Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-03-29

time Of the evacuation OF Rlcnmono
and rebuilt IN 1866. 1t was Howe
trns. structure f the old style, with a
flame trunk about Is feet deep, upon
which the trunk was LAID. To the COM
bustible nature OF the bridge, combined
with the high wind, was du; It's swift
desti uction.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
When the flames reached tae Rich
mond end of the bridge they immediate
ly seized ppon the large four-story brick
tobacco factory of I. II. Ruthf0rd IL
Co., which also quickly fell victim to
the devourng element. From that
point The fire continued TO spread with
fright.ul rapidty, attacking and lay In
in ashes in quick succession the large
brick tobacco factories OF r. n. Pauei =
son g. Co. 7. G. Williams & Co. Ihc
three tobacco stemmcrleS d D. A.
Hulchins, two stemmeries OF L. K. Y
| F. D. Barksdale, the stemmery Ui
Aborn & Edwards, the Vulcan ion
works, operated by Bruce & Archer
90 tenement houses occupied BY poor
people. about 800 feet Of .restle WORK
connecting the Tledegar Iron Work
with the Richmond aud Peter, bur-
Railroad, ten now freight cars belong
iog to the TreGesar Company. I. L.
Smiths grist mill, number OF olhr
minor buildings and a quantity OF Goa!
and lumber at the southern or Mall
chester eud Of the bridge. The Vir5t
MIA Mining and ManuflcturiIs Com
pany's kaolre works we're also des-
troycd. The total loss IS uow estIma:'
ed at between $500 600 and 100000,
about half of which is covered with in'
surance.
THE HEAVIEST LOSERS.
The following are The heaviest losers:
T. c. Williams & Co. about SlOO,UOO.
insurance s74 600; R. A. Patterson x
Co. $50 600, insurance s4S, 900; 7. NJ.
Rutherford s. Go. s25 900 insurance
800. OOCj the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad Company, on bridge, 800, 600
insurance; $50 900; G. R. and F. 5.
Darksdale. 500, 900, insurance $4,000;
the Vulcan Iron " orks, S25, 900; in
surance, $4,000; the Tredegar Com
pany $40, 1000, insurance unknown; tie
Virginia Mining Manufacturing Com
pany. 100000, insurance s27, $780,
Several OF the large buildings, occupied
as tobacco factories and s'emmerles'
were owned BY James Thomas, Jr. Hho
has no insurance on item, lii loss
will reach to $50 600.
THE INSURANCE.
The following is partial list oil com
panies holdinl risks on tie properly
destroy, d: Liverpool and LoLdon Az
Globc, s45, 900; Queen. $500; No''
British and Mercantile. $40 600; N"r!l
German, 5000; Hamburg Bremen
90. 600; Sar, Of New York, $4,000
Ma nhalt4n. of New York, 9l0 OO0
Home OF New York. $500; Williams
burg City, ST 900; Of p elk. Of New
York, $4,000; Haltfold, $4,000; La
Confance, of Pals. $4,000; Connec
ticut. $500, UuAcrArilers. oi New
York, 5000 and Scottish Union, s2,'
200. This list i as YET inc mi 'te
oAing TO the dilic h.y i'll 81 in, i he
Insurance MN to day.
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
Nh,n it became eyid' NJ that L
bride u, in imminent danger, ecJ hd
ami tlild Gre aiarn, were sounded, and
tie whole fire department was called
out, lu The elfJI,s oi The llremen to
check The fl mes vic entirely .uii'e,
d.htiu.. rs tLel had to do, agal ust Il e
fierce wiud,, which; drlying The aames,
cind Is and smoke into their iaces.
forced ;heD back, Dot by loot. rom It's
der, y IN. \: Las Z. NJ. Ma, or
Carinslon tclegraphed o Washington
for assistance fro Al The fire WAS final y
notl,n under con'rol, another tele'
gram was ert 10 Washington TO thai
effect. rnc Washington drparIm' nj
bad responded promptly and had en-
b rkcd several engines on special
lralu nhcn notified that their services
wurc uol ne, ded.
THE SCENE IN RICHMOND.
The fire occurred just about the Time
The churches were being dismissed from
services AID the alarm being immedi-
alely given by every fire apparatus and
bell in the city, notification oil the Gala
raily spread with lightning like rapidly,
and in in short time the hills aud
housc.ops and every elevation afford
log place u yie~, were densely
,hronscd ni.h old aud Young. wh'ie'
alia color1d. The heavy wind added
more than ord'nar, via'itl 10 the HINES
and CARR, d large pieces OF burning
cnders Tor long distances, which, IN
sumo cas-. =, set lire 10 dlslaul Fools
nessilalinI constant va Gu on Inc
hou.ciop, 20 prevail The threatened
dausti.
Chorlc Be,-. a youth OF 10 years,
vas killed 10y falling vail. Two
ann ,.arc> unknown. are reported
uiel u i'eiuns If P.hlerson's FAC
..ry. .~r,cA. G. ulrv. bo 'k-kreper in