The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
Yitl,mlond slispatth,
-.r,-rnxEspAy ~. FEBRUARY II, 1880.
PETERSBURG,

.,cr,ve FIRE At INSTRUMENTATION
phsl ,,nrxry BRIDGES BURNED; SUPPOSED
w. r,u WORK OF An iNCENDIARY-sAp
r,ru. ACCIDENT; AN OLD CITIZEN
~ yo--ryrnIaN VISIT TO LYNcHBuR0-
orUEe MATTERS.
V'.,,,0,,nee OF the Richmond Di'pa'ch.l
lc0rFe'''"N FEBRUARY 10, 1880.
81. soe covered bridge over me Meher-
iue az uIcksforc, on the Petersburg
no ,rn,don railroad, was destroyed Dy nre
ana VIII W., between 10 and IL O'Clock. Tue
ks. w. s,ss about two hundred feet IN
briose "a uas built in 1866 10 replace he
leSs'", ., "% during the latter days OF the
eae "'I :, ,,as The only covered bridge on the
var; Ia ahout the coslliest on the me.
ro"e' 90, unknown how the nre origin
h,t there seems 10 DC l'uie
@eu' ,Se, II was the work OF an ~
No"v' The trackman at that point
cth"'S' 10Y The structure at O'Clock,
la'soN :, ss usual a careful examination,
/ SN"r .,nd everything right. No traps
ana acro,s after that time, and c0nsc-
passes &c coulA not have been communt-
qu Tho tjmbers by sparks. The iioor
-, hr,dge was not covered with pilnks,
VI, mere was simply narrow wa'kway.
,ysor the Gre was discovered tue structure
=, f,u flames. The heat was so intense
W me county bridge, some twenty or
va tce, above, caught fire, and was also
',..:oeed The telegraph wires running
-,.,,Sr the Two bridges were also 50 burn
pC' Jsnaced as TO completely destroy
communication. -.......
i,rpe force IS buSily at work removing
- lbris of the railroad.bIidge to-day, pre-
.r,,ory 10 the erection OF temporary
i,r,,c,nre. which, it is expected, Will be
cnmnle,ed the latter part OF this week.
vcqnWhilc an freight between Petersburg
snd poinis beyond IIick>ford will be sus-
rendcd. and passengers and mails Will be
ir,n.ierred by ferry across the river. The
riobt passenger train has been stopped I'M
M the new bridge is built.
several times recently distractions have
hoon placcd upon the track at points in the
vicinity OF HickSford with view TO wreck
inc one or the other Of the night trains, and
il /. strongly suspected that the party guilty
~ these Outrages was the party who fired
tie bridge
sad accident occurred near the wharf
today. resulting in the death OF a we'll
known citizen. A branch railroad runs
from The AppOmaltoX depot down River
slreet 10 the lower end OF the wharf, almost
,ouching the P0wbatan Steamboat CUmpa-
nv, warehouse on its line. At this point
Mr.. Andrew J. H0isseau was engaged in
loading some boX-ccrs with Oyster-shels
While a train Of The e cars was being backed
follespOt Mr.. Bosscau was caught between
the warehouse and one Of the clGs and very
ladly crushed about The breast. receiving
internal injuries which caused his death in
about two hours. The deceased was about
fify.fye years Of age. avery worthy citizen,
an. a man Of family. His death is much
regretted.
regular meeting Of Trinity Division,
No. g. Uniform Rank KNIGHTS OF Pythias,
held l3.t night, Mayor William L. Cameron
was reelected commander and John ID. Rag
land h,ueuant-commlnder. This Division
will leave for Lynchburg on the 18th IN
slant. to be present at the Grand Lodge OF
the state. ana viii carry about thirty men.
Sufolk Division has chartered a train for
the occasion.
The committee appointed by the Young
Mems Christian Association to canvass
among the business -mcn Of our city in be-
halt Of their work has succeeded in raising
nearly one thousand dollars-thc sum
needed TO establish all the proposed i'm
proyemeDtS.
An unsuccessful attempt was made last
night by burglars TO break into the grocery
store OF Messrs. Patterson. Madison d Co.
The robbers were only fooled by the securi-
~ Of the fasteDings. ROBIN ADAIR.