The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-19

WO4A vi LHo mticHohS'' 80 -.
built years ago. cost ssO.OOO ont
was last evening only worth
about $4,000. IL is ancient as com
pared with the modern structures recently
erected and was only frame arrangement
covered over by galvanized IRON. Inc ma,
chinery was anything but MODERN anu
| eco. 600 will cover the loss.
The properties Of the Chesapeake and
| Ohio were covered fully by insurance In
| blanket policy. The insurance was looked
| after by Mr. O. T. Wexford. secretary 10
Mr. Decatur Axtell. and he could not be
/ found last evening.
FREIGHT CARS BURNING.
Many freight cars we're totally destroyed
and many more were badly damaged. Some
! of the latter were loaded with freight. and
one car particularly. loaded with farming
! implements. Jared badly. Ii WAS due to the
! heroic efforts of the trainmen that more
cars did not become a prey TO the names.
/ They resOiutey stood at their posts OF duty
and moved train after train from the, tre.
! Car after car blazed out Is though deter
mined 10 end their career by burning. but
the trainmen. risking life and limb, pulled
the cars out Of danger, and succeeded
in saving perhaps hundred Of them.
The heat Of the flames drove many resi-
dents Of Washington street from their
homes. and one of the prettiest pictures
presented was little girl on Eighteenth
street who stood guard like a sentinel over
lot of furniture that had been
moved from her house. She is not
yet in the teens. and had retired
! when the fire began it's career. There she
stood in her night-dress. with shawl
thrown about her shoulders as her only COW
eriug. save the soft, fimsy cloth of her robe
de mutt When ! spoke 10 her she
answered cheerily, and said that she
hoped TO sleep somewhere; 'hat
all the neighbors were moving. ana
that she was willing to stay out all
| right il the others could stand II. Inc
cool breeze against her unprotected limbs
and throat. however. told that she was
hazardous in her efforts. and her mother, a
dea- old Irish mother. told me that Katie
would finally sleep with her married sister;
| hope she did. for she was sleepy when
left.
No erander sight has ever been depicted
10 the rising generation than the human
clad hills as they rose majestlcally on all
sides Of the flames Fully 80, 900 people wit
messed the conhagration. Those OF
the four hundred who are still IN
| town touched elbows with the
mechanic OF Oregon Hill, and the SAVIOR
faire Of the maiden from Union Hill struck
discordantly upon the ear Of the summer
girl from Franklin street.
The electric cars did remarkable busl-
ness during the evening, and maidens and
beaux who but seldom grace the electric
| cars with their presence sat IN the open
! ARRANGEMENTS and talked Of society with
perfect sang frod. and walked up Seven
teenth street b. the flames with noncha-
lance that would only characterize them
| when they would attend german lea Uy
! John BOisseau.
There was the "blankest' expression Of
| countenance on a number OF people at
Seventeenth and Franklin streets last even
ing that was ever seen in this town. They
came haunting down Franklin street IN
| summer car in the best Of humor. and were
fully convinced that when they reached
Seventeenth street they would catch the
branch line TO the fire. But the branch
| line unfortunately concluded not TO run al
fer the fire broke out and the dear summer
maidens and the gallant young beaux had
10 walk up Seventeenth street all In the
dark.
At O'Clock this morning, as / stood on the
! hill lust back Of the colOred High School
| the sight presented was exactly as have
seen on Coney Island when the Karalfy ctl-
| zens would present the burning OF Pompeil
or some other noted city Mriads of sparks
shot heavenward. The stars in their
courses paled against the greater light; the
/ heavens were lit with a glare as though hell
itself had broke loose in confusion and sent
! its sparkling rays to confirm 10 this hre de
| steele age that the end is yet TO come.
| like a burning city the smouldering embers
glowed. and the smoke mounted the
| heavens az though bound by adJuration to
nav inst tribute to Him who doeth ali
things well.
NOTES.
/ called on Mr.. p r. Grimes. the manager
Of the elevator. this morning about
o'clock at MS home. No. POI west
| Cary Mr.. Grimes answered the bell
/ l. nd
as to loss and insurance he said
that his business hours were between A. Nj:
and6P. NJ. told him guessed they would
be shorter than that to-day. He wanted 10
know what 1 meant, and when told
him as mildly as possible that the elevator
was burned TO the ground MS astonishment
was painful. He was unable & give me any
information either as TO the loss or insur-
ance. o.,
The elevator was situated in a valley with
hills rising gradually from II on
three sides The sight which 1t thus
presented was indeed beautiful. The
scene was that of a perfect, enormous
amphitheatre lighted most brilliantly.
/ Groups of interested spectators could be
seen tier above tier as they watched with
awe and wonder the astonishing feats and
felt the hot breath of the tlame-monster
in the pit below. Ii was beautiful, yet in
deed terrible. Such was never before seen
! IN Richmond.
The heat from the burning building was
so great that at one time II was Impossible
for any one 10 get within square OF the
flames.
The burning of the elevator is blow TO
! the commercial interests OF Richmond. and
/ will inconvenience not little the commits
! sion merchants and grain brokers OF this
city. IL being the only elevator in the
! place thew will find considerable difficulty
| in handling the grain shipped TO this mar
| ket and the elevator at Newport News Will
| come in for a share Of receipts.
The Chesapeake and Ohio west-bound
passenger train which leaves at 10 80 z. Nj.
moved out of the depot on schedule time.
| but at that hour the fire was at its greatest
/ height aud they could not pass. The train
returned to the depot but fifty minutes
later. with the windows down. passed the
now greatly subdued flames, and though
| getting by all right. did 50 through very
/ uncomfortable temperature.
one Of the empty box cars on a side track
was so badly broken up in the hurried
| handling of trains as 10 be useless and was
pushed against another burning car as
ready means of dsposing of IL.
Much Of the surrounding property which
was damaged might have been saved from
! loss if the supply of water had been suffi-
| cient The water mains are so small in
! that locality that one engine exhausted
the supply on each line and LETT the others
running dry. One engine drawing its sup
ply from Shockoe creek did the best service.
The Unterrifed Democracy.
The unterrfed promoters of Jeffersonian