Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-15
WASHINGTON.
Further Particulars of the Great
confIagration Thursday.
An Approximate Estimate ofthc Losses sus-
talncd by the Citizens Many Men Pros
tra'ed by the Excessive Heat Help Ex-
tended.

Washington, n. c., Sept. 14.-Wash-
ington,f Us In ashes. From Water street,
beginning at the oyster factory UP the
street distance OF two hundred wards
or near to the Crystal Ice Company.s
factory, and from the corner of Water
street up Market to Main street, the
town lies in ruins.
Such destruction has never been sur-
passed IN the towns history since the
civil war; and the property loss far eX-
ceeds that OF the war, when the town
was burned by Federal soldiers. The
Loss of to-day is estimated at one hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars. though
II is believed that upon Il careful ex-
ANIMATION the loss will far exceed these
figures.
The fire originated in Brable's res
taurant about l o'clock. 1t was caused
by defective stove flue. IN few
minutes the building was a total loss
and the fire had spread to all adjacent
buildings.
Following is an approximate esti-
mate Of the loss at this time:
.. II. Wynne. bar, $1,000.
w. Farrows. bar, $1,000.
j. 5. Farren & Co., oyster canning
factory. $4,000.
w. a. Bridges, barber shop. 500.
w. 4. Farrow, tenant house. $1,000.
Il. S. Hoyt. building $500.
l.. T.. Kidd. grocer, $l.700.
Bontz. grocer, $500.
NJ. +. Watson. restaurant. $50.
j. w. Mayo, fish house, $500.
j. NJ. Gaskill, fish house, $1,000.
Fulford. fish house, $500.
John Harris, sailmaker, $500.
E. *. Willis, wholesale grocer, build
Ing and stock, $1,000.
Washington market house, $4,000.
Washington Light Infantry Armory,
damaged $500.
l.. Peterson Wholesale grocer, build
ing and stock, $500.
ID. r. Willis, wholesale grocer, s6.00O
w. b. Rodman, building, $4,000
c. II. Sterling, fish house, $1,000.
a. M. Latham, grocer, $780,
III. Jewell. $1,000.
John Chestnut, bar, $1,000
w: B. Rodman, law office and libra
~. $4,000.
DR.. M. c. Rodman. library, building
and instruments, $500.
Mrs. Christine Jarvis. residence and
Spencer Bros. building and stock,
$50, 900.
c: NJ. Little. building and stock,
w. 3. windey. building, $500.
IL. Peterson & Co., building and
stock. $500.
l.. NJ. Wollard. stock, $3.50.
Il. r. Brown, building occupied by
colored tenant. $500.
Al. j. Wright, stock, $1,000
g. f.. Smith stock. $4,000.
Several restaurants on Water street,
owned by Wright. I3abble, Stillery and
Swindcll, value. 5000
These are approximate estimates,
some of our most conservative men
saying that the loss will exceed two
hundred thousand dollars.
The telephone exchange Is damaged
to very considerable extent. Mana
ger Bell says it is impossible to esti-
mate their losses.
The Fulford Hardware Company
Brown Drug Company and Thomas
Bargain House were considerably
damaged by water.
All citizens of the town, both white
and colored, did valuable service.
The fire ragged from :15 to o'clock
Many were Frustrated by the excess
sive heat. we having had no rain for
several weeks.
Mayor Studdert wired the fire de-
partments of Greenville and Rocky
Mount for assistance, as the whole
town was at one time in danger. The
Greenviilc Fire Company came to the
scene, and the fire was gotten under
control. The promptness of our sister
towns in responding to the call of the
Mayor for assistance will ever be re-
membered