Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-21
THREE SIZES AGAIN.
4 e,er YESTERDAY MORNING CAUSES
LOSSES AccRscATlNc $4,000.
Kraft Candy Factory Almost Total Wreck
CT. Taylor 4 Go. and Putney q Co.
Damaged acknowledgements.

ra,dv Company. Nos. 10 and IL south
Tairtccnth street early yesterday morn
,ne. ana did about $4,000 OF damage TO
,hs proporty in that vicinity before the
flames were extinguished.
The necessity OF sounding the dreaded
three skies, which was done by Captain
John II. Frlschkorn. president OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners. as soon as
the danger to the adjoining promises be-
came imminent, was something which haa
not so closely repeated Itself In years ~
being remembered that less than forty
eight hours before this number was pulled
in on account Of the burning OF the
Halves elevator.
1t can he tru,hfully said that II It were
not that Richmond has the best-eqnipped
and drilled fire department In the SOUTH
ern States. the loss from the consuming
element would have greatly exceeheo the
figures Indicated above. as there are rev
places In the city where "A good big hre
could have played more haNov. ~ Was
bv tho most faithful and fearless work
on the part Of chief Fuller and his men
that the flames we're checked AS quickly
"a they were.
MATCHES AND RATS.
The blaze WAS FIRST discovered by Po-
lice Officer Meil Foulke, who at S:fS O'Clock
ran TO the corner OF Fourteenth ana
Main streets and turned In an alarm
from box 81. 1t would have been better
bo6 IA, officer sounded box 81. which was
almost Immediately IN front Of the Kratz
establishment THIS. however caused
only slight confusion. as the apparatus was
upon the ground In splendid time, and
soon had three streams OF water upon the
burning building A second alarm was
sent IN at 1852 by Assistant-Chiet shaw
and that was followed by the three
,ixcs." which signals brought out seven
steamers. and two trucks.
When 0rst seen the flames were just
breaking through the front windows Of
the third floor Of Mr. Kratzs place. No
cine as 10 the origin could be found, IL
iug only known that the FIRE started on
This floor. whore the old candy manu-
factory was located. and where was stored
a lot II canned goods. some candles,
matches. wrappng-paper. etc, ana the
presumption Is that the blaze was caused
by rats gnawing the matches. ignitng
them. Al any rate IL WAS seen that the
FIRE was both dangerous and stubborn. II
spr.qd quite rapidly. and was soon the
O.. ire itiEtA OF Nilf AfihA 0N'tF ~ ~
KNIT store. which extended over the
wholesale grocery house of Messrs.
charles T. TAYLOR & Co. In the oppO-
site direction the red tongues Tapped
across 81 narrow alley 10 the rear OF the
wholesale shoe establishment of Messrs.
Stsphan Putuey q Co. entering through
tEr rear windows of The third story. 1T
vns only Icy mastery effort mat the
GrcmCu kept the flames from going De
Iow the third floor Of these buildings.
Trcy succeeded I'm reaching the fourth
story az the house occupied 10y Putney q
Co.. and even burned small hole
through the roof OF that structure.
DAMAGE BY THE FLAMES.
Great damage was done TO the stock OF
Mcssra Putuey q 60. 10y water, and the
firm also sustained severe loss 10y fire.
Their place of business was Hooded from
roof 10 basement and their loss cannot
la even safely given approximately as
yet. though 10 Will he anywhere between
5000 ana $1,000. This was covered by
Insurance.
A.sssrs Charles F. Taylor u co. suf-
fsr,d about 5000 damages, almost entire
lv from water They We're fully insured
The Kraft Company stock was almost
total wreck and II rs thought that they
hsd just about enough insurance TO save
Themselves harmless.
The buiilmgs occupied by the Messrs
ltraty and Taylor were owned 10y Nh
lseri.rlin H. Iirecumb. and were insured
3D. the Liverpool and London and Globe In
sura.cc Company tor $500 They were
damaged about So 900 Mrs Mary W.
Thomas owns the house occupied by
Messrs Stephen Putney q Co, which was
insured IN the Liverpool and London and
Globe for 5000 This building was prob
ably injured to the extent Of $1,000 or
$3.50.
INSURANCE IL DETAIL.
Below is given fun list of Insurance
upon the stocks:
The Kraiz Company-Nirginia state In
Furauce Company. $500. two-thirds OF
which was re-insured: Sun Fire Office
London, SEQ. Total, SS,Zo1.
TAYLOR d Co.-Guardian, OF London
$3.50: Scottish Union and National. 5000;
Commercial Union. $500. Lion Insurance
Company. $1,000. Total $500.
Putney & Co.-Sun Fire Office. Lon
don. 5000: Commercial Union, 5000; Lon
don Assurance 5000; North British and
Mercantile. 5000. Total. $4,000
THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
The building occupied by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. fronting on
Stephen Putney q CO.. was reached sever
al times by the fire. but the flames were
beaten out 10y the heroic efforts OF the
nrcmen. who worked amid many dan
rers The wires OF the Western Union
entered that Office through the narrow
alley between these buildings and the
Kratz place of business the wires run
ming along the wall of the houses facing
on Main street
The telegraph company has probably
lost one or two Of It's aerial cables. At
$40 A. NJ. II had fourteen wires working
To Washington and the North. eleven
wires to Petersburg and the South, six
wires 20 DanVille and the South. one
wire to I.ynchburg one wire TO Fort Mon
roe. one to Raleigh. and by noon
nearly all circuits had been restored
The company accepted business for all
points as usual. The damage 10 the
company will be $50 TO 5000.
REFUSED TO CUT OFF THE CUR
RENT
Superintendent Thompson, Mt the in
stance Of Chief Fuller, telephOned TO the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company
power-hOuse and requested that the lights
he cut of on that circuit. The Conn
pany's officers declined TO do this with
out written order from the Mayor. so
the currents were not interfered with. An
ordinance giving 10 the Chief OF the Fire
Department power to order the cutting-off
Of the electrical currents upon occasion
Of fires is now in the hands Of one of the
Council committees. As matters now
stand the wires are great menace and
danger during fires.
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