -aostantiai, prosperity tor our beloved
city. ~
As was unprecedented at the ti1ne of closing
our brleI report Wednesday night the flames
continued TO Increase in yirulenca and with
the scarcity OF water seemed to defy ali hn-
man efforts 10 arrest them. keepipg on in a
South westerly course, the roaring element
rushed through almost like torked lightning
ana commenced q work of ees truction on
Queen ami King streets truly terrible Root
after roof Tell in; the fire rushed ont OF ,he
windows and tapped round the buildiups
presenting an awfully sublime appearance
a q n : yITaS
beautiful architectural structure ST John :
aud st. Fin bars Cathedral, was in 1iames-
The pride of that portion of our city was
doomed 10 destruction, and its beautiful spire
soon leli with terrific crash, sounding high
above the noise of the deyouriuy flames
The fire rapidly extended TO both sides OF
broad street, lSnltlbg several fine mansions
near the corner OF Logan aud Mazyck streets.
ana including that time honored structure i'm
Broad street, st. Andrews Hall which in n
short tirne,' had nothing standing but the ba re-
Wahs. The flames spread right and left, de.
10y ing ana making clean sweep of fine
residences IN Logan, New. Savage Mazyrk
ana the lower end OF Broad streets Mo-
couio Inc work OF destruction and desotstjon
De stayed mad IL not been that the lire ex
hausteo Itself for want Of material
HAN ing crossed the city from the .loooa- +o
the Ashley, the flames seemed TO make nnp
last desperate struggle for existence in on
veioplDg the large mansion OF MI W Lard
Bull al the foot Of fradd street and tban
yielded to its fate, sending its diving his.oS os
though scornins the powers that so gallantI,,
resisted his progress.
The loss OF property has been yariousiy ee-
timated at from five 10 seven millions of -6oI
lars.
We have ende2vorad TO obtain a correct lis
"I houses consumed, with the name 0: the
owner and occupant. First, we will corn
nehce with the place where il was first dis
covered, issuing from the sash and blind
mani tactory of W. i. Russell & 90 foot al
Hasell street, North side
MIR. Russell thinks it the work of an inceu
diary. The establishment had been closed
ana the furnace of the boiler covered wi
water before the men left. The prourietor
dld not leave for al hour and a half or more
after the workmen. When be left everything
WAS IN order, and 70 sign of fire or auvthin1
approaching TO II. In about an hour and a
nall afterwards Mt Russell heard the alarm
OF tire, aud learned that his establishment
was on fire. From these circumstances he in.
ferS N at The fire was set, or WAS the result ot
carelessneSs on the part of a number of couu-
try negroes who had been quartered under an
old shed adjoining the establishment, in al.
lowing their camp IRE to get ahead OF them.
The building and stock Of Russell & Co.
We're valued at $50 ,0o0-insured for SO. coo III
Charles ton. The insurance is equally dis
tributed between the Charleston com panes.
Messrs Cameron n Co. $ loss is Il severe one
! The establishment embraced some eight
buildings, namely, an office, an erecting shop
machine and Htti1g shop, Il foundry aud
blacksmith shop, two boiler shops, a pattern
store room and an iron rooIl. The stock @!
material on hand for the establishment, and
br Government purposes, was not less than
500 600. We have not learned what insur-
ance there was upon the stock or buildings.
Smyser y Cordray, machine shop and
dwelling. Insured for 81 600
l.. f. Cordray, dwelling house and machine
ship. worth $1,000, insured for $1,000.
James Marsh. store house, on Concord
| street. No insurance.
Messrs. Lockwood and johnson are bu
slightly damaged, about $500 covering their
| losses.
PRITcHARD STREET South Side-The follow
ing were the sufferers on this street:
Thomas Cordray, Wo-and-a- half story
wooden dwelling. Francis Police three two
and a-half story wooden dwellings, occupied
| by Messrs N. Iokage, L. Sullivan and Henri,
Dinget, the latter ioosing all their furniture
North Stde.-Two boiler shops, Cameron 4
| Co Dwelling house of James Artope. Dwell.
tx house of Henry Smyser Dwelling house
of A. X. Tavei. Dwelling house of John
! Torrent. Dwelling house of L. J. Cumming
EAST BAY-East Side Two and a half story
wooden building, trust estate of Thos. Gar
raty; occupant, Thos. Whitley, tailor. Three
story wooden dwelling, owned by N. Benoist
occupied by John 5. Bird. A two story wood
en- dwelling, owned by James NJ Stocker, oc
cupied by Henry Slnyser. Two story wooder
house, owned by estate of VIM. Patton, oc
cuped by Carl M. hessenbuttel. Three story
mansion of DIR. Pritchard, entirely consumed
partially insured. McCabe Hanckel's Stat.
Cotton Press. Value of building and ma
chinery $4,000. Al the time of eOnfls grafton
there was 300, 900 pounds of Sea Island cotton
in the seed, worth about $4,000, and belong
ing to Edisto and Johns Island plan ters. NJ
Insurance on the cotton. Cotton Press In
sured for S23 900. Also, - bales 'Upiand cot
ton covered by insurance. Two story woodsI
house, owned by estate o5 Margaret Munro
occupied by Henry Jacobson. Two story
wooden dwelling, owned by James Thomp
son, and occupied by II Goodman. Two stoi,
wooden dwelling, owned by same. and occu
pied by john Antony. Three story brick base
ment house, owned by the estate of james
Marsh, ana occupied by Adelile failiot ant
John Sullivan. Two and haif story house
owned by Mr.. T.. Bull, and occupied by the