The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-18
A MIDNIGHT CONFEDERATION
The Largest Fire in the History Of
County Street.
A FAMILY NEARLY BURNED
MIR. Goodman, Wife and Children Dis
covered the Fire just in Time tolS
Save Their Lives. A Jump
From Upper Windows.
Loss, $4,000.

z ClOch DIC WAS tlSCONeEcu III the resi-
Sence of 3. Goodman, on the corner OF
County and Cook streets, about four
BLOCKS from the city limits. 1t spread
very rapidly to the store of Goodman,
which is under his dwelling, and in
Few minutes Nil means Of escape were
cut of, the stairway being on fire.
Mrs Goodman aud the rest of the
samily hal to jump from the second
story to shed in front Of tho store
aud make their escape IN that manner.
air. Goodman grabbed two of tho
children aud went out the windows
with them, whilc his wife carried the
ethor. y clerk of MIR. G.. came near
being burned, he not waking up until
abe fire had nearly reached him. All
OF the occupants escaped in their night
clothes.
Some one told Mr.. Goodman tina.
enc OF the children was still in the
building. He climbed on the shed and
%ent IN the window and CROPPED about
In the dark aud oume near being suno
gated with smoke. He WAS forced out
and found his little one all right, with
the exception of few cuts on her
hands and legs, where she had been
pulled through window by some one.
The origin of the tire is unknown.
aHE NlKGISIAN repres eutative learned
3rom Mrs. Goodman that shortly after
z O'Clock she was awakened from sleep
by her oldest boy saying he was chok-
ang and wanted some water. In get
Sing up she saw the reflection of
bright light on MIR. Bohlkin's store
which is on the opposite side Of the
street. She called to her husbnud TO
get ny. She then saw heavy fog OF
smoke come rolling up stairs, grabbed
ewo of her children. started for tue
stairs and found them on lire. She
pushed back to the front window
Gnd called to her husband to take the
other chiIdron md lily for his lie. In
she confusion the clerk was forgotten
as he was III another part of the house,
but some one awoke him afterwards.
In trying to get down from the she'd
Mrs. Goodman found 1t impossible to
do go with her children. 4 colored
Man called to her to throw ono to him,
thie she did, and they were safely land
ed on the sidewalk and were soon FOL.
Bowed by her husband and the other
children.
In the mean time the fire spread
Eapldly and the whole house was in a
fight blaze. An alarm was sounded.
She Annex Hose Company and the Res
cue Fire Department. the latter col.
orod organization, soon responded and
worked with n will, but 1t was evident
'hnt they had hard struggle before
thom, as tho wind was blowing gale
ct tho time. Soon the residence OF
air. Wilkins. next door caught, then
followed Wilkins grocery store, which
Eas next door to his residence. MIR. Ii.
T. Plnmmer 3 residence WAS the next
so catch, this was followed by 4. Il.
nj ,,pb
ored man, named Copeland, also caught
as well as Mr.. Shem LOOMS house,
making Eeven III oil burning ut one
sime.
Finding that the department was
nnabla 10 cope with the ire Mr.. Il.
Bohlkin made application to the city
Tor help. making himself personally
responsible for any damages that might
occur to the engine or horse. The
steamer virginia went ont about $50
O'Clock and soon succeeded in Stoppiup
she mad flight of the lire, but not until
seven buildings had been burned to the
ground. The total loss, including
houses. furniture, stock of goods, etc,
as valued at SD, 900, which Is only par.
italy covered by insurance.
MT. Goodman was Insured, bnt would
mot stats the amount. lie SAID that his
2usurnuce would not cover half his
aose. The building IN which Dir. Good.
mai lived and kept store was owned bv
Alr. HE. Plummer and was insured for
$1,000. MFR. Meekin had $500 on his
house GCd no insurance on his store or
3tocE. The latter WIS all saved, but
ahe store was entirely destroyed, Mr..
Plummer had 900 on his dwelling
end small insurance on his furniture.
which will not half pay his loss. Mr..
loomis had no insurance and COPELAND
had no insurance.
The heat of the fire was 80 great that
glasses in the store of MIR. +. Ii, Hodges
or tho other side of the street were
broken out and the paint was peeled
oil the dwelling next door. The sparks
travelled III clouds for some distance
and set fire to MIR. II. +. Plummer's
etore two blocks further up the street,
but 1t was put ont without any damage.
5ho fire was the largest that has ever
been IN this portion of the city. Tho
scarcity OF fire plugs in that locality
who're 1t Is so thickly settled had u
great deal 20 do with some OF the loss.
Wire doors at Crawford's.
Refrigerators ct Crnwford's.
Look for DIG HIGH ,troa. p,