Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-05
lCE-FACTORYON FIRE
PLANT or THE TRANSPARENT CON-
pANY CONSUMED YESTERDAY.
Tho Origin Supposed to BE tho FaIlInS Of
Spark Into Oil--Damags e9,0o0-The
Savage. Beveridge s. Co. Loss.

The Richmond hremen had hardly got.
ten rested from their labors upon the
Cary-street fire, when, at4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon an alarm was turned In
from Box Is. suminoning them to the huge
concern of the Transparent leo Company,
at the corner of Adams aud Canal streets
Flames broke ont in the first floor OK
this building, supposedly by tbs falling OF
q spark from small forge in the second
story into an oil vessel below. and in .
few moments the interior of this depart
ment was ablaze. The summons from
Box IL was followed by another from Box
n, located in the vicinity, aud IN few
minutes steamers Nos. 4. 5. and and
Truck No. 8 were upon the ground. fif.
teen minutes later q special call brought
out STEAMER No. 8.
These companies had some difficulty in
getting to work, but after the streams
were put into operation their Efforts were
indefatigable. The structure seemed TO
have been telescoped by flames before the
department could check them, and IT was
soon apparent that 1t could not be saved:
The streets were lined with people, and
fully 5000 witnessed the disaster.
THE LOSS AND INSURANCE.
At 7:45 o'clock the flames had completed
their work and the worn fremen returned
to the engine-houses leaving the plant ot
the ice company complete wreck. The
damage is estimated at S9.o00-s3 900 TO
the building and SC, 900 TO the machinery.
The insurance on tho entire plant
amounted to $4,000, as follows The Ham,
burg-Bremen Insurance Company. j. W..
Gordon agent, $1,000; Queen Insurance
COMPANY. ID. N. Walker agent. $4,000.
G~h,,,tIf ~ fhA
Ice.Factory, told DISPATCH reporter last
night that the work of rebuilding and re-.
placing the plant would begin Just as soon
as the insurance is adjusted.
The wednesday-Nighe Fire.
The fire which broke out late wednes-
day night in the feed and grain establish
ment of AIessrs. Savage. Beverldge 4 Co.,
1915 east Cary street, proved more dis
astrous than was generally supposed. A
general approximation ia that the losses
will aggregate about $4,000 or $4,000.
After the flames had been gotten fairly
under control they, at l:30 O'Clock yester-
day morning, burst through the second
floor of the building and the light mate
rails Of the three upper floors burned like
tinder, 1t being nearly O'Clock when the
fire was again under control.
HEAVY LOSSES.
Messrs. Savage, Beveridge & Co. place
their loss at from $40. 900 20 $4,000, and
their stock was insured for $4,000. The
building is owned by Mr.. l.. .. Noting,
and was insured in the Old Mutual As
surance Society for $4,000. which it is
thought will cover all injuries to it..
Messrs. Harvey Blair 4 Co, whose place
of business adjoins that of Savage. Beve-
ridge Il Co. on the east. think their stock
IS damaged TO the extent of $4,000 to
| $4,000 by smoke and water, while Presi-
| dent Rand, of the Richmond Flour Com
pany, says he can give no estimate as to
| the loss that concern has sustained, though
| it is covered by insurance.
The insurance IN detail is as follows:
Savage, Beveridge IL Co.--Royal In.
surance COMPANY, Howard Swineford
agent, $1,000; Virginia State, Sl.5O0; vir-
ginia Fire and Marine, $1,000; George ID.
| Peasants Il Son, $1,000; Hartford Fire
| Insurance Company. George q. Jefferson
agent, $1,000; Security Bank Insurance
| Company, $4,000: other companies,
| 5i.500-total, $4,000.
| Harvey, Blair X Co.-Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe Insurance Company, Daven
port d Co. agents, 5000: Virginia STATE
Insurance Company, S2,5O0; Virginia Fire
| and Marine Insurance Company, 81 500.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Messrs. Savage, Beveridge & Co. went to
work early yesterday morning to remov'
their damaged stock, which is almost 9
total loss. and having secured space IN the
mammoth establishment OF the Richmond
Flour Company, which Is next door to th
burned bnilding, resumed their busines
at once. 1t being just the season whei
the firm bad on hand an immense stock o
mercantile seeds, which SIX weeks late
would have been distributed .hroughou
the country, the loss sustained IS mucl
larger than it would have been at an,