Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Turn Men Killed aud Five Others
Injured In Danvllle.
rlGEl lNDER FALLING WALLS
tag of tho National Hotel Followed
s,sn Appalling Di'"'ter-,o"rr
.ops nAimed Other fires
..-....l ,olosr.m % the Dlspstoh.l

.,,v Va. March The National
f-o vas followed to-day by an APP
..,ident The walls of the build
.I,cb were very high, did not fall
.,sn the FIRE guttod the building A
- ,,en were nj work removing goods
>,mmerfeld's shoe-store, when
..-.0p portions Of the front and par
o.,lls came down with a great crash.
,.ovn that several men were IN the
Siding and hundreds OF persons rushed
.-.ra. The excitement was intense.
..,, ,,as sent Ia and the fire company
NN -..raudel and began at once TO res
.. who Lad been caught IN the
CUT ASD FRACTURE.
f.,., a white lad, was the first per-
..4 lie had been standing at the
and was knocked down. by the
-..,t.I He was picked up for dead,
e4. afterwards discovered that the
,.f his injuries was cut on the
rf fracture OF the left leg. lie
A. t..yeE
THF KILLED.
LAWSON (colored) was then removed
.,. z -.1n died from his injuries.
'r.i.rru tire day Jim Motley (coiored)
20. t.,el cut deaa.
fSJURED.
wum Powell Ccolored) had his right
wilson (colored) had his left leg
.-. Tall Buford (coloredl sustained
..,.r. urles. from which he may die.
uIN,RKABLT RESCUE.
r., .e most remarkable rescue was
.f...f Big. John ID. Fickiin, q prominent
.... Dauvillc and brother of Mrs. A.
I...sln. Of Richmond. Mr.. Ficklln
.l,..s.t manager for the Southeastern
.-F l...cfat.on, and had gone into the
..-a,i store 10 see the extent Of the
--.. lie was IN the store when the
.-... came. but with great presence Of
tr.fa.a'nst the wall next 10 the ad-
IRE aud stood there. The upper
'.cted him and be was not much
..r f, ,Ae falling debris, though his
.....- we're torn, and an um brella which
t...--ti o. protect hlm from he drip-
-.-.v v.ftrWas knocked into smlthereens.
...-ti.,e walls had fallen another sec
... gt,. b was t0tteTlng was thrown down
- tremeu. and Mr.. FIcklin still es-
u.rl Hc yelled vigorously, and nnailv
I.l..4Wrre heard. When found he was
..sr.-t uncomfortable position. but was
r.-.e.fv calm. and first inquired AS To the
.a.,ol those who were IN the building.
IVA soEBY PLIGHT.
told lis friends that he was all night.
81. waited patiently for the rescue. IL
s....,rIv Au hour before he was taken
..f arj he was IA sorry plght. lie was
..-..f go ll- home Oh Jefferson street,
.t.ttlr, writiug his left arm is partially
l.-.,lei. though The doctors think that
..-.. iue Go crump. and that 1t Will soon
....F Otherwise he seems 20 be ali
--t.. His escape WAS little short OF
.-i-.r.
orFTR BUILDINGS wRFCKFp.
T.. walls fen into Brydou's drugstore,
..ius II ike an epE-shell. Fortunately
O.. tore had been closed and no one was
present al the time OF the accident. Mr.:
N-rlln Is insured for S3,l0O. which Will
ut cover bus loss.
brown Brothers. photographers. over
..l store. also suffered slight loss. The re-
..alng walls We're then pulled down 10y the
.rcmeu and fell upon the grocery store OK
D. H. IcTeli a Son. badly wreckng II.
Nr lerreiVs loss of $1,000 OF $4,000 Is par
..y covered by insurance.
PROBABLY OTHERS RULED.
The impression prevails tonight that
olt- todles are still under the deb-is, and
aN-.Iuus search VIII be made for them.
Detail. Of the Conflarration.
U,yyurr. Va, March 7.-Danville was
t--.l Pos o destructive fire at an early
ta. '!l. morning. About halt-past l
...e .ea trp Wa, scOvered IN the National
f.t.. lliiug aud IN a few moments the
flames turst from the Mansard roof. An
sa1.. Vas sent IN and the department was
-- .u tine ground. BY this time the
building was a mass of flames, bu.
..l-.l~u cld excellent work and saved
,.ll mul property. The building was
..ls..ry structure and IN the heart of
r...-.ltss portion of the city IL was
.1 bv the Morotock COtton-Mill.
k % I- e marvel that tins aud other
'...trs were not destroyed.
UNoccUPIED
t.'.' was occupied until week ago
.A u. Wright. but his lease had expired
E..s lal rut recently moved out. There
v4. t.,rti.Ie. no furniture of consequence
.t L.'e. proper and no person was
ID tlo building when the fire broke
rlr ta. lotel were two stores--One
ol tg Jennings 4 Watson. produce
f-t- and the other 10y A. Summer
SD. shoe merchants. Jennings &
..s is wcllnlgh complete, but
..e ..u,e was only damaged by
INSURANCE.
d.. Issuance IS as follows; Mrs. A.
'.r-.r.. l. OH hotel and fixtures Moro
t $500 Hamburg Bremen, $1,000
.i rali lancashire, $500; hoy al, -. 900;
,. MON. 5000; sun, $4,000; Cltl-
-t $1,000. National. s. 900 Hartford.
Delaware. S2.5O0; Commercial
-.. $1,000, North British and Mercan-
..:- lhunix of London, $1,000. a.
-e... 0 SOn-London and Lanca-
0 >.H0 Morotock. $1,000; Home,
lrl,rwriters. $1,000: Portsmouth,
.t.el,. $1,000; Virginia Fire and
SD. l. Jouungs i Matson-Liyer-
Jon, and Globe. 81 800 National,
'..s.aa FIRE and Marine, s2,5OO.
Sj0,OOO loss.
g." Nto1al Hotel was first built in 1872
90 -' ot 1000. IL has since been re-
Ar repaired at a cost. IL Is said.
.I. 10 Was one ~ the 5andsomest
'-.-.-- 20 iaat part Of tue city.