Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-22
FIRE IN PETERSBURG.
FLAMES IN A DRUGSTORE SUNDAY
MORNING.
Narrow Escape of the Proprietor
lie Has q bad Fall-ChiIdren's-Day
Tramp Killed on the Rail-
Briefs.

PETERSBURG. VA, June 21.-(Spe-
cial.)-About 3 o'clock Sunday morning
fire was discovered In one of the win
dows Of Mr.. Louis c. wrlght's drugstore,
at the corner OF Sycamore and Old
streets which Is supposed TO have been
caused by a defect in one of the cleo
trlc-light wires running into. the store.
The fire had gained some Roadway be-
fore the alarm was sounded, but was
soon gotten under control after the de-
partment arrived. and the building was
not much damaged. The stock OF goods.
however, was considerably injured.
mostly by water and smoke. The losses
are fully covered by an insurance Of
$3.50 on stock, S925 on furniture and
store fixings, and a policy in the Mutual
Assurance Company on the building.
The proprietor, Mr.. Wright, has apart
ment on the second floor of the build
ing Immediately over the store, and was
asleep at the time of the fire. When
awakened he found his exit cut off by
dense smoke, and endeavored to make
his descent through the window over the
awning TO the street. The awning broke
under his weight and he fell to the pave
ment, sustaining painful, though not Sc
rious, injuries. His nose was broken,
several of his teeth loosened, and his
body was considerably bruised and jar
red by the fall lie is getting along very
comfortably to-day.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
A white tramp was run over and killed
by a passing train on Swift-creek
bridge last night, and his mangled body
was found on the bridge this morning.
Ii Is supposed that he was struck and
killed by the Trilby excursion train on
its return from Norfolk TO Richmond.
Papers found on the body indicated that
the unfortunate man was from Michi-
gan He had taken his coat off and had
apparently sat down and fallen asleep
on the bridge. An inquest was held this
morning, a verdict rendered In ac-
cordance with the above facts, and the
body was buried near by.
DEATH OF A VENERABLE CITIZEN.
Mr.. John w. Butterworth, aged 81
years. one of the Oldest and most widely
known citizens of Dinwiddie county
died on Friday night, and his funeral
took place Sunday morning at Cherry
Hill. Deceased leaves many relatives
| PERSONAL AND GENERAL INTEL
LIGENCE.
Miss Jessie Boiling. daughter OF Gene
raj Stith Boiling and one OF the best
| beloved young ladies of our city, Is very
| Ill of typhoid-fever
Miss Cora Lee, daughter or Mr.. Alex
| Lee. had one of her arms badly wrench
| ed at the Southside factory to-day bs
its being caught in the betting neal
which she was working.
Dinwiddie County Court was in session
to-day. but no important business wa
J transacted The Democrats VIII no
| elect their delegates 10 the Roanoke con
vention until July.
| Children's-Day exercises were heid IL
the First Baptist church yesterday, ah'
an address was delivered by Dr. Battle
4 liberal collection was taken up for tn
| benefit of the Sunday-School and Bibi
! Board.
The Sunday school of Market-Stree
| Methodist Episcopal church enjoyed
delightful picnic at Ellerslie, in Chester
field county, to-day. There was lars
turnout of the children.
There was a considerable fall OF hal
In Dinwiddie county during the storm
| sunday afternoon. and severe blow
but no damage of consequence resulted
In the section along the James river IN
rain was very heavy.
THE negro recently shot by Mr.. Rober
reid in Prince George county, Will
! stealing corn from the latter's barn, ma
| heen located, as is believed, near DIS
rutanta. A negro has been found ther
who Is badly peppered with shot'