The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-11

for his life, and the flames were not again
cheated of their prey,
The fire was now in Federal street, and the
wooi-houses were going like oil factories.
They could never have been attacked at q
more dangerous time, as they were cram
med from cellar to garnet. Hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars worth were In hand
that might have been delivered to
c'stoniors had 1t not been for the
horse disease. In one store alone there
were hundred thousand dollars worth of
| woods stored which were awaiting delivery.
Minor, Beal & Hackett had their stores
packed full, being thetr winters stock, three
hours before the fire enveloped 1t all. March
Brothers & Pierce hal just put their winter
goods in the cellT and sent their summer
goods up stairs to be made up.
| Tho paper houses came next, and with
them went the majority of the large dealers.
1t had been hoped that the fire could be
stopped short Of Franklin street, but the
store, there were as vulnerable as on others.
The Frcodman's National Bank went ut 10
| O'Clock, and all hour later the National Bank
of North America was IN IS bad condition.
The fire swept In q nortbeaSterly direction
from there, and cannot tell where it will
stop. write this with My hair s!nged by
fumes, my face burning, and two or three
burns where the Goals have flown down my
back
The following streets are completely de-
s'royed: Kilby, Liberty Square, Central,
Water, LndalI, Congress, High, Devonsliire
| Franklin, MIX, Summer, Federal. Pearl,
and part OF Bedford. A large number of
families are homeless. It is hcartrcrdius.
| BosroS, November 10--1:39 p. A-'rhe
! fire Is checked. Stale street saved Broad
street saved; all north and east of State
street saved. The post.office is damaged,
and the backs OF some few other buildings
on State street. A large portion Of the best
business section of the city is in ruins. The
telegraph wires are all down in the city.
| some OF THE LOSSES.
r. q. Sampson, raper and twine; John
W. Bond, wool: B. II. Thayer & Co., paper
manufacturers II. G. Judd & Co., wool; S.
S. Arnold, paper and twine; Rogers & Co.,
orockery; Nichols, Palmer g. Dupce, wool ;
Thomas II. Tyler, Holloware & Coburn,
wool; Frye Phprs & Co., hardware; How.
land, Luce & Co., wool; Sabine & Page,
wool c. e. Horgood & Co.. Which. Griffith
{. Co.; J. Tucker & CO., corner High street /;
| l}ucling 4 Trcon; Akeans & Co., agents
Fletcher Manufacturing Company; G. Ford,
grocer; Wright, Goodwin E Delano, wool ;
| Chamberlain Brothers, wool; =. ". Clapp
& Co.; William hatcher s Co., crucible
agents; Lewis Barr, Pennsylvania Steel
Works; james Woodnian, commission
Scoville Manufacturing Company; William
lesson & Co., English steel; Hussey, Wills
!: Co., steel; Otis Fearce, J. & J. L. Lee. T.
| Christian & Co., hosiery and gloves
| John B. Blbcock Il PartiDston, cAmnls-
| ,iou merchants; C, =. Grunncll furs
md ca'fskins; George Hunt, commits.
ion; Boone, Covell & Co., clothiers' trim
nings; Butler, johnson s. Co., hardware :
Phillips, shuman s Co., Hope Thread Com.
pny; Millikcn, Brophy & Co.. i. Saxon &
Co., agents Sect=-rrint Works; Atlantic
| Cotton Mills, -- Gray, agent; Davis &
Frost, Henry G. Davis, Henry Poor & Son,
hides and leather; E. W. Corey & Co., lea
Their; james a. Roberts, hides and leather
\. w. Rice & Co., losther; Charles Marsh e.
Co., leather; 5. r.. Goardnean & Co., hides
and leather, Nichols u Dollin, Barnard
Davy Ir'scr Main, Mullen & Elmsl. 1obr
II Rogers, Themes Hail. Moore, Hatch
3, l. Cs., mems furnishing goods; Green
| Brothers Il Co., dress goods; Curlant 4 Co.,
d. Lyons d Co., mems furnishing goods
| Nichols & Dalton, leather Harding. Gray 4
Deway, wool: !: L. " hite & Co., leather;
w. 3. Spencer & Co., hides and leather
iC.L L. Barrett, hides and leather D. Stain
ford, woolbrokcr; J. 0. Slf'ord & Co.,
hides and leather; Grucr, White Il Co.,
leather; J. s. Il. kosform, hides and
leather; Z. Is. Phillips, oil store Al
bert Thompson Is Cos: hides and leather;
Jobnscn; EulUn & Brockett, hides and
leather; Babcock & Partridge, straw goods
W. 2. Bsisham & Co., gloves and hosiery
Julius Bcil y Horner, clothing; Morse,
Hammond & Co., hosiery, gloves. and hand
kerchicis H, d BETTER, hair goods Eu.
gene Chaplin, trimmings; a. Folsom & Sons,
clothing and oi!-cloths; D. Lyons &
Co.; ,Gar Brothers, furnishing goods
We'll Brothers, mems furnishing goods
Thomas. KoIby & Co, dry goods
Hawley, Folsom & Martin, mems fur.
nlshing goods; Minor, Beal 6 uackett,
mems and hoys' clothing; Merch Brothers,
Pierce & Co., mems furnishing goods; 81,
mons, Brother & Co.; d. N. Hodgen, cloth.
ing; Boston Collar Company Homer &
Werth, ourried leather; Flant & Clatur, in.
ner soles; Pear & Co., kid leather; c. A,
Hathaway 6 Co., High street, oil and c.
ment; Thomas Z. Proctor, leather; Edward
Spadin2 & Bennstead, bideS and leather
Davis. Brother & Co., leather; Lockett, Mitch
eli & Co., woc!lcns; Boyt, Sprngue & Co.,
commissions; Perry, Cook & Tower, dry goods
Progcr, Goctt t. Co., clothing; B. L. Solo
mon s Sons, Jewel! & Busy, woollenS Lewis
d Cohen, carpet manufacturers; E. Is.
: Verely & Sen, felt goods ; W. u. Strong &
Co., commission merchants; Flapnell 4 Co.,
woollens; II. Hermann & Co., commission
merchants; Lalley, Sumner Il Co., clothiers
and tailors; Hughton & Perkins, Sawyer
6 Co., Woods & Co., A. T. Stewart & Co.
; Parker, Wilder & Co., Anderson & Co., Gross
D;niels. Tibbetts, Baldwin Il David
Jewcts Richardson, George 4. Glosier