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The Daily Dispatch: may 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Diplomatic correspondence. (search)
Attempted Incendiarism. --An attempt was made at an early hour yesterday morning, by some despicable wretch, to fire the tenement located next to the Bank of Richmond, on Cary street, owned by the estate of Mrs. John Wickham, dec'd. The property, which was undergoing repair and extension, had no basement on which to operate, and the parties concerned in creating the alarm, had to crawl by means of scantling to the second story, whence they ascended to the attic, and placed several bundles of straw under the eves of the house, which were fired and left. The falling embers attracted the notice of passing citizens, and an alarm being given, the fire was speedily extinguished, mostly by the exertions of the Montgomery Guards, lately arrived here from New Orleans — a number of whom were attracted to the spot. There are enough exciting causes now existing, without the creation of new ones, and we suggest that when any person is caught trying to add thereto, by means of the torch, th