The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-23
MOST DEsTRU UCrIVE FIRE.
Million aud a Half Dollars OF Property In
Ashes.

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Ashes.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Nov 22.-Flre
broke out after midnight last night IN
the block owned by j. X. Dexter and
! Henry S. Dickinson. at 93 Worthington
| street, which. before il was checked, de-
/ stroyod eight blocks, causing a damage
/ Of nearly a million and a half dollars
! The burned district on Worthington street
! extends nearly $50 feet east from the
! rear Of Glendower House and is nearly
| lj0 feet deep.
~ The II ocks Burned.
Yhe several blocks destroyed were as
follows: F'ive-story brick block, owned
by j, W. Weber, grocer; two brick
blocks, five stories high, owned 10y J. X.
Dexter CO., rag dealers; five-story
block owned by John Doolan, also a rag
dealer iive-story block owned by A. n.
Mayo e. Co., stock dealers; Glendower
Hotel and a brick block, and part of the
Wight block. The first block attacked
was occupied by A. +. Leonard & Co,
agricultural dealers. who occupied the
first floor; the Stearns Paper Company,
the second floor and the Graphic Publish
'ng Company. the third floor The two
top stories were used for the storage Of
rags and waste. In the second block,
Cycle Company occupied the floor. with
wheels and the Dexter had storage on
the other floor A. n. Mayo and John
Doolan occupied all of their respective
buildings. The blocks are worth about
$4,000 each. j. x. Dexter & Co lal
about $4,000 insurance on each Of theirs
j. w Webbers block. the fifth one
burned, adjoined the new Dickinson block.
The building cost about $4,000 and was in
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the most fercely OF all. except the hotel
IL was built by James Able and was
valued by him at $1,000 with a full in
surance. The block at the corner Of
Worthington and Main streets which was
the seventh TO be consumed, was occupied
by the proprietors Of the Hotel Gendower
and the City National Bank. The Wight
blocks cover a considerable space Of /
ground. having been built on three sides 1
OF square. The only portions Of these /
damaged were the blocks facing on 4
Worthington street and the building on /
the corner, occupied as 10 the upper and |
lower stories by the Union Publishing
Company
The origin Of the fire is a mystery 10
the authorities. The flames apparently
had their inception in the store OF A.
=. Leonard q Co. This building was the
lrst discovered 10 be on fire. and its cen
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alarm was sounded. II was O'Clock this
morning before the fire was under con
rol.
The Losses and In urance.
The following is n list OF principal
osses and insurance: Glendower Hotel
oss on building, S85, 600: Henry S. Houston.
manager, loss on furniture and fixtures
5000; insurance, $1,000; City National /
sank, first floor Glendower block. furni-
ure and fixtures $1,000; insured. on
.bbes block, which adioined the Glen
over, loss is $4,000 covered by insur-
nee. OF the occupants NJ. H. Barnett.
igar manufactures and dealer who oc-
upied part of the first and fifth stories.
one Of the heaviest losers. More than ,
1900 cigars were destroyed. besides val }
able fixtures. and the loss will reach I
000O partially insured. w. H. Breck-
FL engraver. lost his entire outfit valued
{ 5000. uninsured. Bales Hamblen. d
ealer in groceries and fruits, loss esu- q
ated at $50 00O we'll insured. James NJ.
cen & Co, cloak and wraps. 5000: 3
lruy insured. Mayo's block, which was
rectly in the rear of the Glendower
otel. on Worthington street, was valued q
$4,000 but was insured for only $l05OO. in
n. Mayo & Co, paper stock dealers. s
no occupied the building loss 1850 on n
elr stock; covered by insurance John n
oolans hve-story brick block next TO n
ayos, was valued at 800 900, insured for
).0OO His stock was valued at $1,000
tally destroyed: insured for 5000.
Of the loss by last nights y
e here. are dwindling rapidly. They i
arted at 100000. Tonight they are /
'wn TO $4,000. v