Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-20

and nothing In Il was saved. II was three stories
nigh and had been leased 10 Charles J. BIRTH for
many years and was used IN the basement for
the storage Oh liquors and M a restaurant. One
upper moor was ocrupled by the family Of Britz,
all OF whom were absent IN New York az the
time. The other story has been occupied BY
Philip kurtz andfamiiy. They had n narrow es-
o o. inc heat rom the burning PILE extended
castings In the Carleton Hotel were smoking and
IN one or two instances were iRnitei- The IRE
men abandoned the burning building and playei
vigorously upon the hotel and the adjacent block
on the west, and both we're saved, though they
had o very close call
THg CLARK BUILDING.
Tho next building west OF the Britz building
was an elegant threo-story brick-and-lron build
ing owned by John Clark nnd occupied by him
on Two upper floors as store-roOms for liquors,
wines, and groceries, and on the lower floor by
the United States Government as bonded
warehouse, chiefly for the storage OF imported
Carleton Hotel this block caught, and by 2:3O II
was a roaring macs OF flames. SO completely did
II catch that no attempt could be made 20 re-
move the goods and they we're all burned. Tho
west wall OF this block Is heavy nre-wall, and Il
stopped the further progress Of tho nre, Al
though the extreme heat once or twice generated
names In the upper floor Of the next building;
But the nremen now had the fire under control
and this building was saved.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Tho losses and insurance are az follows: No
hawk BlOck-lOss, 100000; insurance, s35,UOO'
George r. Drew Hardware Company-ioss, s6O-
600, nearly covered by insurance. James
Douglass (books, &c.E-loss, $40, 900; insurance,
$4,000. Chdrch, Anderson & CO. commission
hOuse)-lOss, 900; insurance. $1,000. Nix
fruit dealer)-loss, 5000. A. w. COckrell &
Sons Qawyers)-loss, $4,000; insurance, s3'OOO.
HAMILTON DrssTOS LOSER.
Hamilton Dsston, Of Philadelphia, had saws
stored IN the Mohawk Block valued at S4,OOU,
on which there was an insurance OF sl,2OO:
Tho loss 20 the Masonic lodge, Grand Army OF
the Republic camp, and other organizations Is
about $4,000, insurance $4,000. The owner OF
the building occupied by Britt and Kurtzi Joseph
II. Santos. Ifs loss IL $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. John Clark's building WAS valued at
$4,000, and carried an insurance OF only
$1,000. The stock had an estimated value OIL
100000; insurance $4,000.
TOBACCO IN BOND BURNED.
On the first floor Of this building was the
United States bonded warehouse, which contains
ed between 800 and 500 bales OF tobacco belong
ing 20 the II MOdelO and IL TobO cigar manufac-
turing companies. The loss IL dificult TO esti-
mate-probaby Sl25,0OO 10 Sl6o,0OO; insu-
rance unknown "a the owners are not all In the
city. The policies written by the companies on
all the prOpertp In any way involved In the hre
amount 10 S245.00O, on which about 40 per
cent. is total loss.
THE INSURERS.
The Etna held $1,000; American (New
York;, $1,000. and American Philadelphial,
S6,S5O; Continental, 100000; Commercial
Union, $4,000; German American, $4,000 ;
Hamburg Bremen, SI3.j00; Hartford, s25,OOOi
Imperial, S14,5OO; Liberty, $4,000; Liverpool
and London and Globe, $4,000; Oriental, Sl0,-
600 Pennsylvania, g., 500 ;PhGni1, Of Brooklyn,
$4,000: Phoenix, Of Hartford, $500; Proyi-
| dcn;c Washington, $1,000; Quebec, s2O,OOO;
Security New Haven, 81, $50; Springfield Fire
and Marine, $4,000: Southern New Orleansl,
$1,000; Sun Mutual (New Oreans), $4,000
Western Association, 10000; 81. PaulFir and
Marine, S2J, 000-tOial, $4,000.
TIE POST-oFF1CE
IS temporarily fitted up In the City-Market build
| ing and the mails are being handled In good
shape already. The fire IL still smouldering, and
| the heat In the neighborhOOd IL sufiOcating.
Nothing NJ present can be learned about the
| plans fOrrebuiiding. The owners Of the Mohawk
| Block are r. II. Shoemaker, 81. NJ. Shoemaker,
| and Mrs. Frances Shoemaker, all Of Cincinnati'
| md Mrs. Judge Il. II. Putnam, Of Saratoga, NJ
y. Tho total loss on the property Is S3OO,OOO.