The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-14

f5ct,re. Higher and higher went the
flames until people from an parts u Iii Iii
city knew a big cOniaBrauVh Wds nli WI
under way, and meant a battle royal
for the ilremen.
Az IMMENSE CROWD.
Soon the double-ten alarm went IN.
This meant that the electric current De
shut of from the trolley wires, anu III
half an hour people from all parts OF tne
city commenced 10 gather al ,he s,sa1,,
Every trolley car whlch came uoH" 2la,,, sio,,,
street from the West End ana from
Church HlU brought as many as couih Stt
I'm the car while horse-cars Ir9ih .he
West End and from along Broad, nat
shall ana other streets were packed 10
~ limit The glay-Street line could hot
carry any Messengers, as the current ii"u
10 be cut Off on account OF the nte; 'li. ID
raucs. hacks, and cabs, ioadeo WIN NY -
bidly curious people, hurilen ,lnJreg ~ ar ~ more
hicrciee snun along the streets with RAPID
hut noiseless pace. the riders eager 10 get
~ the centre Of eXciteuept. NJ -
Awav out beyond Monroe PARK tne
bright l0ht spreading over the heavens
a.. souare around attracted many pco-
ne and crowds hurried TO the scene from
that part OF the city
NOTABLE SPECTACLE
with all haste the engines hieraiiy new
sharks strung along the sueetc AZ tie
big norses strained every "a. h,iEc W Ncans,
the Mace. made beauufui sisht; Svns
VI. 49,, ,,,,,, ,Vos nervOusly sounded as the
bose-ygagOns. trucks, ana ehelhes IuSi'et
aion~ ana warned pedestrians anu chp
drivers TO ciear the WAY ~ ~. I'm tioa rsf1s
tbsre were spirited races by apparatus
s,.c19 different engine houses 10 De the
first 10 get to the nfc- ,- - .,,.f.
When the engines got TO WORK ana tilelr
restless, constant pun sho"eu ,la' M ~
meant business the scene was ah eAcit-
L. |,o Vow ard then the shrlll shrlth-
from an engines whistle ahhouucsu tnae
fnel ar something else was wanted re,
men. drenched from heai 10 f5Sg faoSS}g ,hs de-
10 ana fro In their efforts 10 lSht th- us-
,,crrino names. and binding ights, rest
lees horses. sudden arrivals OF sGVpiy
r,ofrons a mass OF people, clOuus vt
smoke, and now and then o,Sipad ,Stp1 ~ 10 I'm i'm
Use the excitement and render the
scene one long 10 be remembered.
THE GIRLS Io0KiD on.
H. a,d tbere IN the crowd stood one
o., tna GIRLS who are employed IN the rae
ea - ,,hev watched the immense plant
sso nm m smoke and fre. deafehlns
crash from a falling wall OF an e,tr,S ,nr,S
mnOOqiaS mOqf Signs of aOh, what a pity Few
~ The az working girls VINO by manual
labor at the factory earn thelI u 9a,ls ~
broad thought they would be pI0nlueu ioi
without DAYS loss 81 usee tbe Ross-street @ sst
fe3hI1V,St hfe,3h1,ng this morning and 20 10 work as
usual.
FIRE HFR NEMESIS.
7. % a singular fact that Kate Clax-
,or Who was playing at the Academy iast
sry..'bt il almost always Thought OF Wien
nniiins an engaeement in CITY Wherc
n'tIs dre occurs She has Deen IN more
thaa1re and hotel fires than any oiher
ec,~ass on the road, Jntil now III mas
Conc 10 be a sort ofhgeneraI comment
tbat when a fire breaks out IN city
uhere Kate Claxton is playing, ner ndme
is mentioned as a mascot hate ,Ia~ 80, ~,
Was playing in Brooklyn DURING lhe pls
fire there, and also IN ~. LOUIS am, osnsl TN
- ses when ccrfa graticns occurred. Inc
pretty actress appears 10 De sort VI
n ascot. in this respect at least
WORK or THE rinrMFS.
The nremen under Chief Fuller never
rcrdered better service than last night.
They worked, and they worked hard
a,n,rentlv unmindful OF the danger. 10
1htcr they were subjected at times,
cacb and every one OF them fought the
fames like fiends. The fire was We'll
under Uav before the alarm was turned
IN and owing 10 the large amoust or
ir n. n mable matter In the building, the
names gained remarkable headway be-
fore the firemen could get to work. ana
when there were several streams playing
on the flames, the fire was so not II
was almost impossible 10 stand anywhere
near IL. In spite OF this fact. however.
the tiremen worked hard. and did re-
n arkably effective service. rhey soon
saw that the building " which the Ere