From the Richmond Enquirer, 7/2/1861, p. 3, c. 3
FIRE AT THE PENITENTIARY. – Yesterday evening about 6
o’clock a fire broke out in the work-shops of the Penitentiary, by which most of
the work shops were consumed; the main building was, we learn, uninjured.
As much useful work is now being
done at this place, the burning of the shops at this time is quite a serious
loss. We were unable to ascertain the cause of the fire, or the amount of
property destroyed.
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