The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02
House (l,otei); loss TO building. 800 ms
stifance, Il, 100; Toss TO contents, ,oW.
! ]pllaln B ealer Burned out

II fAft1e0 tnOtelJ loSe W ~. -
n sttAncs, II 100; Toss 70 contents, $1,000.
W plain ealer Burned Out, Il !
SD 81 y story store-honse, occupied BY the
s,7svteat Paint Plain Dealer, D'osg and VIII
Eltnh1s, merchants, and ]. M. sohn, barber,
5fosFnedSby j. 4. Bland and Brother: loss
VIC, abulidirs. 80. 100; loss to Plain Dealer,
+ Slooos loss 70 Foge and WilllatnA No0o,
Il ioas 70 !. II. sohn. $3.50. e,
ss.. r. md J. 8. Bland and Boil, tNo.Ht
frame building, occupied BY them - the
largest depar trnent store IN the clty' i nn.
t3sb,lildnE, $1,000: loss to stocis sl2.oool
8insurafice on all, $500.
Two-story dwelling, owned by =. 9.
Davis, and occupied BY ]. L Muifora r.
n ioss 10 building q, oo0: Insurance. 81. GOO;
loss Oh household goods. tl6oo insurance l1
~ Gons-story. frame building, owned by
g. Davis ct al, Used az copolef
shop: loss not estimated.
\ h, Two-story dwelling. occupied By w. =
n Davis; loss, $90Q. d M b 4
%s Two-story dwelling, owned ~ ". -
Davis loss, 1880 rs =. !,
.3l8fTwo.story dwelling, owned by W, ..
Davis occupied by M. r. Hudson ioss 70
&t,i,ilding. $500; loss to furniture VOW
Y 81 T.wo.story frame dwelling owned by
Marshal treat, and occupied BY Nathan
fiess; loss to building, $4,000; insurance r-t' Co
$1,000: loss to contents not estlrr'nt ed:
Il ssasTwo-story dwelling, owned py - =
Bond loss, $4,000: insurance, |l,ooV'
'5f1iac,njes' church, frame structure; loss
o2.b)o; no insurance u. g
755Two-story dwelling. owned ana a ocou u
Mad by j. w. Marshall. one OF the hano-
v soynast homes In the town loss on oulld-
IN 81. zoo: insurance, $500; loss to con-
tents. 1880: insurance, Sl,ooo; .roo "
1i Dwelling, Mrs. r. Tubank; loss, ~" =,
Mulberry Row tflve houses).g o" '''''' "
w, e. Lipscomb loss, 81 ooo.
4si storo.house owned by j.. L. KIRBY, ano
n scunied by hforvts and Cabe; loss 70
3bhildlng, $500; loss to contents UNKNOWN.
IA estimate having yet been MADE
4 will be heavy, as much spring stock nnu
iMatl haan received and was held there,
nending being opened, Z.
HOn q story n frame dwelling, owned ana
occupied by Squire Lacy as q res ''' 70
loss, 5000; insurance. $500 v. \. N
s5aAs will DO observed from tho lo!esoans
sch edule, mono OF the losers were heaVliy
5inanrad and the losses are about equally
4 distributed among the companies doing
business in Virginia. "a II
Richmond Was Too Late.
s,''sThe Richmond Firs Department exerted
Il a,,,,ar.,, e@fort to render assistance to the
s,nerishine city, and an engine and 10y
feet OF hose were rushed to west fo ny
m a special train, which left this CITY
+ st 3:1S O'clock arriving upon the scene 81
tho conhagration ono hour ana TWO MN
\ utes later.
n tort exhausted themselves, ana then,
M 3 there was no available water SUP
4 NV tf,at could be used in the engine with
INV der1ee OF safety. West Point ID 90
unfortunate as to DO supplied pra cticaliy
antirely with brackish water, ana TINS
corrodes a boiler and will not steam.
,S,s The engine was taken from the 4 naL
i, but was never put 10 "ork. any ~
f)remen from Richmond we're coHpeN411'eeo'4 "
5join the bucket brigade.
q Altogether, forty-seven houses were as
xtrtyed. but fortunately the fire did not
reach either OF the two handsome notei
!. q r,1rtrras, the Beach Park ON the Ter.
r,ina1. FJl These are the only substantial
buildings now standing in the olty except
{ few OF the better constructed pr1V 1
residences. And Mr.. George Guvernato,,
Of Richmond, owner OF the Heacn !. rark
House, has thrown the doors open to those
3,,,,f nrtunates who have been left homeless
~ the confagra ton. They are hooking
* fro place. and soon 1t will be quite MS
lively as in the gayest season-put mol
with visitors
Saved by Good Work.
e II IS due entirely to the efforts OF MT
81 p E Wilkinson. q prominent insurance man
E and capitalist, and United States Marshal
& Treat. who organized and commanded q
bucket brigade. that the entire town, res
Eidences, hotels and all, did not go with
tho business section. And several times
the heroic gang had desperate battles
with the furious flames, being conquered
number OF times and forced to retire.
but finally winning out and saving homes
SlNnumerable.
q Al tho corner, OF D (Niain) and Eighth
Streets there Is still standing the two
story. frame dwelling Of Delegate T.. H.
Edwards, which was saved by tho bucket
brigade, and this one act turned the tide.
( OF the spreading flames, saving the resi-:
dental section. The fight over this one
house. tho key at that time to the stua-
ton, beggars description. It will long be
remembered by those who participated
women, men, boys and girls-as memo
rable instant. H1 FS
A Critical Moment.
The blaFe. had rapidly eaten Its way
down D 'street .from Seventh and tho
angry danes were licking out their fiery
tongues towards tho Edwards residence.
1t seemed doomed. and had tho fire fiend
q conquered, the residential section and the
4 hotels would have gone with It,
Mr.. Wilkinson's pRlatial home was Just
across the street. He rushed tho bucket
brigade to the Delegates house, and
shortly ladders were reaching slkyward
and men were mounting them with buck
sts. the water being supplied from the
Fl private clatern Of Mr.. Wilkinson. But
these efforts seemed unavalling, ana tho
water sprinkled' on tho roof was soon
{ steaming.
And here the mind Of woman came
forward to save the day-,-and tho town.
Some one suggested that the best and
proper way to save the frame structure
was by the means OF wet blankets. etc,
which would Withstand tho heat OF tho
flames and protect the combuatibs wood,
Instantly the men were pulling out OF the
nearby homes evsry available blanket and
Quilt. and these were spread ovur the
Joof, being thoroughly saturated with
water. Finally. to stay the determined
fury OF the flames. Mr. Wilkinson invaded
bis homo. ripped carpet from the floor
and this was used to cover the exposed