Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-06
PEARL BLOCK FIRE.
THE TOTAL LOSSES ABOUT THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
origin and Particulars Of the Fire-The
Losses Fully Covered by
Insurance, &c.

| Yesterday morning about O'Clock Mr..
| Antilotti, who lives on lower trlnklin
| street. was awakened by colored man who
! told him fire was In progress in store
| In the neighborhood OF the store in which
| he (Mr. ADtilott) was employed as clerk
r. A. Minors, on Fourteenth street near
| cary. Mr.. Antilotti az once arose, dressed.
| and hurried 10 the store, when he saw a
| blsze IN The third story Of the build
| ing occupied by Messrs. G0ddin * TAYLOR,
| wholesale fancy grocers and confectionery,
No. IL south Fourteenth street. He un.
| locked his own store, Immediately oppO-lt +,
| and procuring an axe, ran across the street,
and breaking In the front door went up
stairs, at the same time urging the col0red
man who was with him TO hasten 10 the
First police station and raise the alarm.
The man did 80, and 70 1891 O'Clock an
alarm was sounded from Box 81, Fourteenth
and Nam streets.
TIE FIRE AZ FIRST SEEN.
When Mr.. Antilolti reached the third
story room he found several cases OF
matches near where the fire was burning.
He therefore believes that as there was no
person and no light in the room that the
fire was either the result OF spontaneous
cOruDuStlOD. OF tl>t tDdt Jbt Cti'tlT VI lit'
among the cases produced a start for 1t.
After some little time, during which Mr..
Antiloiti was engaged in throwing boxes
Of matches ont OF the window, the fire
department arrived and commenced work.
The flames, however, we're not easily sub
dued, having gotten good Roadway. and
it was not until the goods on the ground
floor and the two upper stories had been
nv nd
that the fremen were at liberty 10 stop their
work. The building. the property OF Mr.
A, Y. Stokes. was severely damaged; the
insurance OF $1,000, with J. II. Claiborne Il
Sons, will probably cover the necessary re-
pairs.
INSURANCE.
without n full Inventory it is impossible
for Messrs. Goddin d Taylor 10 tell what
their loss f., but II will probably amount to
about $4,000. Their insurance Is S27,jOO,
as follows:
Royal, OF Liverpool, $1,000.
Northern London, $1,000.
Imperial. OF London. $1,000.
London, Lancaster and Liverpool, 81, 800.
Germania, $4,000.
Underwriters, $1,000.
These companies are represented by
Messrs. Howard SginefOrd and }. Il.
Moore, insurance agents.
YOUNGEB's STORE.
Mr.. L. G. Younger. whose store adioins
Goddn Il Taylor's, was considerably dam
aged. and great portion OF his stock sltu-
rated with water. He Is insured in various
companies to the amount OF $4,000. a. fol-
lows. but his loss will not he near a. much
a. that:
sun Fire Office. OF London, 5000; the
Rochester German, Of Rochester, $1,000
George ID. Peasants s. Sons, agents.
Scottish Union and National Insurance
Company, OF Edinburgh, $1,000. f.
Weisiger, Jr., agent.
Queen Insurance Company. OF Liverpool,
s5.0OO-D. n. Walker d Co., agents.
British America, OF Toronto, Sj,0E-
julius Sirlus, agent.
Germanis, OF New York, SJ,O00-T. l..
Aliriend. agent.
Western Assurance Company, $1,000
j. Suaus, agent.
PERSONAL.
Messrs. Goddln d Taylor have only been
H.. tf,..h ~.