The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28
4 DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

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4 DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Two Stores Destroyed and One Serious
ly Damaged.
Between halfpast 10 and II o'clock Satur-
day night, fire broke out on the west side Of
Meeting treet, three doors below Hasel, which
resulted in the total destruction of the two fine
buildings owned by Messrs. Jennings, Thom-
lnson g. Co., and then occupied by Mr.. ]. 9.
Madsen as tobacco store, and by Mr.. Leng-
nick as fancy goods and notion establish
ment. The fire originated In the back part Of
Madsen's store, and owing to the infammable
nature of the stock, was well under way when
! the engines arrived. The flames then COM
| municated to the adjoining store of Mr.. Leng-
nick, and, being fed by light and inhammable
| articles composing the stock, both buildings
were soon enveloped in tremendous
blaze. The engines, although they had been
at work all day on the streets, pumping
out, were worked with vigor and alacrity, and
by their efforts the fire was confined to the
two buildings already named. These, with
the stock contained in them, were totally de-
stroyed. The wholesale shoe store of Messrs.
E. B. Stoddard Co., adjoining MAIDS ems cigar
store on the north, was also considerably dam
aged by the heat. It was broken into, to
afford stand from which the streams from
the engines could be brought to play upon
the fire, and the water thrown into 1t to pre-
vent it's taking fire did much damage to the
stock. The insurance, as far as we have been
able to learn, is as follows:
E. B. Stoddard Co., building insured for
$4,000 in the Home Insurance Company, OF
New York, Major Hutson Lee, agent Stock
insured for $25, 600 In the Germania, Colburn
& Howell, agents; the North British &ercsn-
tile, E. B. Sebring & Co, agents; and the
Georgia Home Insurance Company, Hutson
Lee, agent.
ca. Lengnick, fancy goods, notions, DC.
Stock, total loss. Insured for $4,000 In Mr.. A.
L. Tobias's agency.
]. G. Madsen, cigars and tobacco, total loss.
Insured for $4,000 in the agency of Messrs.
Ravenel & Huger.
The building in which the two last mention
ed stores were established was owned by
Messrs. Jennings, Tomllnson & Co., and was
insured for $4,000. OF this, there were $4,000
upon the store occupied by Mr.. Lengnick, in
the London, Liverpool and Globe Insurance
Company, Lowndes & Co., agents.
In addition to his stock. Mr.. Madaen had
500 in cash in his money drawer, which was
lost with the rest. The origin Of the fire is
mystery. 1t certainly began in the back part
Of Mr.. Madsen's store, but that gentleman says
that he shut up at 10 o'clock, and had no fire
on the premises. The gas Jet was In the front
of the store.
During the confusion the usual hangers-on
were present, on the lookout for an opportu-
nifty of plundering, and much stealing went
on. Three colored youths, named Thomas
Perry, Prince Johnson and George Bryan,
were detected In the act Of making their es-
cape with lot of fine boots, shoes, straw
hats and fancy goods, and having been
turned over to policeman, were taken with
their plunder to the Guardhouse. They will
have hearing before the Mayor this morning
EARRINGS FOR sALE.-Richard Burden,
colored man, was arrested on Saturday even
ing by the detectives charged with having
stolen pair Of gold earrings, which ne was
Offering for sale. Richard says that they are
the property Of his wife, and that be was offer
ing them for sale to get the money to buy pro-
visions with. He is held for examination. /;
CLUBS AND STARs.-M. Powers, reported BY
DR.. Lebby for throwing ofal in lot in Smith
street, had the hearing Of his case deferred
until this morning.
Henry Frost, colored, lodged for dlsorderlJ
conduct and abusing the police at the South
Carolina Railroad Depot, was sentenced to pay
a fine of FIVE dollars or spend ten days In the
House of Correction.
, Samuel Simmons, for being drunk and re
sisling the police in Meeting street, was visited
with like sentence.
NJ. Hogan, S. Jones and NJ. Blake, reported
for keeping hogs upon their premises, were
sentenced to pay fine of one dollar tor eacf
hog.
F. Brown and Henry Pinekney, lodged fol
larceny, were held for examination.
| One goat, found astray In Coming street, wal
released on the application OF the owner.
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