The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-19
A LARGE FIRE
IN NEWPORT NEWS.
Several Buildings Burn With Loss
Of Over Five Thousand.
A NEW SAILING RECORD
The Schooner crary Runs Prom Portsmouth
Nc. hampshire, 10 Newport News 01e
Hour Ahead Of All 0thsr Craft.
Revolver Contest,
Especial Dispatch TO The 1imcs.)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. March 1S.-
Fire broke out in Winfrce's saloon, at the
corner Of Thirty-fourth Street and Chest
3 O'Clock this morning, and before it
burned itself out four buildings were de-
sfrcyed, with loss Of about $500, upon
which there was $3.50 insurance. The
buildings, with one exception. were all
owned by Mr.. i. G. Vaughan.
The saloon burned like finder, and IN
rev minutes after the blaze started an
unfinished store adjoining was in flames
end soon went. Mr.. Vaughans residence.
5,ist above the store, was burned to the
ground with all Of its contents.
JUMPED THE STREET.
The fire jumped across the street then
ard Aytroyed the home OF negro Wo-
an, tAe widow of Jesse Harding. ms
building was worth sou. and was insured
fc4. $3.50 The woman saved her bed. The
Insurance o nthc Vaughan building was
S24pa and their value was $500. These
figures however do not include the loss
f.il the contents of the buildings, which
Eas considerable.
The buildings were in the county ana
nm alarm was not turned into the ISasl-
End Fire Department until han an hour
lad clapsed and the Vaughan buiiolhGs
were gone before the ladies arrived.
Crer 1000 feet OF hose had 10 be laid De-
fore the fire could be reached.
NEW SAILING RECORD
A new sailing record has been estab-
l;.hed for the run between Portsmouth,
~ IL, and Newport News. The schooner
Louise Is. Crazy, Captain w. II. Pott.t'
ore of the finest ships in the coastWlse
feet, arrived here Sunday exactly NIFTY
cne hours after leaving Portsmouth.
hn hos record between inc
two ports was tifty-two hours. Ihls run
wes made by the schooner JACOB Haskell.
better known on the coast as Frying
HASKELL of which Captain James NC
kowen is master.
The Crazy sailed from Portsmouth last
Friday morning at O'Clock for Newport
News to load coal, and before a flying
lweezc, made phenomenally fast run
down the coast, arriving here at o CLOCK
Sunday morning.
The Crary is comparatively new yes
eel having been launched fourteen
months ago. Since she went In service
size has been plying almost continually
CUT of Newport News, making only two
trips from Baltimore. Captain Potter,
Re, master. IS one Of the best known sea-
Earring men in the coastwise trade
REVOLVER CONTEST.
Great interest is felt here in military
circles over the prospective officers re-
$50 dollars. A meeting TO arrange Tor
ilhe contests will be held by the officer
Iof the Sevcnty-first Regiment in few
days Every effort will BIO made to pun
Iof. the first OF the series in Newport
News. The medal must be Won three
Hines before it can be owned
The Corporation Court is engaged III
ian interesting and rather unusual pro-
caeding, the trial of a suit out OF chan
Gerry In which the plaintiff. John T. Pow
cre, Richmond contractor. is suing +.
T. Finch, the we'll known local capitalist
for ss65.15. the amount claimed to be due
on the brick work construction III the
American Exchange Bank building.
Ordinarily, this case would have gone
be ore the commissioner on written evil
dence but some questions Of fact having
arisen, It was forwarded to the bar OF
thu court The case Will go to the jury
70 morrow.
The building was erected in 1895. nearly
five years ago. Powers. who started IN
as a sub-contractor, found himself sort
Of general contractor before he got
through. He was paid about 500 on the
work, but the remainder Of his claim was
never paid, and he entered suit for the
balance in 1885, He is represented by
Messrs. Thomson & Minor. of Richmond;
Mr.. w. J. Nelms, OF this city, appearing
for the defendant