The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-22
Tho fire at Waynesbor0'. Va.

The following i condensed from the ac-
....urt %. the fire furnished the Valley Ijr9l-
,.on lNi IL, Waynesboro' correspondent:
Between the hours Of and o'clock on
wednesday morning last. the cry OF Fire
tr,' fire. was rcsOundcd through our
USUALLY quiet streets, while the church
b.,l> tollcd forth an alike alarm, and rail-
rad mgine at the depot gave forth in
.arorou, tones from it, steam whistle the
.eral Of distress. The citizens, aroused
from their sleep by these alarms. soon dis
covered that the house formerly occupied
a.Irc>idcuce 10y Captain j. h. FinkS on
a.,k street wa, on fire. The fire had gained
considerable Roadway, and several attempts
were made 70 throw the building down, but
although an old building the frame, which
wa. composed Of heavy oak timbcrS, resisted
sl effort, in that direction, and the atten-
i.on 81 our citizens was turned TO the frame
residence Of Dr. w. J. Jones, occupied by
ID. and Or. ". g.. Goes families, which
.tsd lust west OF the tirst-named house,
with only a narrow alley intervening.
From the close proximity Of this to the
burning building. and with stifl southeast
wind blowing. il soon became apparent
tlaj This. too. would fall a prey TO the de-
'oring element. andal hands at once Turn
81 their attention to saving what was posi-
N.of fhcefccts OF thctWO families. With the
exception Of two bureaus and wardrobe
containing all the finer wcaring-Ipparcl OF
uc female portion OF DR.. JOneS's family,
Uih some few articles Of an unimportant
character, the effects of both were saved.
The dwelling Of :. II. Lambert could
orly ue saved by partially tearing down a
fr.FuVynnnI all the HnIl-Cs
situated opposite and west OF the burning
budding. down 10 Second street persons
We're Stationed ready with bucket, OF water
s,yiinguish living embcrs that were car
rI In thick proiusiOn from the burning
bindings. Mr.. j. ;. Wallace's building,
sanding directly opposite the first burnt
haiiiiur, was at one time in imminent dan
-lr. The houses occupied respectively by
Nr =. Hammers and Mr. u. ID. DudhOraw
uuc several times ablaZc from flying EN-
h.r,. Mr. T.. &. FishburnC's house was
also igBitcd by the same cause, and Mr.. ".
~. CheW's smOko-housc was in like peril,
bat those stationed on the roofs OF each
speedily cXtingui,hcd the threatened dan
ger.
The house first burned Ia, not been Oc-
cupicd by any one for several months, and
w. ne properly oil NJ John Alex 'nucT
oi Back creek, who expected 10 occupy i
ihi, week. There are several theories "a
to the origin OF the fire. Some say there
were two tramps who stayed in the hous'
Da 'he night Of the fire. and that they wer'
ihc first TO give the alarm. but we have
m'i no one who saw those tramps durn!
Tie burning.
There was no insurance, as Ear as | cai
l',rn. on DR.. Jones's house, but on th
other there was policy Of 500 in Rich
mond company. DR.. Jones only purchased
ms property about one year ago. lie is q
present in Philadelphia attending to hi
interest in the rotary steam-engme patent
eel by Dudley Il Jones, Of this place. W
learn that in trying 10 save some OF the N
tlclcs OF furniture in DR.. Joncs's house
Mr.. Green b. Jones, n clrriage-painter, We
slightly burned by some hot plastering fal
ing ON him.