Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-12-19

d Kennedy's tailoring establish ment, opposit
# the Mills House, and from the Theatre Oh
the West side to the Mills House, is il
J. ashes This range included the Circula
'. Church, Institute Hall, Theatre, Appren
y tees Library, Palmetto Savings Institution
t Art Association, Charleston Savings Insti
a tuition, and the 6ne residences of Dr.. Rod
i. rigues, DR.. DeSaussure, and DR.. North
Tie Mills House most fortunately escaped
: with little damage.
Queen street was laid in ashes from
l Digheu's stables, North side, East of Meet
ing street, to the school of the Sisters oil
Mercy near Mazyok street, and on the South
, side from MeitzIer's Globe Hotel, to Mr..
) Jabez Nortou's residence, midway between
Mazyck and Franklin.
The iue buildings owned by the Sisters
of Mercy were most fortunately preserved
by the most strenuous efforts of the Gremen,
VINO blew up several buildings for this pur.
pose.
'| Archdale street, from Unitarian Church,
90 the East side, and from Mrs. Thomas
Ryan's, on the West side, to Queen, was
destroyed
King street, from Horlbeck's alley, on
either. side Southwark, save the buildings
On each corner, were destroyed-on the
East side to the Quaker Meeting House, on
the West side to Mr. Melcher's bakery,
near Broad street.
Broad street was destroyed-commenoing
with St Andrews Hall on the North side,
to the residence of DR.. Wrsgg, inclusive,
corner of Franklin street. In this range
are included the. fine residences of Bishop
Lynch, George NJ. Cofiu, Mr. j. B. Hey
ward, Postmaster Huger, Miss Bowman,
John Laurens, DR.. Mazyok, Capt. Rut-
ledge and John BonneIl. On the South
side the fire ragged from Mr.. G. F. Levy's,
opposite the Cathedral, to Mr.. Seabrook's
extensive West end, destroying all, save the
house standing on the corner of New street,
and Mr. Huguenin's brick residence below
Savage.
Mazyck street, from Queen to Broad,
East and West, is laid low.
Short street, running from Mazyck street
to Franklin, was laid in ashes, including
the handsome residences of Mr. Middleton,
Mr.. Mckay, Mr.. Graveley and Mr.. Will
lians
Logan street was entirely destroyed, ex-
cept one dwelling on the East side, near
Tradd.
New street and Savage street are LETT
without land mark, save the brick chin.
neys of the handsome dwellings which re.
Gently adorned that section.
The residences on Tradd street, from
Logan to Savage, on either side, With Green
nil, Limehouse and Council streets, are,
with one or Two exceptions, all 10 ruins.
| We copy the following from the Charles.
ton papers Of yesterday:
Nearly six hundred houses were burnt.
From the foot o: Hasell street, on Coop.
er river East, to the end of Tradd, on the
Ashley, running West, the conaagratiou
has made clean sweep Of some of the
finest public buildings and private residen.
ces of our city. Only portion of the
walls and blackened chimneys, With here
and there a CRATE in its original position.
and the remnants of pillars, are left stand
ing in the dismal waste, which few days
ago was the scene of busy life and happy
homes.
The splendid Cathedral, the loss of which
is 80 much deplored, was built Of brown
sandstone, and cost over Sl50,000 Its
architecture was Gothic, and after the fash.
lou of the Eizabethan period The body
Of the structure was l6O feet long, aod the
spire lowered gracefully 225 above the
ground.
The Public School in Friend street, one
Of the fuest in the country, with all the
furniture, &c., is destroyed. Hundreds of
boys and girls will, for time, be deprived
Of its advantages.
A negro woman aged about 35-a cook
belonging to MIR. Wm. Steveuson-was
burned to death in his residence, whittier
she had rashy returned to save some ar
ticles belonging to her mistress.
1t is somewhat singular that the fire
should have burned a path close to, aud
almost exactly parallel with, that of the
great fire of 1888.
The cause of those who are suffering by
the calamity excites a just and substantial
sympathy. Our banks and our citizens have
come forward nobly in this emergency, and
have subscribed most literally. The a.
mounts, thoug large in themselves, will
be altogether insufficient for the great work
of relief More help is wanted and that
i Immediately. Let those who can spare no
money contribute in clothing and provi-
sious. Clothing is much needed-especi.
ally chil3reu's clothing Many poor babes
we're suatched from their cradles in the
midst of the confusion, and are now in an
almost naked condition. We trust that
there will be no delay in affording assistance
in this respect.
Our INSURANCE CoMPANIEs.-The
Buards of Direction of our local insurance
companies met yesterday. We are graft
fed to learn that they have decided to meet
all claims promptly. Notwithstanding they
have beeo the principal sufferers, the Ut
most confidence is felt in their ability to
discharge every obligation in full aud con.
,iuue their business. The aggregate a.