The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-05

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account OF the death OF young Pearson on
FRIDAY morning, brief mention Of which
appeared in the telcgraphic columns Of this
paper yesterday:
Mr.. John W. Pearson. n wcll.krown
young man, who was cmplovcd rs a clerk
IN the banking-h0uSe Of Fritz, Lewis & Co,
No. German street, perShed i'm the fire nj
the Arlington Gardens. No. \ north Ui0h
street, early yesterday morning. After tbe
IRE his remains were found in the second
story. 1t was a horrible surprise. as if was
supposed all those in the house had escaped
The fire was discovered at about 2 4. NJ
officer Emerine heard cries OF fire. and
saw a woman OH the roof OF No. 5 north
High street. Smoke was issuing from the
building. An alarm was sounded from
! Box 2l4, 10 which the Fire Department
! promptly responded, and in an hours time
The IRE was out. II was known that sew
eral persons were in the building, and the
Supp0Sitlon was that all had escaped. Mrs.
l.. l.. Bu>teed, the proprielrCsS Of the gar
denS. Miss Georgia Supplee, John and James
Mckinney, had got out OF the burning
house. All more or less injured. The Do
llccman and several OF the hrcmcn intcrrO-
gated a man and woman. ana were told that
there were no others inside. Shortly after
Chiei-Enginoer IIennick. Of the Fire De
paruncnt. and three tircmcn with lanterns
went around the building and entered the
second story. They were surprised to find
in the front room, lying face doWnwards on
the floor, half way in the hall, the body OF a
man in his undcrcl0thine. An inquest wa,
begun at about 10 O'Clock. Coroner Con-
nelly had summoned the following jury:
Christopher Shaw Qorcman), j. ROsonWald,
Charles l.. Smith, George II. Brandt, VIII
liam Schacficr, Theodore Doher, Kaun-
man kcllner. W. W. Wright, &.
f. GrothauS. John McClcan, j. II.
Swift, and John ". Minnck. The
witnesses examined were John Mckinney.
SergcantS Schimp and Toner, Policemen
Emerine. Whitley, Vim, and Acker,
Chief Engineer IIcnnick, Henry Mcers,
foreman Of No. Truck Company, ana
Thomas Philbin. On the conclusion Of the
testimony a verdict was rendered that the
deceased. John ". Pearson, came TO bis
death on the morning Of November 3, 1852,
between the hours of > and > o'clock, at
No. : north High street, by being burned
10 death by the house taking fire, and that
his death was accidental
Young Pearson was the only son Of a
widowed mother and with whom he resided
at No. 1876 Jefferson street, whittier the
remains were taken yesterday afternoon.
Iii, father was wellknoWn contractor
who died several years ago. Young Pear
son entered the bankin -GOuSc Of McSSr>.
Fritz. L, WIS Il Co. when boy and finally
rose 10 bOOk-Ecepcr. He was fNorably
! known among businessmen and al large
circle Of friends. He would have been
twenty-five wears old next month.
The Arlington Gardens l. 4 peculiarly
arranged structure. A rOomy One-Story
building, used for a conccr-hall, front, on
Uigh street. 1t has but one large room in
| il and on the west side Of this apartment
| i stage where variety performances
chiefly by women, are given nightly. Ihcre
| i . tw0-,tory back building. which has
! a nosSa0eWaV TO the stage. In the
sccnnd story Of the rear house are
Two bed-rooms. In the front one,
where the fire broke out, were Pearson
James Mckinney. who was bar-keepcer
nj the garden, and the woman EeoiEl'
| Sunnlcr. The rear room was occupied bI
Nrs RUStccd and John Mckinney, VINO Is
= circu, performer, and brother OF Jailie'
Mckinney. II j. supposed that the nIe
orioinatcd from a gas-ict, which set Ire TO
wood nartiLrn back OF the green room
~ tbc concert hall, the flames Afterwards
communicating to the stairway, and thence
- tLr back upper story. The fire was lir>'
di.roycred bV John Mckinney. lie sald to
y sam rcpOrter Yesterday that he wa
a,,,toned between 2and 3 3O'clOck by Il lcel'
inc oi sutlocatOn. and at once DeciuL'
a,,ore that there was fire in the house. H'
"rnuyod Mrs Bustced, who is portly Wo'
man and assisted her through window II
th. roof after which he handed her ares
,rbirh She put on. The hremch arrived
'onn ,fter and helped her 10 descend t'
,h,. l,ro1Ind bv means OF ladder. As sooi
NJ he mt Mrs. Bustced on the rOoi Nc
kinney ran 10 the room where the Olh'i'
,,,arn and kicked in the door. 1lc haiilc
- tb,t time were raging hercely on 'i'
"toirs and he says he had barely ume It
o'cane which he did by the same WINDOW
NJ Rusteed went through. MchihheN
rarriyrd severe cut over the iei' eye:
Miss Georgia Supplee was seen Ut NO
soutb Front street. She told heI stoi4 !,
So"'n oranbic manner. She said: "Jac'
1oo,..on James Mckinney, ana lnls'i
,..oro |-u ali in one room eating ana drlhhiUS
III, tnIl asleep about 2o'clock IN tne hioi l, u
90" .'', ond soon after / dropped OH m!sch
1I"t,iint I had been sleeping but snoi
'n'N ,.t'an some one kicked in the 400
wi,,v n"r room. and then for the first tiihe
VI ~" thc fames. / shook up Pearson a,'
WcKinney. both Of whom starteu ~, '"'
: Jnnr which was the last saw Oh JAN. =.
u,o. N frightened | did not know Mh". WI, ',o y
Wa va Einally / seized pitcher willcn wa wa
do' ,,a tahIc and with it broke the wlhdoV
,nH OH VI. "nened on the front ROOF. SUE
Donded in getting through II on lii1 fs"" soU,
: was so badly scared then !uiilp'hh hant LIZ
-" roof TO the ground, and hurt NY U'tn. toc,
ny .r,o distance she lesped was iwcn'! ioo'
Inc ,a;"ries are not considered serious
SIi lanes me- Mckinney and Mrs. bIsleeu ,a,.a, a.
.'1n"d,s Hotel, where they were In NV
, at nh ,hc fire. McKinney's hands anu ,so
aiS'' nndlv ." burned. lie told the report report
are I"U nn vas asleep when Georgia suri,o
lll'' ll''a'trncd ." him. lie s;~S PEARSON '',in @amr
sNn ,J,a door, through svhlch lhc ,hrn,,%, n
Lore loa bursting. Mckinney dasnod n',t ,ha win
We'G t,s a. the rear room, went ou' ". rnd ",d
the hIs ~ the roof. and jumped to tue Sro''nGi ~
sIo nI" saw nothing OF Peafs15i thouyht I tina
ID 'ic od him in the room, ana 'no"e" '
h. had escaped. ,...ork of the room
Ai,nou ,,nh"ro',ghIy scorched, YET tnv tn,,nd "d' !.
cIash,uS %at % Of young Pearson nomdition. mIn IN
.ho'",no .ha raom in excellent eonInd Turned out
snu s,.ae ~ tbe concert halt was ,u"i,nye an,
stage o' tno - loses the fufhi'ufo a. a.