Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-13

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About l2 O'Clock. to-day Are broke
ont h The sngius-room Of Vandegrifs \
Sons cArpenter-sho and IN . very
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thlse a hand 70 eight the destructive
tlemcnt with, Il swept on its course
until thousands OF dollars worth Of
property was destroyed. For an hour
az more intense excitement prevailed.
Chufch-bells we're rpng, and the streets
we're filed with people rushing
% che scene Of the fire. From the
shcp The flames we're communicated 70
4 building occupied rs lodging house
~ she hands employed BY Vandegri1
q Son and 10 two open sheds USED ior
etorinx lumber. ali Of which were con.
ahmed. together with lumber valued ~
sbout $4,000. The flames then caught
80 Warehouses; in the woodward OF
NJ George A. Sinclair, burning them
% the ground. From this the wood
su,d lumber caught, and under the IN
auepce Of strong wind the fire con-
tinued lis course toward the business
centre Of the town.
The residence Of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Dupre
Was soon in blaze, and although much
Il mis- furniture was removed, he lost
nearly everything, since his furniture
VAS greatly injured and much OF 1t
broke up. Vigorous measures were
taken to preserve other property which
was in danger. At one time II seemed
certain that the Bailey property would
have TO 20; indeed, the small house
near the railroad used by Miss Kate
Bailey as a school-room was on flre,
and in order to save the more valuable
property il was razed, and this mea-
sure. together with the foresight which
led to covering the exposed sides OF the
buildings with wet blankets. did much
10 stop the further progress Of the hire
in that direction.
A frame building was also RACED by
order Of the town authorities. This
bu;ld;ng and the RACED school-house
were the property Of Mrs. w. II.
Bailey.
The Office in Mr.. Sinclair's wood
yard was torn down, as was also sta
bic. II these buildings had burned
and Al one time it seemed inevitable
that they would-the fire would have
gotten beyond control, and the largest
part Of Charlottesville would have been
destroyed.
The flying sparks were a source OF
great danger TO property north Of the
Are. They were waited by the strong
wind as far as Main street, and the
roofs Of several buildings actually took
FIRE, but were promptly extingnished.
The bucket brigades were relied upon
in the absence of better arrangements,
and everybody joined in the labor of
bearing water to the burning buildings.
This was by far the most destructive
fire that has ever visited Charlottes-
vile. The loss is roughly estimated at
about 800, 900, yandegrift & Son and
George A. Sinclair being the largest
losers. There was no insurance on any
Of the property destroyed. Under all
the circumstances, people have reason to
be very thankful that 1t was no worse.
various News Isems-PerscsaI.
OF the Richmond Dispatch
MAY IL. 1885.
Miss Josie Chancellor, the only
daughter Of DIR. J. Il. Chancellor, died
Of pneumonia in Spotsylvania county.
The pipes for the new water-supply
have been distributed along the streets.
The Chesapeake and Ohio pay-car,
after . delay Of month, passed here
yesterday and paid off for one month.
The Miller-School baseball nine
played University nine on the grounds
Of the latter yesterday, and were badly
beaten.
In the baseball line the Pantops
Academy nine has been the most sue
cessful, having been defeated but once.
The captain Of the nine is j. G. Spots,
Jr., q Richmond boy.
General Thomas L. Rosser, who pur-
chased " Rugby" paying, according to
report, $4,000 for it, will, after some
repairs to it, take up his residence
there.
The licenses Of businessmen here
were all paid for in money, and the
esunous went a-begpipp. DUP.