The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-10
BUSINESS HOUSE IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
DAMAGE TO AMOUNT OF ABOUT
$4,000 SUFFERED ny II. II.
O'kENNON.
HONOR WAR HEROES
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED IN
CoCKADE CIrY-NEGR0 ARREST
ED, CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY
ROBBERY.
Virginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building, Room 81

Virginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building. Room 31S.
PETERSBURG, VA. June g.
About 1:15 o'clock this afternoon
just as a number of Sycamore street
merchants were closing their stores
on accoun OF Memorial day exercises
at Blandferd cemetery, the large,
three-story brick store at the corner
of Sycamore and Franklin streets, &C.
cupied by r.. Fl. O'Kennon, was found
to be on fire. The fire was first dis
covered by one Of the clerks, and
the alarm was given Immediately. Mr..
O'kennon was not in the store at the
time the fire was discovered, and did
not know nat his stores were burn
ing until informed by q friend on the
street. He rushed to the scene at
once, and ordered all the clerks and
customers to leave the burning build
Ing. In an incredibly short time the
whole building seemed or fire from
the basement to the roof. 1t was m
possible on account of the dense
smoke. to at first, determine whether
the fire originated In the basement
or on n Of the floors above. but it
was later discovered hat 1t was In
the basement, the flames being COM
municated to the floor above through
the elevator shaft. How the fire
started is not known. The furnace
is located in the basement, but there
had been no fire in the building for
several weeks. Mr.. O'Kennan Is of
the opinion that some n passing
along Franklin street inadvertently
through the cellar cap. Mr.. OXEN
non moved his department stores
from lower Sycamore into this uild
ing above seven months e. He
! carried a stock valued at from $40 900
TO $4,000, on which he carried about
SIS 5000 insurance.
The building which Is one of the
[ largest brick structure on Sycamore
street. is owned by John O'Connor,
4 and the loss is thought to be covered
by insurance.
Petersburg observed Memorial Day
today, the anniversary of the defeat
OF Kautz's cavalry by a party OF men
too Did or infirm, and boys too young,
to go to war, who stationed them
selves at the ctty's gates June 9.
1864. and saved the city from cap
ture by n force in number greatly SUI
perior to that of the handful of de-
tenders. In celebrating the day prac-
tically all the merchants closed their
: places Of business. and the Confed-
crate veterans Of A. p. Hill camp, the
Sons of Veterans. Daughters of the
Confederaey and members of the La
dies Memorial association had appro-
I pirate exercises at. cemetery hill in
Blandford. The orator of the day
was Rev. f. P. cambridge. rector OF
st. Paul's Episcopal church. The
graves Of the Confederate dead were
decorated with wreaths. flags and
flowers. The exercises followed 8
parade from A. p. Hin Camp hall
or Tabb street to the cemetery, In
: which the veterans. SONS OF Veterans
Petersburg Grays and Boy Scouts took
l part. The music for the marching
was by the A. p. Hill Camp drum
corps and the Junior Memorial drum
corps.
!. Mrs. Weiss Ill.
Information has been received here
of the serious illness at her home, III
Emporia, of Mrs. Alma Weiss, wife OF
jeff Weiss. Mrs. Weiss who is q
daughter OF John Livesay. of Liberty
street. this city. was suddenly para
lyzed and has since been unable &c
, speak or move. A specialist and nurse
were telegraphed for from Richmond
Long Wanted Negro Found.
lessee Elan, colored. for whom the
police have been in search for severa,
months, was arrested Saturday after,
moor by Detectives Eanes and Heelan
OF this city. IN the charge OF high
way robbery in Dinwiddie county. The
robbery occurred the latter part OF
February.
Chas. Kemna. while returning home
from Petersburg. was held up, assault
ed, beaten and robbed of $50 by two
negroes. OHM Young, one of the as.
sailaafts, was arrested soon afterwards
and at the March term of the CirAui,
court of Dinwiddie was convicted and
sentenced to eighteen years in the
p~enitentiary, which he is now serv-
ing. After his conviction Young gave
the information that Jesses ELAN was
the leader in the robbery.
Rain W Damage.
The heavy rain of aSturday did
considerable damage, throughout the
~Southside. The property of Harve,
Seward, at walnut HILL" which he ii
getting in shape for building. wal
damaged by a considerable washout
1t will require nifty laberers severa
days to repair the damage. Crops
were damaged more or less in the
adjacent counties, by being beater
down and washed out.
Death OF an Infant.
Hildred Murrell, the infant daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.. Fowler
died at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon at the residence of her parents
No. 8 Court street. Ettrick. The flu
neral was conducted from the resi-
dence at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
} George w. Watkins, pastor of the Ell
trick NJ. r. church, offlciated. In
terment was a in Ettrick ceme-
terry.
FunyAal of Annie Upton.
The funeral of little Annie l.. Tip
ton was conducted from Memorial M
e. church at 3:3o o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended:
Rev. L. c. Moore, the pastor, officiated'
and the following acted as %pallbear-
ers: Floy Andrews. Guy Wilkerson'
Carey Wells and Wilmer Reams.
Invitations Recalled.
The invitations to the marriage OF
Edward David Mcdowell and Miss
Annie Mfnetree Pyne have been re-
called on account of the illness of the
prospective groom. Mr.. Mcdowell, is
suffering an attack OF fever at the
Petersburg hospital. His condition Is
not serious.
Miss Andrews Removed.
Miss Katie Andrews. who recently
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at tho Petersburg hospital, was
removed to her home, In West Wash
ingtpn street yesterday, much i'm
proved.
Waiting Her Parents.
Miss Reba Alice Brown. the daugh-