Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-13
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From the 8,,gSinwe 6btaih tho following additional
particulars concerning The great lite at Charlotte. =
II says: :.
On Saturday yesterday morning. about tSo-and.
a-hdf O'CLOCK, - hr1 broke Dat in the Paynascr'S
department occupied - such b! Capt. Spnrfcr, c.
s. A. Ia the bailding immediately south OF the L:
y S. &. railroad, aud n. Z. railroad passenger shtii,
aud before assistance could he admitted to eNtingusll
the hames (tte'glaI4 refusing idniitance to yolnl
tecrS, a We have been credibly formed) tlr build-
ipe was 80 lar raccoprd in the ,iery element that 10
became imposNhletG subdue the hameS.
The nexl builline and adioining-onc OF ~ larg-
est in the Southern CGntrderacy--Occupleda a. Coy
crument warehouse aud headquarters for. Major
Echol>, Quartermaster aud Major Lowe, Post Com
mi,sury Was soon on'eloped in hames, and deN-
troycd.
The fire then communicated with the 1arge'ware
house iust being completed to tie south 'o the de-
pot she'd thence To- the she'd, a, large aud beautiful
structure: thence il crossed to'tie northi destroying
ihe old building tormer. used a. depot andi ticket
Office OF The C. 4 $, g, railroad. al OF which0N%re
totally DESTROYED -
The fire tlpn ranged eastward, icOnsIiming the
we>terklyiug OF the n. {. railroad depot, owned by
the ChHotte and. South CNTohm'Raroad' Com
pbuy.
By extraordinary cxertionS aud proAer of COM
pcn>lton tle progress ~ the fire wis stared, and
The spacious depot vi the Charlotte and South Car
DINA Railroad Company was saved
The North Oagollhd GillEoau depot was alSo NaNeu
through the pNtridus. of some Of the soldiers and
private citizens.
The loss by this tcnAagration cannot be CORRECTLY
estimated. The government railroad companies
and associations To suy nothing Of the loss private
individuals viii sustain, Eannot fall much ii any
short OF So OUO, OO1, aud this great calamity is the
result 'Uf ctidruts and While the guard was on
duty. -. 80 -
We have since learned by telegraph that the loss,
as stated above, is greatly over-estimsted.-UhiJ.
We regard it Unnecessary to specify the losses
tlined 10 TACT, it is best We omit that 'nrt Of no.
ticc bat We will say this much, bur railroad CONE
palies have lost heavily, aid the Tredegar Iron
" orks company, OF Hchnond, have also suffered
heavily.
lt was reported by some of the members of cent
pauy IL, nom Uuion district y. c., THAT two. of
their mcn--ti: Mckinney anti T. Gfcgory--wcre
missing aud il was feared they were burnnd In one
ol the buildings, but thisiS by hdimeans certain.
: Luckily, but two were destroyed ON the North
Carolina road, and owing To the great risE, Skill and
unhagging energy OF Engineers Prim and Burdell
On the c. & s. c. road two long trains of cars0Nerc
actually coupled while their tnpnbs were surround
ed by !re On sides, and taken through 10 a place
of safety while the flames were scorchIng the eng-
ucers on either side.
We have omitted to mention the names of many
who deserve great credit for their ehcrts 10 save
property. and the dangers to which they exposed
their persons but il is impossible to always do Jus
tice in such cases 10 the many who deserve onora-
bic mention.