Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-14
TIE LIBERTY FIRE.
Half the Business Portion OF the Town Ne.
SFo,ed-Losscs aud Insurance.
rcosresr ondencc o, the Richmond plsp,,cb.,

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Liberty. October ~. 1884.
Tbisto was visited by a disastrous con.
f0grati0n NJ on early hour Yesterday morn.
ing. which destroyed about one hall o; the
business portion OF the place.
The IRE, which was OF inccndiarv origin.
was started ~ frame storehouse on Rid 20
street. occupied by j. n. E,rly. about z A
NJ, and swept away fourteen business.
houses and badly damaged Others before IL
Was stopped by the blowing up Of n house
with powder.
The following is a list Of losses and in
Surance as far as can be obtained:
James ". Carder & Son. cabinet-makers
snd residence. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
Buford Brothers, general merchandise.
Loss. SC. 000 or $1,000. Insured i'm the
New York Underwriters Agency for 81.
Geo, Niagara for $1,000, Virginia State for
81 eco, Imperial of London for $1,000,
Hamburg Bremen fer $1,000.
j. \. Early. general merchandise. Loss
about $1,000; insured in Scottish Union
aud National for $500, Portsmouth for $50,
Fire Association Of Philadelphia for 81. 900,
Virginia Fire and Marine for $3.50. and
the British America for II 600.
A. W. Robertson d Co., general mw-
chandise. Loss about $1,000; about sl,500
worth OF stock saved insured in the Liv-
erpoo and London and Globe for $1,000.
Jake Oppenheim, bar-room. Loss. 300;
insured in Fire Insurance Association OF
England for $500.
Mercer II. Gray and Mrs. Bush. insured
in the Rochester German for $1,000.
J.. e.. Abbott. general merchandise.
Loss on stock and building about $4,000 or
$1,000; insured in the New York Under
writer's Agency for S7O0 Portsmouth for
$500; with v. Pollard & Co, agency OF
Lyrchhurc, 1880.
l.. Opponhoim. saloon. Loss. $1,000:
insured in the Scottish Union and National
for $1,000.
II. ID. Buford. small vacant store. Loss
about 5000.
II. Il. ClaytOr d Co.. general merchandise.
Loss on stock and building from 1920 to
$4,000; insured in the New York Under
writers Agency for $500. Gernania for
S3.5cO, Virginia Fire and Marine for $500,
Connecticut for $3.50, Virginia State for
$3.50, Washington Ere and Marine for
Si,CON.
Shrlnklin, Campbell g Co., general mer.
cLaudisc. Loss from $1,000 to $1,000; in
surcd in the Liverpool aud London and
Glolc for 81 1850, Portsmouth for 500. Fire
Association OF Philadelphia for 500, Viz
sinia Home for $1,000. Virginia State for
$500. Virginia Fire and Marine for 1000.
imperial Of London Tor $4,000.
John Il. Thurman. framed building, loss
$1,000; no insurance.
j. y. Mccormick, baT-room, loss $500 or
$500; no insurance.
NJ. Vol. clothier. $1,000 to $1,000; IT,
Sured in New York Underwriters for
$4,000: We>lchcSter Tor 800.
W. ]. Jennings. general merchandise,
loss $1,000 to Sl.J0e; no Insurance.
Building owned by Captain Wiliiim :.
Nyler, loss about $4,000; well insured.
;. Hwsh, clothier, loss $4,000; Insured
in Imperial Of Lon Ion for 81, 800, and
other companies for 81 600.
DR.. II. c. Hopkins. druggist. loss from
$4,000 to 5000; insured in the Germlnil
for $500, probably $1,000 more.
William Kelly, general merchandise loss
on stock and building, $500: partially in
surcd.
T. J. Matthews, framed store; loss,
$1,000. Insured in the New York Under
writer's Agency for $500, Virginia Fire and
Marine for 81 $50.
Boiling d Matthew's framed StorehOuSe.
Loss. 900. Insured in the Hamburg and
Bremen for $50; other insurance not
asctrtained.
Old Presbyterian parsonage. Loss, 5000.
Insured.
Dr. G. A. Board, dentist, and DR.. Il. NJ.
Bowyer. physician offices in above build
ing. Losses small. Insured, the former
in the Virginia State for $500 and the latter
i'm the WesichcSter for 1915.
W. 4. Fitzpatrick, framed building.
Loss. $1,000; insured in the British Amer-
can for $500, Connecticut for $500, Vir-
ginia state for $3.50.
+. +. BurSs, framed storehOuse. Loss.
5000; insured.
William II. McGhec, brick building.
Loss, $1,000; insured.
Steel g Marsh, Bedford Sentinel. Loss.
$500; insured for $4,000.
II. ". Garrct. unoccupied store. Loss,
$1,000; insured in the Portsmouth for
slC0
Rev. John u. Tiers library. Loss
small: insured in the Portsmouth for Sli2.
Walker Brothers, butchers. Loss small.
j. Z. Pollard, framed stOrehOuse. Loss
small: insured.
Several Of the above named have secured
houses. and Will resume business 1t once.
Among them are :. Hirsb, y. W. Robert
son d Co., Il. y. Clayton Il Co., shanSlin,
Campbell d Co., W. j. Jennings, and j.
" Early.