Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-16
THE LYNCHI;URG FIRE.
A Loss Aggregating $4,000 and
Several Persons Injured.

One OF the most disastrous fires Lynchburg
has ever experienced occurred Sunday night
about 10 O'Clock. The fire originated from
some unknown cause in the rear collar of the
Western Union telegraph building. and before
its progress could be checked burned out half
a block on Main street. in the business heart
of the city, extending from the Lynchburs
National Bank TO the corner of Main and 10th
| streets. The business firms burned out and
their losses are follows: T. A. Einckle,
loss S35,OO0 insurance $4,000: Lewis & Jen-
ming. loss 100000, insurance $4,000; II. N.
Iarkin. loss 100000. insurance $4,000; Z.
Crump, loss $4,000, insurance not stated
Western Union Telegraph COMPANY, loss
$4,000, no insurance; NJ. Kraft, loss SIS, 900,
insurance $50 0O0 The loss on the buildings
will aggregate $40. 900 to $50, 900, about half of
which is covered by insurance.
Some very exciting scenes attended the fire
and several persons were injured. After the
flames had made considerable progress a little
child in her night dress was seen Mt one of the
upper windows of the Old CabbeIl House, in
which the Western Union telegraph Office was
situated, looking out unconcernedly on the
crowds below, the clouds OF smoke almost con-
cealing her from view at times. A policeman
quickly brought a ladder. which was hoisted
from the top of an awning and brave fellow
ran up through the binding smoke amid the
VI CTOWu. LIKING the cnlIu IN Ills
arms he started down the ladder and had almost
reached the awning when Mr. Bruce. the father
of the child, suddeny made his appearance ut
the window and climbed out on Inc ladder
Tho additional weight caused the awning to
give way with n crash and the ladder and Its
human freight were thrown 20 the pavement
All three were painfully hurt, Mr.. Bruce So
vereiy so about the hips. 4 negro man who
was on the awning holding the ladder in posi-
ton had his knee-cap broken.
Over Crump's dry goods store were the
rooms occupied by Gems. j. A. Early who is
absent from the city. His friends broke ill.,
however. and saved his valuable papers and
other effects. They included great deal of
war literature and correspondence of different
kinds, the loss of which would have been u mis-
fortune. man named Carter from Appomat-
tox county. who was in the city on business
and occupied a room in the Cabbell House.
had bis purse containing 5000 in cash burned
up. The crowd made up generous purse for
the brave colored man who was injured by the
fall of the awning.
AT am. yesterday morning the fire depart
ment was again summoned to the scene to put
out flames in the debris The hook and ladder
truck, drawn by four powerful black horses,
which were still excited from the previous
nights run, came to grief, and a fireman was
badly burt. In making the turn from 9th into
Main street the team became unmanageablc
and made the turn at full speed The truck
swung around like whip and the rear end was
dashed against a telegraph pole. the helmsman
sustaining serious internal injuries. A hose
wagon belonging to the same station was
dashed against post on 5th street and COM
pletely wrecked.