Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-16
FIRE AT BOYDTON.
ANuMBea OF STORES ANo PRIVATE
RESIDENCES BURNED.
The Flames start In wsgon-Factory
Supposed 10 he Iocendiary--Loss
Over $50, ooo-Insurance.
,s,s-,., telegram 70 the plsp.,cn.


BoyproS. Va. August 15.-Within the
past fourteen years. this place has been
visited by three very destructive fires.
To-day, in ashes, we grieve with our sister
towns Clarksyiile and Chase City, who
have recently been swept by the flames.
About Q o'clock this morning Ere broke
out in the engiue-room of Dir. George III.
Browns large wagon-factory. OWING TO
the infammable nature OF the building
aud the big stock therein the fire burned
rapidly and fiercely. In very short time
Miss Ann Rolfe's residence. on the, one
side. and John H. Hcdderley's iewlery-
and fancy-grocerv store, on the other
side, were in flames. Then Mrs. ~.
X Boyds FARCE store, IN winch MI;
Nat. J. Mason kept large ana
varied stock OF general merchandlse' was
burned. This was quickly followed py
MIR. G. J. faulkper's building, occupied oy
Mr.. John ". Digger as al Office. Next
came Mrs. Dr. FIDch's building. occupied
bv Nessrs. Reekes q Goode, attorneys at
law. Then followed an unoccupied build
inc belonging 10 Mr.. c. n. Williams and
Mrs. A. :. BOYD. Within q few feet stood
the new brick building-tbo Bank OF
Mecklenbure. This very complete ana
handsome structure stood the fiery ordeal
and was the means of stopping the fur
ther progress of the FIRE. By hard work
the store Of Mr.. Il. w. Lloyd (undertaker
and cabinet maker and the office OF
Messrs Finch * Faulkner. attorneys at
law. were saved. The greatest struggle.
however. was necessary 10 save the build
ing of Judge Charles Alexander below.
occunied hv Nc q. Alexander d Coleman
as "a general MERCHANDISE and millinery
establishment. and also his law ofhce, ana
above which lived his family.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire was unquestioDably caused
either by.an Iucendiary or by spontaneous
combustion. The owneI and his employees
are positive that no FIRE has been in the
room in which II started since last Thurs
day. A. j. ms usual custom. last evening
when leaving the building he carefully
examined the whole structure, and par
REGULARLY the place where che fire origi-
na.cd He is an industrious and highly
rosucctcd citizen. and his loss comes not
only heavy upon him but also upon our
ueople generally. The citizens of the
town. both white and colored worked
nuhiy. II is specially worthy Of notice
that there seemed 10 be very little, II any.
stealing done. The Atlantic and Danyllle
railroad uou rendered most valuable aid
Ia using dynamite.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
HE following are inc losses: DEoNH
building and stock valued at $4,000; IN
suraYcr. = 100. Complete loss. Hedderly,
building and stock valued NJ $1,000 in
euraucr. 500. Some of stock saved. Miss
Folfa. residence and furniture, $1,000; III
surance. 500 Some .of furniture saved.
SIR. Boyd. building valued nj $4,000; IN
,uAnce. ~l2Oj. Mason, stock valued ut
$4,000. insurance. ~ 500 Some Of stock
saved. Faulkner, building valued at 500;
insurance.. 500. Mrs. DR.. Finch, build
luc valued ~ -4O0 no insurance. Reekes
a G,oie. no insurance. Slight loss. 1t IS
Thought. Dagger, no insurance. No loss
r.pIrtej Williams n Boyd. building val
MA az $500 insurance, @4O0. Alexander,
insurance. 500. Building damaged by fire
and furniture broken by removal. Loss
uoknoWu. Alexander Il Coleman, IN
surauce. 500 on stock, which was dam
aecl Dr removal and fire, Loss unknown.
Lloyd uo insurance. building and stock
damaged by fire, water, and removal.
Loss unknown. Messrs. finch and FaUlk-
uar and also Judge ". f. Homes had their
nw books damaged by removal. ). ID.
Aao.d lost all bls mechanics tools. No
Insurance.
Owing 10 is being so very calm, the
destruction was net as great as II would
otherwise hive been. Indeed, at one time
II looked like nearly all the town would
b. burned A. ~ j.. some of our most de-
serving merchants and citizens have their
hard. earned gatherings OF wears IN ashes.
they take Their loss very well, however.