The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-11
THROUGH THE STATE.
HAMPTON.

.a scene or DesoIation-
Additional, insurnnee-EVidence OF ineen-
diary Work.
rco.,..ro,,o,,cc Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
'0'''''p'"U' APRIL 10, 1884.
T.to . resident Of this place who hsd
49,, ~. sara since Monday, blindfold
H. ~, " IN annvcv him 40 that he shall be
t,a"r"nt 49," - 30 his destination, then place
li, In VII the fire originated here, and
,a Ton, ,ho handaue. and for some minutes
No vii t no, Inow where he Is, so greatly
40. boen the change wrought by the de-
-as,o,,na Sa,nes The ruinsare still smou'-
der;na s s,,honcb { re Old Point engine re-
ma,nsI hars until late yesterday evening,
and worked all day long. Inc sown wa
patrolled last night by ING uiliary anu
special constables. Goou oIuer mas ~, 80
maintained, owing IN large illea ntl,'o "
the active measures tikeh Wy YuuSe Doon
A Young man was arrested late yesteruay
charged with attempting 70 ilfc Il sIaD'e III
rear OF large frame building. lie was
examined before a justice this morning.
and wos sent on 10 the grand jury. =.
All OF the stove and tinware stores IN
Town were burnt. Mr. George Nj. hlcnIel
ia nv far the heaviest loser by the fire. h,s
insurance amounted TO only $1,000, wniio
his loss was very near $4,000. AT one time
Barnes's Hotel and the other frlme onilu-
ings near the northwest corner OF hiug
street were in great danger, ana were sa'et ,
onIv nv the efforts OF their owners ana
friends and the engines. Had they cangnl'
yerv Iit,le q, the business portion Of the
town world have escaped, for the frame
buildings are closely packed. Hau theIe
been fire-eugine on hand when tue hIe
was discovered. or had there been wen,
Organized bucket brigade In Town, no'
more than two lniIdngs would have pen
consumed. This catastrophe WIN uouDt
less lave the effect Of making the ptoPl'
take the necessary steps TO have 4 nre app"'
ratus here. - .,,rod
some of the losers were fully insured
others partialy, while n number nave no
thinr Of the kind to TALL back Oh, and mus
begin all over again. Business reefs tn'
effect OF the calamity, and VIII continue " "
do 50 for some time. The business ,le |,
are busy looking out for places III "il.cL
TO open at once, but houses are very scarGc
Temporary buildings will be erecteo oI
many. :,
The following insurance men are II
town looking after the losses OF tue coinpa
MICS they represent Colonel }. W. dor'
don, Hamburg-BrrInen; w. F. peasants
Rochester German; w. l.. Cowwdin, glr
gina riIo and Marine; ID. n. Walker, Dr.,
Williamsburg City-all OF Richmond.
The following insurance companies ulsC
lose BY the fire: Continental. Sl'ZVV'
Niapars, Sl,S00; National, OF Baltimore
81. 500; Rochester German. Sl,0O0 more
than was reported or yesterday. rhi'
compauy, however, had reinsured Sl,0Qt
in some other company, and will lose only
the 1000. Adjusters for the other com
panies will be here this evening.
One feature about the appearance OF inc
town at present is that the northeast corner
OF King Street. with an old foundation ano
the walls OF a small brick store, looks pre-
clsely like it did just after the burning o.
Hampton in 1861.
The Peninsula Guards had their ar
mory in the hall in Roche's brlcA
block, and lost some six OF their guns
and sets Of their accOutremenfS. SeV
eral OF their uniforms were also de
stroved. The ladies OF the Methodist Epls
copaI church bad commenced feast in Tue
courtroom. but closed it at once on &C
count OF the great destruction OF property
By the fire.fiend.
1t has been published that a." st. johns
church caught on fire at one time" This
was an error. 1t was in no danger what
ever ut any time, situated rs 1t Is more thar
a hundred yards from the store in whlct
the fire started, with the wind carrying
the flames and sparks to the south and east
Neither did Baine's Hotel take fire from
sparks. as was stated. =
1t is now agreed that the fire was OF In
cenjiary origin, but the party or partlei
are Unknown. The bulk OF the testimony
shows that the store in which the flames
were first seen was fired on the inside.
Many OF the iron safes have been open
cd and their contents found uniniured, Of
ONLY slightly scorched. HAMPTON.