The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-25
NEWS AND OBSERVER
PLANT is DESTROYED
Secretary of the Navy Daniels's
Newspaper Suffers Loss of
100000 by Fire.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch. ]

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Raleigh, n. c.. April 24.-Fire to-
'iishe conn ietely destroyed the hand
some four-story building of tho Ra-
leigh News and Observer, tho build,pr
and contents. valued at about SIM mo
oeihs almost total loss. with some.
,n'ns like 90 per cent insurance protec.
,ion. Josephus Daniels, Secretary a,
me me United states Navy. is the princi
p pf. owner OF the plant. The News and
horne in 1907. The loss in eo'a, Iapped
With ,xnl"a co,on fine fine four-deck Hoe press.
plant. stereotypinB
q /, about 'ns. -. all that was. saved from thu
mailing list and the books Of The b, rhe
ne, ness ofice, which were thrown Tito
force had a G9rore the business ONCE
10 ESt out of the place The big pres
Year Year" ,n nas n neei N in seryite scarcely a
ma no, have gotten into the Press
ION WIN enough force to warn or
oa.mniaSe II otherwise. VI
~, me origin OF the fire Is n,r.
,rh he alarfl was given about ociori,
t ime nan names were then bursting through
o op1diinS or doors leading into the ss'.
1 ,h. Story front turned the flames i,
the busi,essh ana came near catching
I,enrS BaGley and a number OF vo,1nt.
T Moiheh ana other employees at thejII
1T is thought the FIRE startea r. a..
ni re- room IN the basement and worked
/ the unna w me rear elevator shaft to
The night force of the ri pIa1 5Hs co before
a oan;, thiS accounting for ali Tho ro oi.
except FOR the janitor. who syas ",a ..n'
ims ,i ho AFTER carpenters who had eariier
OF the ,i nay lad flooring on a section
tha re o,s says the flames burst through
onds eifG r shaft. all in a few sec.
ing Inc in, me basement. and that dur
business office and give the niarn 10 ,n1
t thGn G siimb the stairs back to lie
80 Increased that he was barelS nt,Ia
10 make his way through The stoni'e
pacK 10 The street floor "o"o
me hre department WAS handic,n,,s
XIX ~ hSmdins the i!aines. Soon after The
nthie s nre pressure was turned on a.
!unning into the city and snnni,. .i,.
,ne Tower burst and the departn,nmi
s MAS hereafter dependent on the wnter
stored In the tower to combat ~
Extending alongside the New. and
Ppintine PI1H,ldinE els is the f. NJ uzzeli
stores. and for while great Volumes
OF of th dme ss PLAYED upon the side wall
inside only by the massive metal sb,,t
ters TO the windows. '"u'
scarcely had the flames been put out
before business Manager Eaxlev had
temporary business office open two
Go9rS further down the street in the
Kaleigh apartment building. and ia
Evening Times plant and sever, ', az
me other printing houses were being
utilizcd In getting out the Issue of
IN" News and Observer for TSridnv
morning. which Will tell its own story
OF the fire and carry full news service
secretary OF the Navy Josephu,
DANIELS. president OF the News and
CbserYer Company. was Informed Of
the IRE NJ the Associated Press ban
quct In New York a few minutes be-
fore he delivered an address He will
arrive in Raleigh tomorrow after
sons were leaving the baseball CANA
between Raleigh and Durham teams,
ana all these watched the spectacuiar
el-shape.