The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-03

especial TO The kichmonu Virslhiah.l
PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. B.
Fire Quilted a large section Of the
business portion OF Sycamore
street this morning, entaAing n
loss Of about half u million dol
lars. Tx. buildings and contents
were burned:
Rosepstock n CO., dry goods.
Wood WesdbrOOk. dry goods.
New York Clothing Go.
j. q. James, shoes, Chamber of
COmmerye.
f. II. TYtmus, jeweIer.
r. S. BeCkWith q Co.. sutton
ers.
Mrs. III. E.. Elleasworth, MILL
merry.
Appomattox Trust Co.
WhitelpOr1le a. Seoggin>. dry
goods.
Several Law Offices
The fire originated IN the store
a ROsenstock & Co by O'Clock
this morning the hre was under
control. Richmond sent aia 10
Petersburg.
Figures Not Obtainabie.
7, ia ,,,noss,rla m sacure many da-
,,ras ragardiny tha loss ana insurance.
4 mamhar ~ the arm ~ Rosenstock-
Hrna sa;d ,ha firm carried Insurance.
70 cnnsiderabIe amount hut ne
could not say now mueh The Rosen-
.tocL stock was estimated to be worth
ssa ana a.. r,rrs Tha r 8 Beck
win .,a.tanar. stared his marnins
,hat thara was ,rsuranc. an his stock.
but the a amount could NOT he kuown
now Mr.. TYtnus. the ieHaler. stated
that his loss would be about So, 1000.
Mr.. ]. e. Whitehorne, of the firm OF
Whitehorne & Scoggns. when asked
in regard to the loss, stated that their
firm carried a stock OF about $4,000.
and that the loss WAS partly covered
by an insurance of about SIS, 900. Mr.
John T. Pace. manager of the New
York Clothing Company, stated that
the loss to them would be about S4o,-
600. with an insurance of about S22.-
coo.
Had Good Headway.
The department responded with
three engines and nook and RAIDER,
truck and water tower Streams we're
got on the building IN q very Re"
minutes but II was eNioeht from inc
start that II was not possinie To save
~ Witnih ten minutes OF the dine
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Chamber or commerce Goes.
The Champer OF commerce buila-
ing. in which Is located the Appomat-
tox Trust Company. the ofaees OF
the Chamber ana lawyers and insnr-
ance oinees' eaush' AT 10. me
names made quick work or II IN
nlteen minutes from the Tune the
names appeared on the ROOF or top
moor the building was wrapped In nre
and toIal loss
Inc nre stopped its way north AFTER
the Cnamoer OK commerce was burn-
ed. II looked LOT some time az
though the large store OF Eigenbrun
bros.. ciotniers. ADJOINING the Cnam-
Der OF Commerce building. would
burn. but II was saved by the hardest
KIND q WORK. among those VINO
had on1ces In the chamner OF Com
merce building were MI william r.
Mckenney, the Jackson-Snepherd
Lumber Company and Mr., shumack,