Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-14
BOX-FACT0RY BURNS.
l,in Building Of The Randolph CON-
n,ry's Plant Destroyed Last Night
,IccrST FIRE OF THE YEAR.
ns Total Damage About $4,000 and
$4,000 Insurance Carried
..,rvrv 10 SPLENDID WORK
a., Heroic Efforts Were other
large establishments N'"'"'
.,,rd--To Resume op''"'
and Wcbuiid nt Once

u,, and Uebuiid nt once
Gro last nnght was one OF the
. and most serious IN its co''se-
,e,t has visited Richmond in
....f..,lv wipel out the largest and
..,,.,r.aut part Of the immense
...,. Turing plant Of the Hah'o'pn
...-sox Company, causing iosS OF
., $4,000. and throwing out OF
..,.rt temporarily. at least. 800 per-
.,arfv an of whom are young
t., rfent upon their labor for
..,..rf rs well as inierruptlng
,.... ID "a very busy season. The
...a. upon the entire plant is only
-..... -.,.cd through Richmond agencies.
.rI. ulding entirely burned was
lance four-story factory, Nos. lSl2
... ST.. cast Franklin street. while the
..... ..., ,,tment OF the concern. which
....I fr. house referred 10. and which
r,.-.,oiy structure, Of about
... ..t frontage. was seriously dam
.i ..,.t the roof and top foor. The
.r factory Of the company. front
.-- street. was saved by the
,... .rrts Of the hromcn. as were
..... .ulu bindings near hy.
DISCOVERED ~ a BOY.
~. flames were first discovered by a
.r ror. named Wulie Kendall, who
r..aI $50. 1E2 east Franklin street ana
,., rr up the street crying Fire
and atracung tho attention Of .Mr
...o.ran Davis, Captain Putnam. and
.f.,. smoke was then pouring through
Gin. front windows and doors oi th"
I. Tranklu-straet house in which All
... machinery and large part Of the
Stock Nas located Mr. Davis having
t.t Goo Firo-Alarm-BoN No SO, az the
conner of Governor ara Franklin streets.
hts pocket. sent in the
t-t signal from that station
71 o'clock. chief Puller was at
t.. Cf, Hail with lis buggy, and he at
.... l,apei into the vehicle and drove TO
ira scene of the blaze. He arrived there
some little time before the first piece Of
..psratus di1. and found smoke and
e mes coming through the windows Of
fr western side of the main factory, as
,..l az through the doors and windows
o. 'he first floor of the Franhlin-street
..uut
The Chiof ran around the structure 10
lrarn what mo could about the situation,
and found the hoilor-room at the north
east corner perfect oven. indicating
tiat the flames may have originated in
that part 81 thc house Further than this
nothing definite could be learned as 10
th,. raurc OF tho ire or whore IL first
...rf,d. u was sa Q hv Mr.. y. V. Ran
,.rh. president ol the company, that
r.. loNo- ln thls building was used as
& mer boiler ana ihtt iu the Ross
tu.tt factory used as "a winter boiler,
ari nat there had been mo- ire I'm The
foun.i SINCE lturcay last.
TIRE THREE SlNEs
tt.H events. when the steamers began
= a,ftc upon the ground the flames
vtr. racing dcrceiy. They were de
,..t.- the light contents u the struc-
r.rr .. 20 dor would Tap up soup. and
l. rae imminent that the Frauklin-street
factory was doomed. The department.
t I.t ths wise direction OF Chict Pullor,
..r..i.rr directed is efforts 10 saving
...r. lrlipg buildings and the work
... u fh's hne was most effective.
tt ti, O'Clock. eight minutes after the
tn alarm was sounded the chief re-
a.r.I the danger of the situation api he
r.f 800 th. three skies The first
lfd brought ont steamer com
.H- tH- chemical engine. while the latter
nnulD4 to The scene al re ctlcr
: .fs. every other piece of apparatus,
.Ite fUcA ID. and every man In the de-
I.t'usu. Very soon eight streams of
water wer, rla5 ne upon the burning
!..-. .ul fh. tuldngs surrounding u.
.NENsE CROWDS At THE FIRE.
l Hou a- the Dire began to grow in
t,l...nr utnp., began % congreeate as
Spectators. Within twenty minutes
a.. Street, both below and above I
factory. Ras iammcd with human /
.-'t "-.r t1 witness the beautiful !
If '.0.r display for such Il really /
Nr aU' re southeastern end Of Car tol !
.f4 the hiil-slopc from the State I,
" 0rnel q sort of amphitheatre /
IH H. 1000 assembled multitude Wit I
DRESSER. .- ftr $50 dense was the throns 1
i'lt V.s almost impossible for the /
"ii tH.-- e.. eef through 30, while Cap Ia
l''e AH-. ANA Thomas, several ser /
traH.s ana number of police officers +
it a4 thrV could 30 in keeping the +.
C'"i beyond the ropes
I' f,srm'ag- OF spectators was an +
'Ni-'i.mirtie ore. Prominent society F.
' Dls'ntt. .ple were wedged in among /
inen ana women of the lower walks in /
N'" children ,r-foed in vain efforts 10 /
presented was typicaly IRE scene. /
s.s hsa thirty minutes the flames /
.'i penetrated the four stories OF the :
'..i.ns. aaa were extending heavcnwaI-i 4
M' .irDieutIg fury. There was iust /
Ncrn. wini 10 cause serious appre- /
'n ifum Tying sparks, and OF that !
' one could pr0phesy that the fire I
Stop at one or two buildings. TWO /
t''ti meets u ire riyallcd each other /
H beauty and brilhancy for nearly an /
''i nl while one felt keenly what I
'.'e s.cn catastrophe meant 10 the /
i.I''. .oA company ana 10 It's employees, /
'.-. t"i help looking upon II as a lovely /
spectacle And thousands were in the |
s'tr. and on elevated places TO see it.
IS TO THE ORIGIN.
a. 90 thc origin Of the fire. there are |
several opinions. though IL certainly be- !
ttH near the bouer-roOm, which is 1
-. tne middle of the building. and /
i'..oNis started ln a pile OF waste or 4
pu.-h located almost back OF the main /
'i.r Although The bOiler-room was /
rounded hy q brick wall. spark OF /
.i' may have gotten through a crcyics, !
' r3tch might have been In the trash |
-.i have been ignited by a rat. Another /
I.'f3 is that OF spontaneous com |
Nln ln the wasie-pilc. though there is /
nl Nay of telling positively how the /
'HiIlNk caught. IN the eastern wing I
q" ihe structure was stored large guam /
l> oi Tine paper stock. while the entire /
fourth 1oor was occupied by machines. /
many oi which had just been put IN and |
iicn in condition FOR operation or /
4fse. these arc a total loss.
ihe nre could not have occurred at /
wore time OF the year than IL did Mr.. /
1,hto'ph had just returned from the |
Wet with n large quantity OF business /
- ihe Establishment. and orders were 4
lIod high upon the desks Of the book
A.frers. The uaper~b0N company was one
y tnc first enterprises in Richmond 10