The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13
A BIG CONFEDERATION
nxsrRoYs GREAT mount or
PROPERTY IN NORFOLK.
,tsxchant.' and Tarmers' Peanut. Com
psny's warsheuse Burned bown--Also
Roper warehouse and Etns Works

NORFOLK, VA, Nov. l2.-Special.-One
- the most destructive fires Norfolk has
,.,nessed in fifty years wiped out $780,
o.o worth Of Watershed property last
NIGHT. The FIRE was discovered about 10
o'clock in the large brick building on
water street near the corner OF Church
owned by Taylor & Baylor and occupied
nv the Merchants and Farmers Peanut
Company, ID. Ethoridgc. president The
lundlng fronted forty feet and extended
back to Nevison street, 40 feet. and was
five stories high. II was new, having
boon erected less than twelve months
..o. after ethe fire which destroyed
IaIf million dollars worth OF property
. the same locality The building was
led with peanuts. and building ana
sock were worth at least SiW,V@; wen
t.urcd The fire originated in the ntth
Story. and spread with great rapidly
1s.rlng mp the peanuts as II they were
,L,r thousands OF gallons OF water
..,. thrown upon the flames. and not Tor
,.. second checked their progress.
.,.a structure was soon Quilted and the
.t walls began TO tumble. Meanwhile
.. flames were leaping up mountain
$50. Illuminating the entire city. stin
...... arose. carrying SbdlhS litto 'lAS ia
.r Zinc city, where they fell ike snow
f.f mile from the confiagra-
t-.r. Tie peanut factory the flames
'.'+ ., fre Aetna Iron " orks, end de-
.f chat handsome structure ana all
t.'o. ...t.. machinery therein contained.
t' t.UsIrr was made Of brick ana
by 40 feet. three stories
,|-r It was owned 10y Colonel Harry
tI...es.and Duilding.stock ana machinery
v.re valued at So0,vJ).
r..rt u o'clock the wind shlrted 10 the
-...,et. ana when the east wall OF the
-.t factory went down the full force
.,. flames was thrown across Taylor
~ and the Roper warehouse, the
--,5.omost building in the city. recently
.rI.fed az a cost OF $4,000, began 10
tur. tercely.
rre Ealing OF this wall broke down all
,r the Western Union Telegraph Wlres'
,na TELEPHONE and electric Aght "lres'
4 ror a time the firemen had 10 cease
t.orll at this point until the electrical Cui-
+ ,ouId be cut off. At the newspaper
.r...s there was pandemonium-prlnter
eating and no copy and all telegraph
rorrerfion out of Norfolk cut of. ABOUT
o.c1ock the Western Union put up an
other line, .. o.,o-,.,
rive fremen worked with great energy
anon the Roper building, but IKE those
upon the opposite slde Oh ING 9', -
burned Ike kindling wood, an III one
f.rr from the time the building caught
O.. Was Am ashes. This building was lux
IN feet and six stories high. 1t was
fued with peanuts, hay grain ana Ken gen
t merchandise. valued at $4,000. IRON
,he RoDer building the fire caught Mayer
e. cos large frame warehouse, part OF
,ro nroncrtv Of the Old Dominion Steam
,.io Company Here the fremen STOOD
q, their nozzles like heroes ana TINS
fru3ing though damaged badly was
s.,-e3 which checked the progress OF the
flames in the east. .-.,
AT one time II look as II the proper
an Water street from Church TO Marker
s,,,ara would be destroyed, but at al
onnortune moment the Portsmouth oe
nartment appeared and began to play OF
Tie building occupied by the styron + enc
C,onnanv. next to the Aetna Iron WORKS
and bv superior work checked the Haule
On the west side. and confined the deslruc
zion of property to the buildings named
several houses at points remote IRON
the Water street confagration were Sc
ON fire by sparks, but were exiting ui9iie
IN, the police and citizens.
The owners of the property destroyer
viii commence rebuilding at once.