The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-16
LOCAL MATTERS.
FARE ON MAIN STREET.
Two Buildings Burned and Others Damaged.

Az about II o'clock last night q fire
broke out In framed building in rear
Of r, +, Jamps's grocery and commission
house, on Main street between Fifteenth
street and ShGchoe creek. The alarm was
promptly given from box No. Z, at the
cngine.house ON Eighteenth street, and the
engines from the various parts OF the
CITY were promptly on tue ground, put
owing to the difficulty in getting water
and the scarcity of hose the fire made
considerable headway before streams
could be thrown. The few persons ar
riyipc in the mean time broke open the
store OF Mr.. james and removed almost
everything movable from the hrst lloor. IL
was then seen that the rear OF q. bodeher 5
drug store was attacked by the fames, ana
that the buildings on the other Slac OF Inc
grocery. which are owned and occuplcd py
Hiram NJ. Smith & Co., manufacturers
OF agricultural implements, We're IN d1n-
ger. Tie roof of Mr.. BodekerS build
Inc was soon in fumes, and the attic
t'Gor, M which was occupied as O pl-
per.box mannfactory by Mr.. J. Hasker,
late OF Norfolk, was cleaned out in hurry.
MIR. uaskcr lost al his stock ard tools, and
had no insurance. The mex, floor below,
occu2ed by Ur. Jack>on, phNsician, was
also swept by the fiImcs. DR.. Jackson
saved a few books and some instruments,
bat his loss will probably amount to four
hundred dollars. 4 good many articles IN
Bodekcr'S drug store were saved IN Il
damaged condition, aud parts OF the coun-
ters and shelving were carried into lhc
street, but, viewed as Il whole, the STOCK
was pretty bad wreck. Part only OF Mf.
James's stock was saved, and the bu ld!ng,
which he occupied (owned by Frederick
Braucr) was burned.
The members Of the firm OF Ii. n. smith
& Co. were promptly present, ana undcr
their direction their first floor was early
cleared of its contents. The other floors,
which were heavily stocked with patterns
ana agricultural implements, were not re-
moved, and escaped with serious damage
by water. Ihc roof OF the MAIN building
owned and occupied by this 1irm wa, burn
ed in several places. but the SHOPS were
fortunately untouched by the fire. Had tue
Litter been burned the lASs would not OILY
have been great TO II. NJ. Smith u Co., but
Il large number Of operatives employed by
this enterpris;ng firm would have been
thrcwn out OF employment.
The grocery and commission house ol l..
Powers. which is next Oh tbs caS5 20 M.
Bodukel's, was seriously endangered, bur
was saved by the active cN"ftions CT the
fircmcn.
The fire was subdued in about three
quarters of an hour, and at hll!.past II
tnis morning was completely under con-
troll Notwithstanding rather high wind.
Dir. BoGcker's logs was fully covered by ia-
Suruucc. He has policies on bis stock in
the Petersburg Insurance Company for
g., 600, in the North British and Mcrcan-
tile for & 900, besides orc for > ,OGO in az
other company, represented by L. VI.
Alfriend &: Son. His house was insured
for s., 900 in J. II. Montague's agency, and
for 81 800 in The Mutual insurance Com
panv Of Virginia. Mr.. Brauer's insurance
could not be ascertained, but was reported
sufficient to cover his loss. a. NJ. Sulith Il
Co.'s building was insured for s., ,0Q0 in the
Mutual Insurance Company of Virginia
and Petersburg Savings and Insurance
Company, and on their stock there was a
policy for $1,000 in the North British and
Mercantile.