The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-18


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A Destructive Eirr-.Seserul ArSolo
jnsed-We record this morning Ose 81
most destructive fires which has oee1E1
this city for some years past. Thes
tue incendiary has been snccessf
stsoying property to the value 0f Ah6G
hundred Thousand dollars. About ESl
one o'clock yesterday movHing the
bell rang, when u was found that IT,
iron front building situated on RrAnk11
tween 18th and 14th etrects, owned
Boiling w. Haxail, and occupied b9
Field N a restaurant, under the ~
'Cougrcss Hail. was ON iire. Tmn
can learn, the iire was kindled ID the
cellar room Of Congress Hall, !" and -
discovered by MIR. Ciaayhtou, who Nse
ing on the aoor Of that bnilding, on
was located the bar and several eating n
Mr. G. was awakened by the rIrAh Uf ~
from below, and OH hurryipg from h5e10
menis discovered the flames rushff
through, the floor between the bar all1
oyster box in half dressed c0nditka 1f[
gentleman rushed To the hack part
house to wake the servants mp, and ko1t u a.
ly time TO escape before the whole hvIll4 }Nk
was in flames. In the rear 81 aEouE&e1
Hall" was a large addition, which uea ~
by the Confederate States GOveEmln0u&11f
the sittings Of Judge Aly lybMrtoasB en
The whole Of lhis hnlldiag. with itHfx1 4.
was leveleti Ga
nothing, and estimates his loss at Sabd6f
81, ,OOO His INSURANCE amounted to only
$1,000, and was lelsf by the Merchants Insn-
rance Company. The loss consists of large
lot of choice wines and liquors, bar fixtures,
aud some valuable furniture Most OF the
records OF the T.. s. Court were saved. but
the whole Of the furniture therein was dc
strOyed. The cellar in which the Gre origi-
mated was two stories under ground, and
had not been used, we understand, for some
time back. 1t had been rented BY Mr. Geo
}. Summer as storing room, when that gen
tleman was doing business on Governor
street, but recently no disposition had been
made of it. Mr. Haxalrs loss, we under
stand, is about s.s5 600, partly insured
From this buildiag the flames commune
Gated on the west side TO the large brick
house occupied by Messrs. &. W. Lumrkin
& Bro, as grocery store, The Messys. l.. LOST
all OF their stock of goods. They estimate
their loss at about SIS, sou, and had AN insur-
ance Of about 5000 The whole OF this
building was also destroyed, and was valued
| at about $35, OOO-ilsurance slight
On the cast OF Congress Hali'' the flames
communicated TO 4 wooden building, which
belonged to tue estate of the late j. W.
Hines, but was occupied by o. IL. Dennis &
Bro. us dying and securing establishment
In this building was Il large amount OF val
| liable machinery, which had been used in the
performance of their business There were
| several brass cylinders Included, which can
hardly be replaced in the Confederacy. The
| building and contents were entirely con
suned. The Messrs Dennis estimate Their
| entire loss in furniture aud machinery at
about $4,000, on which they had no i1sur
ance. This house aud lot was valued al
about $4,000, on which there was an ilsur
ance Of $3.50
| The flames from this building spread to
the wooden tenement on the east, occupied
as a residence by Mr.. Y. Bourqnenot. This
house was for 4 long time kept by Mr..
| Muller as q restaurant, bearing the name OF
1.-The Retreat" Mr.. u. saved small por-
ton Of his furniture, though the building
was entirely destroyed. His less in furni-
ture, at present valuation, will be about
! 81 600, while the estimated value of The
| house is about 81 900. There was an instl-
rance of about S. 3O0Oupon the house and fur
niture.
Immediately adjoining Mr.. Bpurquenot 8
was brick bui!cing owned by Jones " Sla-
ter, and occupied as stable by two negroes,
one of them belonging to Dr.. q. A. Streck.
| er, and the other Il free man, calling himself
Bob Satterwhite. DIR. SIS loss in feed. &c.
is about $500, while Bob claims to have LOST
about $50 worth of feed This building was
not mmehdamagetl.
On the left Of the Messrs. Lumpkin's
/ WAS uOuct OCcupIcu Dy Nkrb. MIL
| Ter, which was much injured by the fal ing
in of the gable end The most Of Mrs. NJ. s
furniture was lost, while there was very lit
| tie that was saved which was not rendered
| useless by being broken and torn to pieces.
4 In this building was also slowed the house
hold furniture of Mrs. Hannah Phippcn,
which We learn was also much damaged, and
some Of it entirely destroyed. This lady is
now absent from the city, and had placed her
L {,nl. .i.b, ..tlt
for safe keeping till her return
| During the progress of the fire the d0rmi-
tory Of Metropolitan Hall caught several
| times, but through the exertiOns of the fire
men that building did not sustain any ma
terial damage
This fire was no! only ora very destructive
character in point OF property burnt up, but
was attended with great human suffering
| We have already heard of some ten or twelve
who were severely hurt, and it is feared tha
there are still others buried beneath til,
ruins. Those enumerated below were most
| ly injured by the falling of the East wall o
the building adjoining I,impkin's store
which was occupied by Mrs. Miller. Thei
| names are:
Herman Paul, fireman, badly bruised A L
| Parks, fireman, severely Edward Alien, fire
man, severely; = y Carter, fireman, severely
aud Andrew !. Tensor, fireman, slightly
| Four other iremen, whose names we coult
| not learn, were slightly injured.
Messrs. g. w. and W. j. Lumpkin were
also injured--the former having his left arm
severely mashed, and the latter receiving
severe sprain in the back.
A soldier, named George Myers, belOngin!
| to Hamptons Legion, had his Icy broken
| besides receiving u severe contnsi ion over hi
| lett temple. Another soldier was badly en-
! on his left leg, below the knee and was com
pletely paralyzed 1t is tue opinion Of hi,
| physician that this man cannot survive his
injuries.
a rumor was in eift uiation during the day
that 4 boy who had entered the store Of the
M-,ssrs. Lulnpkin for the purpose Of stealing
| Was buried i'll the rufus, aud Is undoubtedly
killed. About the truth vi this, however
| We cannot Vouch.
Mr.. Z. T.. Field, the proprietor Of .'Con
| gFess Hall, had stolen from his drawer be
fore the breaking out Of the hrc pocket
| book containing about 81 600 Ia Confederate
notes, $lU5 in State bank nOtes, aud Sl2 oI
| $l5 in small notes. 1t WAS discovered by Mr.
| Claughton, who, as soon as aroused, tool
the key of the money drawer out Of his pocket
IN order to save what money and paper,
we've on hand. He then found that thu
drawer had been broken open and its con
! tents distracted. This is an additional eyi
dence in proof Of the diabolical act beins
the work Vi an incendiary ;
| II Is proper to state, in conclusion, that tha
firemen were promptly on the spot, aud dix
all that it was in the power Of man to do
Both the steam engines were present, ans
doubtless saved much valuable property tina
| would have been otherwise destroyed.
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Mayors C0un.--In the absence Of III.
| Recorder James X. Caskie Ofiiciated. Thu
casees dlspOsed of were few and of an unin