The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-24
A DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE.
rupry.sTORT BLOCK or BUTfD-
Iyos ON HULL sTREETGUTTED.
A Negro Man Arrested on a charge OF Set
ting Fire TO the Buiiding-An Enjoy
able Picnio-To be Reinforced.
MANcuEsrrR BUREAU RICHMOND TINES
it9i HUH STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK

,,or,oy fire broke out In the store OF Mrs
II ID. Andrews. on the corner OF Nine
tcenth ana Hull streets. and in short
lime the large block Of uTee-story DITCH
hnildirgs belonging TO Mr. George ~
pa,cb was almost completely gutied'
soon after the alarm was sounded the
Alert Fire Department was on the scene
81 disaster. but the combusible mateil"i
q, Mrs AndreNs' store caused the flames
80 snread with remarkable rapidly ana
the blaze soon reached the thir1 moor;
,rho Gre company did good WORK. anu
- 40 their posts from the very De
-, Tbere were three stores IN the
- - bulidings, the third store belhs
,,',,,,r,icd bv Mrs Iseman, who carried on
a. Goods and millinery establishment:
- 1sor,an's loss will probably exceed
sSoo the amount Of insurance when
- bod nn the stock The stock In Mrs.
A,,ArovVs' store was complete ioss'
amounting to about $1,000 HeI lhSur-
ance was about 500, placed In the Nl IT.
ginia Fire and Marine Company $ovv ~
the Virginia state ana F-'' :" ''''
mental of New YORK ,-.....u,o -
Mr. G. ID. Patch had an Insurance oil
s,o 40 ON the block Of buildings. This
Us nlaced I'm the Phoenix and the Ger
- american. The damage to the
buildings is about 5000. n,,-..
Tbe third story OF the middle bullulns
wan occupied by Mrs Tutwlier ana the
second floor by Mrs. Dorden MIS- lse-
- occupied the two stories above her
etore while the two stories above MIS-
Andrews store were unoccupied'
II is believed that the IRE was the
work Of an incendiary. Officer Moies
Yesterday arrested Henry Jones, a negro
man. who lives in SwansDoro' on sus-
picion. IA go. Dtrs
Dorden saw two negro men standing in
The corner OF the fence in the back
ward. When she passed them hurnedly
one OF them spoke 10 her about entering
the burning building Jones was In the
store of Mrs. Andrews the day before
and had some difficulty with the store
keeper. 1t is said that he made some
threats during the trouble. l questioned
him In the station-house yesterday after
noon I'm reference TO the hre, ana ne
stated that he left the store the morning
before, but when he returned home ne
had been drinking and didn't remember
whether or not he stopped in the store
On his way back. The man had been en-
Moved at Allison q Addison's fertilizing
factory. opposite Rockets. He stated
that he spent the night with his family,
ard didn't know ANYTHING OF the fire
until ne went down town that morning.
officer Smith stated that so far as he
knew Jones was an orderly sort or man.
lie will have a hearing before the Mayor
this morning
The O. b. p. Club Of Swansboro, spent
an ENJOYABLE day on their picnic at Gates
MIN on Whit-Monday. Those present
we're. Misses Annie Merritt. Rosa Turn
lev Rosa and Nina Vaughan, Dora and
ola Morris. Josie and Ida Butler, Rosa
Callenberger, Lucy Wicker, Lily Canor,
Irene Bass. Virgie owen, Mildred Barnes,
Sadie Moore. Maggie Donald, Lula Glaze
brook. and Maggie Mitchell, and Messrs.
Palmer Barrett, William Trevillian,
William Clements. John TURNKEY
Walter Criddell, Ben Clark, Titus Loser,
Richard Hughes. oscar Harris Emmett
Criddeu. Linwood Bolton, Ernest Tay-
lor, William White, Harvey Bowen,
Charles Bass, Allie Morrisett. Charles
Kahl, w. W. Houchens, Bernard Taylor,
Harvey Morrisett and Thomas Ryan.
The members Of the club are indebted
10 Mrs j. J. Writ, Mrs John Burke and
Mr.. Frank TURNKEY for assisting in max
ing the occasion an enjoyable one.
The missionary entertainment at Co
wardin-avenue Christian church Monday
night brought out a large audience. and
many were unable to gain entrance. The
children. who were attired in sailor
costumes built a ship on the rostrum. and
the entire programme proved highly en-
jOyable TO all present. The entertainment
will be repeated some time next week
Under the auspices of the Junior Holly
wood Memorial Association, of Richmond
the remains Of the Confederate soldiers
buried at Drewry's Bluff station, on the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad, in
Chesterfield. will be reinterred in Holly
wood tomorrow. All the arrangements
have been completed. and the ceremo-
MES Will be conducted in accordance with
military funerals.
Rev. Joseph Walker, Of Manchester,
preached in Petersburg Sunday at the
First Baptist church.
Mr. Walker was pastor Of this church
fifty years ago. He gave some interest
ing history of the church. and his sermon
was exceedingly interesting.
The ladies OF Asbury chapel began an
ice cream festival at the chapel last
night II will be continued until Friday
next.
Travel on the Hull-street cars yester-
day was simply insufferable. Seventh
street is greatly In need of a sprinkler
and others
Mr.. John T. Pankey and Miss Rosa +.
Nerrell were married Monday night at
the residence OF the officiating minister
Rev George Med. Rucker.
Miss Mary Il. Cox left yesterday morn
Ing for Howardsville, where she will
spend the summer.
The clerk Of the hastings court issued
marriage license yesterday 10 William
NJ. Shaw and Myrtle b. Wetherford
II Is understood that Commemorative
Attorney Cogbill will enter into cores
pondence with the Boston people who
have been inquiring as TO the murder Of
the one-armed tramp near Chester.
Mr. w. T. Reams is detained at his
home, on Perry street, by sickness.
Considerable interest is being mani
Tested in the election i'm the county.
which takes place tomorrow. In Man
chester no opposition is made to the
Democratic ticket.