Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-26
LUMBER YARDB BURNS
Dual & ROberlson's Plant In Man
chester Destroyed This Morning.
DAMAGE ABOUT $4,000.
The Clear Loss About ss.o00--One Family
Loses Evcrything-Csught In
ATTAINING Niil.

Duval & Robertson. in Manchester, was
destroyed by fire early this morning,
large tobacco-factory near by was burned;
one dwelling was consumed. and several
stores were more or less injured.
The total damage is estimated at any
where from $4,000 TO $4,000 and the ag-
gregate OF insurance WAS about 10000 or
sss. 700. making the net loss something ike
5000 or $4,000. The lumbermen. who
owned practically all OF the property af-
fccted. with the exception OF the tobacco
factory. are the principal losers.
The establishment OF Messrs. Duval
Robertson was n very large one. covering
about thrce-fourths Of a square. IT 'front.'
cd 12l feet on Hun street. and ran back to
Decatur, extending the entire length OF the
square between Seventh and Eighth
m tho latter street. The Hull-street front
extended from the large double grocery
OF Nunally Brothers. at the corner or
Eighth. 10 the drugstore OF Weisiger q
Williams. which is the secon- house from
the corner of Seventh. In this space. In
addition to n large tobacco factory. which
was occupied both as n leaf establish
blinds. and dressed material Of various
kinds. were small stores occupied re-
spectivcly by II. A. Jordan and Miss
Richmond.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire originated in the planing-mill
Of DuvaI & Robertson. at the Decatur
and Seventh-strcet corner. but from what
cause no one seemed to know. The ma
chlncrv had not been IN operation for
several days. but three carpenters en-
ployed In the building worked overtime
Yesterday, and 1t may be, though this fact
could not be positively established, that
these workmen left some fire in the build
inc. when first noticed the planng-mili
WAS cnvcloped in flames. and 1t must have
been burning at least quarter Of an
hour before anyone detected it. The
alarm was turned in at the police sta
ton about 80 o'clock. and the Manches-
ter Department was gotten out as
p~ou.onv as possible The authorities,
sc,uc that they could not possibly man
ago the big blaze. called upon their Rich
m,ad friends for assistance.
I'm response to the message OF Mayor
Maurice, Engine No. was sent over IN
great haste, and President Frischkorn,
o. the Board of Fire Commissioners
soon followed.
THE TOBACCO-FACTORY BURNED.
The flames were soon communicated to
tee large brick factory Of the Manches-
ter Tobacco Company, Of which Mr..
james T. Bradley is president. and the
building and its contents, together with
several large frame sheds. were totally
destroyed. The companV's loss was esti-
mated at about 5000 on which there
was some insurance. but the amount
could not be learned. The building was
quite an old one, and was three and a
half stories high. 20 10y 20 feet, and could
no, be rebuilt FOR anything like this sum.
The only house on the Decatur-street
front Of Duyal q Rohertson's property
was a small frame dwelling occupied by
Mr.. Amos. All of his household effects.
including a piano recently purchased,
were consumed, and the family had
limited time in which to get out.
THE LUMBER-YARD
The plaunG-mll and undergrad were
total loss. In the mill was consider
able quantity of material and full com
plement of machinery. The yard was full
Of timber OF various grades. and the
storohousc contained large lot Of made
up stuff This was all burned, or so bad
ly charred as TO be worthless.
Sir. Robertson in conversation with
Dispatch reporter, said that their heaviest
loss was in the planingmill. where they
had on,y 5000 insurance.
The damage there he places at $4,000
The concern carried altogether about s23.-
900 OF insurance, and Mr.. Robertson
roughly estimates that their loss will
exceed this by from 5000 to 5000. or pos
sibly more. The buildings, all of which
were old. could not be rebuilt. of course
for anything like this. The firm had an
other lar &c yard on the opposite side Of
Decatur street filled with timber. but
this was not injured at all.
The stores occupied by Mr.. Jordan and
Miss Richmond were badly damaged. but
all Of the goods and furniture were saved
OTHER LOSSES.
The store of Messrs. Nunaily Brothers
was badly damaged, but the greater part
OF their stock was moved TO the other
houses near by. They had $500 on the
building in the Mutual Assurance Society
of Virginia, and 81 200 on stock in the Ii
verpool and London and Globe.
member of the firm said he thought
their net loss would be about $1,000. bur
1t will hardly reach this amount.
Messrs. J. ~. German & Co., leaf to-
hacco dealers. who occupied the front
portion OF the Duval K Robertson fac
tory. fronting on Hull street. had moves
nearly all OF their stock TO Richmond. and
it was not thought they lost more than
$500
The fire was the largest one that has oc-
Cured in Manchester for several years,
and at one time il looked as though the
entire block would be burned. and q
portion Of another
small shed in the rear of Fellows
Hall was burned and only the earnest
Efforts OF the hremen saved other prop
erty in the vicinity. which at many times
was in imminen, danger. The burned
territory viii be rebuilt at once.
Concert by the Blind.