The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24
A BLAZE ! ! / !. |. N
PETERSBURG.
Splendid Work of the FirelnetS
Prevented Serious Con-
flagratiot.
THELo AND INSURANCE
Cause ofsttie Fire Is Not Known VII
Supply Liens Against Pas 4
senger and Power Co.
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PETERSBURG, Az, July Ss.---''Vl hat
threatened to be very large and serious 70 y
IRE on Old street, at the foot OF sye'a a.
more street, at an earl hour this morn ! n
ing, was prevented by the prompt ana ! ~
efficient work Of tho IRE department me an =
alarm was turned In from box 70 at S;o ~
"a Nj. and the several companies inlme g
diatcly responded.
The block Of buildings extending from
Old Market Square to he Dunlop to o a.t,s
factory is occupied almost entirely ny J,
hay, Sruin and provision brokers, an q
whom 4 had n large 81 81 ck In we lon z,
storage warehouses extending from ON o ~
to pike Streets and &c hief Farley says
that when he arrived on the scene 's' ~. -
prospect was very Nominous =, !, I, ~. F.
Fire was first5 discovered In the building u! ~
No. ii Old street, Immediately adjoining
4, Heath and Company, rented by =
them for storing hay and grain, OF when NC !,
former article they had three hundred
tons In stock. AS the walls OF these
buildings were scomparatively thln, ING =
flames quickly spread to the nlain, otilce y
OF Heath and Company, on one slde,- anu anu
ina store Of Nelson Morris and Com
many. an agency OF the big Chicago PACK
ing house sof1s the other. Several ba rreis
Of cottonseed: OIL were stored in the cell
lar Of one ofitheso buildings, and proving =,
Supon such cop1Hustibles ms. hay, grain
ana soil the fire ra ged II ercely for some
time but was confined A to these three
buildings, with he except NJ OF Il SONS l
side Of Messrs. Heath and Company, o PC
cupied by Mr.. Patrick Raftery, COM
mission merchant q N
TEE CAUSE ITNIlNONFN 3Si4s
The IRE originated In the storage house
No ii. used by r. +. Heath and Cons
mans. but its cause is unknown. Gap car
tain John r. Patterson 8 m ercf1and ne !. pro.
kera ge office was on the 4 first floor q
tie building, and the oil in the cellar be-
slonred5to the Southern Cotton OIL Com.
pany, who had All nsura nee lof s. ,o,O on
their stock, which will about cotVer85their
loss. Captain Patt Is l9ss WAS very
small. iS.rj az, y III ..yf
Thomas III Y Woody, 4 and va 81 fully In
sured Nressrs. r. r.. Heath and Com \ panya
lose about 5000 on st took, wi It'll Ean9lns sur
4ance OF $4,000 The building owned t ana :!
occupied by the Nelson Morris Company
was also completely Quilted by the fire,
and their stock destroyed They are IN IN
sured .in4 Chicago companies, and the ex-
act amount Of loss has not yet been as
5certaired@ Tho building containing the
main Offices of sMessrs. Il! r. II tn ana
companySis owned by NJ IS ma 4. Boiling q
and is fully insured S. Mr. r. tricksSSF 4 AZ
stery,s stock was much damage by smoke
and ater. $but$the loss lis oyeredh BY IN
surance rhe oss ]. the FIRE ls
from So, 400 10 $50, Coo. !. ildings were
insured the Ny l'sofl Ricf-
tnlond. t{Ss IL ss5 RI Il.
d The IRE department t. remained at work
until nearly 3 Ole ockS this a fternoon s5s
Il Il Til b IIU sTl
F The civil docket was cal led int the FItst-
5fnRs Court Il his morning nd II I'll cases
until the Sep tembe Il I'm, with
the exception or sthe & cas- 6 s,of sur
ton vs,ssyv II. n Zane, WHICH was set for
trial .pn Augus 1st. II. n "a. n
3 Chrlstta SCI enceg services are. held here
5regnlarly &eyery Sunday, al tern Don and are
we'll attended. d. ~ lSg55 tfsf
s Supply liens tinua to ~ filed against
the virginia and Power. Com ON
Spany. SO far fort y ia ye; be en lied. a s.
gregating abou 500 Z
The. eat picnic 70,
day Ellegsl te on
the Atlanti Z Coast eEi Is - ailroad, near
town s;is1t,.
n bl va.