The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-16
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
STOCK AND BUIL- DING OF w. NJ. PAR
RfsH PRLCTIs ALLY RUINED.
Started From Uni nown Causes, and
Proved Quite stui born-Loss About
see ,ooo-Covered by Insurance.

A disastrous fire -actically destroyed
the large Wholesale c Establishment OF Mr.
W N. Parrish. n }. l-lS east cary
street Yesterday moi ming at an cary
hour The stock OF goods was ruined
and the building quite /. The IRE DfoNo
out about o'clock in ihe morning. III"
was discovered shortly thereafter.
4, ATTEMPT was MAJ &c to turn IN a."
.,..,, from box No. { j. and this was
,o,nd 70 no out Of ord ,r. Box NO. u
r.,s found TO be in oqus lily as bad Tx
and o,ould not work. Fireman -, sou
er.i,,. I'd 10 go to the Lexington hotel
and .ena I'm the alarm from th'i1 -
,eienhore Company NJ > Ia" -
at work on the fire for sol ne time pe .l.''e
the other fire companies khe" any ''''''s
about the fire. ,., ,ho fire,
chief pullcr came in with the his.
anparatus. and at once So. IL III q Se0o''"
alarm. which was iollowt ~" ~
49,, f.t.r bv the ~three skies. ihlS
brononf out am the engi &c companies
ana truck. save the ones LEFT 10 sudrd
,,o e.s, and west ends. number oil
e.,eams were turned ON tho flames ana
af.er n hard and plucSy ght tho hre
was extinguisleo.
ms, SUPERIOR work. tho fam e. were con-
el-t q. tle building ia which they
et,rt,t ard very little d. amaze was
done bv fire TO the adjoining property.
Tho alarms brought ont m any people
de.pite the early hour, and wheh lhe
fire was al its height -eat crowd
was watching De tongues lame III
the chill morning AR.
ORIGIN OF THE FIJI IL.
!ho Giro Was discovered on The second
floor. and after spreading . mere the
flames dashed up ana down a. elevator
shaft. and m I'd very ie" mo nehts tne
whole building was mass o seelhlns
flames. that presented Deal Nliui nv
turo. o-.
Chief Fuller. vino conducted 'he nsm'
a-.fn.f tine flames. used his Fad with
t.utnr effect The building is ne OF the
Commercial Bl0cli-houses used by large
rrodroo and feed dcalcrs-and u would
have hoon a fearful and dangerc ms blaze
lad .+ been allowed TO spread
Tbe dremcn had 10 work col tinually
,,,-tu for. after 10 O'Clock. and at until
that hour was the last piece Of ar paratus
removed The truckmen were sept AT
work hunting through the deb is Tor
enorke and used hand extinsuisl iers III
putting them out.
rbe origin of the fire IS unh nown
the only theory advanced being that
rats must have gotten a quaint y OF
matches which were stored on the sec
ond floor.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
Mr. Parrish arrived on the scene early
and was surrounded by friends. VINO
were expressing sympathy and talking
about the origin OF the fire. There was
no fire made on the second noor, IN lacl'
there was none made IN the "hoie noOse'
except IN the Office.
Mr. Parrish said his stock was valued
an between 10000 and $4,000. and that he
generally carried about three-ioufl"S III
surance.
Haryev. Blair & Co, who occupy the
corner store. suffered no loss whatever
hun Savage. Beveridge & Co, who con-
duct a feed. -four, and grain business
next door to the destroyed grocery store
will lose about 5000 damage 10 their
stock by smoke and water.
Messrs. Warwick Brothers, who had
the next store. will suffer loss by
smoke. Their stock is manufactured to-
bacco.
The loss sustained by Mr.. Parrish was
later in the day placed at $4,000. the
value OF his stock being about S-NW.
The loss IS fully covered hy insurance,
placed through the insurance department
of the Virginia Trust Company. and the
agencies of J. T. Moore ~ CO., s. il.
Puniam & Co. and ID. G.. Wherry. in the
following companies: Imperial. Of Lon
don. s. 900: New York Underwriters So
000. Lancashire. 5000. Phoenix Of Brook
lvn. 200: Orient. 5000; Germania, 81
000. Mechanics reinsured by ContnentaD,
5000. and Commercial Union, 5000.