Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-18
FIRED THE COBWEBS.
THE CAUSE OF THE DEEP CREEK
PLArrSe-mILL TiRE.
7hc Los, and the Insursnoe-A Serious Ac-
oidsnt at the Gosrort hayward
Notes.
,corro.nonoeaoo Of mo Richmond DIspatch.l

fCorrespondenco OF tho lHrhmonn DispsEh'i
NoRFoLK, Va. August IL, 1883.
The destruction OF the lumber and
nlaniuo-mills and codar-works belonging
10 Holm l.. Roper & Co. at Deep Creek
Yesterday afternoon occasions loss OF
over $4,000, on which there IS an insu-
rance in the several agencies OF this city
of sI2. 900 only. The works were well
supplied with costly machinery, and did
a iarge business in manufacturing
woodenvare for the northern market
About one hundred and thirty hands
were employed about the mills. The
fire originated IN the fire-room, and was
caused by sbayings blowing out OF the
furnace doors and setting the coowebs on
the ceiling on fire.
This morning Major w. J. Richardson,
Of Portsmouth, who is a shipwright,
while at work on the United States
steamer Pensacola at the maynard fell
down the main hatchway and broke
his right thigh. and was otherwise badly
injured. being cut and bruised about the
body and hurt internally. His injuries
are considered serious. Major Richard
son commanded the Ninth Virginia regl-
ment at the battle of Gettysburg, and Is
now an old man.
DIR. Thorn, the State quarantine officer
of this port, has requested Commodore
Brown. of the navy-ysrd, to have the
marines TO arrive here from Pensacola
ouarantined. The men will be put on
board the receiving ship Franklin and
examined twice a day and their clothing
removed on arrival and boiled 10 destroy
any possible fever germs.
August is again giving this section
good, warm temperature, the mercury
At midday mounting to the nlnetles.
The nights, however, are delightfully."-
cool and refreshing.
The new steam ferry line between
Portsmouth and Berkeley was formally
opened to-day.
The Suffolk Council have purchased
La France steam fire-engine OF the class
recently bought by the Portsmouth de-
partment, aud taken steps to organize
strong fire department. Mr. Z. +. Croly,
the la France agent, was IN Suffolk yes
terdsy. =,
The new assessment of real estate and
personal property has just been com
pleted in Portsmouth. Value OF real
estate, 1926, $50; personal property,
Su1, 05S-increGse over last year, S4j,-
$50.
Mr.. r. II. Pryor, superintendent OF
the Portsmouth street-railway, has re-
signed, aud goes % New York tomorrow
to accept a situation there.
Hon. James II. Blount, member OF
Congress from the Macon (Ga.) district,
was in Portsmouth yesterday.
This morning Officer J. II. Curles ar
rived here from New York, bringing the
drummer George Holt, who IS wanted
here for swindling transactions in Nor
folk. Portsmouth, and Hampton. He
was committed for examination.
Commodore Marshall Parks has re-
turned from Mt. Sinai Hospital, New
York, where he has been under treat
ment for two months, and is much i'm
proved.
The temperance people engaged in the
nightly meetings in Portsmouth left the
churches last night and transferred their
operations to the evangelists' tent on the
suburbs aud drew fifteen hundred peo-
pie. Tonight concludes the Good lem
plsrs' campaign. u.