The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE.
I7iremcn Kept Busy Guarding Against
Fresh Outbreak.

Firemen were kept busy all OF Friday
night guarding against 4 fresh outbreak
of the flames on the scene Of the big fre.
SaivagerS We're also at work. but little or
nothing can be saved from the fated Plan
tiers and Merchants Tobacco Warehouse.
The burnt tobacco Will, in all PROBABILITY,
b, disposed OF for fertilizinS purposes.
Kingan &: Co. are conducting their bus
mess as II no fire had occurred and not
one of their employees has been thrown out
OF employment.
During the fighting many firemen We're
injured, and some of them very seriously
Jos. ellis, lieutenant of Engine Co. No
2. was badly burned about the face while
running a lire down Fifteenth street. He
is off duty.
Charles Frommer was badly burned
while driving hose wagon down Fiji
tenth street.
L. P. Crump, of Engine Company No. 2.
who was overcome by the heat. is still in
bed, though considerably better.
Lemuel Bullock, who was overcome by
the fumes of the acid and smoke, is at
the Virginia Hospital, and in a very bad
condition.
Mr.. L. S. Jones, Secretary OF the Board
of Fire Commissioners. had his face and
head badly bruised and Scared by win
dow-sash falling upon him While in the
Kingan & Co. building
Capt. William ka,ary. of Engine Co.
No. 3, and two firenlen. who were caught
under falling wall, were slightly injured
but are on duty.
Friday evening after the fire had
been gotten under control, very laugh
able incident occurred. Orders had been
issued TO the men that they were to turn
the hose upon any person seen taking
tobacco. "A very prominent insurance
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cred up an armful and started to walk
away with it. The hosemen saw him and
ordered him to drop his load. He said
nothing and walked on. He was told again
to throw down the tobacco but he took
no notice of the command The men then
turned the stream upon him. which was
one of the stronsest,s and the insurance
man was knocked head over heels on the
street, but he still held to his tobacco.
When he arose to his feet the stream was
applied again. and over went the insur-
anCea man He dropped his tobacco and
the fremen let him go.
a He complained to the chief. but got no
satisfaction. the latter saying that he had
issued @ general order and his men had
no means of knowing that 1t was not his
intention to take the tobacco.
The losses by the fire are considerably
s:sater than at first estimated, being
probably in tie neighborhood Of 0.000,
" HE the total amount of insurance car
2ried is about s479, 500.
Kirgan & Co. will rebuild at once and
the work Of cleaning away the remains OF
the fire is going on to-day. While the
establishment is in q bad shape, it Is
hoped that they will be able to start the
engine by tomorrow.
owing to- the fire Friday afternoon,
the gas from the upper gas house was
turned off, and caused q great deal of
darkness in many homes and places OF
business In the city,
YESTERDAYS FIRES,
a fire broke out yesterday In frame
dwelling on the corner .of First and
Orange Streets, A citizen discovered the
blaze but was unable to turn In an
alarm on account Of the key-hole being
stopped IN with mud by some boys.
When this was discovered tho citizens