Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
REFRACTORY AFIRE.
rHs RALEIGH FlREMEN SAVE MOST
or THE BUILDING.
Auditor Sand sriin's Condition-The wee
cher and Crop Report for the Wesk
Ending Friday, 28th.

n,orrc,poudcnco Of the Richmond Dispasch.1
RAruaH, N. c.. August 2s.--At o'clock
this morning tho Raleigh plato refractory
located between the city and the peniten-
tiarv. WAS found to be on fire. 1t ID quito
a distance from the nearest hydrsnt' Dus
the 6rcmon did some remarkably fne WORK
and saved most Of the building And al the
engines, boilers. &c. The building Is OK
wood. and represented with its contents
soms $50 900. The frcezing-room ana the
;c..houses were under one roof. and these
were burned away, leaving the reellnR-
tanks intact. The loss Is to-day Ioughiy
estimated by Francis Eallett and Jesse , =:
Jones, tho owners, at $4,000, ana ID Iuliy
covered by insurance in tho agency OF Lay
q Brother here.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
The Are il said to have been due to spon-
t.nsous combustion. II broke out IN the
;ce-room. IN tho centre OF tho buiidinR.
Tho factory was not In operation. having
shut down for few days while the repairs
OF some line-shafting were in progress:
There wore two men asleep IN the iiont
part OF Tho building. One OF these was
aaron.sd nv the noise and heat and sprang
from a window on the second floor. but
Was not hurt. The owners Will et once fe-
From facts gathered to-day 1t appears
that the f,rs was incendiary; that 10 was
started on the west side. and that II
worked its wsy up to the roof.
No0s was received here to-day from
Statewide as TO the character OF tho inlu-
ries of Stste-Auditor George w. Sander
lin. No bones are broken. he Is Dadl5
bruised, particularly about the thighs. anu
Is yet very sore. He is resting VOL anu
week he will be brought to his home mere;
Colonel Benehan Cameron was bruised anu
the skin on ono wrist was torn. tie Will
GO to Conelly's Springs Monday.
Heavy rains with . cold northeast VIVA
SET In last night. Today the weather is
very raw. The farmers arc inclined TO be
despondent. Many of them predict avery
carly fall which means = short cotton
crop. Tho cotton Il already behind.
wEATHKB AND CROPS.
The State weather-crop report Tor the
week, issued to-day, is discouraaing one
II says: .;r.
renorted. iniuring cotton, corn, ana otner
cron.. Cotton was beginning TO open
siorIr. IL is now shedding considerably.
The temperature was slightly ABOVE the
average. Fodder is greatly damaged, ana
us saving i. interrupted. The rice crop Is
excellent, and cutting will begin Win dry
weather. The Roanoke riyer as Moiuon
ro.. seven feet above the danger me.
roodinp loyland. and doing consideraDie
damage Fortunately il has already fallen.
The gocond crop OF potatoes Is not DONG
The following are the total rainfalls for
tho week; Southport. 500 inches; VII
mineton. $50; Weldon, 3.asi thzabeth
CITY. $50: Goldsboro, LOS; LumDerton'
| sol; and Newbsrn, 4G5. 49,,
The present condition OF crops IN tnis
district IA: Cotton. n; corn. 80; tooacco'
ss. Cotton has fallen D. ooln h "Nu W.
| baoco per cent. u..
bsavie,t in tins district. especially Id the
southeastern portion, south OF Chapei
| UiIl. In many places work is entirely sus-
nended. Cotton is damaged considerably
a.yell as other crops. Harvesting tobacco
| is in progress. Corn is generally goou OK
cept on bottom-lands.
The following total rains were reported
Chapel Hill. $3.50 inches; OAK hldge, "a
| inches: JonesbOro', $50 inches; Laurens-
burg. 6.75 inches; Gibson, 500 inches;
/ Smithfeld. 7.40 inches; Wadesboro', 6.JJ
inches; Raleigh. 4.3G inches.
The present condition Of crops In this
district: Cotton, Is; corn. SO; tobacco, 81.
Western District: The conditions in this
district have not been so unfavorable as IN
other parts Of the State, although the
weather has been rainy and cool. Hay
making has been interrupted. Cotton mas
improved considerably. Corn Is IN exec
lent condition. while tobacco mas de-
Perforated somewhat.
Total rains reported as follows; David
son. l.s9 inches; Ashecillc. 3.T Salisbury
8.3I: Dallas, AIS; Charlotte, 5.l2.
Present condition of crops In this dis
trict: Cotton. II; corn. 9l; tobacco, 81.