Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-26
A CHARLoTTE BLAZE.
The Most Destructive ConhnGrnuon
in the History of the CITY,

The Most OcstructSNc So"""S
in the History of the CITY,
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. April 5.-tspe-
ciaI.)-At $50 O'Clock this afternoon hre
was discovered in the third story OF INC
big brick warehouse OF Sanders a. BLACK
wood. on College street. In the secuoh
occupied by the wholesale department.
of Brown. Wellington a. Co. The ware
room was stored with wagons ana wooue.
goods. and the origin of the hre ~ mo-
known. Howell Orr occupied TWO 'nIluS
OF the upper floor as a cotton storage
room a brick wall separates them from
the hardware-room. Their portion OF 'he
floor was filled with cotton bought az
the Ada Mills few days ago. The bui'u-
ing is a very tall one. and the teles'"P'
lines that run in front Of ~ hahpeic"
the fremen and there was cons'ueian''
delay in running up the extension
and getting the hose to the wiAuo"S'
Nv that time the smoke was pourihs
forth In great volumes. the upper pa,'
OF the building being at the time eh'iei!
hidden from view
\ MASS or RUINS.
Thus started one OF the heaviest hres
In Charotte's history. In one honi
time the great warehouse was mass
OF runs. W al dIlFl wan fNt'f
In the rear ends Of the brick block racing
Trade etreet. east from the corner OF
College. At $50 o'clock the stores OF
Harrison Watts, w. n. Burwell. ana H.
O. Spring on the north. were burninS,
the store of j. w Brown. J. ScarhOfo
j. A. Overcast. South Chemical Com
pany. II. q. Link. Field Brothers, X. a.
Duncan. W. ii. Hoover ard the oi1cea on
J. H. Sloan q Co. we're crusAed ny IAN
ing walls. The livery-stables. restaurants
and saloons opposite Howell, orr {; 20.
were repeatedly ablaze. but were saved.
Howell. Orr &: Co owned one fourth OF
the warehouse e. p. Springs one fourth
and the remainder was owned by Brown,
Wellington d Co. The loss Is not less
than $4,000, partly covered by insu-
rance.
HE VANISHED.
A pretty good illustration OF person
vanishing into thin air Is anoroed IN
the case of eX-Cashier Holland. There
Is absolutely no trace of him. 1t Is not
even known at what time he left MS
home. and "speculators" are at sea.
Those who had held 10 the theory OF
suicide have abandoned that. 1t Is also
pretty well conceded that he did not
leave the city on horseback or by buggy.
to board a railroad train. or his horse
MOnll nave D'tn Htdlh ABNiAs t'i' - -
equally certain that h. did not board
any of the outgoing trains from Char
lotte. Every telegraph office in the coun-
try knows o; his flight. and detectives I'm
Atlanta, Chicago and New York are on
the alert. for $1,000 is a good bait; but
for al! this not a word has been heard
OF the missing man. The theory gene
rally accepted to-day is that Holland
is in concealment in Charlotte. his idea
being 10 remain here until vigilance IL
somewhat relaxed and an opportunity Is
afforded him TO get out of the country
NOTHING NEW.
Bank-Examiner Miller is still making
his headquarters in the Merchants ana
Farmers bank but has so far discovered
nothing new. People having business
transactions with the bank can see no
thing to remind them that anything IN
usual has SO recently occurred there. Inc
gray-haired cashier is missing, but other
wise the bank is just the same as 1t al
ways was.
The lost protest made by the Demo-
Gratis in the late Legislature TO not adj
Journ for the death of Fred. Douglass.
has been found and read by prominent
citizens OF Raleigh and Wilmington. j.
Il. Moore. a clerk in the Legislature has
IL in his possession at his home, in Bur-
gaw, Pender county, y. {.