The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-30

!. ,THs AB9fvIIns FIxH.-we CLEAN the
F1SleHig PARTICULARS of tho rooent Are in
frosR shA Prey, and Ranmsr;
ID il is 4uFYad d5ty tdschroptble
9Skss destructjfe fresbeinG the telsd
ind epeEe OF Aitle. .ovaS twelve moafhg,
Nhtchha4 consis 81 dito hehes another of
ont dheAt shusiaSsa rGnXsa On tha 10Th
5Sn4afy, 1872, the Marshall House and
the Court House, with the intervening
buildings, ~ere ssvspt off by the flames
OF the destroyer; on the 18th November
last, the Granite Range shared the same
fate: and nov again, on last MondSy
1evening. the 9th inst. Cothran & Wll-
sons new range. on Washington stseet,
with the exceptions DC the fine store co.
arisen phoenix-like from the rninY, OF the
A little before o'clock in the even
ing, the alarm was given. The flames
had been discovered in roar Of the store
OF MessEs, ,MRrse j Miller, being the
second store from the Eastern end OF, the
building, and when first ssen, were con-
fled to barrel Of kerosene aud the
aoor adjacent. the back door OF the
store being open. The fumes rapidly
extended to the adjsoent stores. The
store next below Was occupied by Mrs.
Frances Lomax, as confectionery; the
next store above was fitted as retail
grocery. and quantity OF liquor was
stored here, the property of Messrs.
Christian & Wilson; the store next above
was occupied as grocery store by Mr..
A. Bequest, and the two next adjoining
as general dry goods store, occupied by
Messrs. Kaphan & Sklarz. the fns gro-
cery store occupied by Trowbridge g. Co.
closing the list; the rooms above Lad,
with the exception of the barber shop of
Governor Crawford, been recently va
Gated and were unoccupied.
The thinness Of the wills separating
the stores, and the open passage between
the rooms above, precluded any hope OF
saving the first six stores, and tho Efforts
were directed to saving goods, aud also
the store of Trowbridge & Co.. on the
one hand, which was protected by g
thick wall, and aiso to staying the flames
from the wooden building Of Seal, Sign
& Robertson, which was adjacent on the
other side. A line was formed. extend
ing to tho spring. and up and down went
the buckets in rapid succession, and, for
eHSNAoS NAsAA VIZ ooStaO "oo Caocu Nu0
tho viotory won, whites and blacks We'd
with each other. Seal, Sign & Robert
sons was flooded with wnter, and passed
the ordeal safely; Trowbridge 4, Go. Is
was exposed to intense heat from the
adjacent building, but was saved by per
sistent effort.
Cothran & Wilson estimate the valuo
OF their burnt building at from Sl2, 900
to 5,0U0. covered by ell insurance of
S9,000. Marse & Miller lost stock of
50, 000-total loss; no insurance. Be.
quest lost 81 500, covered by insurance.
Kaphan & Sklarz estimate their loss at
from So, 900 to So, 500, covered by S5 600
insurance; Mrs. Lomax lost from $500
to S500-no Insurance.; j. D. Chambers
q Co., in goods stored, $75; Governor
Crawford, effects in tho barber shop to
the amount Of $75; Mr. A. Humblin,
some effects in the house, and MesHrs
Christian & Wilson. some liquors Mr..
Dodson, photographer. was damaged by
removal to the amount Of $780, Messrs.
Brazeale, merchant tailor, and 8. Is.
Norrell, harness-maker, also sustained
losses by removal
The fire was clearly the work of an in 4.
cendiary. prompted doubtless by the love
of plunder.