Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-17
CHASE clTYs FIRST BIG FIRE.
Flames Kept In Control by Bucket Bril-
gsde-Loss. SIG. 500; Insurance. e7.@75

gsde-Loss. SIG. 500; Insurance. e7."75.
[Correspondence Of the Richmond Dis3qtch.l
CHASE CRY, Va, June 1G.--A disastrous
FIRE occurred here this morning about
O'clock en- Sycamore street. The losses
are j. h. Bayby, saddiery and harness
stock. about $500: insured in Nytheyllie
Insurance Company for $}25. The house
belonged TO Il. l. 1Isdale and was insured
for 1925 IN the Loudoun Mutual; value OF
house, $500.
b. 4. Roberts d Co.. hardware, in
surance on store. 500: on stock. ~ 100;
beth assurances IN virginia Fire and Ma
rlne: value Of store aud stock, @3lp0.
Furniture store belonging 10 x. !. us
dale. insured for a 600 III LOudoun Mutual
and Virginia State; value. $3.50.
Fine Brothers, dry goods stock between
S5 900 and $1,000 insured tor -, o0O III
Morotock of Danyilie. StOTehouse occl-
pied by Fine Brothers belonged 10 h. 1.
T.sdale and was insured for - 900 IN Lou
DOM Mutual value about $1,000
Il. Braughton, saloon. insured on
stock for i 600 ia Wythevlle Insurance
Companv: value of STOCK and furniture.
Storenouse belonging to r. Broughton
insured IL Virginia State for 81 ,UOO; value,
LOCO.
Joe Wootten's restaurant. no insurance.
Contents mostly saved.
House owned by Il. L. Tsdale insured
in I.oudoun Mutual for 5000; value. 500.
The .dasonic Hall, over the furniture.
store. insured for S12b IN Morotock. 81
Danville; loss, Sls5. Kegslia ana charter
saved.
Of vehicles, hues, and pump nXturcs
value about SIZE. No insurance All
vehicles saved.
Office occupied bv T. +. PETERS, Singer
sewing-machine agent. and III. i. HARDY;
insurance agent: contents nearly all
saved. No insurance.
Several small buildings adjoining were
consumed. No insurance.
YARRowLY ESCAPED.
The large dry-goods houses of l{roocks,
Berry n iiarav and W. '. q l.. Gregory,
across the street from the fire, narrowly
escaped and were only saved by the we'll
directed efforts Of the volunteer hremen.
. The injuries to the storehOuses and stocks
of Brooks. Berry & Hardy and the Messrs,
Gregory were comparatively shghi,
amounting TO several hundred dollars, put
fully covered by insurance.
Massrs. Fine Brothers ami i. Broughton
saved some of their stock IN damaged
condit;on-value not asceItaned. Roberts
q Co. only saved their show cases; h9
n1rbt was unusually CAIN and not u leaf on
the trees OulNcreu, OtucINlsc phc uo'l VI
the town would have been destroyed.
FIGHTING THE PLANES.
/ The citizens formed in lines. passing
buckets of water oniv Obtainable from
wells. Wet blankets were spread over the
roofs and suspended from windows ana
corners. Never was better, more system
attic. and eifectual work done 10 protect
buildings IN close proximity 10 the hre.
An immense crowd Of people Hooked 10
the scene OF confagration and the pest
/ order prevailed.
ORIGIN AT MIDNIGHT.
The fire originated in the harness-shop
of l. r.. Bagbv aud YVES first seen about
midnight. but had made such progress
that II was impossible to extlngulsh 1t.
lis origin is unknown. There are various
conieciures, but nothing reliable All the
buildings consumed were OF wood, ana
adjacent ones have not been long erected.
Wells furnish the only water supply loi
the town in case Of fire, but are ample loI
an emergency. Hand-pumps OF the town
did good service.
FIRST FIRE.
This Is the first fire Of any consequence
that ever occurred in the history OF the
town. All quiet to-day, and business pro
crossing as usual, and q good rain fall:
ing. No casualty or disturbance occurred
during the excitement. Total loss aOou'
SIG. 500. Insurance, S7,2l5.
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