Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-02
NORFOLK NEWS.
Assistance Sent 40 Burning Suffolk
Personals and Briefs.
[Corrospondonco Of The Richmond Dispatchl

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispach.l
NORFOLK, Va, August 1, 1883.
Last night about II O'Clock the large barn
and various out-houSes on the Green Ridge
farm OF Mr.. George A. Wilson, IN Butts road
District, took fire and were tOtIily consumed,
together With considerable quantity OF corn
and proyendcr, farming utensils, wagons,
carts, a number OF valuable mules aud several
fine horses, involving loss OF between $1,000
and IS. 600. The buildings are supposed to
nave been fired by an incendaTy. The loss ID
very nearly covered by Insurance.
About 10 O'Clock to-day Mayor Il. G.
Banks received the following startling tele-
gram from suffolk:
SUFFOLK, VA, August l, 1888.
Mayor Banks, NOrJoik, Va:
Send steam fire engine at once. A large
fire is raging, and the whole town will 60, l
fear. BENJAMIN RIDDICk, Mayor.
One OF the engines Of the Norfolk depart
ment with working detachment OF men
left about IL O'Clock under command OF
Chief. Engineer Keyill, and was on the scene
OF the fire in Suffolk in about thirty minutes.
Later, about II O'Clock, Mayor }. Thomp-
son Baird. OF Portsmouth, received simi-
lar telegram from Mayor Riddick.
The Chambers Fire Company, with the
steamer Palmer, was at once ordered 90 the
assistance Of the imperilled town, aud left
within thirty minutes on special last train
furnished BY the Seaboard aud Roanoke Rail.
road Company, under command OF Chief
Engineer W. Il. Robinson. The Superin-
teudent OF the Portsmouth Water Works also
promptly telegrapbed TO the pump-works at
Lake Kilby 10 OIL the mains and fire-plugs
they have in Suffolk with water, although
the town refuses TO take water from the COM
pany.
Fourteen vessels cleared from this port
during the month Of July, carrying cargoes
valued at S3S7, 2i3-an increase OF Sl5,I65
as compared with last year.
During the month OF July there were
twenty marriages in Norfolk, eighteen in the
county, and thirteen In Portsmouth.
The new Police Justice Is endeayoring 10
break I'M the practice OF lquor-selling on
sunday and selling 10 minors.
John Il. Evans, who killed Peter j. Ne
Lean, has thirty visitors day to call on bIm
IN bis cell at the city isil. The friends OF
the murdered man have means, and VIII use
every effort 10 assist the prosecution.
The County Court adjourned last night
until September, and judge, sheriff. ADD clerk
OF the court all left with their families to-day
for the mountains OF Virginll. Judge Parker
and COUNTY. Clerk A. II. Martin have gone 10
Orkney Springs.
Rev. W. V. Tudor. d. D., Rev. John II.
Basman, and Rev. J. ID. Hank leave to-mor-
row for the eampmeelings on the Eastern
Shore.
Rev. A. j. wi.herspoon, ID. d., Of New
Orleans, Is the guest OF Rev. DR.. George d.
Armstrong. Or. Witherspoon was for many
years minister TO the sssmen In thiseity.
Sheriff Bunting, OF the county, aud guard
leit for the penitentiary with large latch OF
convicts this morning.
A few nights ago Mrs. Reuben kright tco-
loredl Of Great Bridge, Norfolk comfy,
gave birth 10 four live and well-deyeloped
chlidren-two boys and two girls.