Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-12
TIE BON AIR HOTEL.
IT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON
a Defective FIuc supposed 20 Havo1Ieen
the Cause-3nsurance,
$4,000.

$4,000.
Tho hotel at Bon Air was destroyed by
FIRE yesterday afternoon.
The building was situated on the north
side Of the railroad. about fifty yards from
the track at Bon Air station, and vas a
substantial wooden structure.
About half-past o'clock several young
ladies at the cottage of Mr.. j. b. Moore.
Just opposite the hotel, discovered smoke
issuing from the roof Of the east wing Of
the building. and the alarm was iDme-
diatcly given.
A DISTURBED DINNER.
At the time the FIRE was observed the
guests Of the hotel were 30 dinner.
Br. John Braneford and Nlr. j.. Y. Owen,
the proprietor. with the assistance ot the
walters at tine hotel and Holghbors irpln
the adjacent cottages. iWWedla clv ran
through the house 10 locate the tomcs.
The first and second floors We're hurried
lv searched. hut DO trace of the fire couid
be found. Whom thetlirl floor was rcach-
ed tho fire was discovered in the partition
and ceiling immo dIatriy under the roof IN
the two rooms in the east wing, near a
chimney running up between tho two
rooms.
ISE5ITcTUN TTfoRTs.
When discovered the fire covered m
area Of about fifteen feet square, and was
Trcrv Mort was made TO chcck the
N.r,os Iut tlev had Gained such a hold ON
H.. Inilling thot tLpv could not b. con-
tr.ll.d
,TLa efforts &C flo pcrsoue present wcro
t1,an t,rraJ t0 sa,;po tho valuable frrni-
fure i'm tine building. 4 good deal OF this
and most of tho personal effects OF the
guests were rescued from the II9o ana
second ho"f.i p4t noi"ilLt '.',,''
moved ir'in 'he lhllu moor li' ''N'' 'l'''4'
OF INC tA'Ieil'iN lH'.i9' "'"''
CAUSE or FIRE.
Tho o~,0ir of fine fire is unknown. but IL
f. supposed fo have been caused bv de-
fcc'fyr guo as tho weather was cold and
damp and SOM. Of the guests had had fires
i'm their rooms during the day.
AsrrcIAL TRAIN.
When tic ncW- that th' hotol was on ire
reached the offices of the hlchInond ana
DauyIilc Railroad Company Captain Wc-t
Immediately left here On special tram
,,.itl, d. ,,,.f,,lor of hau1s
-. H.. ,,..,,~.. t1,. ,-;,J ,-as lirvcir0
al ihe iluc III was it;i'" s'N'e "' ,r' ~
t'i'S Oh 'n' I"'Iio"u '""'f""' i''~''0
hlu u.f ,;....... ,..,ot,od +l,o ,,,l,o1o
vi i' .'i. ;,., t." ria am. Lo,yny.r
h"iel W'- ln u nl'le. ~. A'iti. H.
ou NOT Ie'cn tn' property "I 'ii0 i''''' '''''''
TIMELY HELP.
CAPTAIN West and his forcc went 20 work
10 help save some buildings near 10y be-
longing 10 the hotel company and they
succeeded iu keeping the flames from one
house, which would i'm all proha"iiltv
have been burned had not they arrived III
time o. help battle the IRE.
QUICK WORK.
Tho hotel and ono or two buildings be-
1,,..,,n., =, it wore buru.d fD the ground
ioiTi,- 'ro w. bonrs o1tcr tbe fire Was dis
',.,..'r+1
C,,.,a;,, VI and his f.rco returned TO
Il; l,l.,,',,,l e..,.,, .,ft.~5 n o'ciock
,,i'',.,-. .f tLc Lo+l oifbor eecuro1
1,li.,,,,., -, tlo cottoros near bv or camc
'...',. piobm,u1
o''i ~ IA
INSURANCE
The insurance ON the building and fur
niturc was ae follows:
In The virginia Firc and Marine Company $4,000
North BRUSH snd Mercantile. .....-...... 2,Jl)
llauior Onclud!ng $500 on property ol INC o,
le-~ec, vi. i' ', ''''''.''''''' .06
'n-'i
To,a, $4,000
An ti,o co,,,,anio. crc.nt the first named
,,.' r,.,.r.so,t.J bero hv Mr. j. Blythe
SI'...-o al,e,t
m. ;,-i,r9,,oo ny, fine u-oucrsv had been
ine.d ne li7,l'lri ndi o dns,nJ 'e Joi,rt ." a+cT
a,,5 .,a c,,n,,ar, viii lose n considerable
,,'', ''''' cvccs 49, ,yhf tLcv viii be paid by
.i'o ;,.,,r,,,co commune TL,;r uohcics
,,-J,i,1,. covered rlIt ou1, fine hotel and .ll
~ 't." ,r I.,,t o c,tteoa ,ciicb wa. not
inronI .S .,'. i''' '''' '''''
rrr uo.rr-r. AND IT'S ursroDy.
~ ''.'' ''-'D e.'',, p;o,
hon A,r l+ nl'out EN-, NM ., ~ fr',
mYHH' lnI li4'' .,.... I' 49,.
i'I years il AA7 bteh "N "l'i"''1'c S'''-''''i
resort, ,.,,..r... ,..r.,,.1
inr holel was bull, ny 'A. hOI M M It.'''.'
and Improvement company n"'v' 't-l'
years AZ ln o9uiect'on WIZ 'H .'t ,''' ~
inent oi me a'll 'C'ill l.s"l, a. "a " ~, .I
J[,,llo co+t.,n c.rta,ninr twenty