The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02
Will Probably Exceed OneA
Hundred and FiftyThousand
THE INSURANCE is NOT
SUFFICIEN TO COVER
a n Complete List Of the Structurea
$S Burned, Which Included the POST
office, a Hotel and a Newspaper
Plant Origin Of the Fire IS ss
~ sl Not known = old Z
Mass Meeting. NJ

W Few, II any, con1agratlons In recent I
years have made more havoc, devastated II
and laid waste more property. rendered
more people homeless and more nearly y3s
wrecked q thriving city at an urf fortunate
season than the a fire which Nj yesterday
morning visited West Point, on the sontt-99S;;
Sern Railway. al II the Il lnou th III #$ OF y orkt
RRlver. The growing, almost booming 81
town to-day finds itself plunged into thegs
depths Of despair. as q result OF the blaze.
but the indomitable spirit OF Its citizens 1
has already been manifested. and the citY z 4
will be rebuilt as hastily and substan-3 -3
TALLY as money and good Judgment can
insure. ~ 85l ,s44
| The devastated area Is covered by four
solid squares OF business houses, bounded "A
by Sixth. Eighth, p and p Streets, This
constitutes the very heart Of the city,
vestlge Of a business house rema ms to-
tell the tale # " sSs3 81 #
8!$ The Loss leayY.
gfamilies, h are sufferers from he n blaze
and, were tho loss equal ortionee, l.s y,
leac would sustain q damage OF u early
$4,000. SAil told Il and based npon q n estl-
mate OF the leading insurance y; and real rel
est ia te man OF West Point. the loss VIII 4
aggregate in theEsum tota sl5s Sao. M =
these figures are based upon w at may Pc
regarded as asconservative$ a u estinate l} oL}s
the worth of the burned dis rict.
|@j$JTnited states Marshal Morgan 8 Treat
Well known In Richmond u Is among the
l}losers, and he; will suffer to y the extene d
of fully $4,000, the figures being 4 pas eo \
upon a statement giYenj5b by him TO IN = (
Times-D Dispatch while the fire vas YET
ra ging. Since then he has seen no rea-S ssS
son to alter his calcula tons put mas NJ.
incunced his determination to undertake :. .lS
the reconstruction5of OF the DESTROYED ptlla-s WIG
ings. 81, tt RI VI. .{ u, 7, 80
II not covered by one-thrd Of Its real
value, and many heretofore n prosperous y =.
people to-day find themselve practtl ally5.
pennllcss, at any rate land poor,
The Buildings Burned. s5s Ms f!SsS RI
The following Is q list OF the sufferers,
with their estimn tod loss and irlsura nee :8atS
owens and Company, groceries u ana any 7
Southern Express AGENCY tW Wo-story y U
frame structure the second floor occu upiet
Nv the Junior Order OF Am rlcans N AZ
ctanics; loss to. |. including building. g, Ooo
. 8 1,wo-story frame dwelling II ana storet@
house. occupied by r. IA ulcher as meal
market and residence. and owned py 70.
p. Hughes; loss on building. S2. .b0o; ~ ~
su,ed for 81, 900; loss to Stock in.5
surance, $500. sis /, y. I. z. ".
Mrs. M. e. Trice, loss on building and
stock, $500: no insurance
| Charles Clarke. barber shop, tlr g g VI
chairs \; loss, $2OO: n no lnsuran ce 75ts .5
Two story frame building. proper rty -lIs RS
Mrs, j. >R, Ciavan8 and occupied oyl 4. N
!! smlthers teweler: loss On 5ulldln 9, y aoo
loss on stock. 81, 900, .s
T mr.
Hansford Anderson and occupied 2, by
Henry Corr as residence for himself Land
| family: loss on building, s250O; loss To-
household goods, $1,000: mo insurance.
| gTwo,story brick building, owned py
Nrorvitz and Cabe (, and used by hem y. g.
department. store; loss to building, %',o0o: w
loss to stock. s25o0o,s Both were partlal'ys
insured but the loss VIII 20 9. heavy N
Morgan Treats Hotel.
Old Grove Hotel owned BY Morgani
Treat. Richmond, and occupied BY Hans
/ ford Anderson as residence, two-seoly y ~, u
| frame structure; loss to building. =, wv
| furniture and household goods saved.
one-story iron-front building. owned by
/ Morgan Treat, and occupied as postoHlce
and drug store; loss to building, II 100,
with 5000 insurance; loss TO stocK,ss un-E
| known. 4, !, si . J, g3g{;3,,. 4, .
Two-story frame building, owned bya
i MIS-. EnnNl6 IoH6 tN''N
! Hil Grocery Company; loss to bulldlng g,
/ $500; insurance. $1,000; loss to stock.
$1,000; no insurance tt Y
II. Hess and Son, two-stoay, fra mo
structure, occupied by them as q depart
ment store: total loss to building and
stock. SIS O00: Insurance. ila,0 600.
Isaac Leyinson. two-story frame butld-
| Ing, owned by Hansford Anderson. occur
MED as a clothing store; loss on building.
! 81 5oO. Insurance, $l,50O, loss to stock.
| sl5 900: Insurance., 5000 a.3s
III. r. coyan estate. frame building, oc-
cupied by Guthrte-Walcott Company.
butchers and general store; loss to build
Ing, $500; insurance, sl,Ooo; loss to stoeksss
| 1900,
Large two-story frame building, owned
by Morgan Treat, and occupied by Mrs.
| G. u, PerkInson as boardingrho ouse : less
10 building, s1,s0o; INSURANCE. 81 900; loss
to household goods. 35Q0i no insurance.
Two-stoyy frame building, owned BY
s.. H Gault; loss to building, $500; In
snranes. 1900; loss sto contentG, A,0oo;
| Insurance, $3.50. 5 3ai 4. tiss5
Tenement house, owned by p Wilk!n,
som and occupied; loss to building. s3, ,6o0i
insurance, sl.o0e
Three-story frame building, owned by
| ~ yyilkinson and known - Roberta x