Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-17
DURHAM'S DISASTER.
A rHRIvISa NORTH CAROLINA TOWN.
SWEPT BY FLAMES.
Seventeen OF the Best Buildings Destroyed.
The Losses and Insurance
Characteristic Pluck.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch

uuuulNGs W Tue pace were soon DAth
co, including Parrish's tobacco-ware-
house. the Bank Of Durhsm, PARRISH
two large rrize-rooms OF four stories each,
and tmpstead's four-story warehouse, be.
'ides twelve stores, Including The post.
Office. the Office ~ the Tobacco Pant. an"
tie residence ~ Ed, Lyon. The loss in
tobacco was 100000 pounds. seven huu-
dred hOgsheads OF tobacco burned in TIE
basement Of Parr'sh's warehouse alone,
besides large quantities in three other
warehouses, priced in bogsheads and in
bulk. The Methodist church was saved by
q timely change OF the wind.
The BURNED DISTRICT.
The burned district is composed Of the
best bus ness portion OF Main street he
tween Church and Mangum streets. The
fire was first discovered IN Il. II. Atgater',
store, which was already full Of flame and
smoke, 80 that il could not be entered. The
fire next att, cked Y. J. Parri-b's immense
Il bacco- warehouse. which extended the
entire length OF the squire, and also aitlck-
I'd the stores on either side. i burned
very rapidly. The wind was not hign.
but was from the north. IL yeeTed 10 The
cost, and thus the Depot Hotel and other
buildings south Of Maui street were saved.
There is no fire department. and tue town
has The poorest watersupply in the safe,
and the fire speedily swept away thirteen
brick buildings on the square. II eros ,ed
the street north OF Parrish's warehouse and
Of Olmstead's, and W. I. Blackwelrs bank.
DESTROYED two Of Parri,l's prize-houses, one
NARROW ESCAPE.
The Methodist church was scorchel
slightly. he fire also crossed the street
east OF the warehouse and burned tae ha1i.
some dwelling Of J. E. Lyon, which Clp.
tain Parrish had just purchased. The
ilames rose 90 great height and were vlsi-
he pt Raleigh, twenty-eight miles distant
CindGs fell all over large section 81 the
town. and were 10y constant care only pre-
vented from igniting other buildings.
II was O'Clock this morning before the
fire spent itself and danger ended. The
los, Is pretty carefully estimated AZ hall a
million dollars. II is the greatest blow
Durham has ever suffered, and i one Of
The greatest fires on record in the state.
Losses.
The following are the losses as accurately
as can be ascertained
L. J. Parrish, loss on warehouse. tobacco
in hogshcsds and on floors, together Win
hnek prize-hou,e and frame priZs-h0u>r.
with contents Of tobacco, 100000
jacob Levy, dry good and notions; loss.
5000.
A. NJ. Riggsbee. general merchan1l>e /;
loss, $1,000.
l.. II. Aiwater. grocer: los. $1,000.
Lamb, Slater & German. clothing; los.
$4,000.
Z. A. Whitaker. music-house; loss not
| estimated
]. Goldschieder, general merchandise:
| loss. $4,000.
r. Perry, general merchandise; Loss,
eli 900.
{. {. Taylor, hardware; loss, s2,jO1.
{. i. RaWls, dry goods, notions. g.;
loss, s COO.
n. c. Helndon & Co.. furniture: los,
{l3,CO0.
Post Office total loss, but all the val o.
ables were saved.
The los, OF Postlcy. jcweller; Ms. s ia
snntn. millinery: Mesley & Money. m"r.
chant t.ilrrs. and the Bank 81 Durham are
not estimated.
INSURANCE.
The throe-iOurths-value clause IL used on
all policies. and IN estimating the actual
loss allowance must he made for the fact
that only three-iourths insurance can be-
carried. so that the assured must suffer one
| fourth loss in every ease.
L. !. Parrish. on brick warehouse, sls,-
| COO, distributed az follows: $1,000 each in
| the Virginia Fire and Marine, Hartford.
Imperial, Home Of New York. Queen. add
Phoenix Of London. ON brick stOragc-
building and furniture, IS Cos, 600 each
in the Georgia Home, Niagara. and Fire
Association Of Philadelphia; 500 IN Tue
North British; Sl.0S0 each in the Home OF
New York and The Virginia FIRE and Ma
! rine. on the frame storsgc-buildinS.
$500 Springfield, sl,S00; Fire ASsocia'
I ton Of Philadelphia, 3 600; Underwriters
Agency. $1,000. On iurniiure-Georsla
/ Home, 1900.
on LYONS dwelling recently pur
/ chased: Home, % New York, Sl,SD0 ga
/ stock 81 tobacco in brick warehouse, S23.-
/ 500: North British, $1,000; Western. OF
/ Toronto, 1000: Rochester, g., 900; $500
/ each in the Underwriters. ROYAL, City oil
| London, Phoenix OF BROOKLYN, Niagara. and
Western Home, OF New \ ork. ca srorb
in bl. BRICK storage warehouse, 800 ~.
! Phoenix. Of BROOKLYN, $1,000: Imperial
| q. 600; LoadOp Assurance, S2,j00; Nart'
! British, 81 900; Niagara, $1,000; Queen
/ $4,000; Underwriters, S2,VJH; German
American, $4,000. On stock in his frame
storage. " arehOusc. $1,000: Northern
$500: Imperial. $4,000; London. sc -
! Queen. Sl,O00; Virginia Fire and Marine
| >. OCO: Phunix. Of Hartford. Sl.)1J
| PbGnix. OF Brooklyn. sl.jO0: North Bri
fish. $1,000.
Parrish a Blackwell. on stock. $500
London Assurance. $4,000; Northern
=, 500; North British, $500; PhWnlX, O
hartford, $500.
Jacob Levy. on drv-goods, S20.000: FIR
Association. $4,000: Hartford, $1,000; Nj
aeara, 1000; Queen, 5000; lnsuranr
! COMPANY Of North America, g 800: Livd
pool and London aud Globe, 5000; Con
iipental, $500.
Lamb. slater 4 German, gentlemen's fur
uishing. $1,000: $1,000 each Ia the nder
writer's aud Royal, $1,000 each in ID
! Northern Scottish and Phoenix u Hartford
Il. II. Atwater, family groceries, Geor
gia Home $1,000.
{. [. Taylor. stoves and hardware
| Il 900: Phuuix Of London. $500: lnsu
rance Company Of North America, 800.
:. Il. Perry. groceries and dry good-
-, 200: Hartford. S2,70O; city OF Londos
$1,000: Virginia Fire and Marine, sl,jJo
q. T.. Rawls. notions and dry good
$1,000: Northern and Springfield, eac
1900; Queen, $1,000; PhGai2 Of London
$500.
NJ. c. Herndon & Co., furniture. $500
London Assurance and German-Americau
each $4,000; sun Fire Office and Lion
escb $3.50; Norwich Union, $1,000.
blackwell d Carr. post-ollice buildin
and furniture, $500 Georgia Home
$3.50; PbGnix, Sl.250.
Mrs. Ada NJ. smith, millinery. Si,OlO
Royal and Phoenix Of Hartford. 800 ehcn
Connecticut. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES >prin-
field, 81 900 each.
Mcsicy d Meany, taiIors. $3.50: >pr.a-
field. $500; Merchants, 1850.
l.. Il. Henderson. dentist, Queen, so ;.
\. VI. Kigstec. on store-bmding- an
stock, Sll.9UO: Pb9nix Of Hartford an
Home Of New York, each on merclaadi>t
$1,000: on Storc-huildings, Scottish an
Georgia Home, each 5000 Northern
100; North Carolina Home. SiO3.
Thomas J. Rigshee, store buildings
Royal. e ,4co.
III. c. Helndop, siore-buidiDg: PhGni
Of Brooklyn, S2,2J0.
4. J. Kiyeti. on storc-building Phwni
Of London, : 800; Niagara, 500.
Games y. Umsiead, on warehouse an
fixtures, S4.725: Phoenix OF London an
Pb0plx OF BROOKLYN, each $3.50: Fire A
.ociation OF Philadelphia, $50.
A. h. Imstead. stock OF leai Tobacco
: $1,000: Georgia Home, PhgniX OF Brool
Iyn. Virginia Fire and Marine. each q, 01
Roval. 5000: Springfield. $500.
l.. swain 4 Co., stock OF tobacco &c
man American. sl,2OO.
W.T.. Blackwell, Office furniture in banh
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