Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-28
The Fires in Norfolk.

in Stanton last week at 81 80 per bushcl.
The Fires in Norfolk.
| NORFOLK, Va, July 27.-About one clock
Saturday morning an incendiary fire broke out
from building on the vest side of Market
square, occupied by Hofheimer e. Co., boot
and shoe dealers Owing to the bursting Of a
water main the day before, and the limited re-
sources Of the fire department, the fire gradual
ly gained Roadway, aud finally extended on the
northern side as far as Main street. destroying
or damaging six or eight buildings: The total
loss is estimated at one hundred and htty thous-
and dollars partly covered by insurance. The
principal losers are Hofheimer Il Co. and ).
t. Griffin, boots aud shoes; W; K. Hutchlns,
and Taylor, Martin & Co., hardware; Epes Il
Co., crockery, and Archer Il Co., druggists.
| STILL ANOTHER.
| NORFOLK, July 27.-At an early hour this
morning Weile l. Ulman' shoe store, two doors
south of the starting point of Saturday morn.
ing's disastrous cont1agration, was discovered
to be on fire, and so Intellectual were the efforts
of the fire department, worn out by the labors
Of the preceding morning, that the building to
together with an adjoining one, occupied as
hardware store, was 10 short tune entirely de-
| stroyed.
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the fire another fire broke out on Campbell 5
wharf, about square off from the first, III a
thrce-story brick building, occupied by pro-
duce shipper. This building, and one mme-
diately north of it, used for the same purpose,
were also entirely destroyed.
| Upon the discovery of this last and fifth fire
that had broken out during the twenty-tour
hours ending Sunday morning, the greatest
CONSERVATION PREVAILED Market square and
Maine street were thronged with excited peo-
ple, who were hurriedly moving about IN wild
dismay, many of them believing that an organi-
zed plan for the destruction of the entire city
was being put into execution.
At this time the fire companies OF Ports
mouth and the navy-yard again came over IN
response to rockets that we're sent up to signal
for assistance, aud rendered invaluable aid 10
extinguishing the fire on Campbel!s wharf,
which at one time threatened to Involve an en-
tire square of buildings
| The steamer Sylvester, lying near Campbells
wharf, was put in readiness to be dispatched to
Old Point for the government lire engine at
| Fort Monroe, but at the moment OF departure
the fire was thought to be under control, rcn
dering further assistance unnecessary.
The loss by the last two fires will probably
fall within $4,000, large part Of which is
covered by insurance.
The Maryland Insurance Company of Baltl-
more lost by the fire 81 900, and the National
of Baltimore $500.
| WASHINGTON ITEMS. TO dwecrs in the
city the heavy ra n storm of yesterday was very
| grateful The rain was cold one. at times 10
dicating hail. This, with the continuous thun-
der and lightning for hours, very perceptlby re-
duced the excessive heat of the last few days
During the thunder storm yesterday after
| noon an aged coored woman, named Nancy
| Williams, met with instant death by lightning
at the house of her daughter IN east Wash
ington.
About ll:30 clock yesterday morning as a
colored man, named Herbert Rcdden, was
walking along Thirteenth street in company
with friend, he dropped down and expired.
Cause-sun stroke.
Officer Collins yesterday morning arrested
Irving Terry, colored, on warrant sworn out
by Sopiah Robinson, charging him with hay
| ing committed az outrage upon Mary Jane Rob,
inson, little colored girl about twelve years OF
| age.
On Monday, August 4, the eighth annual
| festival of the Washington Schuetzen Eereln
will be given at their park, on the Seventh
street road
During the prevalence of the storm the sewer
trap on Pennsylvania avenue, near Second street,
| became choked up and over. flowed the Avenue
in the square between First and Second streets,
filing the cellars with water
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A TRAIN-A bastard
ly attempt was made last week to wreck east,
ward bound passenger train on the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad, near North Vernon, Ind.
The engineer discovered pile of burning rails
on the track in time to stop the train, when
party concealed behind fence fired several
shots into the train and fed. Henry Farmer,
the conductor, and the passengers, gave chase
and captured the fugitive one A. p. Doughcr-
ty, a farmer, living near BY who claimed that
sparks from the engine had set fire to his fence,
and he chose this mothod Of retaliation.