Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-06
ncs,ruc,iye Fire i'm Charlestown.

uaV morning Hio WIS
large and elegant new building OF the
Messrs. Sad!er Bros, on Main street,
adjoining the new county Jail and the
fine building belonging to the estate of
the late Humphrey Reyes; and opposite
the City Hotel, Messrs, Light & Mitch
ellis drug store, ard the property OF Mr..
Warren Ely.
The fire originated in tie southwest
corner of the building, in the principal
office of Messrs. Satterlee d Co, con-
tractors for the S. V. Il. r., in the
second story, by some cause unknown,
but supposed to have been accidental
and before water could be gotten nponi
i; in sufficient quantity the fre hau
made It's way under the TN roohnG'
where it could not be gotten at ana IL
was soon seen that all efforts 10 save
the building would be futile. Inc en-
CINE was worked mantuliy, however,
and with the valuable aid OF lines OF
buckets, the most strenuous efforts were
,po5o 10 retain the fire within the limits
Of the burning building and prevent Its
spread 10 the other valuable property
adjacent, which in ali probability would
have involved large portion of the
finest property in the very heart OF the
town. The flames, however, gradually
snyeloped the entire building, and the
east end of it falling against the county
iail set fire TO that building. The flames
were finally subdued, however, after
portion Of the roofing had been torn OFT
so that a free application OF water could
be made. Shortly afterwards the Keys
building was discovered to be on ire at
the point of the intersection of the wing
with the main building, but prompt
efforts saved extensive damage. The
outer frame of an upper window OF this
building had already burned, but the
inner fire proof door prevented the in
grcss of the fire. This building is of Il
fire-pruof character, and now for the
second time has withstood an immense
lire on its east side, standing like bull
wark of protection to the block of val
liable buildings to the west Of 1t.
The Sadler building embraced within
it three large store rooms on the lower
floor, occupied respectively by The dry
goods aud grocery stores ct Mcssrs.
David Howell and J. Ed. Burns, and
furniture store of the MeSSrS. Sadler;
aud on the upper floor three Offices OF
NlrSSrs. Satterlee " Co, the hall OF the
|. O. Good Templars, Office OF Justice
WIN. Burnett aud law Offices of Frank
l}cckwith aud MeSSrs. Baylor y Viii
SOU. From the first, efforts were made
TO save everything IN the building, and
as tar as possible these were removed.
The spread of the flames, however, pre-.
vented the removal OF Al, notWithstaud-
inc the brave efforts OF those engaged
some of whom almost risked their lives
to rescue valuable FaporS,c etc, aud many
things were damaged in removal; some,
We regret to say, were found missing
after being taken from the building
At one period during the fire il was
thought that an appeal would have to
bc made TO Winchester for the aid Of
a portion OF its fire department, but the
fire being gotten under control 1t was
abandoned. We are pleased to note,
however, that The Is. d .. X K. au-
thoritics expressed a willingness TO
place every accommodation Al the ser
vice OF our authorities, and were pre-
pared 10 dispatch an engine and cars
at once TO Winchester for aid.
The building OF the Messrs. Sadlcr
WAS insured for S6,0O0-lIome OF New
York, $4,000; Aetna of Hartford, g.
900; North British, LOCO; and ph%niX,
$1,000 Their stock was insured for
$1,000, in the Peabody of Wheeling,
on which there is a partial loss by dam
age.
The county Jail was damaged TO the
extent OF >35O-insured in the Jcticr-
son Go. Mutual, Farmers and Mechan-
les Of ". Va, Aetna OF Hartford, and
COutinentsl.
Damagc to Reyes property, between
$500 and S300-insured in Aetna Of
Hartford.
The portico of the City Hotel was
considerably damaged by intense heat
insured in Frederick County (Md)
Mutual
OF the personal property, Mr. How
ell loses possibly Sl090-coyercd by
insurance in the LoudOun Co. (Na0
Mutual; Mr.. Burns, large loss in mer-
chandise-insured in London, Liver
pool and Globe for $4,000, and Home
OF New York, for $500; Messrs. Satter-
L. G. ~ l,,o Tr,ui.nrc oto IN tho
value, probably, of 5000, no insurance
their principal books ed;GOod Temp
lars loss about slOO-coyered by in
surance in the Peabody of Wheeling;
Baylor 81 Wilson, VIM. Burnett and
Frank Beckwith, each about 500 or
less, in office furniture, books, etc.-uo
insurance.
TIE iron safe of Mr. Frank Beckwith,
containing valuable books, bonds, &c,
came out of the fire with contents al
most entirely uninjurcd.
During the burning of the Sadler
building sharp explosion took place
on the upper floor, supposed to have
been package of caps for dynamite
cartridges used on the S. V. II. Il. Very
fortunately, a case Of dynamite car
tridges, which had been in the building
were removed a few days before the
fire.
Our live insurance agents were cner-
getic in their efforts to save property,
and are using every endeavor to make
speedy adjustment OF losses. Col. K.
w. Baylor, President of the County
Court, was in town promptly yesterday
morning, aud arranged with the insur-
ance companies to rave the Jail repaired.