The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-15
ANOTHER BLACK sNIaAStt

MONDAY, December 14-65A. NJ -
This morning. about O'Clock, fire
was discovered in Mr.. Clendining's
restaurant, on Taylor street, rear of
3GFegg's Hall-whieh in o short time
1cmmunicated TO the main building,
and in a few minutes the entire strnc.
tnre was wrapped in flames. The FIRE
|hah obtained suoh headway before
the alarm was given. that the firemen
were unable to save the immense
building; but by almost superhuman
lexertions, prevented communication
with Major Thos: Davis splendid row
3of houses, adjacent-but, mournful
to relate, not without terrible loss
feflife and limbs. A squad from the
Independent'Fire Company, assisted
by several citizens, were endeavorine
Ito, get stream in the rear of the
burning building, when the South
lWall of Wearn & Hix's picture gallery
fell, completely crushing the life out
lof two of the men, and severely, if|
net fatally, injuring several others.
The following is a list of the casual
3ties:.
Killed-D. A. Carrington, Frazce'
3B. Squier.
Severely Wounded-F. B. Beck
ham--leg broken, and badly cut in
head and body. Charles F. Ryan
|componnd fracture of left leg, and!
,cht and bruised in body. Richard|
}Tozer-right leg dislocated, and Sc
1yerely cut in head and body.
Slightly Injured-W. X. Evans-.
cut in head. James Smythe-bruised;
lin head and body Charles Beck
|leg injured. f. L. Mckenzie
abrasion of legs. There were seve-;
Iral others who received contusions; !
while large number narrowly cs-''
|caped.
The property des stroyed-known as,
|Gregg's Halls located on the South,
west corner of Richardson and Tay-I
|lor streets-the old Commerce.
Bank corner. 1t was erected by;
,Alessrs. Thos. and Walter Gregg.
about year ago, and consisted of a.
ithree-story front, with two and one
STORY additions in the rear, md was!
occupied as follows: First floor, front!
-Thos. e. Gregg & Co., crockery:
establishment; Gregg, Palmer & Co.,
brokers. Rear-Mr. Jas. Clendining,
restaurant. Second story, 'front.'
DR.. L. t. Moore, dentistry. Rear
Messrs. Wearn & Hix, photograph!
gallery. Third story-Gregg's Hall.
1Messrs. Gregg & Go. savek their
books and papers, and small por-|
3tion of their stock; they had an in
33surance with Messrs. Nichols & Co.,
iof $23. .00O-in the Queens, Homeland,
3another company-$13,OOO on the
building and 10000 on the stock !;
ltheir actual loss above insurance isl
ESTIMATED at fully $4,000. DIR.
lMoore's loss is estimated at So, 500
uninsured. Messrs. Wearn G. Hix
lost their entire stock, valued at
lsS, 900, and were only insured to the
extent of $4,000, in the North Ame-I
lrican, of New York, of which Messrs.
Nichols are agents. Their gallery isl
believed to have been the most COM
1plete in the South, and was adapted
to any and everything in the photo
graph and picture line. Mr.. Glen
dining was insured for So, OOO-$1, 900
lin the Baltic, of which Mr.. Higgins
lis agent, and 1000 elsewhere-which
lit is thought will fully cover his
losses. He saved piano and q few
other articles only.
DANNY" Darlington, as he was
lfamiliarly termed, was young man
]of about twenty second son of
! MIR. G. V. Darlington, Secretary of
athe Green lie and Columbia Rail
irOad COmpany-in whose emD1ov tba