The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
the BURNING.
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NJ. Thomas Alkinso,1's Splendid
Summer Home De- d b
stroycd.
Will REBUILD. AZ ! 4 ONCE 'I''':'|:;
especial u Tho rimss Dispatch, /.

,ssg K f,neclpl q Tho rin,es. Dispatch) Al
DoRDoNsv1LLE VA, Feb. oc rs
4 ands.o the beautiful country home a " "
VI. Thomas Atkinson, q prominent ca]'l-
laiist and tobacconist OF II edmond. was
sstally. destroyed by IRE Sunday morn q =
W about clock, Flow tho IRE orig q t y
* atsd Is not known but II Is thought 7 was p'
saused BY an engine IN tho pl l
Vhicl, was undergoing repairs to prevent
ii aiastcrinv from freezing. Anot heory
N that II vas caused BY rats, q lot o.
! match boxes and trash being FOUND O, tltl pc
4 tween d partltion.
s.Rocklandao was purchased ny MI, 8 III III
h Unison d few years al go VINO mas Y. s,,.o
x epantS many thousands Of dollars N I'M u !
4 srovn,ncr,t q 81, the same The main build
ine was worth about Sic, ooo, and he was va.
adding Il another building 70 y q ~
N aoHtS ~ SO go, both $of5 which together,
WITH the furniture, were en- tlrel yas con
81 a MARROW ESQ APE
Part OF tho building ut he time % 9
Y Nd vas occupied " the men who were re
making the improvement They So q WOKE @ !
a Il md The house ii, flames, mud made
y M rrow escap es, losing all o tlteir. tools.
This wns ono OF the finest and hand SON
y 81 estates IN his Ion OF Virgl nla.5
&i Mr. atkinson and family were In Rich y.
mond ut tho time Mr.. Z lsher,a the to re-
MAJ, went to Richmond early sunday
morning to notify Mr.. Atkinson Of & ms
X loss. returning the same evening With
information that Mr. Atkinson " you'd q 81
4 I've hero wednesday, in company With
IN architect to draw plans for q moth ne r
mare II modern Tx and handsome building,
which Will be begun nj nm early date
5$$ M tkinsor's ~ OBS Is 81 estimated g t!
sa5, COO and his insurance i Is $Eund er-
stood, u is s$l5 O09. q; sii,5st3 i5s I,
sS4 on account OF the many tlres In and
around e ordonsyillc recently, four large
ones within the past two + weeks, muny
Of our citizens are o. tha. opinion. that
they were or inccndlary orig In. 7 his II Is
& hardly probable. VI 3a
FINE OLD PLACE,
a"Rockla nds'' Is ono OF tho best known
country places IN 8V irginia, md ono II @
Z .le handsorncst IN Orange cour1 " when
Is noted for Its handsome country homes
33 Mr. Atkinson had lately determined to
make extensive imprO velnents 70 NJ his
house, and. In fact, the additions nag "a
lbou1 been completed when the Tire 70 TOOK
y place. s 9.jJ55 ~ d ri 81 n 31s "a y VI
had had possession OF the
home for some monthsj and IT only re-
ulaIncd to paper 4 he roo ms to complete
y the improvement. II is said that $4,000
n had been expended. 3 E " N \. sS 3Sg .ga
g on Saturday a ftcrnoon at 3 o clock the
VI Two wa tchrilen who have been 3llvn 81 ~ N
she house were granted q holiday They
s$ltated that tiey5wer careful to put on
In Il fires ~ thin the dwell in nd to SO
Il iii over the house before leaving h
S Tho workmen lived in an old house q
short distance from the main dwelling
Shortly after midnight these men were 81
q ava kened by a great glow, and rushed
Gp,,t to find tho house In fla mes, The =
Clubhouse, lin which they were sleeping.
caught fire and was burnt to tho ground
as well as Roc klands" house proper, Ssh
FIRE BUGS, M, l3|5 IN
# Ii is believed that tho fire is the; work
Sof "firebugs..', for within the last few!
days, Mr.. AIcComb's residence and Mr..
{Clap's stable have been burnt, as well,
as .,Rocklnnds.', All OF these places g re
close together. 9 NJ ,.:fs S2 S5 s5it MI
Mr. Atkinson is In New York. where
me hastened to 500 Mr.. irving. owner 81
"Frascati. "a handsome country place
situated about two miles from Rock
lands On the Somerset Road. I Is Mr.
8Atklnson's purpose TO lease sat' Frascatl'
until he can rebuild N Rockla nds !" .s
MI Mr. Egbert Leigh. Of this city. had had
Il.he refusal OF Frascati, but upon learn
Ing OF Mr.. Atktnson's misfortune, hast
sned to offer him the use OF the nearby
county seat as y 2s3f
a FINE ESTATE.
s ,.Rocklnnds'. is tho estate next to
cameron Lodge. owned by Colonel
Alexander Cameron, III Of this city II
commands grand View OF the noun
and is one OF the show places OF the
/ State. is54 # 5 s58 sj$
ll Mr. Atkinson has given great attention
ito the breeding OF horses. and has got
ton together a fine lot OF brood ma res, /
and will breed sires. Syerela or his thor
oughbrcd colts have now good races on
Il the turf. VII 81 isi IS 81.
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