The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE
N H0PEVElL VILLAGE
LOSSES REACH ALMOST ssS.ooo.oc
Fire Originates From Lamp Being
Overturned i'm Greek shop and
Other Buildings Prove Easy Prey
to Fire.

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TO Fire.
Petersburg. va, July 11.--Ffre
starting from an overturned oil lamp
In a Greek restaurant on Railroad
Avenue, Just east Of the Hopewcll Ho-
near City Point, about o'clock this
morning, resulted In the complete de-
struction Of the restaurant In which
1t started and the following stores:
Mann Produce Company, police head
quarters, j. W. Phillips q Co.. Hatch
er's Restaurant, Booth Brothers store
and several smaller places occupied by
colored tenants, entailing a loss OF
more tina $4,000. on which there was
no insurance.
The buildings all being frame struc-
lures Of a more or less fiinsy nature.
burned rapidly, and one after another
pany succeeded In running lire OF
hose from the plant. some distance
away on the opposite side Of the rail-
road. and checked the progress Of the
flames westward But for the work
of the Dupont Company's force, 1t Is
probable that almost the entire bust
ness district of Hopewell would have
been wiped out.
A number of business men, seeing
that there were little hopes OF saw
ing their buildings, succeeded In re-
moving their stock Of goods to a
place of safety. Thousands OF resi-
dents OF the village crowded about
the scene of the fre, but the spirit OF
disorder exhibited at the Hopewell
fire several weeks ago was not mani
fest. although several negroes were
arrested for footing. The large stocks
of merchandise piled in the street Of
fered q greater temptation than some
could resist. but the merchants hav-
ing learned q lesson upon the occa-
sion Of the hrst fire. guarded their
heaps of wares closely. and squads OF
six men were soon formed for the
protection of goods which had been
saved from the burning buildings.
The burnt district viii be rebuilt at
once.
Mayor Cafnniss Makes Arrests.
Yesterday was the regular semi
monthly payday of the DUPONT Pow
der Company at City Point. and great
throngs Of people crowded the streets
of Petersburg to do shopping and 70
visit moving picture theaters ana
other places Of amusement. The
Il
for such an occasion, there being but
seventeen arrests made by the police.
the larger number OF these being Tor
drunkenness and disorder OF minor
nature.
Mayor Robert Cabaniss about IL
O clock, while on personal Inspection
through the busy section, made what
proved to be among the frst arrests
OF the evening. Becoming q volunteer
policeman, the city's CHIEF executive
arrested j. w. williams on a dfsor-
DERBY charge and marched him up Sy-
camore Street and turned him over TO
Ohicer Pritchett. On account OF the
crowded condition at the police sta
ton, Chief Ragland found 1t neces-
sary before midnight to remove some
of the prisoners to the city jail.
Hlick Returns 6one.@s
Deputy City Sergeant N. I. Blick.
who recetly resigned the ONCE wnicn
he had filled with great efficiency Tor
more than twenty years and later pre-
fsrred charges against Sergeant John
B. Evans, claiming that certain irregu-
Iarities had been practiced In con-
nection with the once. has returned
and taken up his old duties. much TO
the pleasure Of the many friends OF
both the sergeant and his deputy A
special COMMITTEES appointed by Judge
Mullen to investigate the charges re-
ported that they were unfounded and
were preferred without cause.
Dtsposes Of Docket.
Judge Jesse r. West after dfspos-
ing OF the criminal docket of the Prince
George County Circuit Court the past
week. adjourned to hold a special SEES
sion on the third Tuesday In Septem-
her. Among the cases disposed OF
were the following:
A white prisoner named Lewis.
charged with assaulting Mrs. Sommer-
VILE. wife Of Hopeweii business man.
was given sixty days In jail; . white
barber named Porter was given sixty
days on an assault charge and several
negroes pleaded guilty to thsfts COM
mitted at Hopewell, each OF whom
were sentenced TO twelve months in
the penitentiary.
Miss Pattte n Moody,
Following an illness Of about three
weeks, Miss Pattie r. Moody. sister
Of the late George l. Moody, Of this
city. died at the residence OF her
nephew. r. A. Chappell. near Reams.
Dinwiddie County, about noon yester-
day.
20ID8 NAOouy as 6UVot nSfGnty -AOaA
years Of age. a daughter of the late
william and Martha Moody, Of DIM
wilde County. The funeral was con-
Quoted from Old Blandford Church. At
4 O'Clock this afternoon. Rev. L. j.
Phaup. Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church oficiated.
Talks o Dig Ceavention.
Rev. Frsd w. Moore. pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, addressed his
congregation 1t the s:iS o'clock SER
vice this evening on the Inspiration
and work OF the National Anti Saloon
League. whose session he recently at
tended at the big convention In At
lantic City.
TO Run ExcuRsten.
Hsham n. Dyer. the popular Peters,
burg excursionist. had completed arr
rangemsnts for his sixth annual two
day excursio TO the mountains and
Caverns Of Luray. which win be run
on July ~ ana 50. The train leaves
Petersburg 1t s:IS In the morning OF
July - and makes all stops between
Petsrsburw and FArmyills, except Suth-
erland. The fare 10 the same ~ has
always been charged and the usual
large crowd II expected to 80.
Jsant Rlcnfc TuesAny.
The joint picnic excursion Of the
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