Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-15
RIG BOILER SHOP FIRE
Part of The Richmond Locomotive
Works Destroyed.
TEXAS MACHINERY DAMAGED
-. parts Of the DattIe-ship Fully In
snreJ. Though-rhe Entire Loss
Fully Covered.

r.. Richmond Locomotive works have
/ hs5 o Dir are c...,
.-... clio right place, aud the wind was in
..,1r0 were the words heard on all
4 . from superintendent, mechanical
.,..-,.r.. forcmcn, and workmcn.
I..-, was general rejoicing that the dis
4 -,-es no worse.
q -. .nm,rso boler.shop Of the estab-
4 r....r.isa mass Of smouldering brick
3 l....d corrugated iron, twisted rods,
Il r .-.r-cN roles Of the labor Of months.
.ac main building, the machine
q Sam. tire yattaru-shoPs, all the other
4 ,.-...-s. and The most valuable ma
81 ....-- n the works ARE safe.
Il .r.. .f.r1a.-for there were several of
i A.,, vrr. turued in about 10 o'clock last
4 -, and rame II seems, from several diff
81 f-.a. boxes.
r.lo.oro'ivc-works are tho prido of
Il a.,.-.'. down in the valley. and at the
q e. .r.,aa.al e fire there was rush for
Il r.. r4.., I'D ho ucighhorhood and for
Il -. bsg5aI thc neighborLood. The
Il .,.,.. alarm of the wosks--Box 2s-was
q s.a,rmalr.
q rt,r at was confusion at tho engine
4 houses.
.IrrD rrccAD or TIE Erws.
ra.-... of the FIRE. however, spread
81 ,...,r 'i, clty more rapidly than tho
4 f .p-ml through the building, and
81 ,... -ry.lt onth street was stream OF
81 ..4r..fv. and people Were pouring down
81 ,..reus OF dc-tructiof from Union,
& g. taa. and Navy hills, by path and
81 'r,tE Street, bridge was iammed with a
4 ,ri...ras 'iruu-. there WAS Gordon OF
s. s.... .g the elevations above the valley,
'-r ...t around tl" works was a surglnc
81 i,.. mass uf people iutCTsperscd with tho
..,.-. ..ht. ON be railroad tracks, the
Il l-r.- q tar tre-cDglnes, ana the mead
4 's.., of tie Chesapeake and Ono loco
8 motives. ..-..-.,..,
T-r ITINFp BUILDING.
~-.a lgruel building was constructed
,e,-4.lv of brick and partially of wood
3 ....-aI with corrugated iron, and was
Il same eight hundred feet long by an
81 .,.-sc. ~ about siXty-hve feet IN width.
Il II v.. known as the south wing Of the
Il va-t-. Uri IAN parallel with the machine
q a.ssrd the vattcru-shop, and like them
.,.rsI .hpuaiu ur front building at right
Il e--.,s The wooden and corrugated
u.-,..u of the building was recent addl-
4 u.u totlp boil jlarsh0p IN the shape OF a
4 western extension. II was here the fire
y started and this was another fortunate cir
& na,.4uce. Tire new structure was at the
i greatest distance from the point OF lunc-
flr 4 N, Shops with the main building
3 from which direction the fremen could
FL .alyaujagcousiy fight the flames.
coSrrSrs OF TIE SHOPS.
ia. bul.I-shop contained comparative
rMt, machinery. and such as there was
4 ~ - was Ut q character that makes strong
4 resistance jl fire. The principal ma
4 r..rs were three hydraulic riyeting-
4 machines, orc hydraulic fianger. and one
4 steam fi~rDr These were Of course dam
4 eyed tgt IL ls not thought irreparably so.
4 I.e wora in the shop, finished and un-
4 flushed consisted in addition TO l3como-
4 tv.-h...H nj the furnaces OF the United
8 s ,'- ra',.o-shlp Texas, some twenty-fOUr
4 umut,r. the shell of her boilers. and
= l,r boilers as Tar Gs constructed. At one
& time there WAS a fierce battle between
4 flames and water, but the firemen made a
4 most gallant and fearless fight, and in less
than half au hour after the fire burst out
4 ,hr, bad rendered 10 apparent that II would
p n' further than tho wall OF the main
lu..d.u.
RAILROAD TRAIN DELAYED.
Steamer no. was stationed a. the head
q Seventeenth street and bad 10 force her
II rr.am through about 800 feet of hose and
4 a.rJ-, %, Chesapeake and Ohio tracks.
Il a, consequence the Chesapeake and
4 OIl Wr,t-lund through passenger train
a tl' leaves tue depot nt 1890 7. NJ. had TO
Il us b'.d until the main track was taken up
snI Oh" hose put under It,.
Il >.ru0 $50. 4 was In front of the main
lr lG. and drew her water from the
-'. which was temporarily damned for
i tt.pupo-c. large force was engaged in
Il looping Tins dam intact.
~...lor- Nos. and D were on the ground,
a ll' could not get a supply of water.
-.,pOrtlOn ot the works burned was the
4 -". ialt was destroyed by fire before the
4 ..'a, ..hMynt was removed to its present
location.
VALUES AND INSURANCE.
Elephant as a whole, consisting of the
4 buildings, machinery. and material, Is
valued at upward, Of a million dollars.
On i.s There Is "a " blanket" insurance Of
-Elt0. divided ~ folloWs:
Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Fire
li Ur.1"' Company, $500. 900, relnsured in
Alt COMPANIES I'm Providence, Boston,
, .a'pHA. and Cleveland.
ll. l'Eas machinery that has passed in
e., .5 insured Tor S2s5,OOO. VI TINS
i'...0 hF Montague q 20, OF
d..,,' '... sue i'halhdef oy the MIA
'-l A'oVemenuoned.
7.-sa MACHINERY.
Th. l.uar. Il. .hc 1oyos r,ocb;,orv viii
iaya-, IS. -.f ANA Will Lo Urirci,ejl,, 70
tha t4.s mn ..l.bsI rod work The Gov
.rameH, r.ful-rd each ipstaImeDt TO BE
heavily Insured AS soon as il Dassed insnec-
I2t.
vt.,......''i 'iA.' N.I huaer IN no manner
NiH"l Del mldc 10 the agreement for DELAYS
r L'.
-.'t.l.'rv IN the building destroyed
S.. eN.E valuable and complete. over
,..,.'..' ' 1' u ,nayylnS been put IN expressly
r,4. l-e n ''''Si loss will probably arise from
tE. %. hates made 10 be used on
r.,.'.....-', lA'-e are constructed from
p"..l ' "..l o' metal
i,, ...-' lIlst returned from Washing
t.t.... .' .'' "'3' aud the people there
s...-. .-.'i '-'". tn MN on being able 10
t.r.....," quantity at one ;ime. gen
t.fs ''' "| tNpeft III those matters
/ porter last night that the