The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24

the finest schooIbook library in the South.
Mr.. p. T. NorSsll. the editor of the pub
fishing company, said last night that he
was quite uneasy about q number of VAL
liable manuscripts which had been sub
mitted to the company for publication,
several of which had been accepted, and
which were kept in small safe IN MS
office. This safe had gone down with
tho general wreck, but he hoped the con-
tents would not be greatly damaged. 1t
will be several days before 1t will be
possible to get at the contents of this
safe.
The, Southern Paper Company's off,
cals had not arranged for suitable
warehouse last night but said that sat
isfaetory ARRANGEMENTS mad peen MADE
forssflllihg all orders. and that ship
msnsi would be made direct from the
factory until they can settle in COM
Portable quarters.
History of Old Building.
The burned building was the proper
ty of the Virginia Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, and was known as
snyder Power Hail. having been built
hyssAsa Snyder & Co, in 1872. The con-
struction was of the heaviest charac-
ter as the walls show to-day. and was
first used for, iron casting and foundry
| purposes by Snyder & Co.
When Snyder & Co. failed in 1875,
| the building was bought in by the Vir-
ginia Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany for $4,000, and has since been
owned by them. 1t has had number
of uses, being occupied by the Post
Office Department for over year.
J while the government building was be-
| ing enlarged.
! The building stood So by IA feet, four
| floors of brick construction, with slate
/ roof, and the interior woodwork YVES OF
! the heaviest grade of machine construc-
! ton In later years the building was
used first by Simons G. birmingham. 18th
/ ographers, and later by DreWry, Hughes
[ & Co.. as wholesale dry goods house
| Colonel William Fl. Palmer president of
| the Fire and Marine Company, said yes
terday that the building was, reinsured
in other companies for about $4,000. and
while it could not be definitely stated
until the walls We're examined. Colonel
| Palmer thought that this would almost
cover the loss. If the old walls are found
to be firm. and can be used again, the
officials of the Fire and Marine Company
thought that the interior of the building
could be reconstructed in from sixty to
ninety Gays.
Neighboring Property Saved.
Owing to the good efforts of the fire
department and the presence Of good iron
Ire-ShutterS, the ntiSliDoIS suffered Dul
little. The E. B. Taylor Company, whose
warehouse adjoins the burned building
on the west, was slightly scorched about
the windows, and some little water found
its way in.
4 Very little crockeryware was dam
aged, however, although the fire depart
y ment carried its lines of hose through
1.-THE building. o. II. Berry & Company,
who adjoin'3the burned building on the
north added iron iire-shutters only last
! month, following a scorching from the
Gallego mills fire, and these shutters
were promptly dropped into place on the
Y first alarm and kept closed during the
morning. The t1remen drenched the out
side OF the building. but no damage was
reported. nor was the printing plant OF
,, the Everett Waddey Company appre-
Gladly damaged, although the front OF
, the building was somewhat scorched.
The Southern Manufacturing Company
, will probably have some slight water
damage, and their building may be
somewhat damaged about the roof.
Mr. White, the manager. said. however
I, that the damage. If any, was very slight