The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-21
Ths Late xirs Ia Chati.stsn.aGs sss, ana

The disaster OF the 18th and 18Th of isecaru
Der, at Charleston O., continues to he the
al. absor birg topic OF conversation IN that
city. The lid guesses 80 to the amount Of
proper ~ destroyed which were at first pr-va-
lent have given way before close and cool
calculation, and We are now able to present
tome reasonable views of the amount Of
losses and insurance.
Iii estimated that the los. in Real Estate
is about s3,jo0,o 900 On this there was
insurance for about 81, 800, 0o0, OF which
sum the local companies have borne the chief
burden gliding policies to the extent of about
81 POS, 900, as follows:
Charleston Insurance and Trust Go. syiS 900
South Carolina Insurance Co.......... 100000
Fireman $ Insurance Co ..-........... 80 900
Gilmore Insurance 90. .......... % 900
$4,000
These amounts will swallow up the ca pitaI
stocks snd surplus OF each OF the three frat
named institutions. Add to these Liabilities
the uneaTped premiums on the. remaining
policies, and the assets must fall short. Each
OF these com pan1eS have met and deter
mined to go into liquidation. They will pro.
baby be re- " tabiisnod at an early day. The
Eimore Insurance Company is = new CorpO-
ration, and it's losses are, therefore, conpar-
atively email. Its capital will be scarcely
touChed.
The losses among tho agencies ont Of South
Carolina have been about 500, 900. Of th is
sum Mr.. Taylor's agencies, with gross capt.
tal Of 81 800 900 loses less than S. 900; aud we
are glad 20 learn that already the President
OF one of the Companies he represents hs-
come 70 the city in person WItE ample fund~
to meet all claims.
The losses in Mr. Lees agency Of the IA.
gus Ia Lus urance aud Banking Go npany are
not yet asceriaIned, but the amount 10 esd
mated 10 De in the nelghborhood OF ssoo50
To-
representing a capital ot ;6oo. ydU, have lot
only al ego.
Mr.. Z. a. DeSaussere's agency oG tAe
Southern Mutuai, Is Il loser to some r-.t Il /,
but we have Il 1t been informed ct tie 4A1uut.
This, and the sums lest by other agencies,
Will swell the t. tai to more than s. ID, ID.
Mr.. Uiysse Neuve, KING street, has suffered
very severely. Besides losing hi 10 hes,
furniture ie"sIry, tools, Ac., amCl.-. iing ~
~ 900, II 900 ia bank bills, WhllL he i'll
tended 10 invest IN properly, we're col -----ed.
No insurance.
IL esuma,inE the losses ar i..-.....1, y
do not inciUde very large dmOuHt WhicU.
Iuay be HliO YEA Tor t0rdltuT", ClotGluf WORKS
OF arts, wines, &c. III the latter -rt.cIe,
alone, we aeard Of - dozen nl1de.I- III one
Cellar bottled at different periods il a. IL
quarter o. The present century,
the destruction u booKs has veeL = faIy
heavy Item U: ths losses o!.yeIatNM p4JI crty.
a thlS Tune 4. II I-u lJ--lUle 10 --t iaItlCH-
lars either as % their lumber or value. The
Theological library, a. Bishop LJ..tA.o resi-
. d-nCt, was pTOtdOly the mos. costly C,lie- D..
ton OF those lost, being valued at - 300.
Many Of TIE hOpAs when II CC-tatCeu were
exceedingly rare, and c,.uAo. ye lrpia, eG.
The gem OF tue tpueCuU WAS AL OLD Poly D..
sIut btDIe, IL SIX large tJIIO volumes, which
was the Only copy OF INA. lAI =, uItr eoItion
this side OF The AtlaAtIc. ~ ~ a. valued a
II oey. Ihe nUmoer OF lag and stl-ull.c
VsoCAs which have persisted i, very .stcat 49,
III. Ny uIlttOL MlCHeI los AIS medical library
CONSISTING OF most V'LuNDlt COLLECTION,