Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-24
ATLANT!IC CIT /
Destructive Fire Visited the
Ward Last Night.
An Ice House stored with Lumber.
Lime, shingles. Etc, ana al 0y.-
der Packing House nurned-The
Lo,ses- Brevities.

The old ice house of the Nottingham
& Wrenn Company, in Atlantic City,
and the Hopkins oyster house. adjoin-
ing the company's wharf. were de-
stroyed by fire between s and 9 o'clock
last night. The ice house was large
frame structure, used for the storage of
lumber, lime, shingles. etc. It contained
some three hundred tons OF agricultural
lime and large quantity of dressed
lumber, all of which was destroyed in
last nights fire. 1t was formerly used
as Il storage plant for ice
The wharf was partly burned, as was
also some lumber and shingles thereon.
Hopkins oyster house. where the fire
originated, was completely destroyed.
There was the usual stock OF both
shucked and unshucked oysters on
hand. The loss falls upon Mr.. William
II. Hopkins. Jr.. the proprietor of the
packng-house. The building, however,
belonged to the Thos. j. Nottingham
and VIM. A. Wrenn estate, Mr. Hop
kins having leased 1t.
Mr.. Thomas j. Nottingham. vice
president of the company, said last
night that the loss to his firm in stock
would be about $4,000. The two build
ings, he said, were worth between
$4,000 and $4,000 These belonged to the
estates of Thomas J. Nottingham and
VIM. A. NYrenn. The Insurance is
light, MFR. Nottingham stated. The
blaze was q spectacular one, because
of the large frame building 1t had to
play upon, and also because Of Its adj
vantageous location from the sight
cred at the foot of Freemason, Butte
and York streets and the new Atlantic
City bridge, which afforded the best
view. was damned with people. Four
tugs, besides the Fire Department, re-
sDonded to the alarm. and. as usual.
these marine fire fighters ably seconded
the force under Chief Ryan.
(Old Dominon), Piedmont and Chester
tSouthern Railway and the Dorothea
(Sea board Air Line). The Queen street
force, one downtown engine and truck
and the York street force fought the
flames from the land side.
The fire started by the explosion of a
lamp In the Hopkins oyster house
about 7:45 o'clock and spread rapidly.
reaching the Nottingham G. Wrenn
Company's wharf almost as soon as the
flremen arrived. There was an immense
quantity of coal stored In the rear Of
the building burned, and several oyster
houses all but adjoining the site OF the
fire. making 1t hard work for the fire
men to keep the blaze from reaching
these.
Mr.. w. A. Anderson one of the mem
bers of the firm, was struck by piece
of timber and slightly injured during
the fire. A fireman was struck by fall
ing timber and his hand and side hurt
BRIEF MENTION.
The Junior Epworth League Of Lee
Kies Memorial NJ. e. Church will meet
this afternoon at 8 O'clock The exer-
cises will be appropriate 10 the Christ
mas season.
Rev. John e. Wales Will conduct
Episcopal service at the w. c. T. u.
Hall at 7:45 o'clock tonight.
Mr.. George w. Face. Jr., is home
from the Baltimore College Of Phar-
macy to spend the Christmas with hin
relatives.
The Junior Society Of Christmas En-
deavor of Colley Memorial Church Will
hold an interesting Christmas service
at o'clock this afternoon.