The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-03
A BIG BRUNSWICK FIRE
Property TO the Value Of a Half Million
Dollars Now Lying In Ashes.
LOSSES CALCULATED FROM HEARSAY.
The city of Brunswick In Total Dark.
ness and Surrounded by N Dense
Smoko-One Life Lost and Several
Persons Severely Injured-Plnnt
Systems Terminal n Total Loss.

~" aiihaH' Id.' Aprl "a special re-
ceived at IL O'Clock tonight by the morn
ing news from Brunswick, Ca, says:
Fire. which commenced this morning
at ll:3o and is now burning, destroyed
fully a half million dollars worth of prop
erty, cost one human life. caused one
man to be smashed and crippled and
Frustrated four men, who are suffering
In various stages.
The dead man Is Night Watchman
Smith. OF the Plant System. who died
from appopeXy, due to excitement and
overheat!ng. The injured man lost q
hand; his name Is unknown. The men
Frustrated are negroes.
The property destroyed Includes the
wharf property, cotton sheds, freight
warehouses, tracks, part of the freight in
the warehouse. etc, all balnnging TO The
Flan; System, and comprising their local
terminal freight facilities: from three to
six freight cars and between 10000 and
$4,000 cross ties. the property OF N.
Emanuel and James f. BroadhE ad, on
the Want System docks: $4,000 barrels
or roSin, 1000 barrali of spirits turpen-
tine. all the wharf engines. wheels gro
Gerry stock and warehouse buildings OF
the DowlnS Company; Seguss fish
house and various small fish and oyster
houses on the water edge of Bay street.
On the far side of Bay street the fire
swept Brissencl>'s, thrse e sow brick bu J.
in-. iuclNdirg the ma chn.rv: the Supply
stock OF Il ienesick, IN Who'll sal .ro.er;
and lQuo: s:ocl. o! Il. V. Douglass. in
ehciesa!e liouo. stoclJ OF Tobias NcwIla n,
4 - Metropolitan Saloon and the sock
Of Newman. All of hese We're in Il block
of Eve brick buildings. one, two and
three stories high; the Wholesale ware
houss of Eoyt Hardware Company, the
three story Ocean Hotel.
Extending up Monk street. the retail
store of the Hoyt Hardware Company
was burned and Bears two warehouses.
fun OF goods. Across Monk street, the
Hass Liquor Company. wholesale and
retail. and the ice depot.
On Bay street. from Monk street up.
the fire swept Herzog's brick building,
used as n retail dry goods store: H!lsch's 5
Wholesale and retail liquor store, several
smaller stores, and two empty stores,
all in block of brick buildings from one
20 three stories high. AT this hour II Is
impossible to gain anything like an accu-
rate statemcn; Of the losses. but the es-
Inmates given below are placed low:
Plant system, $4,000: Broadhead. s5,-
0C0 Emanual, $4,000: Downing, 1925 900;
Br!srsicli. and ocrnrar rts. SEQ n0D: Lett
$4,000; Douglass. $4,000; Newman, $780,
200: Hoyt. sla,UoO; Ocean HU,el. slu.v.V;
Hass. 1900: He.zog and buildings and
stock in the block. $4,000. These losses
are merely calculated frcm hurried inter
views, and may prove greater.
Mes:rs. Emanuel Downing, and Lott
are about covered by insurance. New
man has only $1,000 insurance, and moth
ing definite can be learned at this hour
as to the others.
AT O'Clock the rio; alarm was sound
ed, and both the rlnemen and naval re-
serves came cut at double quick, and
will do guard duty all night.
The Inca, Brunswick'S fire tug, was at
sea. but two tugs were sent after her
Colonel Dubignon offered her services to
any Brunswickian, gratis. who was not
insured and desired help. But no one
was uninsured. and as the insurance
companies in past fires have absolutely
refused to pay for the Inca'., services tr
reimburse. Col. Dubignon for expenses
incurred I'm voluntarily lighting Bruins
wick fires, he decided not to assist any
one thar did not need him.
The Downing Company nave tempora
rily leased docks. and will resume busI-
ness tomorrow morning. rebuilding as
soon as the insurance is adjusted
The fire interfered with the gas and
electric works, and no lights are burn
ing tonight. while the dense smoke
keeps Brunswick In total darkness.
The fire Is under control. No estimate
has been made yet as to how near the
insurance approXimates the loss, but the
insurance is considerable.