Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12
STORES AND HOUSES BURNED
Nearly 100000 Worth Of Property Destroyed By
Fire at Parsley Va.

Fire at Parksleyi va
Parksley. one Of the prettiest and most
aourishing towns on the Eastern shore Oh
Virginia. was destroyed by fire between
three aad four o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
L. F. Hlneman's barrel factory was found
to be on fire. The wind was blowing strong
from the southeast, and the flames soon
spread to the main business block oil the
town. The inhabitants did what they could
to save their property, but the fire burned
so rapidly that but little was saved. In less
than an hour and a half almost the entire
business part of the town was reduced 10
ashess Twelve stores, three barrel houses,
the postofice and about ten small shops
were destroyed, entailing a loss oil ABOUT
sixty thousand dollars, on which there was
only about twelve thousand insurance.
Many persons lost all their property, saving
only the clothes they were wearing. me
store and hotel OF Stanley J. Lewis were
saved by spreading blankets on the roof and
porches and keeping them saturated with
water. The fire swept up Dunno avenue,
the main business street of the town, de-
stroylng every building from the hotel to
the store OF Edward J.. Parks Il Co., which
was separted by being saved from the
other buildings.
The losses. as far as can DO ascertained,
are as follows: James r. Hickman, store,
house and stock of goods, 81, 500, no insur-
ance; Louis f. Human, storehouse, stock
of goods, two barrel houses and office "a, OOO
no insurance; Lewis & Pate, milliners store
and stock, $4,000, insurance 5000; D. II.
johnson & Son, large store with stock oil
flour and hay, loss $4,000, insurance 81, 600
c. c. Dix, storehouse, loss $500, no insur-
ance; 7. II. Mears, green grocer, stock $500,
no insurance, d. H. Johnson barber shop
and shoe shop, loss $500, no insurance; s. I.
Jones, storehouse and hall, S1,25O, insur-
ance $500; Wilett & Bonnewell, stock Of
groceries, $500, no insur lnce; Albert L.
Mears, barrel factory and stock, loss 81, 900,
insurance 5000; Pate and Mason, large store
and stock of dry goods and general mer-
chandise, loss 5000, Insurance $1,000; DR.
A. d. T. Ewell, drug store and postofice
$500, no insurance.
There were In all about twenty-five build
ings destroyed, including the postofficc with
all Its contents and records. The large hall
over D. III. Johnson's store WAS used by the
Baptists of Parksley. They lost their organ
seats and other furniture, on which they hat
| no insurance. There are only four stores
left in the town. The freight cars at the
station are filed with goods and furniture
saved from the flames The smoke OF the
burning town was seen for many miles
around, and hundreds OF people came from
the surrounding county to see the ruins.
This is the fourth destructive fire that ha
| occurred In Accomack since last February
Wachapreaguo, Accomack Courthouse
Franklin City and Parksley have all BEEF
visited by fires In this period, entalling
total loss of nearly $4,000. Parksley
situated in the center of Accomack, on tn
line OF the New York, Phi adelphia and Nor
folk Railroad, and is about twelve years old
1t is beautifully laid out and set with shsd
| froqQ