The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-02
DANVLIE.

A FIRE-QUTTE A STIR FOR SUNDAY MORN
ING-THE sUMMERFIELD BUILDING-A NEW
BUILDING-RAILRoAD IMPROVEMENTS.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispatch.l
NAY !, 1882.
A fire broke out yesterday morning
about daybreak in the building on Crag-
head street, which belongs to Major Suth-
crlin, and was used in the lower story by
Mossrs. w. II. Coyey g. Co., undertakers,
and in the upper stories by Mrs. Mcdaniel
as clearinghouse. Mrs. Mcdaniel lost
the larger part OF her furniture, the heaviest
loss being that OF several beds with the
bedding: and the goods Of Messrs. Convey
q Co. were much damaged by water from
the hose. The building, a large brick
establishment. was also considerably dam
aged. Mrs. Mcdaniel was insured for
81 900 in the Niagara: Major Sutherlin was
insured for $4,000 in the Queen, and Covey-
4 Co. in the London and Liverpool and
Globe for $500, the Washington for $500,
and the London and Lancashire for $780,
There was quite q stir on Patton street
Yesterday morning about Sunday-school
time. One of the prisoners got ont OF Jail.
and race took place between him and a
policeman. The policeman fred ut him
twice, but the balls did not strike the runa-
way. The prisoner, being the better run
ner OF the two, was in fair way TO escape,
when Dr.. Barksdale, who saw from his resi-
dence what was going on, moved across the
street for the purpose OF heading OIL the
fellow. The eye OF the runaway took in
the situation at once, and he halted and en-
deayored TO get up stone. with which he
might stop this flank movement. But the
ground being quite muddy, he lost bis
footing, fell over, and was caught,
and again Gagged. There was in the Jail,
however. an escaped convict, fellow who
had been at work on the railroad, had got
away from the guard, and had been caught.
The fee for his capture had been paid, but
the party who came TO take him again to
the working party Tor to take him to Rich
mond) did not have the proper papers, and
so he had TO be left in Jail. This fellow, rs
the taller was going up the steps to one OF
the upper stories. Knocked him down, ran
by him, and made his escape. And it was
afterwards discovered that as prisoner No.
1 saw the taller down he also ran by with
the result above described.
MAY commences with clear skies and the
Thermometer at II degrees on one OF the
hills Of the city.
The Symmetrical building, already one
OF the largest blocks in the city, is beng
enlarged by the addition OF fourth story,
and the inner departments OF the second
and third stories have undergone a COM
plete Encouragement.
The foundations Of a splendid residence
for Mr.. W. y. Shelton, on Main street,
have Just been laid.
Things continue 10 be interesting about
Dundee Junction. A tTcstle is being built
for tracks on each side OF the stone bridge
at Fall creek, and the timbcrs Of the wooden
bridge over Dan river are being gradually
taken away. And now people protesting
TO know say that the piers Of the bridgeare
TO be enlarged that a double-track iron
bridge Is TO be built, and that the Midland
railroad viii be run across Dan river, and
grand union depot to be established on
this side the Rhine. ALPEA.