The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-11

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THE BoRDERGRASGE WAREHOUSE BURNT
TIRES MEN LOST IN THE FLAMES; osE or
THIN JOHN W. Dolls, FORMERLY OF RICH.
hoND-SR' j. ID. PACE CONSIDERABLE
LOSER.
Especial telegram 10 the Disnatch.l
DANvILLE, VA, May 10. The Border.
Grange Warehouse and large frame store.
house were burned down Sunday morning
about two hours before day break. Three
men were lost In the warehouse -one Of
them Samuel Ctoxton, recently from Hall.
fax county, who was lodging in the second
story Of the building, and who, it seems,
was sufioca'ed In the attempt to get down
| by the stairway; another, John w. Does, a
| fireman, who was lost in the attempt to
rescue Croxton. Tie remains Of the third
have not been identified. Croxton's re-.
| mains were sent 10 his friends in Halifax
yesterday, and those Of Does were turned
over to his parents here.
The storebousc belonged TO Colonel j. Z.
Winston, who, so far as is known, was not
insured. 1t was occupied by Murphy &
Co., who were insured by the Western for
$500.
The warehouse was held as the property
Of the Border Grange Bank, and was insured
in the Virginia Home for 81 800; North
British and Mercantile, $1,000; London,
Liverpool and Globe, $4,000; La Confance,
$500. The warehouse had latterly been
used by Mr.. j. b. Pace, OF Richmond, as a
storage house for leaf tobacco, and by seve-
raj leaf dealers.
Mr.. Pace had In the house about 226, 900
pounds OF tobacco, which was destroyed.
He is insured by the Fire Association for
$4,000; Imperial, $4,000; Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Commercial Union, $4,000; Phenix,
So 600. These items as TO the leaf dealers,
who are insured generally TO the amount OF
their losses: l.. r. Hadnett a. Co. are in.
sured by the Pennsylvania for $500 and the
London, Liverpool and Globe for $1,000;
J. s. Robertson d Co. in the Hamburg for
81, 600, aud the Western for $1,000; j. s.
Shelton in the Virginia Fire and Marine for
$500; McDearman & Cobbs in the Cont
mental for 81 900; John James in The Frank
lin for 81, 600; j. NJ. Dodson & Co. in the
London and Lancashire for $500.
a OnnagratiOn at Allegheny City.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 10.-Onc OF the
most disastrous CONGREGATIONS occurring in
this vicinity for years started about O'Clock
last evening in the stable OF Kiefer Stiefel
e. CO.'S tannery, OH Spring-Garden avenue,
Allegheny City. The flames communicated
to the tannery, and thence to the other side
OF the street, spreading rapidly, and soon
taking in Valley aud High streets and every
building on Flbert street.
Owing 10 the peculiar position OF these
streets. which are situated between two
hills, it was impossible for the Fire Depart
meat to gain control Of the flames until
Kiefcr, Stiefel e. Co.'s taDnery, Wetach's
tanncrv, and twenty-eight buildings, in
Guiding siaughter-houses, stables, and
dwellings, with their contents, bad sue
cumbed TO the fiery elements, causing loss
of 1925, 600, and rendering twenty families
homeless, most Of whom are OF the poorer
class, and lose everything but the clothing
on their backs. The origin OF the fire Is
not known, but supposed to have been
caused by two boys, who were seen playing
in the stable shortly before the fire started.
It was rumOred that Young girl persisted
in the flames, but this could not be traced
to q ieliable source. The insurance is not
obtainable tonight
The Fires I'm the Oil Regions.
BRADFORD. Pa, May 10.-One 5000 bar
rel iron tank Of Mcleod Il Morrison, and
a $4,000 barrel iron tank OF the United Pipe
Line at Rixford, are still burning furiousIy.
At IL O'Clock this morning one tank burned
over and SGT a second 25.0O0-barrel iron
tank OF the United Line in flames. There
are two other tanks OF similar dimensions
located a short distance further down the
valley which cannot escape destruction this
afternoon or tonight. Unless high winds
prevail the flames can be confined to the
oi.tanks.
Several dangerous fires are now raging in
the Barnum City and COleville oil pro-
perry, tbickly located through the forests
in those sections. Four hundred men are
now fighting the flames near Coleville. and
a large number near Barnum. Rain is the
only means Of completely subduing the
forest fires.