, 1863-09-20

deh'' si'iah. ais: nt:cpi"d by charles P.::et
aa pirate 1wsll.r:,: a1.1 rNjol1t;y tuis. ih;.
;lin' q satr:k Fni.au; and lastly, on the
coft'f oi Main ard .fattr stree'4 the build.
ing belonging 70 Charles k'eiShar, usel as =
wosh shop: Al thee: were c..usn,ned With
must g their con'entR. Tie building Of
Frank Gilbert On the north side of thr s5r:et
anu HeNt tt t. G. E,lwar.f'S 4 ,uc mill. oc.
coI.tt as shoe store and III the b AseG1eut IS
a billiard sa1orn was also destroyed. Several
tn.es the mill WIS on tire. but through tn.
enos's Of the tiremen ard citizens, d. this
wIi'trg. ! o'ciuck u. H., there is rrasnn to
believe 1t will he saved. Indeed, there Is bnr
lit:lc t1argcr Ct Its being t,ut1le,s :As 7es. We
ase unable to state with amy ,ls.,=ee IT nccu,
racs tue nmcslnt If damage sustained Prub-
abb, $4,000 will cover The losses. 1T ten
o'eit ck this a. In. VI shall bs nblc to give
fur tber particulars.
[Fson, ihe Virginia N. IT, Union. aug. aath.1
Yesterday Virginia WAS visited by one Of
the most terrible disasters that ever bef:u It.
About II O'Clock tie bell on the top OF the
.bgtrt houre al No pea1tti rur.., thu start.
Ing s1.IIn of fire, caused by u dense volume
OF slnoke ht.ng ecth itsuiuE frolu Il small
houtc on street between Union street and
1.ss been IBID In 1utnS, and Lutdrsds haYo
heen deprived It their c'4ly homes.
ORION.
Th" fire Is said to have originated In 4 car.
Tettes'A shop seloHgicE to two Frencllme1
nhined Eorb. Sumo matches we're sid to he
u ntied by tone p,eans, au0 TINS CAUSED the
COL asgratieD. Reports, however, arc contra.
d'ctry as to The origin, bus be this Us it luay,
the ltss 'vas terrible.
THE FIRE.
When Fc reached The tcete Of the coutia.
Sral!nn, but f=w nl5nicnts after thu bell WAS
tutE, tEe ca:le ntes's thap a5aye mentioned,
IL
h',usc III The rear. ls1,d 1ergr pie Of w.3oI
lyjtg in fEe mltil1e of the street. we're In
lf"Mef, Ire hsrMen were sTCGdtIy on Il md
WHE Their enpint :. hut af1 The hui!;1ne6 Of
thc Immediate vicinity being Of wood. Ill
thtir htzculcaH eflvi.s were unable TO s:,p
Il: r1ossc;s Of th= deyouring element. Start
lng Hnul this stulce tho heat was In q lew
stconns so Intense that the ilouucs On the
tame ride OF tue st.cvtwere speedily eovel,p.
e. III Hames. A tre.uc-dvus G.: ;; s:,ou
houses we're soon broken upea, fur
n1ture OF al descriptions and value WIS car.
tfed out, but was almost invariably deposited
On Tint portion OF tho street which the ire
approaching vita terrible speed. Men
loaded Gown with clothes, beds, tables, &C.,
were rushing fraut,c.l1y In every direction,
anu numerous job wagons, ,vafaly enteavoring
TO penetEate the dense 1n,.ss, still mora i1-
edrased the confusion. AT tho junction OF a
a-d Union strec.s, a large frame Lodging
llouse, OFT tho west side Of lie former street.
caught on IRE, and the flames were tmmedi-
atsly csu. .municated TO tlia houses iu it's re n,
tron1iDy on street. From tLis they spread
tG botS directions until stopped bysha Court
House on the south, and Il large brick build
Ing as'jeining Pat Iynch's on The north. The
comic 6lc ok, and Melin's house, forsaerly the
tld San Francisco sa!oon. were ia most ex-
irelMe Danger, the wooden coraices of the
6ff;H III sac foi:s IF idss'7 IFS d9parfths, dhd
the lihrfAl use Of bsanE.ts aud water By the
citizens. they were saved. and the security Of
e kt'trt thus ensu7esl. The aa,nes, ho viewer,
spread up IL street, and, crossing Taylor
street, t"Iled three large frame houses on
ID" wet tide. TIE next house was so fur
ii=t1u. that The heat could not affect It, nnl
by bis means ouly ~as Tho further progress
IT the ilc stepped. The heas was so i7tecsts
t1tls ing Ike fire that it wns almost impossible
to pass threus!. 4 street fton Taylor street
10 Sutton avenue About llalf past tTo
O'Clock, however, the flames hegan to sub
eitlr, and the gr.,tfsipg fact was :.ruoaucsd
that all tanger was over.
Losses.
Such large portion Of the city had been
burned, and 70 1nuch Excitement rcigned yes-
te:day tyeriag that it was alul',:t impossible
to find out tho losses Of tha d1r.rent ii,Jivid-
uals. We obtained q list Of few however,
md give them below Jncote, proprietor ci
the Cheap John establishment, on 3 street,
near 1hs soreaG s o 0d enlon, , S'imatss MS aoss
Of Of tSis II % Suilains and Of % the ops @ immeaiatel,
aticin,nc, lesE about S15. 1850: B, r. Most,
ard D.. Cohen, the Je~iah Raobi, lost ahou1
a2,5M worth Of furniture 10 house on j!
street, between sutton avenue and Unlol
stzcet; about 5000 worth Of lumber. belong
ing TO Benham & Icatop, wasalso consumed
Sluith d To-, pr0pTietors Of cIE,r etand an,
news agency, in the Gould & Curry Luacl
Rouse, Oil 3 stIeet, Lest about $t00. The sl
loon was burned down, the occupaats incur
rirB loss Of a,.,ut sou. Mrs. Thomaeou
cn the west side OF L street, lost about 81
reI1u VI lufniture: Inc Aotlso o. MIX
~ H.. 'sr1,;nr .,t1,r.. of,i,., ~, W
III. q Ita T. t,nrr, ~ ,sf;.,, u1.., ~, ~ y.
f;,r,.n,a,, !, ,vns s,rrd Thc naH ai,;ft ~ h,ma =
nf ~. n,..S sSI,s a,,.,r w" ~, e.: :.... n.u'
.t,c.i ~ ,.,N sa.e nIsm e' .'tta.',,' VI o.e..'
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.ssms oAs 1Hse 1oott -.
"ot'E - Mu'os. l'taes !oat = Ayn'
1nI ~ W., q. "a. s.sss aea Nm
$,WV: ho:ace smsth 1881 aboat ss,oV wort
.! a1sna.hIe n,,a. npa e'eIh'gE. Sialle5 LeEal
| tost eoeV worm OF inTtnu7e III uFSliu
nTuse t on , 1se;: aHq m aIc Ir'1t ~ pn,o ~
Iest' sal..u ~ - uv: un;xy ~, ;r,,., :.
pTHso.s ~ in9 ttonsGt -, 1.nu s,.t I'm .fo.ou
Ge!!alsi ~ 49, 1.o,,'o. -" strc.t md totil
t'r,;,tnrc .o't .he ~ rn1un ot wn,cn viii no: "a
| ,,,,ob shnrt of AS I0{1. The ~ v dHE1!4A
hnmso Of .Iamcs I1.-a4., ev.lcs VI Taylor Az
! i streets. completed fuw days e!oce a. COS
! ef ncsfty ser, o,00o, wAs q total loss. Imns
| Iiatcly across the STREET from this. n two stor
| frame house belonging to Mr5. ulckullu WI
| entI1e}y consumed; loea Is 900. James Cha
Ion lost about : 1Uo worth Of furniture In
| house on Il street. These are nll tho pasttct
lars which We have been enabled to obtain
regard to the losses. The total loss will II
| 'all below, II It dues not exceed S500, ,0G.
largo Amount Of furniture, which was take
into the etreat, was also burned, and Il
owners VIII probably bo enabled to rccov
| Gully sluall po1tl0 Of that which WAS not,
ru,Eyrs.
Th. hand of rohhers which 1,,ve heen /,
80. u.uo H.. =, 4ve, "na ivy, ,.ase .o"n,ad
W. ~ ~ ovItH ~. r,u nr,;t,,
r"sc nsst "ousen ~ i"t tt.u1,..sar.s; ~ a,c
anu Wne1 snaa o.saptIsus 10 ~. 80 10 ~
a'1te!lon. ohe Een' nnau laioi ~, aus 20 ;.t aa - :
one OF thtm chtsrcu hls Iosnt anu i.ts.. ssaiEu
ms H!ies y Eolu "a4cu "n!1e ~ nas iooh.s ss,us
linn. but lit vas 50 exeAea anu ~ p' pusaeu :.
cndeasotlng ~ !uict n!s M t;t au ~ sa,t,s. i
Als tu:u1tute, lnAt NC eo1Ao 1os' e' '~'0eA -
hot' prevent n'H; -.
1sei"e'e:
Wien the great danger OF tns Guy nsss
gan to b. realized, Thlie INC iaFgs naJota
seemed TO ne cooi ana % co'ns.e", ,aesr er ~ ~
noe nanIu9 ta!h, nun .ma sxe;,anasrt ' i,tsr
fran1ie win iE'Ent ana eAcNeu,ens. Ltses a'es
the ehetnooii, ~, naIust esf.s,o,, ueu ~
l. CAfe0, aEH n0Qtu s&1l1 uuEe AUA1AsIJA W