New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-06
GREAT Fu.E N RICHMOND.
TIlEAIFR DESTROYED.

FfcF. The Hif' I'd NflQ, dAi. y
About O'Clock, yesterday morning, the thea'er,
n fhe corner Of DrOad aId seventh street, dss
covered 20 re on lire by 10 wachmel in the Ni,loi-
&. The alarm wss prourdg given, but ere TIE bella
cou'd be sounded, the unmo- burst iortl iron ne
.iie VII tews and roof OF the builGinV, llillng ii
lurii glare with dense volumes o. block smoke. lD
fteon minutes a,;cr the FIRE was Uncovered, tho
,yiole interior OF the building was enwr8pped IL
Hauee and burned fuiiously for An hoar ana "a haIs
until nothing Of Tho cnce giudy temple OF nc drsna
Vas iclt but the mas i've .lde nal on Scvonihst 80,
and he facade the other PORTIONS of the brick work
haviog faIlen during the fire. The city was bril-
liantly Illuminated by the glare from the burning
Tho manager OF the theater Prof. J. il. Hewitt,
and Mr.. r. Ogden, member OF the dranAtc COM
pany occupied rooni IN the front part OF the buid-
ING and were aroused from their slumber by the exc
pl0.ion of muskets in the property-room, and no
tgor,s OF Lieut.. Cfone OF the night watch n break
Omen the front gallery door. They seized tneU
clothes aud ran into the street to escape slccltion
Aier ore sing hastily, they returned TO the aIari~
ment 10 soue OF tla valuable e.ee.s, ana vino
engaged ia this effort which WIS only partially ave-
cagffiil. Prot. Hewitt burnt his right hand Ulalyo
aud bad BIO hair aud uusaehe snged--his appear
aVee Yesterday indicating thai De made "a nafiO"
s-cane. Mr. Ogden received sught sco'c'Wg'
They were assisted In their cort TO sive Tue money
books, Gad paper, Of the establishment oy mr. rl'tN
Eilev and Sir. White Who occupied room IN mo
vicinity and We're aroused by the cry OF ire IN 'ipe
"a re,der dis AID. which they ana by ohtainings
l.dder aud placiDg il under tie widow OF me man
n.,sr's NON. b. this means, box containing tev-
erai hundred dollar. and sundrY account OoDSs' %
rers &c. were saved; Int. with this exception, tue
contents of the room were necessarily ahhnooheul ~
tie feyouring ire. Nothing else III inc Duiding WV
Tie lo.s sustained by Prof Hewitt eanno' be esl'
cnlafsd by dollars ana cents. OrAt0nos' fs3s,
GOO. Sc. If his own competition, the pndno'iOn
of li.,,i,,e together with she library snd manu-.
.,r;rt, If tGe establshmogt. winch cannot oe lc
plqred we're al DESTROYED. Behind The pr''oe'l~s
yyrfe the costly wardrObes, furniture, soe cry, srA
general APPOINTMENTS, valued at thonsils "a - 49,.
r.-. and la vgrilus parts Of the bmldins "as ~"
lea yaluabe but rare collection OF portta's % "
foss,nal lebii,ies and renreseniaions % uS -
scenes. Much of this properly foriaeFy COS.
Messrs. krnkel s. Co, bu, had passed igto ~.
session OF Mrs E Magil, tie owner OF me
The members of the orchestra lost All Q, 'h.' -
renis lncluding bass viol. 3yoIins, or0nn 49,
valred. collectively, AZ 500. Prof. L9eohHr AZ
leader lost "A LARGO collection OF m1lci tno a. 80
laton of wears estimated 10 be worth S4V"' ~ no
he coopsny and attaches suffered more OF re-
M. Ai.,s,ar bat Miss JEANNE Taylor sns'siNsN -
most serious Lore DER wardrobe. Je"ery, ~''' w
ing valued at 1890. ID, ,,scooA
soon after the fire broke ost ths wlha 0naus, "a
from lbe southeast 10 the north, ana "iew VIC a.
In the detection of Grace street. Inc speAh 80,
zine W.. ststoued at the plug orpoti.e inc 30
and ,he remen were ia The alley, 10 tue I =, A.
theater, tho u eei il placing them ,1ers "''b