Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-03
WORK OF THEFLAMES
IAN, orrssvLle's STREET CAR
GALWAY STABLES BURNED.
81. v.,... An the Cars. and Other Fro-
,erty D.s,royea-Loss Estimated ~
ss,ooo-Nssriy q Riot.

,,,.r-o.oondencso f tho Richmond pispa'en.l
c,,uor4rsvnS.x. Va. February 2.-Ihe
Isl DISASTROUS fro that has occurea IN
T.arloiicsviile for years past was that OF
,h;s morning when the large stables OF the
',n..lo,,esyilIe and University street
railway Company we're DESTROYED Win the
'..on.,on Of the walls A policeman dis
.N..,od ere issuing from the roof at about
o'clock and the alarm was promptly
won. However. the building must have
-, burning for a considerable, time be;
49,, aamea we're discovered, and had
l. ,ioe "a sncb headWay that they were with
90. difnculty subdued. Six mules
go burned 20 death. and oil the cars OF
,be company, harness, ana large qushltv
III hacked ia the upper story were a
o. 90, IN oss The kitchen and back porch OF
We! w. h',nse adjoining the stables, occupied
T." Nr Adam Long, was also badly dam
aged. .,..,rs
ys,ious theories are advanced as to the
-, ~ the disaster One - that lamp
ief' bprning In one Of the cars exploded
.t..tLnt II was OF inccnd.ery origin.
Tts insurance u 81 900 on stables. $1,000
80 and SsJ0 on horses and mules,
S,ao ~, urovender and $50 on harness.
moro was nls0 en- insurance or sz,OOO on
49,. lglidiug and Office adjoining the
.,.iics owned by Sir. X. +. Valentine, the
incident az The company. which uy the
lemons efforts OF the firemen was not
I'n,rel 10 auy extent. Tue total loss
MI probably reach f5.Ol0.
BELMONT CARS.
The president Of the company has Sc
,,r.d Ion temporary use the cars OF the
f',urnt line and fairly good service ~
4. onrrrfiou this morning. The building
,.g boz rebuilt az once and considerably
STABBED IN CHURCH.
r.,-,o.. the progress Of n church meet
;.-.fffe Mt Zion (colored) con. resation
',tbeir church last night n serious riot
'-,,-e near beng precipitsted. As II was.
+. 5.e,on was severely stabbed and an
49, y,ss b.t on the head with rock and
ia.Ir stunned. The pastor. the Rev. }.
T-.rr.s Homn,On. YVES pres ding, and IT
e'.-rs that be strongly intiinstod TINT
a. clerk had not rep Ited crough
rooney collected by several nundre q T.
.,. This. of course. was denied by
C..rk Tunstall, being sustained by Deacon
U.pry Brown. Who with others. advanced
an fle pastor. which caused Bnstor Gary
r|4n 10 NIF IfFl Nul " INt0N NV .-''' -
III. uq.for. using q knife vigorously, cut
40 beacon Phlhp Hooker IN two places.
,.f.rfio, seriOus wounds. The women
..r,amef murder. the lights we're turned
,.f and paudemouium reigned until the
,.r.. arrived Oh the scene and arrested
~, rnr-leaders. The pastor reports over
5000 as the collections for the past two
wear, Ut his pastorate.
rTRsoNAL-
Wr Pevton Brooking. Of Richmond. was
a. tb.floffesyille this week.
Miss IcWls Payne. or Amherst, rs visiting
flr Misses Craven. Of Rose ltilI. she VIII
rolnai,W days TO Monticello. Ark.
Mr.. John W. Sinclair bias secured good
r1sition Ia Arizona and has left for his
distant home.
Nr.F. l.. Taylor. who has been in our
midst for several weeks, lett on saturday
frrashrrt visit to ms brother, IN feuquler.
Harriet Brown. an aged colored woman,
died Yesterday morning. She remembered
when Washington was burned. and Is
Thought 10 be at least 10 wears old. She
was well known and respected here, having
lived IN Charlottesville for the last sixty
years -,
Dr. f.. O. Peyton. of Charleston, w. Va.
spent Yesterday here.
Miss Nellie Smith. Of Shsdwell will go
10 Richmond this week 10 visit Mira. l.. e..
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