The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-03
A$20O,OOO FIRE IN NORFOLK.
Almost an Entire Block Between Water
and Nebraska Street Burned.
S. R. WHITES FACTORY DESTROYED.
r. +. Young's Union stock Yards Also
Burned Over-A Great Deal Of Lum-
Der Consumed-W. A. Ander-
sons Stores Burned.

NORFOLK, VA, Sept. 2.-Special-Nor-
folk was VISITED by disastrous ana Ter
rible nre tonight. About twenty minutes
after III o'clock an alarm was turned In.
Both departments responded promptly
but in turning the corner at Charlotte
and Church streets the Thomas h. Row
land. from engine house No. ., was upset
and injured so badly that it could not be
brought into seryice-in fact. may not be
In a condition TO be repaired at all, ex-
cept at a large cost.
Arriving at the scene, where had al
ready gathered hundreds OF excited men
and women, the iremen discovered that
the large factory OF 5. Il. White K Bro.
including the store and foundry, from
Nos. us 10 2l2 Water street, was In a
blaze. and the flames having evidently
originated fIom the northern extremity
were rapidly encrOaching upon the store
and yard, IN which was stacked thous-
ands Of feet Of plank.
SPEEDY DESTRUCTION.
Several streams of water were at once
turned on, but so fierce a battle did the
devouring element rage that the combat
lhs element for while seemed only to
lend 20 their fury, and in almost a. short
n time as Il takes to tell IL. practically
the entire enclosure bounded by Nebraska,
Union, and Water streets and Foster $
lane. was Il raging, SETTLING furnace OF
lame. The factory went first. ,he crash
OF the falling walls being heard for
blocks away. Then the fgmes swept re-
sistcssly around to the mammouth store
louse OF the Whites, containing thou-
ands OF dollars worth of farming i'm
PIGMENTS, tools, machinery, etc. and
situated right next door to the ill-fafed
foundry, which was burned only a few
months since and which was now being
rebuilt In the store the fremen made a.
desperate and gallant stand. but wuho II
the slightest success. \ line was run
through a window IN the rear of the
building, and here the men PLAYED on the
flames above until the roof began TO fall
and they were blinded By smoke and
tumbing debris.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION.
a minute hrter they evacuated this
perilous post IL was red with heal. The
ladder truck was brought into requisition
IN front Of the building and Water street.
but little could be accomplished and all
fhat remains OF the splendid store is a
shell full OF twisted and temporlus iron
and steel A large part of the lumber
In the yards was consumed and so in
tense was the heat that the Clyde Line
warehouse and office just across the 81 rect
We're with difficulty kept from bistering
INFO a blaze 10y a liberal and con.sta mt
use OF water supplies by their own hose
and pipe
In the meantime the wind shifted and
The flames reacted carrying destruction
with IL. The fine Baldwin engine belong
ing 10 the factory and just outside OF
the concern was rendered n total wreck.
T. T. Young's Union Stock yards on
Nebraska street were burned over and
everything consumable persisted 20 the
extent Of from fopr 10 five thousand
dollars worth. tAbout three head OF
cattle were burned but all tho rest as we'll
as the horses were saved.
ENTIRELY CONSUMED.
A series or block. containing eight three
story brick buildings. on the east shore
OF Nebraska street belonging TO Mr.. W.
4. Anderson. was entirely consumed,
along with the greater part Of the furn'-
ture OF the inmates. some Of whom nre
left shelterless. and the sight on Union
street where those unfortunate women
huddled amid the scanty furniture. which
they had managed 20 save from the hre'
was pitiful I'm the extreme.
Tho fire was gotten under control al
1880 p NJ. after Il had destroyed about
5000 600 worth OF property.
Several fremen We're overcome by neat,
but not seriously injured. IL Is believed.