The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-05
BIC FIRE !
FIRE DEPARTMENT OID GOOD WORK
Other Houses Ssvsd-rhs Loses. Insw'
ance, Etc.

Thursday night about O'Clock, when
| the fire alarm sounded, the town was
thrown into great c0mmotlon. The
excitement increased when lew mo-
mepts later the sky was lurid with light,
flames ran high aud sparks were flying
In the cir. The fire started la the large
warehouse building, corner OF Princess
Anne ami Frederick streets, Just south oil
the r.. +. Il p. x. X
The fire department responded prompt
ly and people Fl jcs,d To the scene nom
oil pafts Of tbs city. The Il imes made
such Roadway that the building WAS soon
gwen I'D and attention directed TO near
by structures. which the fire department
succeeded in saving. The small brick
house lust north OF the warehouse, occu-
Died by John Childs, colored, was also
burned. Both bulldogs were the proper
" OF Mr. II. Curtis Biscoe. frame
dwelling house In rear OF the warehouse
wned by Miss Virginia Ellis and occu-
Died by airs. John Sacrey, was also col-
sumed Another frame building ten feet
away. belonging to DR.. J. Garnett King,
was damaged, but saved.
Mr.. Dorsey w. Bryant conducted a
store ia the warehouse building ami his
stock was lost
Mr.. J. IL. Blscoe, father OF II G. Biz
coe. had a large number OF agricultural
implements, bugges aud wagons stored
in the warehouse, aud the Frederick
burg Canning Co. had about 600 cases
OF canned tomAto 8 In the building
John Childs saved his furniture, but
lost $S5 IN cash, which he bad in his
home.
The fire RACED iuriously Tor two hours
and sparks and even chunks OF fire Tell 10
every direction for blocks around. II
was remarkable that the fire was con-
fined to the building destroyed. II the
wind bad been blowing, a large portion
of the town might have been burned
The fire d. partment did most effective
work and the Il Nv OF water was iull aud
strong.
THE INSURANCE.
MILO Bscoe estimates his loes at
81. 800, with 81, 500 Insurance on the
ware house with the Jones l. Cole agency
and $500 on the brick building with
Smith < Swift.
Mr.. }. II. Biscoe's loss on stock Is estl-
mated at 50 600, with $4,000 Insurance
$1,000 with Chichester To and
81 900 with Jones 4 Cole.
There was no Insurance. on tbs tfeder-
icksburg Canning Co 3 canned goods,
which were valued at 81 600.
Mr.. Bryant had $3.50 Insurance on bis
stock with Smith X Swift
Miss Ellis house was insured with A
B. Bolts 4 Co. for $500. Mrs SAcrey,
the tenant. saved her furniture.
o. NJ. Armstrong; building. Z. IL Ken
nedy's building, occupied by Is. j. Mar
shall, and Il Z. Smiths building, occu-
pied by c n. Kennedy. were all dan
aged. Insured with A b. Bolts X 70
A. l. Layton, who occupied a portion
OF the Armstrong building, lost his inrni-
ture. No insurance.
SECOND ALARM
Shortly after the people lett the scene
and before many Of them reached home,
there was another alarm OF fire. it was
10 a building owned by Mrs. John L.
Knight and occupied by jennie Coleman.
colored, one block AMI hall no'th Ui
the burned buildings. on Princess Anne
Street. The blaze shot out OF TIRE root,
but as soon as the Are department. tn ned
the hose on 1t was quickly exti0gui he'd
1t Is not known how the first fire origi-
mated. The second one was eau ei by
sparks from the first fire.
The building occupied by ". I Arm
strong. Shepherd Bro house and the
Gravstt csrriage shop also caught from
sparks, but the fire was prouply t1tin.
guishsd I'm each case with buckets OF
water by watchers.