Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

,.1yrESsIyE FIRE oS FRANKLIY STREET
DESTRuCTIoS OF THE CoSrEpERATE DISTRICT
Court BrILDISG ASD OTHER HOUSES ADJnS-
ISG-About enc O'Clock yesterday morning
the alarm bells Of ihe city gave notice
of the discovery Of ii fire in the central ward,
ard dense Volumes IF smoke led the fremrn
t. the corner Il? franklin and Governor streets,
where the elegant iron front building known
as Congress Hall. Ia restaurant opposite the
Metropolitan. WIS f4uHL TO he in tames.-
The fire saan ra.reI lcyoH,! the immediate
power Of control, communicating with several
adjoining buildings. and threatening to in
vovc Others which only the most vigorous ef.
forts Of the tirc:acn were adequate to prevent
After several hours hard work, the flames
were suhducc.. hut not until Congress Hall.
the unnar part ui, ~hirh las durinc the war,
been a,!antr,! u the uses If the Confederate
States District Court. end three adjoining
buildings had been laid in a<h-S. By rho
falling in % the walls of The lriIing on the
y est %! the principal! structure, several per-
sons were rcr1 badly injured
We learn Tic following particulars in rela-
ton 10 the origin IF and iGSScS from tho con-
| ia grafton:
The fire is sa; to i;aro originated in the
basement Of Congress !I:li. where the cook
ing is carried ON fIr the establishment; but bv
Others it is believed that It is the work Of some
| If The fricrs o. TIC rountcrrcitor, George ".
! Elan, whose tral was TO occur on yesterday.
witt: vi.w nr DESTROYING the recorl- Of the
Confederate Cur. and thereby delaying tie
| operation of Justice E,u.r. It will he rcmcm-
1n, \ IL 10,
| escape.
The Congress Hall restaurant VAS kept by
G. " Fold: tho building was owned lv Boil
| ing W. lIaxalk. Mr. Fields loss is estimated
at $;25 600. upon which he has an insurance in
| te Merchants COMPANY Of only $1,000
S,mo thief. during the fire. stole his packet
book ont n' thc bar. in which we're 1000 in
CnnfalcTa'c notes. 500 in Sia;c notes. and .
chark umnn The State Treasury
The adjoining: house on the West was ocr,l-
pied by G. u. LumptifI, on the GROUND floor,
as grocery; II the upper part, Mrs. Miller. n
widow lady, resided. S1iun Of her effects
were say"d. Mr. Lumpkin'S loss is estimated
Mt ( 500. insured for only 5000 in the Mer.
| chants Company.
The dye;rg establishment of Dennis < Bro,
and 4 small rNnfe.toncry kept ny y. Borfue-
| nat wnTr lie ncxs f. hc rnnsumcl. Mr.. Den
| MIS- les in stock. a.ul 50 fnrli,. conli not lie
exactly asrcrtaincd. taouch it i not. probably.
heavy. Iii" huiid;n. occupied by him was
| insured ior - 100 IN the Iirgini;. company.
| VI. EnTiiu"aot's loss i: comparatively LIGHT.
ii! Of Ii" records and papers of the ConFcl-
crate Court. with TIE exception Of some three
or inuT books, were losr. ana cannot, Of course,
! he rcrlarcI. Nome "f the furniture of TIC
C0ur: Of any consequence WAS saved.
The ire creates II considerable gan IN tho
street, and orc which. at this time. i ssond be
diIEcrit to I'll! up with rr.nc".ah!c !ooking
| hui,lincs rmlcr :: cost nf :S21O.nDl.
The following namel persons were injured
| by the illirg in ~ nf the rains. while en-
gagged in Efforts to recovcr or protest property
III jeopardy:
Stephen 5. Carter, Of The Hook AMI Ladder
Co. badly bruised.
Edward Allen, Company A, Fire Brigade,
ditto.
Srgean: Paul. Company c, Fire Brigade,
di-to.
George Myers, solder o; IIampton's L.
zion, lcft le, broken and severe confusion on
the head
Michael Kinsiliy, soldier belonging to Co.
| II, 9TH Alabama regiment. lcg broken and
spine fractured. Injuries supposed serious.
| All except kirSlly were rescued from the
rn;rs soon after being caught beneath them.
kinsillv remained amidst then until eight
o'c'o2k in the mornn:.