The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
'LUMSDEN' 5 STORE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Quick Work by Department.
Prevents Destruction OF
Whole Block.
LOSS MAY REACH $4,000
Stock OF Jcwclry Little Hurt i'll
Blaze Which Nece5sitatcd
Second Alarm.

| But for quick and effective work by
the Fire Department iii. entire blocl.
! Of buildings tn Main Street between
! seventh and Eighth. as far back as ~
! tweniy-toot alley. would have been
| wiped out by Tire of unknown origin.
! which started in the store OF T. Lums-
| den Son. Inc, I@i East Main street;
| jewelers. and silvorsmiths, at l2:l2
O'Clock this morning. 1t was not until
! o'clock that the blaze was fully under
control. and half an hour later i, WAS
practically extinyuislgod
The building of Lumsdcn & Son suf-
iercl the most damaE.. while injury
was also done TO the buildings occu-
pred by the :. Galcski Optical Com
| pahy and the Office OF the claim agent
| OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway.
James NJ. Noting, GOlsan * Nash. the
national Cash Register Company and
william H. Pizzini were Slightly dam
aged by smoke and water The dam
age Will probably not exceed Seo. 600.
beiieVcd 10 be fully covered by insur-
ance.
Ono aTnss of Flame.
w non Engine Companies Nos. 3. 4.
and and Truck No. responded
20 the hrst alarm. which was turned In
from Bon 40. 2i3 by officers rraylor
''' '''S''' 'i' entire TOP OF tho build
ing oi Lumsdcn & Son was u mass OF
fame
Assistant Chief Rano lost little time
IN turning in second alarm. which
Drought Companies Nos . q > and
and Truck No. ,, Water from seven
streams was quickly pouring into the
building from the front and rear. As
inc hanles were fought back great
clouds OF smoke issued from the build
ing and spread 10 the adjoining struc-
lures. a one time IL was feared tina,
the whole block would be DESTROYED
but under the direction OF chier
dHynes. VINO responded on the second
alarm. the tircmcn fought q swif, bal
Ito and prevented great property loss
Though the store Of Lumsden & Son
Is almost wreck from water the
most valuable part OF the stock of
:ewelry was not damaged being kept
In big hre2roof vault
Had the fire reached the Offices ot
tile claim department OF the Cheya
peaka and Ohio Halfway. many val
liable records would have been lost.
These Offices occupy tho two ton noors
of the Galesk! Building. which forms
an !. about the buildings which were
in danger, and the two tor floors OF
the Solt!nE building Passages have
been cut between the two buildings.
Lumsdcn building into that OF Noting
the larger Galeski structure would as
suredly have been destroyed.
No Loss to Outsiders.
David T.. Lumsdcn. president OF the
company, was notified and arrived
while the flames were still in eight.
lie was unable TO eivc any accurate
estimate of the loss. but stated that
he was covered to - per cent, OF his
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goods OF every Kind were in the vaults
az the back. Captain William Myers, q
junior member of the nrm. said that
all customers property In the repair
shop had been placed in the safe. so
that there would be no loss to out
sidcrs. The second ana thirG floors of
the Lumsden building We're used as
shop and stockrooms and Alr Lumsdcn
said his heaviest loss would lie IN the
doubt destroyed. together with OK
pcnsivc material
Fire co missioner Robert Lcckv.
Jr. after hurried inspection OF the
buildings. roughly estimated the loss
TO the building at from 5000 10 81 900.
and while it was Impossible to say
what the loss TO stock Had been. it
was not believed that the whole loss
would exceed 100000 to $4,000, both
insurance.
Captain Rus,, of Engine COMPANY ! i
the first 10 reach the scene reported 10
Fire Chisl Joynes that on his arrival
the fire was burning herccly at the
back. and indications point TO an origin
of the hlaze under or on the mezzaninc
floor or landing uscd as the office
From there the flames had worked their
way rapidly UP 10 the roof. Electric
current had hccn cut ont of the build
ing, the switch being located at the
front door. the furnace fire was
banked yesterday morning. Mr.. Lums.
den himself went 10 the store about
midday ana found everything in good
order.
a small fire occurred in the adjoin-
Ing building, occupied by the National
Cash Register Company. on :he third
floor, ana later examination showed that
it had worked its way along wooden
ioists through very thin partition brick
walls.
Assistant; Claim Agent King. OF the