Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-28
Correspondence of the Charleston Daily News.
Fire in Newberry.

NEwBERRY, s. c., June ia fire was
discovered yesterday morning, about three
o'clock, in the old Thespiau Hall of this
town, which has, for some time past, been
used as storehouse for cotton. Before
sufficient assistance could be obtained, the
flames had made too much progress to be
easily controlled without an engine. The
wind blew in a southeasterly direction, and
was pretty fresh. The nearest buildingswere,
unfortunately, wooden ones The Thespian
Hall, small wooden tenement adjoining,
and the hotel, familiarly known as Boozer's,
all the property of Gen. b. H. Kinard,
were completely destroyed. The fire cross
ed the street from the Thespian Hall to the
square fronting the Court House and the
centre of the business portion of the town.
The large storehouse belonging to Mr.. B.
Duncan (unocoupied), the drug store and
dwelling of DR.. W. L Pratt, the large brick
store house and hall belonging to Mr.. Thos.
NJ Paysinger, occupied by Marshall & Bro
ther, aud Rutledge & Brothers dry goods
stores, aud Mr.. T. L. White, gun and lock.
smiths shop and pistol gallery, were totally
destroyed. The house next adjacent, be-
longing to Mr.. Simeon Pratt and Mr. Ham.
met, were somewhat damaged, but saved
from destruction. Across the street from
this square, on the square of the hotel, the
large new brick storehouse, belonging to
Capt. Isaac Davis, and occupied by r. B.
Holman & Co., dry goods, and by W. B.
McKellon, dentist; the storehouse and
dwelling of A. NJ. Wicker, confectiouer,
and the storehouse belong to the estate of
Mrs Crossan, occupied by Lovelace and
Wheeler, dry goods, Thos. F. & R. b..
Greneker, Herald printing Office, and by
the family of the later; the smaller house,
belonging to the same estate, occupied by
Ward & Buist, grocers, were entirely de-
stroyed. The damage to the hotel was very
slight Across the streets running perpen-
dicular to the street which separates the two
last mentioned squares, the two squares on
either side of the latter streets suffered heav-
lily. On the south the large brick building,
lately occupied by DR.. Erwin, belonging to
Capt. Isaac Davis, and used by him as
temporary residence; the wooden building
next, belonging to Mr.. A. Harris, and oc.
cupied by Mr.. P. S. Jacobs as store and
residence; the wooden buildings belonging
to Mr.. Steele, and occupied by Mr.. J. Mont
gomery, jeweler, and Mr.. G. W. Montgom-
e.y, grocer, and the residence of DR. Z. S.
Whaley, we're all destroyed. On the north
Of the street, the residence of Mrs. Doctor
Thompson the Office occupied by DR. d.
pray, dentist the property of E. E. DeWalt;
the building occupied as a bakery by MIR.
John Nesby, the property of the estate Of
H. H. Caldwell the houses occupied as q
store by Mr.. Wm. Bryce and by Mons. Go.
min as store and residence, both the prop.
erty of Mr. Steele !; and the residence of Mr..
Summerfeld Montgomery, were also burnt
to .he ground. Including outbuildings a.
bout twenty. five houses we're Destroyed
The loss by the fire may be safely estimated
at Sl25, 900. Messrs. w. Pratt and Pay.
singer were insured for $4,000 and $4,000
respectively in the Home Insurance Com
pany Of New York. Messrs. A NJ. Wicker
and G, W. Montgomery we're each fully in
sured in the Underwriters Agency of New
York. The stocks of Geo. D. Smith & Co !,
Dry Goods; Wright & Coppock, Clothing;
s. p Boozer & Co., Hardware; Jno. W.
Montgomery, Jeweller; E. j. Baily, Jew
eller, we're all moved out on the public
square, and although the houses they occu.
pied were not burnt: they lost all, more or
less. by the pillagiug of the freedmen, who
we're around in large numbers The whole
amount lost to the Insurance Companies
does not exceed $4,000. Most persons
believe it the work of an incendiary