NP, RS 6/17/1863

From the Richmond Sentinel
 
June 17, 1863
 
   The Petersburg Express mentions the burning on Monday last, of a portion of the workshops at Mount Airy, belonging to the Petersburg Railroad Company. The flames originated in that portion of the coach factory lying nearest the city, and spread so rapidly, fanned as they were by a brisk breeze that prevailed at the time, that all efforts to stop their progress were futile, and the entire factory, covering a space of between one and two hundred feet, was consumed.
   The house or houses destroyed were wooden buildings, but the estimated loss by the fire is between $12,000 and $16,000, which, we understand, is but partially covered by insurance.

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