The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-23
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE N DANvELLE.
SIX TUBACCo-EACToRIEs ONE TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE, TWO STORES, ONE CHURCH,
FIVE DWELLINGS, DEsTRoYED-Loss,
$685. oo-INsURANCE, 100000 SECOND
ALARM-WAGoN-sHoP BURNED.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l

Especial telegram TO the Dspatch.l
DANvILLE, March pa fire broke out
here this morning about 8 O'Clock in High
street, totally destroying six tohacco-facto-
ries, one large tobacco-warchouse, two
stores, five tenemen-houses one African.
church, and damaging several other build
inss on both High and Union streets. The
fire originated in the drying-rooms Of L. 2.
Stoyall G, Co.'s Observation-Disclosures frame
tobacco-factory OH High street. There being
brisk southcasterly wind blowing at the
time the flames spread rapidly to the adioin-
ing buildings, and in short while Captain
W. T.. Clark's three frame factories. j. T.
Keen's frame factory, L. S. Arnett's frame
factory, the First African Baptist brick
church, four frame tenement-houses owned
by c. &. Holland-all on High street; the
Farmers warehouse, corner Union and
High streets; a two-story double store
house on Union street, owned by s. I. Mot
ley, and two tcnemcnt-houses on Pace's al
ley, owned by R. J. Farrer, were totally
consumed. j. w. Hollands storehousc, on
Union street, and w. E. Williamson's brick
factory, on High street, were more or less
damaged by fire and water.
The Farmers warehouse was owned by
DR.. Thomas D. Stokes, and conducted by
Messrs. HUtchings, Thomas u Conway.
The building was Il large one-story frame
structure, and is totally destroyed. Loss on
the building, $4,000; insured in the Liver
pool and London and Globe for $500,
and in the Phoenix OF New York for s., 800.
Hutchings, Thamas G. Coaway's loss on
stock is $4,000; insured for $1,000 in the
Home, OF Columbus, Ohio, and $4,000 in
the Merchants and Mechanics Of Richmond.
There was about one hundred thousand
pounds OF leaf tobacco stored 10 this house.
w. r. Ciark's three factories, on High
street, were occupied respectively bg Keen
& Keen, manufacturers; Embre@ & Redd,
Leaf dealers and Il. J. Jones, maaufactu-
rcr; Clark's los: OH building, $4,000; in
stlrcd in London and Liverpool and Globe for
$4,000. Embrey {; Redd's and Jones's losses
slight: no insurance. Keen & Keen lose
$500 in manufactured tobacco; no insu-
rance. J. r. Kcen's loss on building and
stock is S1,S00: insured in Petersburg Say
ings and Insurance Company for $1,000.
The factory occupied by L. 2. Stovall &
Co., where the fire originated, is, owned by
T. J. Lee. Loss on building, $1,000; in
sured for $1,000 III the German OF Balti-
more, $1,000 in the Petersburg Saving and
Insurance Company, and $4,000 in the
Scottish Commercial o? Glasgow. L. z.
Stovall IL Co.'s loss Oh stock and fixtures,
S2O,000; insured for $4,000 in the Western
OF Toronto, $1,000 in the Petersburg Say
ing ind Insurance, $1,000 in the Commercial
Union of London, $1,000 in the Fireman's
OF Baltimore, $1,000 IN the Equitable OF
Nashville, Tenn, $4,000 in the American
Freman's OF Baltimore, $1,000 in the Sc
curty OF New Haven, and $1,000 in the
Home of Columbus, Ohio.
Arnctt's factory was occupied by Arnett
& Wcmple, manufacturers, and Wemple "
Lyon, lcaf-dealcrs. Arnett's loss on build
ing and fixtures, $500; insured in the Lii
verpool and London and Globe for $1,000,
Phoenix, OF New York, $500, and $500 in
the Connecticut, OF Hartford. Arnett &
Wemple's loss on stock, $4,000; insured
fer $500, divided equally in the Royal, OF
Liverpool, North British and Mercantile,
and tic Liverpool! and London and Globe.
WempIe s. Lyons loss, $1,000; no insur-
ance.
ST. MotIey's stores on Union street were
occupied by a. Mccoy and Isaac Wooding.
Motlcy's loss, $1,000; insured for $500 in
the Phoenix, of New York. McCoY's loss
on stock, s4O0 or $500; fully insured in the
Richmond Fire Association, OF Richmond.
Weddings loss, 5000; no insurance.
R.. Farreys loss on tenement-houses on
PAGES alley, 5000; no insurance.
C. 6. Hollands loss on three tenement
houses OH High street, $4,000; no insurance,
Loss OF African Baptist church, 500; no
Insurance.
w. E. Williamson's loss Oh factory and
stock, damaged from fire and water, $500
of $1,000; fully insured.
j. w. Hollands damage to store on Union
street, 5000; fully insured.
This is by FAR the largest fire Danville la:
experienced within the recollection Of The
oldest inbabitant. Hall Il million pound;
OF leaf tobacco and fifty thousand pound:
OF manuiact ured form two items in the bill
OF losses.
Total loss from this fire, $4,000; total
insurance little over $4,000. The in
surance is divided among the agencies a!
follows: J. T. Forbes, $4,000; Johnson g.
Chceke, $4,000, and W. S. Patton, Sons &
Co., $4,000.
While the titemen and everybody else
| were at the big fire second alarm wa
sounded r. D. Flynn's wagon-shops, or
Craghead street, were on fire, and were total
" destroyed. Flynn's loss on stock 81, 800
insured for $500 in the Virginia Home ant
800 in Petersburg Savings and Insurance
No insurance on the building, which wa
| valued at 5000.
The Farmers warehouse and the burned
factories will be rebuilt at once.
{. Delaware.
EXECUTION OF TWO PELoNs.