The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-25
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR REBU' LDING
Little Time TO BE Lost i'm Re
storing Structures Destroyed
in Big Blaze.
MUCH PRAISE FOR FlREMEN
Ali Firms Burned out Have Is
tablishcd Temporary Head
quarters for Business.

Tho hres OF Wednesday morning by
which TWO large buildings on Cary street.
each occupied by several firms were de-
stoyed. are now "a matter OF history.
though firerrar. wcre still pouring water
into the raihS OF the williams building
yesterday evening. Ail the arms burned
out have secured temporary quarters. and
in several cases business has already been
resumed on some scale.
II is already settled that the Snyder
building recently occupied by the John
son Company and the Southern Paper
Company. viii be rebuilt without delay.
The substantial old struturc IS far from
being total loss. Indeed, the loss on tho
building itself will hardly exceed fifty
par cent IL was unroofcd and the floors
End interior woodwork were destroyed
with the bulk Of the contents The walls.
however. are intact. the first floor IS not
greatly damaged and the w ndOw faciugs
are morally good. u will require but
a snort time 20 make the property habit
able. No definite statement has been
made as 20 the plans OF the owners Of
the Williams building relative TO rebuild
inE. hut II is antic pa.ed that the burned
structure will be replaced by a more
substantial and modern one
Dangerous Fire
The FIRE mt Eleventh and Cary was per-
haps tho more dangerous of the two. in
sJraSice experts regard the block
bounded ny Cary, Tenth. Main and EJev-
cnth Streets as the most dangerous in the
city for a serious fire. ON all four streets
Il is built up with four-story brick and
iron structures. On cary Street Is tho
now four-story building Of the lnterna-
uonal Harvester Company. the building OF
the Southern Bargain House. the Cary
street Annex OF the L. Il. TAYLOR Com
pany and the burned building Beginning
at Tenth and Main are the eight-story
building OF the American National
Bank. freproof. thu four-story build
ing occupied 2by Burk a. Co. anoth-
c. by the Gaus-Rady Company. another
10y insurance Offices, dental rooms and
other firms; tho great importing glass
china, Crockery and silverwaro firm OF
+. i. Taylor Company occupy the next.
which by means 81 bridge runs directly
through the block Beyond that is the
Offices and the big clothing house OF o. d.
Berry. For twO-thirds OF the Main Street
front the buildings are iron-front and
glass construction, which are regarded
10y hrcmen as the most dangerous Of all
buildings not alone by reason OF the la
hiEty OF the fronts TO collapse from heat
bat likewise from the danger OF commu-
nicsting flames 70 all neighb0ring proper
w. The heat II unconhned IN such build
ings and sweeps across streets Further
more. A. IS almost impossible 10 approach
closely enough 70 such burning buildings
70 fight the flames effectively
When the fire in this block was dis
covered. the firemen were exhausted by A
long. hard fght with flames under most
disagreeable conditions. Part OF the ap-
psrHtus was necessary at the first fire, and
so the fun force Of the equipment and
men could not he directed against this
dangerous outbreak.