New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-23
SOUTH CAROLINA
Another Destructive Fire in
Charleston.
twenty-five Persons Buried by Falling
Walls.
Many Killed-Others Severely
Injured.
The Election in Charleston.
General Howard and the Freedmen.
The Election Result in Charleston.
General Howard and the Freedmen.
DAILY NEWS OFFICE, CHARLESTON. $. C.,
Wednesday, Oct. le--2. 80 y. IN.


At about o'clock this morning most DE-
sructve fire broke ont the Of the premises No.
Al Iiaynes... occupied by Mr.. W. II. Chafee as a
Wholesale grocery and lquorstore the cause d ,ne
fire not known the first evidence Of it's existence De.
ing discovered while il In full blast. In snort
time its discovery the flames had reached me ee
tire building and had caught those ADJOINING. lnougu
there was SC freely Any air stirring no breeze what.
ever the fire spread rapidly and all the exertions Oh
tie fremeD failed to stop the confagra,ion. until AS
many Nh three Of srgest and finest stores were
burned to the ground, and Others injured. -
The Cdurir Office. No. ~ iayne.st, adjoining AI'
Chafe's store caught early after the fire commenced
and burned down. The large cylinder press, together
with fine Job press aud large amount Oh STOCK
and material was consumed.
Messrs W. I. Burge & Co., who have recently
opened large and welseeced stock OF dry goods &C.
caped toe upper stories OF No. ~ tayne,si thsy los'
their entire stock. Nessrs. Hastie. Calhoun Co.,
wholet ale dealers In shoes, saddiery &c, ~ NO .,
Hayne-s mad inst received part OF their stock when
was en'.ssly consumed. -,
During the fire the different engine companies dis
played all the energy that could be used TO stop the
conag grafton and canrot praise too highly tie ae'
temincd efforts Of the police. Perhaps had the hre
occurred IN days gone by, when our hre comptDies
were more able. so much property woald not have
been lost; but. it Is. II could scarcely have Dcen
otherwise. They sadly In want OF new ana M.
proved gnes and trust That the community VIII
Sufficiently realize the importance Of such measure
is 80 do all in IFS power to aid in tie furtherance Oh H.
Haynes seems 10 have been particularly uniort mate
recently Some Of the most valuable nvs
Of tho most thriving the city seems TO be doomed TO
ases II Is to lie hoped. however that our merchants
Will not become discouraged but viii rebuild theif
houses and make the little street, in spite OF present
aspects. as lively M 81 yore.
The following is list Of the buildings destroyed the
names Of the firms occupying them. and the insurance.
81 Tar as cond be learned;
No ~ Hayne-st corner % Meeting, owned by Crane.
Boviston a Co. Insured 10 the extent of ABOUT SJUV
! No. - Hayne.street, owned nv Johnston Crews a.
Rrawey. Binding entirely destroyed. Partially IN.
sured for &l2 COO Occupied by The Courier once who
have AN insurance Of sl60Oo on their STOCK which may
No Al Haync.st, owned by johnson. Crews Draw.
lev Building totally DESTROYED. Partially insured Tor
sl2 900. Occupied in the lower part oy W. H. Cnaiee
as a Wholesale grocery establishment. Stock worth
$4,000 Entirely lost Insured for $1,000 The upper
part of this building was used by w. l. Burke Co.
Is wholesale dry goods store. Lheir 81, stoc XIV was
perfect loss hut pleased 10 learn that they are
probable protected by their Insurance
No. 80 Hayne ST.. owned aud occupied by liastie
Calhoun & Co, as Wholesale shoe ana saddiery nous.
Eaillilg entirely burned There was, We are informed
A partial Insurance the store to TIE amount OF some
g. C0o Their stock bad not all come to hand ana they
had yet opened Tor business but there were goods
in store to the value OF S2iNO, when were puneu.
Some $4,000 VI this the property Of the proprieors
and was covered by Insurance. The BALANCE some
s. 900 in value belonging TO other parties.
No. 81 formerly occupied and owned by Hyatt, Nc
Burpey & Co.. Was somewhat injured, and other build
ings around were more ct less DAMAGED
NessIs. Jennings. TAomhnson Co, at No. 80
Hayne.st., report small losses.
CASUALTIES.
About II O'Clock III. to-day, AFTER the fire was sup
pressed number ofpersons entered the burned
walls Of one Of the buildings Tor the purpose III femov
ing valuable iron chest and while there the walls ie
in covering up pjuring more or less seriously some
~ persons IA near can be calculated AT present:
Capt Hoffman, Chief Of Miitary Police Is badly
hurt his thigh fractured and has received most Sc
we're cut on the head. Some five or ak other white
men, princi ay Of tue police force. were very badly
injured. and OF them. 1t is feared. fatally hurt
Three colored men have been killed outright, and
number of others have suffered severely. The smoke
ia no dense around the fire that the efforts to remove
The rubbish and the bodies that may be buried
under have been suspended