The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-23
8icllntond 1ispatth.
THE CIRCULATION OF TIE DIS
PATCH Is LARGER THAN THE CuMBINED
CIRCULATION OF ALL THE oTnnR DAILY
SEwsrApERS OF THE CITY.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Further Particulars ConcerniDg the
Late Fire.

The theme Of conversation upon the streets
yesterday was the great fire of Tuesday
night. FROM an early hour yesterday morn
ing until nightfall the scene Of the con1a-
grafton was visited by thousands Of persons,
among whom were many ladies, as we'll rs
members Of the General Assembly.
As sosn Us the bricks within the walls
where the western building formerly stood,
As we'll as the walls themselves, had been suf'
fciently cooled by the water from the steam.
ers, a force of hands was put to work to clear
away the bricks and rubbish which had fallen
upon the large watcr-whecl between the
burned building and the house in which n
number of barrels were stored. Workmcn
were also engaged during the day in repair
ing the reof of the barrel house.
Early in the day Messrs. Haxal}, Cren.
shaw 4 Co. received from the President OF
the Richmond Banking and Insurance Com
pany letter expressing the sympathy of the
Board which he represented for the miSfor-
tune of the nilterS, and said that the insur-
auce company would not require the time
authorized by law for the payment Of the
risk which they had upon the property de-
stroyed, and that the $4,000 had already
been placed 10 the credit Of the firm. MIR.
CrenShaw said that he would make an ap-
Steam fire engine &c" eighteenth street)
was relieved from duty early on "Wednesday
morning. and sent back to the engine-house
to be held in reserve in case of fire in
another part Of the city. The other three en-
gines were kept at work until half-past 6
O'Clock last evening, when the hose was all
reeed up, and the weary but faithful tire
men went to their homes.
The quantity of grain which was destroy ed
in the mill has been variously estimated,
some persons asserting that it was sixty
thousand, while others represented that IL
was only about thirty tho usand bushels. IL
is also said that about one hundred barrels OF
-four were burned. Besides this large
number Of bags were destroyed.
During the progress Of the fire sparks fell
in large numbers upon some Of the houses
in Manchester. Indeed, Hatcher's factory
and another building were at one time on
fire, but the flames were speedily extinguiSh-
ed. Quantities of cinders fell in the streets,
many falling beyond the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad where it crosses Hull
street.
By direction Of the City Council re.
assessment Of all the real estate OF Richmond
was made and completed during the latter
part of the year 1873. The assessment oi
The mill property Of Messrs. Haxail, Cren'
shaw & Go. was made at that time and un'
der the forty-feurth section OF the assess
meut law of the State now in force, providing
how machinery in manufacturing and other
mills shall be charged; which section is as
follows:
"The assessor or commissioner, in assess
ing the value of machinery and other hX'
lures to real estate in manufacturing or other
similar establishments, shall ascertain the
value Of all such machinery and fixtures
attached thereto, and include the aggregate
value thereof az Improvements on real estate
in the same manner and to the same effect as
in the case of buildings and enclosures added
to real estate under the PROVISIONS OF This
act"
The commissioners appointed by the Coun'
Gil assessed the value Of the land on which the
mills DESTROYED by fire on Tuesday night
stood at $4,000, aud the buildings and lm'
provements (including machinery at Sl7O,,,
600, or total value of land, buildings ano
machinery destroyed at S250,000.
This assessment, however, did not include
the grain. flour, or bags which were ID the
mill at the time the assessment was made.
The following is statement of the amount
of insurance upon the stock, buildings, and
machinery which were destroyed by the
fire: