The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-30
TRUE VIRGINIA
HOSPITALlTY
Never Was it More Nobly
Exhibited.
j HOMES THROWN OPEN
Guests of Hotel Become Guests OF
Richmond's Citizens.
ALL WERE WELL CARED FOR.
s;,hin Few Hours After the Flames lao
Gained the Mastery. All OF Moro
Than Three Hundred Strangers ''erc
Comfortably Housed in homes,
Hotels aud Clubs OF
the City.
ALL WERE WELL CARED FOR.

,-;roi;;ia. and especially Richmohu'
,.isritality was never more nop's
shown than last night lhose W.
nod teen guests of the burnir Jeiiei
son Hotel became guests OF Klchmonu
hest citizens. Offers poured III iroil
rna immediatc ncighborhood oI 'he
doomed hotel. and from distant parts
Of the city, to take in those VINO h''u
l,ocn burned out. In many ihs'
those offers were accepted. ana 'hose
,,.,,o had hccu startled from their neus
',.n,.a Iakon into refined homes. WHERE
evarp consideration was shown 'nelii,
rh:,re were over three huiiuieu
,,,osTs at the Jefferson, anu within d
GnN- hours after the flames Saineu nN. .ie
mastery. these We're all cclh1oi 'd %.
no,,s.d, either In private residences, d.
,,,e clubs. or ether hotels OF the :ltA.
Many others were ready anu anAio.., .''ti
10 care for those who had beeh tIu.
jnhoscitabiy turned out into the ulSh
Inv tl,e. direSt disaster that has befallen
Eichmond since the evacuation.
Messrs. Vir:,inius Newton ana lhoillaS
Atkinson kept open house, ana C'l,se ,,'.
and other refreshments were hpefaiiS
dispensed to the brave hremen VINO
worked so faithfully so save Eiciilioiu
handsome hotel and through "hose iiou,s
work the a adjoining property was mostiE
s,,-cd a,,,e;r houses. as well as those
~, nj, others in the neighborhood, We're
thrown omen and everything posslple
done for the comfort OF everyone.
WHERE THEY ARE NOW.
A nsrtiui list of the guests and where
they are qGartered follows:
Mr. and Mrs Z. D. Mason, ana II. u
l.atrop. OF Springfield, Mass are d. 'iie
home of Mr.. Thos. Atkinson.
gentleman and his wife at Mrs.
Edward Bucks.
Gentleman and wife at Mr. frea fAeas-
ants
Thrce ladies at NIr. Edward Nay0s
. lAirs. Deshler, Miss Deshler ana MISS
! James at MIR. James B. Pace 5.
Mrs. Fred Meyers and daughter. OF
New York. and Mr.. NJ. M. Straus, OF
Rtcl,,nond. at home of Mrs Edel MI
S;ra,1s and his wife lived at the Jefferson
in roo,.1s furnished by themselves. lie
estimates his loss at $1,000 with S2,ooo M
surance.
Mrs. Brown and daughter, OF Boston,
at MIR. Levin Joyncs
Three of the maids at the jefferson at
Mrs. Preston Cookies, three with Mrs.
Fitzhugh Mayo. nine with Dr. George
Ross. three with Colonel Il. S. hopSon'
,7,ree with Mr. Edward Mayo
C,,ntaiu Parker of New York, formerly
~ I-nited States navy, at the Common
wealth Club.
James II. Logan. son of General l. M.
Logan. at Commonwealth C!uo.
At the Lexington: Mr. Blumgard, New
York: W. r. Smith, Philadelphia: G. IL.
Mercomb. Philadelphia; George ". ZAP,
lev and wife, A. y. Mayo and wife, ana
A. d. Near and wife. Springfield, Mass
III. c. Demson and wife. New Bedford,
Mass: ". NJ Marks Sutton, New York;
w. II. Morriss. Virginia: Y. Vincent
Jones, New York; ". a. a1acAlahon, New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Law
renee. Boston. DR.. Walter l.. Hull, Bos-
ton: Ira w. Foushell. Baltimore; r. L.
S;edse. Baltimore; j. 3. Scott. Baltimore.
At New Ford's: AIR. and Mrs. {. j. VIII
son, Pittsburs; Gerhard Nennan. Newark,
n. J.: W. w. Casey, New York; Mrs.
u. X. Wharton. 1pslanti, Mich; Miss Hat
Vie Swift, Ipsilanti, Mich; II. d. Mericl
and wife, Washington; Z. f. Wilson, New
York; c. +. Coshland, New York; c. {.
Oula. New York; Chas. f. Iallowell, New
Nork: R. ]. Reynolds, Winston, n. c.; F.
f Bedwell, Chicago: L. H Lathrop,
Springfield, Mass; Miss +. e. Harwood,
Miss w. C. Harwood and Miss e. A. Bed
veil. Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. +. a. Moran.
Chicago: George S. Wilson, Washington;
John W. Douglas, Washington; H L.
Dude. New York; j. NJ. Hall and wife,
Providence. z. J.; John M Richmond.
Providence. J. l.: Z. y. khouri. New
York; ". T. Sweeney, Wash
inston, Henry Erben. Philadelphia;
i. j. Mccarthy. Chicago; AR. and Mrs
G. &. Baker, Boston; A. II. Kayton. New
York; L. Schultz. Arlington, n. y; AIRS.
l. s. Ellsworth. Simsbury, Conn; II! +.
Ellsworth, Sinsbury, Conn; s. w
Dodge, Simsbury. Conn: B. c. Teft,
Newport News: Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
SQUIRE. Cleveland; j. Z. Shemmed. Bal
1imorc: Louis Barron, New York; j. A.
Davis. Baltimore: J. 3. Munroe, Boston;
Il Macnier Philadelphia: Z. Z. Mueller,
WASHINGTON: Dave l.. Rice, New York;
Frank Harris, Westchester, Pa: ). Is.
Waters. New York; j. c. Short. New
York: Mr. and Mrs. L. Walsh, Jr., St
I.onis: Frank w. Levy. New YORK: M
ard Mrs. Hale, Elizabeth, N j.; sir. ana
Mrs S. r. King. Painesville. O. j. ;.
Grossbaum England; w. p Warner,
wife and maid. Troy, n. y; t. T. Mon
tsgue. New York; Mr. and MRS. V. =.
\, Reioin. Boston: ]. c. jenkins. New
yo,l,. A. D. Price. Boston. IL. Al.
I.oHenthall. Rochester, n. "
A. the Alha,nba: +. NJ. Agostini, New
yore. y. II. Coates, New York.
,f,,rnhy.s. Fords and Lexington had
4, turn away many who appi1ed 1or
rnons. Some of the visiters at o CLOCK
1als morning were sleeping IN chairs IN
The lobby at Murphy's.
SOME WHO WERE THERE
a,,on.r those who were registered at
the Jefferson last night We're Mr. ana
Wrs 4 i. Stull. Anderson. Pa: Mrs. Al.
snowden, Franklin, Pa: p. r. Fohey
and Mrs. Foley, Cleveland: Mrs. John +,
preston and Mrs. Preston. Baltimore and
n paker Roston: Mr. and Mrs. William
r Aull. Pittsburg. btr. and Mrs. j. G..
l.add. G1aster Jack Ladd. Frau!ein Staff.
a1r J.. Snow and Miss N. f. Snow
compose a party from Providence, r. l.
II. 4. Wilder. Miss L. +. Wilder. Mrs