Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-12
FIRE IN NORFOLK.
A WAREHOUSE AND CONSIDERABLE
COTTON AND HAY BURNED.
A Vessel Badly Damaged-A Cutting ARRAY
In Norfolk County-Personai ana
Religious Netes
,co-ro.popoonce Of The Richmond Dlspa,ch.l

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NORFOLK. VA. June IL. lSsS.
This morning about 1890 o'clock hre
occurred In the warehouse on the wharf Tor
mcrly occupied by the Chesapeake and ONO
railroad. foot OF Plume street, and totally
des,roved the warehouse and contents and
a largo norton OF the wharf. The building
was Glisd with cotton and nav and burned
rapdly, making fearful beat. Ihe BRUSH
hsrk Verona. an IRON vessel lying IN the silp'
caught tre. and had all her rigging ana sails
bnrncd. and all her woodwork badly dam.
AGED before the several steam-tugS alopg-
side. with heavy streams, succeeded IN
putting out {lhe flames and saving the
vessel from 4total destruction. Nothiog
wbatevor was saved from the warehoIIs"'
Tho loss will probably exceed 100000. Tue
cotton and nav and building and wharf were
insured in The several agencies OF this city,
and the bark Is insured 10 Liverpool. III
hss not been a>certalned how the IRE origi-
mated. some think II may possibly have
been caused by the cotton which was Oh uie
on the Italian steamship Robtlant' whlch
was taken out and thrown on the dock ana
afterwards stored in this warehouse.
II Il reported that Yesterday morning
Samuel Roberts negro who was sh0t twice
through the abdomen 10y Richard MctneiSon
in Norfolk county saturday niSht' Oleu OF
his injuries. The affair occurred az 'he
% Three Stores'' near Churchand, and was
the result Of a quarrel about money; NC
Pbcrson 1cd and escaped arrest, though
sheriff T.. T.. Bunting and posse made every
effort 70 capture him. search NJ the neighbor-
hood sll night. The men bad been drink
inc together, and were considerably lnt0Xl-
c,tcd nj the lime the affair happened.
An the vessels OF the North Atlantic ilcet
NOW AZ Aunapolis viii come TO GospOrt
nayv.vard for coal and supplies proprietor!
10 gong East for the annual summeflng
cruise. -, H..
Ecv. II. VI. Wharton, u. H.. the diSiin-
eui,hcG Baltimore Baptist preacher VIII
soon visit this section on lecUrlng 'ouG' ana
is engaged later 10 conduct a prolracltu
meeting st Court.Sireet Baptist church. 10
Portsmouth.
Portsmouth will make large show 81
trcmen NJ the demonstration in Roanoke on
fine 10Th. The delegates carry the soldiers :
Home band. Of Hampton, with them.
Rev. 4. j. Brown, arccenl graduate OF Inc
Ricbmond Theological Seminary, was m
stalled Yesterday as the pastor OF Queen
street B,pust church lcolored). Rev g. H..
Corey. ID. d.. president OF the seminary,
prfached the installation sermon.
The wreck steamer Tuckahoe has re-
turned from wrecklng work on the Frying
pan shoals.
stcqmboat.Inspectors Ward and Guy left
to-day for Petersburg on an official in'pcc-
tion trip.
Rev. ". V. Tudor, d. d., has returned
from hi, Florida Trip.
Two ward clubs Of Norfolk have elected
delegate. 10 the Democratic League Conven'
ZION TO be held in Baltimore the 4th Of next
month. Olhcr clubs OF the city Will also
send delegates.
The opcoiug ball a Virginia Beach takes
place tomorrow night. and will be a very
stylish affair.
Mr. Randolph Peytou. Of Richmond, i IN
Che city visiting h, sister, Mrs. ". l.. Ora
Watt. ia Brambleton. u