The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-14
Memorable Fire.
.,,.,r,r PROPERTY IN wINCHssTeH IN
~ 's..',,,.,-- StyfRN. rIRENEN INJURED
pr.rHoF JAMES ". CONRAD

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Vl''.."' rr, q, fire. Qmcklt responding
y! Wv 80, ,he drruen found the coniec'
10 '"o - h,kcrv OF Mr.. \. \. Rvan, IN
t,V' =, llall building. on MAN street. TO
tu' ,s,,,, an The rear. where 1t was most
ot ,' ouI -, ,ccc>s. II burned rapldlv, and
, "i r., .DdcaNars were powerieSS 10 check
:, 4, ~, very short time The whole building
- in n ,mrs. and they directed their efforts
ia, n saving the adjacent property
NJ 1 SreareI'S nCa ec-story brick
hn;ld,nc On the south. and The dwelling aud
',or,,rootn On the uorib--ihe former Occu'
,,.d l,y Mr.. John y Bell, Jr., ana the latter
\, Mr.. Ucnk,l. This building was saved
win hut lutte damage; but Owing 10 de-
f,c,iyc trc. wall The flames communicated 10
Mr.. ShearcI'> building. aud despite The
moi Strenuous cN,rttOus II was totally de-
stroycd.
Tnc ire also communicated 10 the
ROOF OF THE STONE BUILDING
owned hv The luc Miss julia Kurt, and
occupied now by X. II. Dodd. \ portion
Of the roof Of this building was burned.
and II was onlS saved by The hardest ana
most >kiinl work The Bell building was
also slightly Damaged, bur beng scpaaIt
by a narrow alley from Harris ha'I 'ne
nrcmen had slender chance, Wh'ch Tue!
did not fail 10 improve. the toot-p'h'> W
the snow where some oaling fellow Sc"'eu
Tho roof m, vet visible. How he maintain
cd his foOtDg on the snow ana nee cover
,n., m >icen roof nobody but fireman can
tell.
such wa the rapidly Of the fire that few
4 q any M Mr.. RNan'> goods were saved. aud
M. ,iocE and fixtures are 4 total loss. tole-
...in, mat there was hut litlle chance or
3 .tonnin, ,ne course OF the Il ume>. hundfed
= ~ Nnrnc hands carried The bulk OF Mr..
81 >b,,rrf', -lock to places Of safety, ana us
lo.. IN fhi, Te, pcci J. not very large. u vas
4wmle engaged in thi, work tnat an
q APPALLING ACCIDENT
Occurred. by which several young aud brave
H6remen barely escaped with terrible IN
<iuric>. the marks OF which they VIII carry
- LONG - they hive, and one oil tbem, Jane
NV. Conrad. i alrcady ia hl> grave l h
4daunted ny 'he fiery ueal aud the burning
4arand> which. failing around them, warned
them IN 90, cape. these brave men continued
etbcir hboTS inside the building unIil the
la>t moment that il was possible 10 le'
main. aud then reluctantly tnlned 20
make Their escape. Just ~ they cleared
The threshold aud were halfway acroN'
the Pavement the heavy wooden cor
nice. the supports Of which had burned
away on the inside, fell aud caught the re-
treaiiny HFenen H. under dedd-fHii. De
>ccpdiny from IT. lofty height fl Sixty feet
The burning mas, of heavy wood broke
through the iron awning frame and struck
the plycmcnt with a noise resembling
thunder Those neaIe>i To the front oi the
building shrauk appalled, for moment a.
the shark, and sitting smoke hlled the
street. and il was minute OF TWO probably
before any one knew positively that
MN R,o rrrN CAUGHT UNDER TIE FIERY
MASS
al flaming wood and >uperbelttd bricks.
But A. me smoke cleared away an arm
prOtruding from the dtbriS gave n0iice thal
human nfr was al STAKE, II not already LOST.
4 stream was turned upon u, ana scores Oh
men rushed 10 the rescue. A. lhev tore
away The flaming pile tbev brought ont one
by one the inanlmare bodies OF James
W. Conrad. Mckim Dletendefier, PblllI
DiedcudeIfer, and Il. II. Leaders. Ihey
were CURED to Wbea'> drugstore, where
Dr>. Love and Holiday promptly al
tended them, and did all that was possible
for their relief and after their wounds hhO
been dressed they were carried to thelI
hOmt>. Mr.. LeatherS was least severely
hurt, hi Injuries consisting of a deep cul
z on TIE head and a mashed hand. lie was
Sabe 10 walk To his home without much a.
Esi>t1nce. The Others were so badly burned
Ecui. bruised, and scaldcd that il j. wonder
81 ful how any OF them escaped with ihell
Hives. Indeed, il waS believed for an hOu
Il That Mr.. Mckim Dictiendrrfer was dead OF
Hdyjnr. y be remained UNCONSCIOUS lOnge
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81 ,lbIt they were conveyed to their homes
s. where they had the attention OF physicians
Band friends.
81 JAMES ". CONRAD
81 waS a Young and active citizen, well known
81 a, member Of the grocery firm OF Conrad
n a Ritter. When that firm dissolved, lie"
81 months ago, he went into the same CUISINES
n on bis own account IN the s,Ope-hOuSe OF
81 water street, opposite Market square
81 where he also resided. He fingered IN th'
81 greatest agony, although but half conscious
81 until O'Clock on sunday morning. whel
81 death put IN end 10 his sui1erln@S. IL
& leaves a widow and two small children II
avery ,,raitned circumstances. lie was
lncmber Of The Friendship FIRE Company
&and also of shawnee Tribe OF Red Men. Ii'
Ngis indns' riOus, attentive 10 business, anC
<tbf good habits.
Nv PHILIP AND M'KIM DIEFFENDELFER
are brothers, sons Of Mr.. john Dlehen
dericr, 81, and engaged in business VIII
their brother. John W. DitilendericI, The
wclLknOwn carpenter and builder. Under
Dr. Holidays care thev are recovering
rapidly. although Mckim's condition for
day or two Va critical.
Mr. Il. II. LentherS is also one OF oul
best carpenters and builders, and i widely
known. Is injuries, though painful, ar
not very serious. and he VIII probably S0ol
be our.
The HlIris-liall building was large
substantial iwO-SiOy brick building
erected i'm 1870 by &. :. Harris. The lowe
portion, as stated above. was occupied D,
Mr. 4. y. Ryan, who had an Insurance @
=. OO0 on h. stock ia the Home. OF Column
bu>. O. Mr.. kyan estimates his loss, a0ov
his insurance. at not less than $1,000. I'd
building was insured by Nj. {. a. Is. Col
froth, in the Liverpool Royal Company. 10
S3.lOO Mr.. Shearer was also in ured b.
Mr.. CofrOlh tOthe amount OF $1,000 on hi
building. IN the Hamburg Bremen, ant
$4,000 Oh his stock, in the New YORK Tn
derWriiers.
Me>sr.. Bell and Dodd's damage Is al,
covered By insurance.
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