The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24
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Issued from the smollderlng ruins until
"a late hour. bat a watch was kept %
stay tie course ~ the flames should
they burst olt anew. and. - necessary.
90 turn in the alarm.
After the injury % A~ssistant-Chiec
shaw Captain o.. r. WIS.,. az Company
SO. 3 acted rs chief and Captain r.
IT. Fgg. az Company 40. 2. as assistant
chief.
Shows Appreciation.
The following letter. addressed 10 The
Richmond Fire Department by Messrs.
HarVood Bros. enclosing their check for
$500 for tho Fircmen's Reihf. AssSra-
t.or. was yesterday evening handed 20
L. $ Jones. secretary Of the fire de-
pArtrneut.
We beg % congratulate YOU and your
men on tnc splendid manner in which
they handled the fire which visited the
Publishing Company and the Southern
Paper COMPANY. opposite dGr place OF
business. this morning.
Your men surely worked faithfully
aud herolcsdly az this Hre. and deserve
much praise Tor the able manner in
whicn they handled the same. ~tondning
h. % uis ore building.
"As "A slight token ~ our appreciation
~ thor efforts VIC beg % hand you
herewith our check for $500 c0r tho
benefit - the Fremeu's Relief Fund.
"Hichwond is 20 Dc highly congratu-
lated on its splendid and efficient fire
department. than which there is none
better anywhene. We beg - remain,
Yours very truly.
HARDWOOD BROS.
january D.. 1907"
Secretary Jones turned the check over
20 the Firem,ns Relief Association.
DIV Kiln Burned.
About two hours after the IRE had
started 40 the corner OF Ninth and Main
Streets. au alarm was turned ~ from
box a.. situated az No. 1ool East Byrd
street 4 large pile lying between the
main buildings OF the W. +. W%hitehurst
Lumber Company had become ignited.
supposedly by the sparks from the WI
hams building. Ia a few seconds the
sparks had been blown across 20 the dry
Ing kiln. about twenty feet away. and
both places were soon burning. Engine
companies 4. 6 and l0 We're transferred
70 answer this alarm. but the blaze was
well under way when the hremen rcache
u prevent the progress Of the blaze 20
more dangerous points.
The kiln and its contents were destroy
ed and after the fire had been gotten
under control. engines companies 4 and 6
were transferred 10 Eleventh and Cary
fNAff'NNr i4fAf TIE NFl"Al Al4lllA was tA MN4 X
on the building occupied by the Southern
Paper Company and the Bedford Paper
and Pulp Company.
Mr.. W. J. Whitehurst was seen yes
terday afternoon. and he stated that his
loss would any from between $3.50 and
S2cO. There was no insurance on the
kiln. as insurance on drying ulns and
lumber piles IS prohibitive.
Blaze Seen in Country.
Hn
the FIRE at Ninth and Cary Streets Tues
day night that. the blaze could De- OBJ
served az a great distance in Henrico
county Many county people were awak-
cued by the fare Of the letp!ng flames,
the whole sky o. the south and west
being lit up ia a glory OF fame
billowy smoke. one who saw It sale
that the flames appeared to leap far
up into the sky. overlapping the sur
rounding buildings. which could be OBJ
served limned against the white torrents
OF seething smoke. II seemed as though
half the city were afre. and many were
surprised that the several fires were IL
fact confined 10 such small areas.