The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-09
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
HOME ITEMS GATHERED BY THE
TINES n REPORTERS.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN HENRICo
COUNTY.
PROCEEDINGS or The DIFFERENT
COURTS.
4 Car Runs Away on the Electric Line
A BOSTON psrky To be Taught
How to behave Him
self Ac., SC.

At2 A. VI yesterday the residence Of
Mr. William Ellis Jones, the well known
proprietor of the printing establishment
on Twelfth street, between Main and
Cary was destroyed by fire with nearly
all Of los contents
II was not many months that Mr.
Jones removed from the city and pur.
chased Summerfleld, AT slap es' Mills. q
little over four miles from the city,
right on the Richmond Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad and not far dis
iani from The residence Of Mai. Thomas
/. Courtney superintendent of the rail
road Mr. Jones and Dr. William II.
Gibbs who married sisters, reside on this
homestead together. Mr. Jones had
added 90 The size of the dwelling until
The house had eleven large rooms
Yesterday morning Mr. Jones was
awakened by smelling smoke, and
throwing on some clothing.
went down stairs and found
that fire had burned through the floor
In the main ball and was rapidly spread
ing Tie told his wife 10 get the children
and other occupants ont of the house Al
once and think of nothing else until
such rapidity that in a little while the
whole house was one mass Of flames and
everything in 70 destroyed
4 TINES reporter saw Mr.. Jones yes.
terdoy afternoon. He said nothing was
saved ~ all, except part Of the parlor
furniture and some pictures Mrs. Jones
and Mrs Gibbs brought their watches
out with them lie said there never was
more complete destruction OF clothing
known Two new pair OF shoes for
the children placed in the house Thurs
dlv. were gotten out. but his
wife bad t0 walk bare-footed across the
road 90 O neighboring house, where .
clothing and shoes were sent her Miss
Gibbs and the children from Mrs Court
news house These shoes which .
have now on my feet were bought for
me tAis morning and all the clothing .
saved YOU see on my body. Little
Courtney Jones had TO put on girls
dress no boys clothes being available
Every article of dress for my family
has 20 bee purchased anew, as well as all
the household furniture, beds and bed
ding
Where are Mrs Jones and the children
now?
They are stopping with Mrs Courtney
They cannot come 10 town till suitable
clothing is sent them"
DO YOU know The cause of the fire.
II DO not How the fire got under the
house il T. impossible to say. | would
not Doe willing to say it was incendiarism
For fire 90 get TO that place under
the floor would have necessitated ball
Of fire. Possibly it was fire from a pass
ING engine, as many pass the house
daily
Nou were insured?
as; 1 had an insurance of 5000 on
the house and furniture, and my loss ,
estimate az 5000 NV library was :
worth 500 dr. Gibbs, who does bust Z
ness as physician and druggist at the
corner Of GilmeI and Broad streets, had
10 borrow coat to get to town. lie
lost all'
Were any Of the family in danger Of )
leathy
No. we got them out of the burning
building quick. Dr. Gibbs went back TO
try and find his watch. and got in danger
IF suftocation by smoke tie could not
gei 10 his watch
VIII YOU rcbuildy
Yes, expect l will, but it depends
IN the wishes of my wife. She has
-otten frightened and does not want 10 q,
i've in house where she has got to go u
lp stairs 10 sleep
Thursday night was very cold, and the =
act that the ladies and children had to :
lee from a burning house In the small
iours OF the morning, clad only in night
iresses, has, even more than the loss of
property, attracted the sympathy OF the
community. Many OF Nh Jones friends
allied on him yesterday to express their I
egret al his misfortune.