The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
BOX BOARD PLANT
WIPED OU1 BY FIRE
Spectacular Blaze on Southside
Attracts Big Sunday Night
Crowd.
IN BUSINESS MANY YEARS
Established Before War-Night
Fireman Hurt Escaping
From Building.
/ BUSINESS MANY YEARS

The plant Of the Manchester BOARD
and Paper Company. Inc. on the old
canal. near First Street South Rich
mond. was totally destroyed BY hre
last night. entailing loss estimated at
not less than $4,000. Stanley Reed
secretary-treasurer Of the company.
said II was impossible for him to give
any idea OF tho approximate loss. but
that the plant was well covered by
Insurance.
The blaze was said to have started
from q small FIRE which had oeen
kindled near the boiler sheds J. W.
Glasco. a night fireman. OF Highland
SPRING.. was asleep on the SECOND
floor OF the main building. and barely
escaped with his life BY climbing from
q rear window. down rope fashioned
from several bags tied together. when
almost halfway down he lost MS grip
and fell to the ground His only IN
Jury was q sprained ankle.
Discovered BY Watehman.
The Are was discovered by G. w.
Booth. a Waterman for l. J. Smith &
Co. Knowing that Glasco was In the
building, he ordered q Waterman from
the Standard Paper Company to turn
in an alarm from Box No. 613. First
and Hull Streets. while he ran 10
awaken Giasco.
The flames had gained great head
way when engine company. NO. -. re-
sponded- When Assistant Chief Rano
arrived he directed Electrical Inspec-
tor Bowry to turn in a second alarm,
and engine companies. Nos. and I
responded No. truck responded to a
special call
The City Hospital ambulance. with
DR.. o. c. Page in charge. was sum
moned to treat Glasco, but the sur
geons attention was barely needed.
Fireman NJ B. Nash. Of company No. 4,
was slightly hurt about the thish
when several bricks from a falling
wall tumbled on him. He was able &c
return to his duty In a few minutes.
Could Not BE Saved.
From the start it was seen that II
was hopeless to save the paper mill.
and the hremen directed most Of their
energy in preventing the flames from
spreading to the Standard Company's
plant. less than a hundred feet away.
The fre was q spectacular one. With
the heavens a rosy glow. myriads OF
sparks flying upward. and the refiec-
ton upon the waters OF the James
River. the sight was a wonderful one
when viewed from the Free Bridge and
similar vantage points. Thousands OF
people gathered to see It They lined
the rivers shores. the bridge and
f;oclted into the Southern Railway
yards.
Hull Street and Forest Hill cars were
taxed to their utmost capacity In car
rying the throngs to and from the
north and south sides
The blaze was discovered at
o'clock, and had burned itself out by
midnight.
In Business Many Years.
This plant was one Of the first paper
mills in the South II was manufac-
turing writing paper before the War
Between the States. when IL was neces-
sary to obtain water by means Of d
" OGDEN pipe line from Holly Springs
Chesterfield County II was partly
damaged by fire in 1885. when the
plant of the Rich mond Cedar Works
adjoining, was destroyed. In 1899 az
ice gorge in the river carried away a
portion. which was rebuilt
The company. Of which Warne,
Moore is president, is engaged in. tn.
manufacture Of paper box boards.