The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-31
TIE STATE Ar LARGE.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A HERO
FROM AWFUL DEATH.

WIN tue most NlNt~ilNNN results. ne
building from which the flames started was
a large frame tenement house ON Church
street, with two stores on the ground loor,
which were occupied by the Norfolk
News Company. and halr-drcs,ine
parlor conducted boy Mrs. W. j.
Powers. Mrs. Powers, her tcn-ycar-old
child and Miss Singcrly, her assistant.
were wrapped in deep slumber when the
fire started, and were only aroused after
continual cXcrtions OF Assistant Foreman
Bryan, of the Norfolk Fire Department, As
>istani chief Henry Panuill. Of the Peters
burg Fire Department. and young can
yassor named VT. Tuinclle.
Ancr being aroused the women, however,
declined 90 leave The thoroughly fired build
ing until allowed 20 take some money from
their trunks. This delay proved dangerous
for AN hands. and Miss Sngerly was horr-
bly, scorched around the lower limbs and
arms while being forcibly carried from
tine building by Mr. Tuincllc. MIR.
Tuinclle was himself aWrully burned,
and it is feared that ne Will die
from his injuries. Before he assisted Mrs.
Powers TO escape hc rescued her child from
the burning building by climbing out of a
second story window and down am awning
post.
The work Of Assistant Fireman Bryan
Of the Norfolk FIRE Department was the
most chi,alric. and but for assistance from
him 10 is believed Miss ~nccrly and Mr.
ruincllc would have been roasted alive. The
damage hy Che flames amomts 10 $1,000.
and is covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
IuE JUDGE AND THE ACTRESS.
4 distinguished looking cX-Nirginia
Judge. whose face WAS q familiar one at the
la-t Republican state Convention. was the
complainant i'm the Police Court this morn
ing against a ratLer handsome and cOquct-
tish opera hJrlesquc acires- named. Florence
Edwards. The charges preferred against
the actress hy the cX-iudgc were
THAT she had stolen $50 from him
jan tine Novelty Theatre winc-r0Om
in this city ou Monday night last.
ihi~ The actress Indignantly denied, and
said tj1t if the judge had $50, he must
have spent 10 for wine that night. The oYi-
deurc showed that the Judge PLAYED host i'm
setting up many rounds of drinks 10 the ac-
tresso-. who called only for champagne
cocktails and the wine straight. The charges
We're dismissed and the actress now
sWears that she viii sue the gentleman for
false imprisonment. The Norfolk papers
have taken up tine scandal. and the out
come of the Judges visit % the theatre
promises to bring him into decidedly unde-
sirahle n0toricty.
CAPTAIN KIMBERLY
Captain samuel kimberly. the recently
C0u>ul-Gcucral to Guatemala. Is
in Norfolk. Captain Kimberly feels very
highly ilattered al the Kind expressions of
opinion from the Democratic journals of
Virginia in reference 10 his appointment.
ANA informed me this morning that he
would leave for Guatemala about the first
Of september. lie forwarded his bond to
the state department abouta week ago, and
is now waiting Tor il % 20 through tine red
tape branches and receive a notice Of il,
acceptance
The country Of Guatemala. Captain
Kimberly SAYS. is not after "a fashion Of a
sahara desert. but enjoys climate which
never sends the mercury above eighty or
below sixty.
LEI CANDIDATE BE OFFERED.
The second Congressional Committee
meeting AT the II. James hotel ON the 9TH Of
August. promises 10 De "a mighty interest
ing one. At the meeting. il Is given out
that the members are going 10 decide
whether 0r not the Democrats Of the dis
trict shall put a nominee n the ncld. ms
meets with strong objections in some quart
er-. and many maintain that it is the com
IH o ion MI
let the delegates 90 it say whether or not a
nominee shall Dee put in the ticid against
the Republican candidate.
ArrOINTED QuAETERMAN.
Nj l.. i. T.. Kellum, of Princess Anne
county. who was several days ago appoint
ed quartcrman of lab0rcrs i'm the cOnsiruc-
ton department Of the nayy-yafd. has since
been appointed quartemau I'm charge
through tine efforts of Congressman BOWdcn.
LARGE WATERMELON SHIPMENT.
The largest shipment of watermelons
made this season went North Yesterday.
The New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
road carried jO,OOO for points along their
line. the old Dominion line handled lJ.OOO
for New York. the Merchants and Miners
line sent 10000 To Boston and Providence.
and the Chesapeake and Ohio road received
about 5000 for Western points.
OFF CRUISING.
The members of the Chesapeake club, of
Lancaster, Pa. left Norfolk to-day for Il
cruise around Chesapeake Bay and a trip
10 Washington. Last night the club was
entertained at the Cuisines. Mems Ass0cia-
ti0u. and afterwards screnaded Mayor Nor
ris and the morning newspaper Offices.
JUMPED TIE TEACK.
The tender and baggage car Of a Virginia
Beach train jumped the track near kemps-
vile this morning. The accident was
caused by the parting Of % break on the ten
der. which fell on the track and threw the
car on. 40 one was hurt, but the passcn-
gers were given good shaking up.
RAILROAD FIGHT.
The Scaboard and Roanoke Railroad and
propertv owners of Crawford street, Ports
mouth. are in the midst of great fight.
The Railroad Company obtained permission
from the Portsmouth Councils some weeks
AGO 10 run their tracks down the street.
This ,he property owners fought and got
out am Injunction preventing the road from
doing any work. This injunction was dis
missed Yesterday by judge Hill, and tuis
morning about ten O'Clock one hundred
men. both white and cOlored, with picks ana
: shONcl- arrived, ndichcu uoNh inc suct''
and il was not long before they made rocks
and dirt fly thick and fast. By noon several
squares had been graded and the iron was
laid an one square and car run over II.
l;v one O'Clock the gang had been increased
fo nearly two hundred men, who worked
under the supervision Of Colonel John II:
Winder. superintendent OF the SeaOOafd
road. and the cOmpaBy's counsel, Judge
/. Il. Watts. There were rumOrs on the
street that there would likely be some
trouble. Chief lyman, as a precauuon,sent
some policemen down where the men were
,f work. but there was not the slightest
trouble al all. II is claimed thai after the
track is laid and car run over 1t that an
cannot be granted, but that the
have redress through the
courts.
NOTES.
A number Of Norfolk men who were pas
-eugers on the Bay Line steamer Virginia,
when She was in collision with the eNcur-
.ion steamer Louise Monday night, reached
nome This morning and relate thrilling sio-