Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-27
PETERSBURG FIRES.
Several Disastrous COnaagratlOns
Occur Yesterday.
A RICHMOND Engine on THE GROUND.
Buildings on Washington and Sycamore
Streets Victims of the Flames--Losses
and Insurance Unknown.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I

I between $4,000 and $4,000 occurred this
morning shortly after o'clock. The fire
originated in the stable in the
! rear of Messrs. Mulcaha & Hub
bard's grocery store and is supposed
! to have been accidentally CON-
municated by some person who
was sleeping therein. strong wind was
blowing at the time and the flames rapidly
spread This firm lost their entire stock
of goods, besides horse and wagon. on
which they had no insurance. The store
and out-buildings belonged TO Mr.. Fillmore
Jones. who mad an insurance upon them OF
S2,4O0 The shoe-shOp of j. II. Allen,
adjoining, was destroved no Insu-
rance. Mr.. j. b. Perkinson's grocery
store aud dwelling were seriously
/ damaged and his stable burned. His stock
OF goods was considerably injured. He had
an insurance of 81 Coz on the store and
500 on his stock and fixtures. which will
fall below his loss. The grocery store occu-
pied by Mr.. J. l.. Kinsey and owned by Mr.:
Att.cus Winfree was consumed with most OF
its contents. The building was insured for
81. 800. There was also partial insurance
on the stock. The dwelllng-hOuse IN the
/ rear of Mulcaha Il Hubbard's store, occu-
pied 10y Mrs. Booth, was also destroyed
( with most OF the personal effects of the
family. The fire department worked I'M
& der great disadvantage, the plugs beng
! frozen, and some little time elapsed before
/ a flow of water could be obtained.
/ BIa CoNFLAGRATIoS.
! About 8 O'Clock p. NJ. fire was discov-
! cred issuing from the cellar of the shoe
/ store OF Mr.. F. II. Wright on Sycamore
/ street. which quickly extended TO the hrst
/ and second floor. The fire department re-
spondcd promptly and succeeded in con-
! Inlng II 10 this building Tor some time,
| but their efforts did not prevent II IRON
reaching the building adjoining, occupied
! bv II. Beaslcy d Co. as china and
/ crockery-store. and above by Miss Marie
! Leath as dwelling.
! At this writing two engines are Still play
ing on the flames and IL IS believed tney
will confno il 10 those two buildings, but
il is still doubtful. Mr. Wright has lnsu-
rance 10 the amount of $4,000 on his
stock and about 25, 900 on his house. Ihe
damage to Mcssrs. II. Beasley Il Co.'S
stock is principally of water
STILL ANOTHER FIRE.
About $3.50 o'clock the alarm was again
sounded. occasioned by a slight fire in the
upper story of the building occupied by
ID. H. jackson as paint and oil establish
ment, on Bank street. but was quickly eX-
tinguished without the aid of the fire de-
partmen:. This building is just IN the rear
of the damaged property on sycamore
street, which still continues to burn.
RICHMOND ENGINES ARRIVE.
Engines have been sent for from Rich
mopd, and at this writing have Just ar
rived. Still another alarm was sounded
at IL o'clock from the corner of Washing
ton and Dunlop streets, but have not
learned its location.
REMARKABLE MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER.
Mr. NJ H. Perkinson. who resides with
] his family on Wythe street, met with
! a arL oh 10
( Sunday morning between 2 and o'clock.
/ At that hour he was called 10 his front door
by n loud rapping When he opened the
] door negro man rushed upon and grasped
| him by the throat, no word of warning or
explanation having been given. The two
men fought and fell and struggled
IN their violent scufie about the house
for some time. The negro was several
times knocked down and Mr. Perklnson
received some bodily injuries. The noise
/ of the struggle aroused the family, and an
alarm was given which brought one or
/ more of the uelghbors 10 the house. Nhen
/ tbey came IN MIR. Perkinson and the ne
gro were found closely clinched. The
negro was taken into custody ana de-
| livered to the police. HIS name IS
| David Jones and a pistol was found on
! his person. The negro refused 70 give any
explanation of his conduct. and his visit TO
| MIR. PerklnsOns house Is therefore a mys-
! tery. He was this morning sent on by the
| Meyor to answer III the Hastings Court the
charge of assault with intent to Kill, and
was committed to jail without bail.
nARHIAGE or A PETEBsBCEGER.
Mr.. j. G. Lester. formerly an assistant
master IN Captain W. Gordon McCabe's
University School. IN this city, but now
resident Of Kansas City, Mo, Will be mar
4 ried on January 4. 1893, TO Miss Kate
Louisa Ridonour. Mr.. Lester IS an un;
usually capable man, and has Justly earned
not only the regard Of great
many friends in his native city
/ for his personal qualities, but has also won
| the apprecjative admiration OF those who
! were associated with HIM IN his work as
! teacher. as an occasional neWspaper-man,
and as a gentleman Of high executive
ability.
TEMPLARs' REMEMBRASCE.
II is customary promptly at the hour of
/ hirh noon on every Chrlstmas-Day tor the
/ Knights Templars throughout the United
States TO assemble ia their respective balls
and drink 4 toast to the health of the MC5t
| Eminent Grand Commander of the order
| This ceremony was performed by the SIT
| Knights here to-day, and the occasion was
q most delightful one. The following
toast. read by Eminent-Commande
Blanks. was drank with champagne; 10
| our Grand Master Hugh McCurdy-from
|
/ Lakes ninety thousand IempIars sehu
merry Christmas greetings"
GRAND MASTERS RESPONSE.
The response of the Grand Master was
read and drank as follows:
| "Christmas the birthday of Him who
| ia the embodiment OF all 1emplars' hopes;
the Insplrer of that spirit which makes All
| Knights remplar one. wheresoeyer dis
persed around the globe"
! Commander Blanks gracefully bowed
| his thanks TO a complimentary sentiment,
and toast to "Our Dead" offered by Sr
| Knight John f. Iownes, was drank III ST.
| lence and with uncovered heads.
| OF INTEREST TO COUPON TENDERERs.
Hon. ]. NJ. Mullen, Colmonwealth's
! attorney, for this city, has issued notice
/ of interest to coupon tenderers against
| whom INDICTMENTS. which are still unset
! fled. were rendered IN 1899 in the Circuit
| Court of Petersburg. This notice states
! flat the act passed at the last session OF
! the Legislature, known AS the deot-settle-
| ment bill gives them the opportunity TO
! settle these judgments with the coupons
! rendered provided they pay the costs III
! money. The Commemorative Attorney
! saws that unless these judgments are set
/ tied before January 10. 1893, IN the manner
| nroyided bv SAID act executions Will DO
| issued TO enforce their collection.
FINE SKATING.
The beautiful lakes in West-End Park
are furnlshing splendid skating. and hun
dreds of ladies' and gentlemen are to-day
enjoying the exhilarating sport.
! 1he colored people of this city have
already two well-conducted papers de-
voted especially to the interests OF their
race. But 1t is understood that stlll
another journalistic enterprise OF tne saiiie
| kind is soon to be started. Ihe new paper
will be called The R,c0rdr
Business has been generally closed TO-
day aud the people are quietly ENJOYING
| Christmas. There has been very htti9
| drinking or disorder ON the streets.
MR. sWEENEY'S SKATING ACCIDENT.
MAd-Dog Excitement IN HlinamsourE-
| DeiIgbtfui Family Reunions