The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18
'THRE HOUSES
Make A ! BIG BLAZE 4 [:
The Fire Department Answers
Promptly and Save Two
Buildings From Ruin.
SAD LOSS OF TWO CHILDREN
Boy Follows Sister to the Grave.
The Death OF Mrs.
Wcisiger,
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.
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No Ill. Hull Street. X
All alarm of fire was sent iii yesterday
evening at 6:15 o'clock from Tan Yard
Bottom, where three frame houses, be.
longing to q colored man, had caught
fire and were in Il roaring blaza at the
time Of the cali. In moment w. y.
Smith had the fire engine out and speed
ing up the street When the department
arrived, tho roof Of one house had fallen
in. and tlie' building was burning furious
. Isl This house was almost completely
wrecked, but the two adjoining houses
were saved by the prompt efforts Of tho
department force.
1t is not known what the dnn,nge 49, or
whether the buildings were Insured
An unfortunate occurrence was the
injury OF Mr. Walter Smith. He had
jumped from the wagon TO aid In con-
Meeting the hose with tho water plug,
whom the horse started 10 move. In an
attempt to secure the reins, he foil, and,
on rising and catching hold Of The reirs.
was jammed IN between the wagon and
a large chimney stack. The pressure In
jured his back and hips, and he had to
be relieved. Ho was taken to his home,
where he was treated by Or. Rucl1cr.S 1ie
was suffering considerably Las. night, but
his condition is not regarded as serious. a
Children Die Together.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. strupe, living OH
the Petersburg turnpike, four or five
miles from Manchester experienced a
sad loss yesterday in the death of8two
OF their children. n t.tsSSst
Opal, the fourteen-year-old daughter,
died at II a.. NJ. and IN half all hour she
was followed by Stanley, aged eighteen
years. Both children were stricken with
typhoid fever. The afflicted parents have
but one child left b,
The funeral will take place Saturday.
but the arrangements have not yet been
completed.
Mrs. sarah Anne weisiger died yes
tcrday morning at about o'clock In her
home IN Porter. near Fifteenth Street
She had contracted typhoid pneumonia,
and was i'll about ten days. She Is sur
vivcd by her husband. Josiah W.sNNeisi-t
ger, two children, Miss Helen and Charles
Wetsiger: six brothers, George Christo7i
pher, Philip, David. Jonathan and John:
Jones, and By one sister, Mrs
J. .. UtZ. 2as5 8 G5
i Mrs Weisiger was a native OF Chester
field county. but had lived in Manches-
ten, for number OF years. She was an
active member Of Central Methodist
Church. and wa one Of the most earnest
and Influential Of that conservation
The funeral will take place this after
noon a ESQ O. clock from Central A1ctho-
dist Church The&pall-beal ers will be:
Actlve-R. G. Broaddus, B. NJ. Robert
son. z. 7. Il Du Val, George Paul. C..sT.a
Durkert and r. NJ. Mangrar1. :4 ss ~ \
Honorary--Willia,n L. Clopton A.sD !,
DR.. E. T. Rucker and Morton.
Graves.
Bricker-Tyson
Miss Mabel Tyson and Mr.. Chester
Bricker were married Wednesday in
by Rev Mr.. schrades. The
bride is the daughter Of A. B. Tyson,
and the bridegroom is the son OF +. A.
OF Chesterfield county Mr.. and
Mrs. Bricker will make their home at
No. 51116 NfcDonough Street.
3.a Personals and Briefs.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Martin and Mr.,
r. d. Wilkinson are visiting In Powhatan
county. tf
ar Stanley Archer. OF West Fifteenth
Street who has been i'll for some time,
is Improving.
Mr.. W. a. wrightsell. who has been
on several days hunting trip returned
yesterday with a large bag OF game.
Mrs r. ID Wilkinson left Wednesday
to visit friends in Powhatan county.
Mr.. u. L. Robinson Is on a visit and
hunting trip in buckingham county.
Mr. b. NJ. Rudd's wife. who was very
III for some time. is somewhat better.
Mr., Edward Gallagher, OF the United
States navy, Is on a twelve days, y fur-
Tough visiting his parents, tTi4,.t We