The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-07
TIE OnANoEDuRa F1Rr.-This con .

TEE ORANoEDuEa FIRE.. E.-This con
fagratioc wa. more extensive than was
at first supposed. The loss, it is
feared. will reach over $500, 900. A
correspondent OF the Union. Herald
furnishes theifolowing particulars:
About l. 80 this morning Gre broke g
out In tho kitchen in the rear Of Cart.
mills store, on Russell street, and
communicated to the store, and from
thence the fire rapidly spread to the
buildings adjacent. AS near as can be
ascerlained, the fire was caused by a
lighted candle, which the co]ored girl
employed by Cartmill left burning in
the kitchen. The fame communicated
to the wall puper, and soon the kitche
was Iii q blaze. Il was discovered by
the driver and passengers of the omni.
bus belonging to Meroney's Hotel,
which was going to the up train. C,.i.
zens rapidly congregated. but their
efforts to Queuoh the fumes we're all
nnavailing. On account of the mar.
rownesa Of the street. the fire commu.
nlcsted to the buildings on the other
side. aud then, crossing back, soon
started the whole block. Store after
store blazed up. and tefore 3 O'Clock
both sides of the street were con.
sumed, with only two exceptions-the
stores of D. Louis and Harley. In
addition to the stores on Russell street,
the building occupied by Kirk Robin
son Rs book store. and the Office of
the Orangeburg Ne,cS was entirely de-.
stroyed. The burnt out district was
occupied by the following firms: VIM
Lightfoot. John Adden, Thomas Cart
.nill. dry goods, crockery, &c; NJ
Albrecht. groceries aud liquors; J. II.
W. Briggman. dry goods; name un-
kaown. groceries snd liquors; - Mac
Namara, dry goods and groceries;
Wallace Cannon, groceries,; Jackson &
Thorn. groceries,; dwelling house
owned by Mrs. Tradeweil and occu-
pied by DR.. Muckenfuse; - Rich, dry
goods and clothing; G. w. Baxter,
groceries,; McMicbael & Blume. gro
ceries and liquors; Meroney's Hotel;
George II Cornelson, dry goods, gro
oeries. 60; 7. B. Boyd, boots and
shoes; DR.. Oiveros. drugs; T. KoLn g.
Brother, dry goods; house owned by
c. Bull aud occupied by Mrs. Osten-
dorf; s. Dibble, unocoupied office; T..
W. Albergotti, baker; - Rich, gro.
ceries. 1n addition to the stores aud
dwelling houses, numerous out-build-
ings. sheds and stables were burned
Very few Of the stores were insured.
Many men lost everything, even their
wearing apparel. Some few saved
their stock. MIR. Meroney. OF the
hotel, suvrd all of his furniture, bed
ding. etc. The appearance of our city
ia very desoiate. This makes the third
time the town has been burned out
in 1854. in 1866, during Sherman g
march to the sea. and now in 1875.
rhe following is an estimated list OF
losses and insurances. Both sides Of
Russell street were burned from Mar.
ket to Forsyth: Oornelson, dry goods
and groceries, $50, 600. partly insured ;
Boyd. shoes, $1,000, partly insured;
Kohn & Bro, $4,000. $4,000 in
surance; DR.. Oliveros. $4,000. no in
surance; Mrs. Ostendorf. 81, 900, part.
ly insured; Rich, SO. 0uO. no insurance;
McMichael s. Co., 81 500. no insur,
ance; Meroney. $4,000. partly in
sured; Thorn, 81, 600, no insurance;
Cannon, $1,000. no insurance; Mac
Namara. $1,000. partly insured; Al.
brecht. $500, no insurance; Brigeman,
SIC, 900, partly iasu red; Adden. S.. 600,
no insurance.; Cartmill. Sl2. 900, partly
insured; Lightfoot. 81. 900, 81, 500 in
sured; Robinson, $500, no insurance.;
D. Lonis. $4,000. partly insured; AL
bergotti, $500. no insurance.