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fire.
• gainful duty to record the ill-fate
[, r^’just been visited on our town. A
r.’n'oVloek list night, the unwelcome
t fire ! saluted our car?; and it
‘ '.--covered to originate in the rear of.
(and in the parrel of it,) owned
' o'-c’-pie'l l>v Messrs. P.Judson & Cos. as
X-ii-i-rstore, on Mulberry street. At the
f:v of the fire, it had made but lit
... vul it would have threatened
p|\)JTJ o, * ■ * v *
( * t'io results, il it ccuui Imc
b' 1 C j'slv approaclwil.and the usual proven*
' ! ,•) at Jmiid. The fact is a lamonta*
i the usual and necessary facili
i . (Vjc —t - 1,1
. ~o t Pt command :no Engine, lad*
|,,do i■, hooks, and worst of all, water,
' ...iptie energy could lie brought into
‘ i,, ,:,is dilemma, our citizens had cither
statuary spectators to the devasta*
iiiout, or direct their exertions to the
■;i • oft!ie goods Ac. in the Houses. The
’ , rr! va- done, and in some measure, their
, inf? wr. effectual. About two thirds of
;i .ov(;.lde artieli s were saved. To protect)
, rend of the town, it was deemed
: r ory to blow tip several houses, which!
I ,!.-. r .c, considerably abated the flames—
•'.rwise. square No. 1?, and particularly]
r !, 'J.and 1, in it, on the East side of
Aer-y street, must have shared the fate of
, m,7. G, and 5, in square 23, which now
ri jj : a most melancholy, and destructive
fjipearancc.
[ln the confusion which this Arc has pro
r and, we are unprepared to give such a de
l. .and in such a manner, as we could wish—
w:ir/w exertion?, however poorly direct
l have been exhausted ; and we now strain
[ power?, to present these brief facts to the
I From all that wc can learn, the fire origi
iVoai a probable defection in the C'him
. : for, when discovered, it was making its
I ~ ! appearance, through the roof anel near
| chimney: and en examination it was
I : the more material blaze was with-
I the garret.
I ' at templed to ascertain the suff r
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 1 oclock, DECEMBER 28, 1831.
cr?, and the probable amount, and also the
amount of Insurance. The result of our
enquires, is as follows;
P. Judson, &. Cos. building, occupied as a
clothing store and a family residence above.
I Insured for 82,000; also their stock of
Goods, insured for 12 or 81500 —about two,
thirds of which were saved.
John Murphey's building on the corner. 1
occupied by James Hollingsworth, as a Cro
eery—goods partly saved ; no insurance.
Mr. Cruikshank's (of Philadelphia) build
ing?, occupied by James A. Ilall and family—
not insured.
Mason 1 [niching''s building—occupied bv
Mr. Hall and family, and also as a grocery — i
not insured.
John B. V.iclc's building-—occupied bv J
himself and family ; and also a Dry Good.-!
and Grocery store. The House was insured]
for SISOO. About a third of his goods and
furniture were burnt.
.1/. It. 1 Vail is 1 building-—occupied bv
James Dal!, as a ( on feet i nary. Good? near
ly all saved; but no insurance on the pro
perty.
Oliver Sage’s house, ia which 110 resided
j with his family—and also kept a Saddle and
Harness store. Mr. Sage is probably the
;greatest sufferer; also, Oliver Sage's house,
jocenpid by Rufus 11. Smith, as a Jewelry
Store. Mr. Smith lost, many of his goods.
Myron Bartlett's house occupied by him as
a printing office, on which there was no insu
rance. We regret to stale, that although onr
j neighbor, by great exertions, saved bis Books
paper, and Type,) Air. Bartlett, hud to
a part of his press, to the flames, and there- J
fore, is now without one. In the meantime,!
wc here take it on ourself, to say, that the J
Telegraph will continue to appear, so soou as]
its proprietor can reorganize its present con- !
fused condition, for confused it is—very much
in pic.
N. C. Munrot's Store building occupied by
Mr. Wood, for Thomas & Smith, with Gabi-,
rot furniture. The proprrty was not insured-!
But a small portion of the furniluio w as burnt.!
Mrs. Acres' (cf New Jersey) building—;
occupied above stairs by Mrs. Coleman, as a
boarding house, and below, as a shoe store,
by Parmclee & Church. The house was ful
ly insured, a portion of the goods were des
troved.
Ellis, Shot well A Co’s, building—occupi
ed by Mr. Oldershaw, with Cabinet furniture.
The furniture was saved, but we regret to
say that 12 or 81500 worth of unmanufactur
ed mahogany was destroyed—no insurance.
Also, Ellis. Shotwcll 'J Co's, building, un
occupied, but in which there was many goods
stored; some of which were saved; but we
ire sorry to say, that besides other articles
'ost, about 81100 worth of Bibles, Ac. bc
onging ft the American Bible Society, were
>unit. No insurance.
These, comprise all the houses burnt, ex
cepting the rear buildings, and amount in all
o 22. The probable value of which, wc have
to doubt, at a low estimate, would be equal to
k 15,000 —and of goods and furniture, equal
to $10,000; making in all, a loss of about
$25,000, of which about 85,000 were insured.
Among the losses, however, which our dis
tressed neighbors have to bear, is the destruc
tion of homes for their families, and stands for
their business. There is scarcely a domicib
or a stand for busieess, now vacant in Macon-
We have thus hastily thrown together the
material facts, as they appeared to us. We
believe they are nearly correct, and hope no
offence, either in ‘‘omission or commission.”
Many of our citizens merit plaudits for their
active and benevolent exertions, and which
w ill no doubt be shewn in the grateful hearts
of the sufferers. Nor should we omit to say,
what is very meritoriously their due, that the
slaves exerted themselves to the utmost, with
a spirit which evidenced a deep and heart-felt
interest for their owners, and for all others.—
Surely they will have their reward.
We would, had we time, throw out, once
more, some suggestions, to our citizens a 1 and to
our police, to b vigilant—to awake from ihci;
[lethargy, and to put on armor to battle fire
More anon.