The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-05

TWO rNCrNniARy FTRES-ErFoRTs To Dr.
STEoY TWE CITY HNGINE-HouSES--A WELL
EXECUTED PLAN--TuE ASSASSIN YATES NOT
YET cArrURED--ANoTurR CUTTING AFFAIR.
Itorrosronacnce OF the richmond Dispatcn.l
JUNE 4. 1883.
Mention has been made IN this CORE
spOndcnce 81 the attempts by unknown
pirfies on several occasions recently 70
burn the Fire Department engiRc-houses
in this city. some two or three weeks 20.
NJ a hate hour Of the night. an effort was
made 10 destroy the largc, new engine
house az the corner OF Halifax aud Harrison
streets hy throwing a ball OF lighted waste
through a window Of the upper story into
the fced-room. twas onlv by the promptest
efforts inat the building was saved. and not
until considerable damage had been done.
Three separate attempts cave hccn made
recently % burn the hooS-and-laddert truck
house, large frame building on short
Market street. The last Of these attempts
was made yesterday morning about 3
O'Clock. and proved successful. The plan
formed for Jhe destruction % this building
was wel.-organizcd one. and showed de-
termination on the part 81 those who exc
cutcd it. 4 large wooden building on
Low street. known as HohsOn's old tobac-
co-factoTy. owned by Mr.. II. ". Giggins.
and now used bv Mr.. !. VI VIII
lia = as sfora sc-house for sUmac-
T. -. was FIRST set on FIRE. This
To- ing IS some two or three hundred
VI distant from the cng;ne-house.
The dcOartme1t was called ont 20 subduc
thi. are. aud while they were there The en-
s-ino-housc was set N IRE in the fCod-room.
When re company went ont they left an
officer iu cl1rgc 81 The building. Tbs
officers attention was attracted bv some
ri>toifr.n- around The corner. on Bank
street. and went thitaer 70 ascertain The
cause. A. soon Is DE leit one OF the in
ccndiaries. who was evidently on the watch.
ran into the house and applied the match
10 the rroyeudcr. The mStol-dring on
Bank street was done by one OF The accom-
plice>. The FIRE ut the tobacc0-iacfory was
Suhdued before much damage bad been
done. ard the department was quickly
called back 10 save the euginc-house.
The roof was burned Of. and The building
was pretty well Quilted before the dame
could BE subducd. The apparatus kent
there was Yesterday removed 20 the old
enCinC-A0u,e near the west end Of Ola
street.
The people are az loss 10 understand
what THE purpose of these repeated A.
nor j. There any well-;ourded suspicion as
% the plr'ie, wac are engaged in this ne
fari0us worS. But for The sact that heavy
rain feii duIing all Of Saturday nigh, ii l.
believed tlat these two Tires would have
caused q serious coufaCrati0n.
Daniel Yates, the negro who assaulted
and 80 seriously stabbed Mr.. ". II. McCue
on FRIDAY night. has not yet been caught.
II j. believed that be has left the city. Mr..
McCue's condition continues favorable. and
there are stronger hopes 81 his recovery.
4 warrant WAS this morning issued for
the arrest of T. +. Jones lcolored'. charged
with assembling and cutting !. VI. Phelps
(wLite.. The facts In this case were pretty
much like those Of the McCUe-Yaies affair,
only not attended with such serious IT,
suits. Jones was in arrears FOR rent TO
Phelps. and when the latter applied 20 him
for money be became angry, drew knife
and made @ blow at him. seyering por-
ton Of the ear and narrowly missing the
throat. ROBIN ADAIR.