BUILDINGS BURNED.

The following is a correct list of the buildings burned by the rebels in Chambersburg, with their estimated value by a committee of disinterested gentlemen appointed for that purpose:

South side of Market Street.
Jacob Wolfkill—Two-story frame and brick building, $700
Patrick Campbell’s heirs—Two-story brick building, 700
Peter McGaffigan—Two-story building, 600
James C. Austin—Two-story brick building, new, 5,000
R. Austin—Two-story brick building, 3,000
William H. McDowell—Two-story stone front and brick back building, brick stable, 3,000
James M. Brown—Two-story stone front and brick back building, stable, 3,300
Jacob Sellers—Two-story brick front and back building, stables, and ice-house, (hotel,) 4,000
J. W. Douglas—One-story frame building, 600
Martin Brown—Frame front and log building, 1,000
J. A. and J. C. Eyster—Log front and back building, 1,000
Mrs. Jordan—Two-story brick front and back building, 5,000
L. S. Clark—Two-story frame building and stable, 1,200
C. M. Duncan—Two-story building, law-office, stable, 2,000
E. Culbertson—Two-story brick building, office, stone barn, 6,000
Mrs. Bard—Two-story brick building, and row of law offices, 6,500
Gehr & Denny—Two three-story brick buildings, and one two-story, (dwellings and “Franklin Repository” office,) 5,500
C. M. Duncan—Three-story building, (Franklin Hotel,) three-story brick arcade, brick stables, &c., 15,000
Aug. Duncan—Three-story brick building, 1,500
Henry Monks—Three-story brick building, 1,500
Edward Aughinbaugh—Three-story brick building, 1,500
Dr. William H. Boyle—Three-story brick building, 2,000
Mary Gillan—Three-story brick building, 1,500
T. J. Wright—Three-story brick building, 1,800
S. F. Greenawalt—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,000
A. H. McCulloh—Two-story brick building, stone stable, 2,000
Rev. Mr. Nelson—Two-story building, stable, 2,000
J. P. Culbertson—Three brick buildings, 5,000
Mrs. Riddle—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,500
E. Finfrock—Two-story building, stable, 2,000
W. F. Eyster & Bro.—Two buildings, (foundry,) stable, 4,000
R. E. Tolbert—Two-story brick building, stable, 2,000
M. Gillan’s heirs—Two three-story brick buildings, log house, brick stable, 6,000
Alex. Fritz—Two-story brick building, 1,000
Mrs. Frederick Smith—Two-story brick building, 1,200
J. Burkholder’s heirs—Two-story brick building, barn, 2,000
Hunter Robison—Two-story brick building, stable, 1,200
Jacob B. Miller—Two-story brick building, 400
John Bigley—Three small dwellings, 500
Thomas Cook—Three wooden buildings, 600
N. Pierce—Two-story building, 1,000
Barnet Wolff—Two-story frame building, 600
J. M. Wolfkill—Two-story brick front and two back buildings, 2,500
Jacob Shafer—Two-story brick building, 1,000
Richard Woods—Two-story brick building, 800
John King—Two-story buildings, 400
Christ. Pisle—Two-story brick building, 500
Mrs. Elizabeth Stouffer—Two-story brick building, 1,800
A. Banker—Brick shop, house and barn, 2,000
Mrs. Butler—Two-story building and stable, 400
Mary Rapp—Two-story log building, 400
James Nill’s heirs—Two-story brick front, 500
Josiah Allen—Two-story brick building, 1,000
North side of Market Street.
C. Stauth—Two two-story log buildings, $800
Samuel Brant—Two-story brick building, 800
John M. McDowell—Two two-story brick buildings, (hotel,) barn, shop, etc., 3,500
D. Trostle—Two-story brick building, and brick barn, 1,500
Mrs. Radebaugh—Stone and frame barn, 800
Mrs. Jos. Chambers—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,500
G. W. Brewer—Two-story brick building, barn, 5,500
Mrs. Jacob Smith—Log stable, 100
John Miller—Two-story brick building, hotel, stables, shops, 8,000
J. B. Cook—Two-story stone and four two-story buildings, bark-house, stable, etc., 5,000
C. W. Eyster—Two three-story brick flouring mills and two-story brick dwelling, 15,000
Lambert & Huber—Four-story stone and frame paper-mill and steam-house, 15,000
C. W. Eyster—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,000
S. M. Shillito—Two-story brick building, 1,500
James King—Two-story brick building, frame shop, 1,200
P. Brough—Three-story brick building, 3,000
John Noel—Three-story stone building, stable, 8,000
Court House—Three-story brick, 45,000
Engine-house—Two-story brick, 1,000
D. O. Gehr—Two-story brick building, and brick stable, 5,500
B. F. Nead—Two-story brick building, brick stable, 5,000
A. D. Caufman—Three-story brick building and stable, 4,000
Mrs. Goettman—Two-story brick building, brick stable, etc., 5,500
Peiffer’s heirs—Two-story stone house, (old jail,) smith-shop, frame shop, stable, 2,600
T. B. Kennedy—Large two-story brick building, etc., 8,000
Rev. B. S. Schneck—Two-story stone and brick building, 3,000
L. Humelshine—Two-story building, 600
S. Etter—Two-story brick building, 3,000
Dr. N. Schlosser—Two-story building, 1,000
S. Eckert—Two-story stone and brick building, 1,000
West side Main Street to Square.
Benj. Chambers—Two-story brick building, $5,000
W. G. Reed—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,000
Mrs. C. Snyder—Two-story brick building, 3,000
Allen Smith—Two-story brick building, stable, 1,600
C. Flack—Two-story building, stable, 1,000
J. Schofield—Two-story building, brick shop, stable, 1,600
M. P. Welsh—Two-story brick building, 2,500
C. Stouffer (machinist)—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,000
Geo. Chambers (residence)—Two-story brick building, stable, 7,000
G. Chambers (Female Seminary)—Three-story stone building, 5,000
G. Chambers—Two-story brick building, law office, &c., 2,000
A. J. Miller—Two-story stone building, &c., 4,500
James Watson—Two-story brick building, 4,500
R. Austin—Two-story brick building, 2,500
East side Main, from Square to King Street.
Franklin Hall—Three-story brick building, $20,000
Jacob Hoke & Co.—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,500
Dr. Langenheim—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,000
Widow Montgomery (hotel)—Three story brick building, stable, 9,000
Daniel Trostle (hotel)—Two-story brick and stone buildings, sheds and stable, 7,000
Miss Susan B. Chambers—Brick shop, house and stable, 2,500
A. P. Frey—Two-story building, coachmaker-shed, shop, stable, 3,000
A. S. Hull—Two-story brick building, 2,000
Mrs. Geo. Goettman—Two-story building, shop, 1,200
West side Main, from Square to Washington Street.
Chambersburg Bank—Two-story brick building, stable, $8,000
Mrs. Gilmore—Two-story brick building and shops, 5,500
Jacob B. Miller—Two-story brick building, etc., 3,000
Dr. Richards—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,500
C. Burkhart—Three-story brick building, ice-house, stable, 4,500
J. M. Cooper—Three-story brick buildings, (“Valley Spirit” office,) stone stable, etc., 15,000
James L. Black—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,000
Dr. J. Hamilton—Three-story brick building and stable, 7,000
John A. Grove—Frame shop, 250
Jacob Hutton—Three-story brick and two brick back buildings, 4,500
John McClintock—Two-story brick building, shop, etc., 3,500
Lewis Shoemaker—Two-story brick building, etc., 4,200
Samuel Greenawalt—Two-story brick buildings, 5,500
J. Allison Eyster—Two-story brick building, 5,000
J. Allison Eyster—Two-story brick building, 1,500
J. Allison Eyster—Three-story brick buildings, brick stable, 5,000
Wm. Heyser’s heirs—Two story brick buildings, brick stable, 5,500
Rev. S. R. Fisher—Brick stable, 500
Geo. Lehner—Log stable, 400
George Ludwig—Two-story brick front and five back buildings, 7,000
C. F. Miller—Two-story brick building, &c., 4,500
Adam Wolff—Two-story frame and brick building, 1,200
John Forbes—Two-story building, &c., 2,000
John Dittman—Two-story brick building, 2,000
J. Deckelmayer—Two-story brick building and bakery, 3,000
Samuel Ott—Two two-story brick buildings, 4,000
B. Radebaugh—One-story frame shop, 150
Samuel Ott—One-story frame shop, 200
B. Radebaugh—Two-story brick front building, 600
East side Main, from Washington to Square.
F. Spahr—Two-story brick building, $2,500
Miss Hetrick—Two-story brick building, 1,500
John A. Lemaster—Two-story brick building, 2,500
Aug. Reineman—Two-story brick building, 1,500
Samuel M. Perry—Two-story brick front and back building, 2,000
David L. Taylor—Two-story log (weather-boarded) front and frame back buildings, 1,500
J. W. Taylor—Two-story brick building, stable, hay scales, (hotel), 7,000
George Ludwig—Two-story brick building, tin-shop, stable, 4,000
H. H. Hutz—Two-story brick building, stable, 6,500
D. Reisher—Two-and-a-half story brick building, bake-house, stable, 4,500
M. Kuss—Two-story brick building, stone stable, 2,500
I. Hutton—Two-story brick building, brick shop, stable, 4,000
John P. Culbertson—One-story frame shops, 800
Dr. J. Lambert—Two-story brick building, stable, 5,500
Mrs. R. Fisher—Two-story brick front building, 5,000
William Wallace (hotel)—Three-story brick building, 9,000
D. Reisher—Two-story brick buildings, stable, 6,000
J. A. Eyster (Nixon’s drugstore)—Two-story brick building, &c., 4,500
James Eyster—Two-story brick building, brick stable, 4,500
Eyster & Bro.—Two-story stone and brick building, 5,500
Eyster & Bro.—Three-story brick warehouse, stable, 10,000
Brand & Flack—Two-story stone and brick building, warehouse, 6,500
A. J. White—Two-story stone and brick building, 4,500
Hiram White—Three-story brick front, and back building, (new), 7,500
John Jeffries—Two-story stone and brick building, &c., stable, 3,000
A. B. Hamilton—Two-story stone and brick buildings, stable, 6,000
Mansion House (German Reformed Publication House)—Three-story brick front and back building, livery stable, &c., 10,000
Academy—Large three-story brick, 4,000
Queen—South Side.
J. W. Reges—Two-story brick building, $3,000
W. Cunningham—Two-story brick building and granary, 3,000
John Mull—Two-story brick front and back building, 2,000
J. T. Hoskinson—Two-story brick building, 2,200
Jacob Flinder—Two-story frame building, 800
Jacob Flinder—Two-story frame building, stable, 700
W. Wallace—Two-story brick building, spring-house, &c., 4,000
Mrs. John Lindsay—Two-story brick building, 2,500
Barnard Wolff—Two two-story brick buildings, warehouse, shop, brick stable, &c., 7,500
J. Allison Eyster—Two-story brick building, 2,200
Mrs. Blood—Two-story brick and two back buildings, 1,800
Mrs. Clark—Two-story brick front and back building, 1,800
Mrs. R. Fisher—Two-story brick building, 2,000
Mrs. Sarah Stevenson—Two two-story brick buildings, 2,000
J. D. Grier—Two-story brick building, 4,500
Mrs. Susan Nixon—Two-story brick building, 1,800
Robert Davis—Two-story brick building, 2,000
John Cree—Two-story brick building, 2,500
Samuel Myers—Two-story brick front, two back buildings, 3,200
Mrs. Porter Thompson—Two-story log building, 600
Mrs. George S. Eyster—Two-story brick building, 2,500
Andrew Banker—Two-story log building and smoke-house, 1,500
Queen—North Side.
Huber & Co. (edge-tool factory)—Five brick and frame buildings, $3,500
Brick blacksmith shop, 600
“Bethel” (church)—brick, 3,000
G. Ludwig (brewery)—Two-story stone and brick building, &c., 8,000
Widow Grove (of William)—Two-story building, smoke-house, 1,500
Thos. Carlisle—Two-story brick, and one frame building, 3,000
Kindline’s heirs—Two-story brick, two-story log and brick back buildings, 4,000
Widow Grove (of Alex.)—Two-story building, stable, 1,200
John Huber—Two-story brick building, stable, 3,000
Abraham Huber—Two-story brick, and frame stable, 2,000
H. Sierer—Two-story building, wareroom, stable, &c., 3,000
Thos. Carlisle—Two-story brick front, and back buildings, 2,500
W. Wallace—Three three-story brick buildings, brick stable, 8,000
N. Snyder—Two-story brick building, wash-houses, stable, 2,500
Dr. S. D. Culbertson—Two-and-a-half-story brick building, stable, 4,000
Mrs. Samuel Brand—roof slightly damaged.
J. P. Culbertson—Two-story brick building, stable, 4,500
Second Street.
P. Henry Peiffer—New two-story frame stable, $1,900
Associate Reformed Church—One-story brick building, 3,000
Benjamin Rhodes—Two-story log front and one-story brick back building, 1,200
J. Allison Eyster—One-story log shop, 100
Charles Croft—Log building and frame kitchen, 800
J. P. Keefer—Two-story brick building and kitchen, 1,500
John Reasner—One-story log bakery, 150
J. S. Brown—Roof and upper floor (hotel) 500
John Dœbler—Two-story brick building, 2,000
Holmes Crawford—Two-story brick building, 3,000
S. F. Armstrong—Two-story brick building, stable, 4,000
Aug. Reineman—Three one-story frame shops, &c., 1,000
Franklin.
Martin Cole—Two-story brick and log buildings, $1,500
Philip Evans—Two-story brick building, 1,200
Wolfstown.
Dr. A. H. Senseny—Two one-story log buildings, $200
N. Uglow—Three one-story log buildings, 250
Water.
George Kindline—Brick wagonmaker and blacksmith shop, brick stable, $800
Alley.
Widow Palmer—Frame stable, $150
Nicholas Gerwig—Frame stable, 100
Henry Greenawalt—Brick stable, 300
King.
George Chambers—Three two-story brick buildings, $2,500
Upton Washabaugh—Two-story building, stone brewery, granary, brick stables, and shed, 8,000
C. Herman—Stone shop, dwelling, and stable, 800
A. K. McClure—House and barn (“Norland”), 9,500
Jacob Eby—Large brick barn, 2,500
Andrew McElwaine—House, 400
Recapitulation.
The following is the aggregate of buildings burned:
Residences and places of business, $278
Barns and stables, 98
Out-buildings of various kinds, 173
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Total buildings burned, 559

The aggregate valuation of the real estate, as made by a committee of upright and disinterested citizens, consisting of Messrs. Wm. McLellan, C. M. Burnet, Rev. Joseph Clark, D. K. Wunderlich, and John Armstrong, is $783,950. The loss in personal property greatly exceeds that of the real estate, but it is difficult, if not impossible, even to approach to anything like a satisfactory estimate.

In regard to the foregoing estimates of real property, I will merely add that they are low, generally speaking, very low. I say this, not because I find any fault with the judicious committee of gentlemen who made those estimates. I rather commend them for it; but for the purpose simply of mentioning the fact that the actual loss was much greater than the figures indicate. Thus, for instance, the Court-House is put down at $45,000, whereas an experienced builder has stated to me it could not be rebuilt for less than $80,000. The Mansion House (the printing establishment of the German Reformed Church), with a stone livery stable in the rear, is put down at $10,000, whereas $15,000 would not replace them as they were. Colonel McClure’s large and beautiful residence, with his spacious model barn, are put down at $9,500, but they could not be restored for less than $20,000. The banking house is put down at $8,000, but not less than $20,000 would be required to replace it. And so with most of the buildings. A million dollars will not suffice to restore them, and twice as much more will not cover the losses of such personal property as money can replace.

Many heavy sufferers are among those who had no real property, and hence their names do not appear in the above list. Some of the large business shops were in the front rooms of houses belonging to other persons. Thus the Mansion House, besides containing the printing and binding establishments of the Reformed Church, was occupied by Shryock’s large bookstore, Mr. Metcalf’s dry goods store, dentists’ rooms, saddler’s shop, &c. In many instances there were two, three, and even four private families living in one house. Many families also, whose dwellings were not burned, were nevertheless very heavy sufferers, having been plundered and robbed of their most valuable articles of plate, jewelry, clothing, &c. Hence it is perhaps not too much to say that the number of families who are sufferers is more than double the number of houses, as well as that the loss is double the amount in value, as compared with the loss of the houses enumerated in the list.

In conclusion permit me to add, that if our border is protected hereafter, and some reasonable assurance is given to our people that incursions by the enemy will be rendered impossible, our town will be rebuilt—gradually, but surely. If, however, no such assurance is given, and no effective aid for border defence is afforded; if our people are coolly told that the Cumberland Valley is to be “a trap in which to catch the rebels, and which must therefore be left open,” then, alas! there will be no heart to remain and rebuild the town; but, imitating many of our disheartened farmers, our citizens will sell out their realty and leave, regretfully indeed; but rather than be in constant dread and apprehension, leave they will, and allow the ruins of their houses and hearths to remain behind them, seeking some more sheltered or sequestered spot, where they may live and die in “quietness and peace,” though it be away from the graves of their fathers and their childhood’s “sweet home.”

Very sincerely yours,
B. S. S.