Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-31
THE GREAT FIRE AT RICHMOND.

Full Particulars of the Disastrous
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the Lost
and Saved- Thrilling Incidents and
Scenes.
From the Richmond Dispatch of Mon
day we take the following particulars Of
The highdul disaster:
The SpotswoOd Hotel on fre.-On
the morning Of Christmas day. q, sbou,
? O'Clock. Patrick Byrd, The night watch
man a, the Spo,swo God Hotel. was sent by
Mr.. Knowles. the night clerk, TO call The
women. whose duty 1t is 10 scour the
floors. Going up stairs, he though, he
detected the smell Of smoke and looking
more carefully, presently he saw il curl
ing rom assure in the weather boarding
OF the old wine room. OF late used rs
pantry. The cry OF fire was raised. and
the halls OF the second floor were in a
te" minutes filled with frightened. stupe-
fed. hsli.clsd people, throwing open the
doors. and Otherwise clearing The path Of
the herv element.
The Bmiding in Enme,.-Tho.e
Who escaped say that in space Of lime
slnost incredibly short the smoke had
filed The whole house, and the flames
made their way through the thin wood
work partitions sish fearful rspidity. The
Gre department, notwiths LANDING the ex-
IRENE cold. was on the ground with re-
msrksb prompiness. but the water could
moi be made SO speedily available. In
less than halt al hour FIRE was observed
on every one OF the Ave floors. and the
passages were choking with hot air and
almost impossible ashes.
The scene was now one Of indescribs-
bic terror. Meu, women and children
were IN The burning building. and all
Who were awake were striving to get out
Win FIRE on every eide and smoke
binding. sufoca,ing smose-penetra,ing
everywhere. 'hls was no easy task 10
those no, thoroughly acquainted with the
landmarks So far as is known, all who
lsf, their looms found means TO escape.
though with life alone. and there was no
wonau's cry for help or infants wall Of
terror ,ha, did no, bring man to their
relief. Most OF those who los, their
lives wete awakened by finding the
6smes in their rooms, or remained in the
vain hope OF saving also their property
TIE floors began TO fsll. and all in the
building then could no. bul perish.
Progress ofthe Fire A .rong wind
swept The flames westward and The .p.rks
and ashes flew ell over tie city. causing
serious apprehension les, there should be
FIRE IN remote places. while The services
OF the FIRE men were needed where they
were. Alter the Spo,.waod HE sdjon.
ing building, occupied by the Grover IL
Baker sewing machine depot. L. Cur.
rants house furnishing store. and Mr..
HungeTlord's banking establishment
caught and was speedily destroyed.
WolfJeeke's cigar store and Anlerson's
lin aud stove depot, we've then fred, and
only The constant play Of the engines
upon the building on the corner Of Main
and Ninth streets. known as Bosher's
Hall, and under which was the grocery
and liquor store OF w. ID. Blair e. Co.
saved II from following suit. On Eighth
stree, the old frame building in The rear
Of The Spo,swoud. and belonging To The
concern. va, 'r,iaIIy destroyed. Al FIVE
o'cln, L the FIRE was stayed.
BsEeved 10 be kiNed.-I, is a pleasure
90 .ay ina, the number Of deaths was
greatly exaggerated 10 the reports which
few about The city yesterday morning,
The reality. however, is Distressing in
deed. Those who are believed on all
,idrs to have been killed are Samuel e..
Hines, Ess,mus w Rose, Samuel NJ.
Robinson and Ms.. Emily Kennedy.
W. n. Psce and J. b. Farris are missing,
.nd II is lr.red tina, they are lost. These
are persons all known TO tie people OF
Richmond. |, remains TO DE discovered
whs, strangers or OTTER transient o0aIdeu
were killed. The names Of none have
uanspired.
Badiy Huri.-P. F. Clarke. Of Phila.
delphia, was the steward Of the hotel.
He found his egress from his apartment
cut of, and tried to Chamber down from
window TO window TO the alley at The
rear Of The hotel. Several mattresses
were placed in position to CATCH him ~
case OF fall. Tie did fsll, bot not upon
. ms,ttess, and was badly hurt about the
hip and leg. and otherwise brui-ed. He
"a, taken to the Grerisn Bend Saloon.
k,p, by Thoms, Griffith, on Eighth ST..
where surgical attention vas rendered by
Du. F. ID. Cunningham and e. w. r.
Brock. His life is no, tespsired Of.
Transient Boorders Mssing-The
Transient bosrdsrs, who. though they may
have escaped. have no'yss been raced
are J. s. Wilcox Of Lynchburg. Z. Is.
Walden. Virginia. Nathan Bruns'el"'
Washington ID. c.; A. Leil. Tampa.
Flax. George and E. II. Andrews.
Syracuse. n. Y. Henry Kroth. New
York city. and John II. Holman. IT,
Jackson, Tenn. Some or all OF these
may have found refuge at private board
inc houses or elsewhere. Those who
.rs sale would do well 10 leave their
names al one OF the newsPaPer Offices at
once. lest anxiety on their account be ere
s,ed in The minds Of friends.
Transient Boarders who are sared.-
Ch.,le. f. Jsnney. Of Coiumbis.S. u
ESCAPED, and saved all his effects. even TO-
4. novel. s. Friedman, OF New York. al
90 escaped wilhou, injury or loss CT pro-
property. g..