The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-04
ASSOCIATION MEETS CUTS.
Spencer Says the Scabon rd
Is Not Dangerous An'nsonIs

New York, Sept. S.-'rhc Southern
States Freight Association met at 10
O'Clock this morning in the Hotel MARI
borough. The object OF the gathering
WAS TO discuss the recent action of the
courts in disSolving an injunction re-
straining the Sea board Air Line from re-
ducing rates. The Associa ton remain
in session until l o'clock. when IL ;ook
n recess for luch. II reconvcned at $50
O'Clock. and remained in session until 3
O'Clock Immediately after adjourn
ment Commissioner Fl. II. Haynes is
sued the following statement of the
days proceedings:
Al meeting Of the Executive Board
OF the southern States Freight Assoc!a-
ton held to-day, the commissioner was
instructed to issue rates to mee, tho
reduction already made by the Seahoara
Air' Line. and it was left with him TO
take such further action Us might be ne
ceasa,y with reference to any further
reduction by the Seaboard Air Line"
The meeting was adjourned subjcr, IN
the call of the chair.
w nile the Southern States Freight
ASSOCIATION does not consider the Sea
board Air Line a dangerous an,aronist -
said President Spencer. of the Southern
railway, this morning. yet we feel we
iiust t 40 something In order To compete
WIN them. Yesterday the Scaboor1 Air
Line IN accordance with law. filed q M
tlilcation OF reduction in freight raies
between Atlanta and Baltimore whicl,
aHccis the present rate from "a ia as
per cent. On learng this we placed on
,e sim si,nilar notification Of reduction
both VIII go into effect Saturday
III Is said that the Seaboard Air Iino
is about 10 wage war Heains, tho sonth-
cTn states Freight Association nnu,
ehdt me injunction restraining them
from cutting rates has been removed
Inc three firemen. Harrison. West and
u,ey' VINO were hurt in the smash I'm
~ ~, ,me steamer Rowland at Cnurch and
SHariotte streets. were not seriouslv in.
1ureu by great, good fortune. MIR. uar.
rlson' was hurt internally and his i'm n
cap Is injured. He Is confined to his hnd
Inc top of the engine was broken en-.
ureiy or, the pump damaged and khe
uN chamber bent at an angle of 35 de-
grees out of the perpendicular Renairs
VIII De made here ana will not cost ono.
twentieth or the engines value. She wa :,
raised ana taken 10 the downtown en-
eMe mouse yesterday afternoon. A
street car blockade on Church street oc-
was IN progress. Callman Cavenaueh h.
OF the department, Was badly burned
During the progr SIS of the fire a houss
On cumberland street. near Wolf he
longing TO Mr.. w. A. Anderson. caught
rom sparks. but was eXtinguished bv
'''i' N'i4PNi JONftl fTiSlue,
The wires on Water and Nehro s,, a
street were cut and lephonic communi.
cation was stopped. lr,frorrs were made
TO call for help from Portsmouth by
several citizens. but the message was
finally sent over in n foot boat. Tho IN
uepf ndent company OF that city with
their steamer Virginia car7e over at 3.g0
o clock. bu' as the fire was under con.
tfoI they were not in service
one unknown man jumped from a sec
ond sto:y window and spralned his an
kle badly. a.
Tn origin of the fire is stin unox-
piained. The theory OF incendiarism In /,
neen advanced. /; is generally conced-
ed that the flames started in the pat-
tern shop in Whites roundry, beneath
which was small boiler
Seven streams We're playing on the
IRE I: all times. Blu, for the loss of the
Rowland and The lack of hose several
other streams might have been put OF.
Tne loss is probably not as great os
was stated in the FIRST estimates mad
from survey of the roarn! acres or
names al the time. hut /: will pr,hablv
run over 100000. The principal sufferer.
are ns follows: :. II. White & BRO. agrl
cultural implement factory. si0r nous
and yards; w. II. Trice &c Co. lG tn %
rosters lane, stables in rear of 26S Main
street and and 3 Trice's court; Ms
r. Taylor "a 10 80 Fosters lane: McD.
l.. Wrcnn, extensive stables. ocrunied
by Union Stock Yards, also brick and
frame ncm=nt in the rear; w FL. II
Tr!ce, IS y braska street: l2 ANA IL
Fosie:'s lane; Baltimore estate. No. 80
Nebraska etreet: w. A. Anderson. Seve-
raj other buildings had the roofs dam.
aged.
y, a w. STATEMENT,