The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-28
Chief Puller Says it Was the
Hardest in a Year.
INSURANCE COVERS ALL LOSS
Stock aud Buildings Full, protected-Rieh-
mond Companies Lose. On. 5000, the
Other 81. .5oo-WilI Not Have to Givs
Up Building. aud Business VIII
Go Right on-iu Business
Twenty-One Years.

The wholesale grocery store of Mr.. l.
C. Younger, Nos. 102 1oi and LOG Virginia
Street, was damaged by fire to tho
amount of $4,000 early last night. Tho
loss of stock is estimated at Si5.0G0 anu
The da mage to the building 5000
The entire fire department., except re-
serve, was called out
The insurance on the stock will agsrs-
gate $4,000 The loss on the building Is
also fully covered.
The fire was discovered at 1:f5. It's
origin cannot be guessed. 1t began on
the third floor.
The stock ON the three floors IN tho
1,orth end of the store suffered the great
est share of the damage. This part OF
the building naturally also suffered The.
south end escaped the flre, though 1t was
fairly dsiuged.
The fire was exceedingly stubborn. Chief
Fuller said it was the hardest fight he
has had in a year. This was because tho
stock was packed SO tightly into the store
that the water was nlaoo TO reach It with
greatest difficulty. The smoke was. at
times. so dense that the building itself.
could not be seen at q distance OF a few
feet. The fireTnen worked as Industrious
| ly as men could, and it was due to their
| well directed efforts under the leadership
| of the chief that the best store and so
much of its contents were saved, not to
mention the prevention of the names from
| spreading to the large surrounding build
InSS- None OF these We're in the slight
est danger at any time. The flames never
peeped out of the burning structure with
| out being met squareIy in the face by an
\ ffx-IT Tar,
| The Cordes &c Moshy fire was just one
| week ago, starting !. little earlier III the
|. evening.
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
The fire was detected at IL quarter to
eight by Mr.. Miller, who keeps a saloor.
| at Thirteenth and Cary Streets He saw
| smoke oozing out of the windows OF tho
| establishment. The odor had first at
tracted his attention. lie pulled Box
| No 81.
AS soon as Chief Fuller reached tho
scene he ordered the three skies sounded
| The apparatus was placed as follows:
| Engine No. 1. Fifteenth and Cary; No.
2, Virginia and Cary; No. 3, Fourteetit
and Cary: No. 4, Thirteenth and Main;
No. 5, Twelfth and Cary; No. I. Thir-
teenth 'tnd Cary; No. 8, Fourteenth and
| Cary. Trucks Nos. l and 2 were at tho
fire, while engine No. and truck No.
; were held in reserve at tne Broad
Street Engine House.
One difficulty in fighting the fire which,
! was encountered at first was getting at
| 1t. The shutters of the builds. were nj!
| strong and tightly closed. Firemen had
to so UP on ladders aE,d break them open
to get the streamsu. One of tho most
| effective streams was poured on by No.
8 Company from a window OF the Cren-
shaw tobacco warehouse.
The flames made repeated attempts to-
get OUT but failed. This srnotherins bore
fruit III dense volumes of smoke. Front
a scenic standpoint this could not COM.
part with the Cordes &, Mosby fire. Had
not the three SKIES been turned in, per-
Sons rp town would not have gotten an
idea that the fourth big fire of ths new
year was raging AS it was. the crowd
was very large, and well handled by tho
police under Captain Whitlock and Ser
geant Talley. The streets in this part
of the city are fit for almost anything
else than pedeStrianism, being covered
with Il thick coat of black mud. But this
did not keep hundred of ladies'. we'll
as men, from struggling to a point where
they could see all that little that was to
be seen. Water was not lacking.
The fireulen were in control an hour
after the first alarm was sent in. but it
was not until ten minutes to midnight
that the back tap came which sIgni-
ttes that a fire is out.
WHER EsTcCK WAS LOCATED.
Mr. Younger's stock was distributed IN
the building as follows: North end. which
suffered the chief loss, first floor tea and
coffee. altogether valued at approximate
| ly, $1,000; second floor, cigars and tobac-
co. flour, canned goods and baking pow
der; third floor. willow ana woodenwaro.
South end, whiskey and heavy groceries.
These We're not damaged by fire. The
papers and books of Mr.. Younger wers
in a. safe and vault and suffered no dam
i age. The tea was to have been shipped to
the Soldiers Home at Hampton yester-
day but for the high water. The coffee.
tobacco and cigars were probably all lost,
If not by fire. then water.
The wocdenware was burned.
The fire did not burn through the floors.
The structure occupied by Mr.. Younger
is really three stores. connected by arch
es The fire was mainly in No. Zoe: here
it started The roof of this house was
greatly damaged: so were the floor and
, windows. Storo No. 114. next. was dam
aged. but not very much. No. 10S suffered
none from fire, but received a severe
drenching.
THE INSURANCE STATEMENT.
The insurance on the stock OF Mr..
Younger is placed as follows, so far as
could be learned last night:
10000. placed by Messrs. julius Straus
and Son with the following companies:
Virginia. Fire and Marine. Western. Ger
man America and Westchester. each
c s5,Gn0
3 $3.50 In Virginia State.
$1,000 placed by Williamson Tailny
) with Aetna and the Citizens.
!. 5000. placed by Mr. George Jenrfes.
+honrht tc, be with the Hartford
!, The remainder could not be located
I, Mr.. Younger said it was scattered about
81 oger the city. The Security Bank IS re-
: ported as having placed some