The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-29
PETERSBURG.

,,p>rsc op CAMERON 4 BROTHERS FAC
rory: A HEAVY LosS-oNE OF THE BEST
r,rroRfgs IN TIE STATE DEsTRorED-FULLs
-rsr or 1SsrRASCEs--oTHE DAMAGE By
Ivy r,pE--pEATns OF CgTIZENs-TfsE APO.
'.,Trox goAT cLuB--INTEREsTISGc EREMos
SS.y--rH,SKsGIv1NG SERVICES, 60, &c.
,c,-r.snondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
it0''> NOVEMBER IS, 1878.
1,he destruction by fire last night OF
,rh.srs William Cameron IS Brothers to-
1000 factory entails heavy loss on the
n%ners. throws many hundreds OF persons
o,,t ~ employment, and is severe blow TO
,No ;ndustrial interests OF the community:
,I,,ost simultaneous With the occurrence OF
thn fire A strong gale blew up from the West'
wh;ch quickly famed the flames into con-
aarrstjon. and in two hours time tue iarSe
,,,1,dirg was in ruins aud the WORK oi tne
element complete. The dessructiom VI
,,n,'sc f;yturcs. and stock was thorough
even the walls in great degree cFacA'"S anu
falling to the ground.
Tbs factory was a large brick building,
s,tua,ed at the corner OF Brown ana ferry
strcets. sixty-fve feet front byone hundred
and eighty feet deep. The recent additions
md improvements made 1t one OF the most
rnmpietcly-equipped tobacco-factorses III
.hc st,te. The tobacco manufactured was
aIr,o<, solely for the foreign trade, ana ftle
,,inoss Of the firm was very extensive.
,rnnv have connections in Melbourne, Sid
,,or oud numerous other large forelgn
,,,arte,s The machinery was all OF the most
;mDroyed order, and much OF 1t OF recent
;n,roduc;iou. It was worked by steam.
THE factory contained thirty-one large SUI,
tiorary presses. and about twelve tneusahu
feet OF pipe. About six hundred hands were
rmnloved in the factory, most OF "nom
had lust stopped work and gone home When
the alarm OF fire was given. the origin %
thr fire is as vet unexplained, though II was
accidental, and is believed to have com
ncnccd in one OF the dryins-rooms. Its
rrorrcss was very rapid after it got start,
md some OF the hands, in their eagerneSs
70 escape, jumped from the windows.
There was a large amount OF TOBACCO
manufactured and in process OF manufac-
,rrc-iu the building, nearly all OF which
uos DESTROYED Some forty or fifty thousand
wounds Of leaf tobacco were consumed daily
n the factory. and several weeks stock OF
The manufactured article was on hand. me
Nes>rs. Cameron Is Brothers ioss Is very
l9rcc. and cannot just now DE correctly
estimated. II very much exceeds Tue
amount OF insurance. They nave large
contracts on hand and large ones ahead.
about $4,000. which scarcely covers one
third Of lis value. The Insurance on the
machinery falls also far below its cost.
The total amount OF insurance on build,
ino- fixtures, and stock is S9S,00O, divided
among the following companies:
Merchants and Mechanics, OF Richmond
$2.G3l.50. ca
G3l.50. .-oo
Virginia Fire and Marine, OF Richmond,
$1,000.
savings and Insurance Company, OF Pc
tersburg. $4,000.
Georgia Home, S4,O3S.
Fire Association, Of Philadelphia, $4,000.
Pennsylvania, OF Philadelphia, $4,000.
Connecticut, OF Hartford. $500.
Queen, OF London and Liverpool, ST.
sci.
Phoenix, OF New York, S5.2SS.
North British and Mercantile, OF London
and Edinburgh, Sl0,250.
Williamsburg City, n, Y, 1857.
Atlantic, OF New York, $4,000.
Manhattan, OF New York, $4,000.
Fanuel Hall, Of Boston, $3.50.
Westminster, OF New York, S4,083.
Granite, OF Richmond (reIusured by the
London, Liverpool and Globe Company,
$500.
Granite, OF Richmond, $1,000.
Mr. William Cameron. the senior men,
Der of the firm, is at present in Australia,
looking after the business Interests OF the
house.
The residence OF Mrs. Thomas Cosby, a
widow lady, situated just to the east OF the
factory, caught fire and was totally de-
stroyed. She was enabled to save most OF
an
the house, and the loss falls heavily on her.
4 number OF frame houses in the vicinity
were scorched by the heat, but were saved
through the exertions Of the firemen and
citizens, whose labors were incessant.
St. Stephens (colored) Episcopal church
was at one time in imminent danger, but it
escaped damage.
1t has been long while since such de-
structive fire has occurred in petersburg.
But for change OF the wind during the
fire it is believed the residences on Brown
street for full square or more would have
been burned.
Dir. Sidney NJ. Godsey, a well-known and
popular young citizen, died yesterday after
noon. He was n son Of the late Hiram Ii.
Godsey. of Chesterfield.
Mr.. John Mannarig, aged forty-tWo years,
died late last night, of consumption. He
W
ing here about one year, having been en-
gagged in the real estate business. Through
his fundamentally q number OF immigrants
have settled hereabouts from Michigan.
The ApDomattoX Boat Club christened
their three racing-boats this afternoon, at
their boat-house near Pocahontas bridge. A
large assemOlage OF ladies and gentlemen
vas present to witness the interesting cere-
monies. The christening was performed by
three OF our beautiful and accomplished
young ladies, after whom the boats were
named-the usual ceremony OF breaking O
bottle OF wine being performed by the la.
dies. Boat No. l was named "Josie," in
honor OF Miss Josie Claiborne; No. was
christencd "Lelia," after Miss Leila Beas'
ley; No. was named "Helen," in
compliment to Miss Nellie McGill. AT
ter the ceremonies an excursion was
had down the river, the ladies and
invited guests being seated in large plea
surc-boa', which was towed by the boats oil
the Club. The AppomattoX Club has TWEEN
ty-fve active members, composed or some
of our best young men. Mr.. Carter K
Bishop. Jr., is the president.
The Services at the churches to-day were
OF very interesting character, and were
very largely attended-which would indi-
cate that the people are not altogt ther
forgetful OF their duties to render thanks
and praises for Divine blessings and mer-
cies. The Presbyterians. the Baptists, the
Methodists, and Episcopalians, all had SER
vices in their churches, and the several
places OF worship were crowded.
A colored man named Crowder, while
walking along the track Of the Norfolk and
Petersburg railroad just beyond the city
this morning fell dead in his tracks Henri