The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-07
HEAVY LOSS OF
PROPERTY BY FIRE
Miller and Miller Plant
Largely Damaged
HOUSES consul MEDss
Loss Estimated at seventy-Fige
Thousand Dollars.
FIRE HORSES RUN AWAY.
The Frightened Team Dashed Several
Blocks Through the Dense
Throng OF People : Many
miraculous Escapes.
Only TWO Men
Slightly Injured.

The woodworking plant Of Miller &
Miller, Nos. 32i-i4 South Sixth Street, and
two tenement. houses fronting on the canal
we're destroyed last night by fire about
1870 o'clock. ;
The fire originated in the boiler-room
of the woodworking establishment, and
spread rapidly 10 the adjoining frame
buildings, resulting in a loss approXiHat-
ing $4,000. The damages TO Miller q
Miller. as estimated by n1srnber OF the
firm last night. will exceed S3e,GVe, which
is nearly covered by insurance
The houses-Nos. 51e and 52S-fronting
on the canal, which were praetica.iJ con-
s,,,ned were owned by Mr.. John HAcrney
and afrs. Il. johnson. The insurance on
these could not be ascertained. but II was
started that they were only partla4iy COY
are7 hv insurance a house almost aa-
iaiuiuC-No. 523-uwlEed Toy Mi. Misses =
93fnsya1ger, OF No. 1pll West Siace
street. was partially destroyer. - ~
houses we're occupied by tenants WIGS
belongings are practically d lotdl - -
There were a number OF rut-fouSesS.
taI,. aud stacks of lumber belonging 70
,rt1Ia- g Miller which added fuel to TIE
flames
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY
rr,, .,rs. vas FIRST discovered by A j.
t,T,+le. a Young man living in the ptoeh'
ND when noticed by him had gotten d
sacide.7 nead5vay in the interior % t4iS
f,,iIer-roor The neigfoorhood VAS ~
a. once. and while Butler ran 10 ! en- en-
-,6 C,aI.v streets 10 turn IN the alarm,
aliu Go - l,rnl5e through the windows ana
5oors of the frame bG4ldiIzg. anu >. siS
80. control. For some time before the
s1s--r,, was given the light could De seen
=, ,,,anr parts Of the city. The e1itire
r-l-e T1eaarttr,lent, with the exception ~
Engines Nos. I and g. aiid "a "lA "''s7D-i
M 2 were soon on the scene.
~, i,r,co,1nt OF the wide territory over
,,.,irn, ff1e flames had spread enoouniereo
.,,a-,z- ,4fffic,lrties in getting it under con-
r..aI Nearly all the buildings were frame
ard burned with great 1zlI1ia3tS:
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
T, Yhe midst of the eScltellielLt' VIZ
.,TIl, one thousand persons were cro"oe9
.tL'iE VI. S-reet. Between the canal and
~, ..,,ae e-saess entering the 1redeS2I
VI. W. tl,e large hay horse hitched 10
,--,r,- WAGON No S, became f9ShleIiea' @ iiiu
,,,ftk- -,llIrgin. over the body o. D!i'eL
5yii1ia4I n Cihlldress, who was az tilsil
heads dashed with mad speed thlo lilS
rr,oWu The thTonS paTleo 4s liz -
80 1r-it., fright. they ran throush ttie
I,,,r,l 4ir,s+ from one sidewalk 10 lht
=, :, her b@s many man lndracmously escaped and T
only one man was injured, -g ne 9e'9g eerrv g;
Ctraa- When the team Te2ae7hel ths .etia u
5 ne street Just .1 in oat sz6s 8s the into aiss ss
sasiys which 7lad been removed from .I I.3e
otfias oaSsss into the street and smashed tnis
properly into lindlingwo9d. Iheg g,sn srpof5, tx
:, s+a,,astir and at once they were Seizeu
aud ,-,1tten under control.
rTbs horses which were expected TO De
s,l.n5 -,,;tb oroken limbs and The wagon
Ss .Saich It seemed would be torn TO tsf9as of i,
we're found nntninred The tongue or 1ile
wsror1 was broken out, but not otherwise
damaged. ,,.-, ,,-o ,,,,,
.,.5sr1 had been loaded with the goods An! ana
.t-.t-e1s of the homeless people fo4iifs
M 4i1e sidewalk against them.
Driver Childress and Ike Williams were
H.. ,,,,1y persons injured. and were treated
hr Drs. Gills and Fisher, of the at16n-
iar,,. ,,orgrs. They were removed TO their
ra.rective. homes. Their injuries are not
ssrio,,s, only being bruised about the oouy.