Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-27
RlCHMoNO'S HOLIDAY FIRES.
! Two Dwellings Burned Last NIght-Blaze
in a junk Shop-Other Casualties.

There we're two fires in Richmond on
Sunday and four Yesterday and last night.
The result was that the fremen saw very
little of Christmas and experienced great
deal of ve-y cold weather and dlsagreeable
exposure.
The alarms from Boxes 40 and 6s at 1881
and 1888 o'clock respectively last night
were caused by the burning of couple OF
frame houses on Baldwin street MADDOX
Hid belonging to Mr.. G. +. Coleman. The
flames were first discovered In the kitchen
of the building occupied by Mr.. Coleman
as a residence. and they rapidly spread
aad soon reached the adjoining house,
which was occupied by Mr.. George Mel
ton. The department made very prompt
response 90 the calls, but was unable TO
save the two buildings. IL was with the
greatest difficulty that the hames we're
kept away from tho small dwellings sur
rounding the property of MIR. Coleman.
The loss is estimated at about $1,000 on
both buildings and furniture, and Mr..
Coleman Is Of the opinion that the cause
of the fire was incendlsrism. There was
no insurance.
FLAMES IN A JUNB-sTORE.
Last night about O'Clock Policeman
Redford discovered flames IN the rear of
ID. III. Hey's iuuk-store, on the southeast
corner of Eighth and Cary streets. lie
quickly turned IN an alarm from Box 81,
but az the building which IS made entirely
of wood. was filed with lnHammable ma
terial. the fire spread rapidly and heavy
volume of smoke was issuing from
the house when the apparatus arrived.
Several streams were turned upon the
house but 1t took some time 10 subdue
the flames, which appeared to have Orlgl-
mated among the rags. The iremen work
ed for nearly an hour before they deemed
it safe TO leave the building.
Several persons were firing pop-crackers
near the junk-shOp Just before the fire was
discovered, and possibly the sparks from
some Of these playthlngs may have gotten
into the building and Ignltod the combLs-
tble material which composed the stock.
The odor from the Burning Junk, together
with the heavy smoke, made the air in the
neIghborhood decidedly dissgreeable. and
the few spectators did not tarry long.
The damage was very slight-scarcely
more than 900 or S300-as the building is
IN exceedingly Tichety one and the stock
is worth but little.
OTHER FIRES.
The alarm turned in yesterday afternoon
! at 1882 o'clock from Box 80 was caused by
| the burning of some shingles on house
on Arch street.
Several barrels caught fire IN the base
ment Of G. X. Nuckols d Co.'s grocery
| store, No. 40 west Main street, few min
| utes after 7 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
! and an alarm was turned IN from Box l6.
/ The flames were quickly put out and the
| damage is trlAlng.
/ The first alarm on Sunday was turned in
| at sos A. VI. from Box 50, when flames
were discovered in the ammonia refinery
| and commissioning establishments Of
| Mr.. John Armitage. No. 1916 Williamsburg
avenue, which is located near the gas
works. The fire spread so rapidly that it
/ was necessary to send in a special call ten
minutes after the first alarm. The build
| ing and stock were badly injured, aud the
/ damage will amount TO Thousand dollars.
4 few minutes after noon several
| shingles on the top of the colored church
on Nicholson street caught fire and an
alarm was turned in from Box 81 The
! flames were quickly extinguished, and the
! loss will be very small.
There were several still alarms for small
blazes, which did no material damage.