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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
hammond Wing Of April 4,
1885. Gives Graphic Descrip-
ton Of Evacuation and Burn
Ing Of City.
ELLIS OF EXCITING
SCENES OF APRIL 8
4ty "Weltering In a Sea Of
Fire" While Frantic Mob
Filled Streets -Furniture
and Other Wares In Mud.

The following account Of the evacua-
u OF Richmond and of the. fire APP
nfed in the Richmond Whig, April
ASS:
The evacuation Of Richmond COM
nced In earnest Sunday night. closed
daylight on Monday morning with
terrific conhagra alton. which was
ndled by the Confederate authorities
Antonly and recklessly applying the
ech to Shockoe Warehouse and other
fldings In which was stored a large
Antity Of tobacco. The fire spread
pidly and II was sometime before
Are brigade could be gotten to
rk. 4 fresh breeze was blowing
IN the South. and the IRE swept
IT great space In an incredible short
kce Of time. BY noon the flames had
knsformed into a desert waste that
ftion Of the cNy bounded between
zenith and Fifteenth Streets from
An Street to the river. comprising
main business portion. We can
I'm no estimate at this moment of
number OF houses destroyed. but
~ win certainly number 500 or 500.
&c present We cannot do more than
nmerAte some of the more prominent
3Aings destroyed. These include
Bank OF Richmond. Traders Bank.
NIX OF the Commonw ealfh, Bank of
hGtnia. Farmexs' Bank. all the bank
houses. the American Hotel, the
umbian Hotel, the Enquirer build
on Twelfth street. the Dispatch
ce and sob rooms, corner OF Thir-
nth and Main Streets: all that block
buildinEs known as Belvin's Block.
J Examiner offfce, engine and ma
3nery rooms: the Confederate Post
3co Department building, the State
nrthouse. a hne old building sit
Eed On Capitol Square at its Frank
Street entrance: the Mechanics In
tute. vacated by the Confederate
ties War Department. and all the
idinss on that square up to Eighth
vet and back to Main Street: the
hfederate Arsenal and Laboratory.
benth Street.
ke sunrise on Monday morning Rich
md presented q spectacle that We
- never to witness again. The last
the Confederate officials hsd gone;
air was lurid with smoke and
ne Of hundreds of houses weltering
. sea of fire.
he streets were crowded with flu
lure, and every description of wares,
phed down to be trampied In the
q or burned up where IL lay. All
government storehouses were
fown omen and whas could not be
ttGn of by the government was
to the people. who everywhere
rad of the flames rushed in and
Jared immense amounts OF bacon,
thing. boots. etc.
gexf to the river the destruction OF
bperty has been fearfuily complete,
DAnville and Petersburg railroad
bots. and the buildings and shedding
8ched thereto. For the distance OF
q = mile from the north side of
IN Street to the river. and between
kh2h and Fifteenth Streets. embrace
! upward OF twenty blocks, presents
waste Of smoking ruins. blackened
lln and broken chimnies.
Aftor the surrender of the city and
0ccupation by General weitzel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
CONFEDERATE. REUNION
WILL BE MEMORABLE ONE
Richmond aud Virginia Expect TO Make Half Century
niversary Meeting of Veterans Greatest In
History Of Organization.

tails of the parade. which will be
along Monument Avenue In the re-
gion of the several statues of Con-
federate heroes and near where the
cornerstone Of the Stonewall jackson
statue is to be laid during the re-
union exercises. He. said that he ex-
pected to have all the automobiles
and carriages needed and that these
Will be covered with flowers and Con-
federate emblens. Indeed X IL
hoped to make this floral parade n
unique feature OF the reunion. The
parade OF lie veterans will be short
er than uBoaI. IL was felt tina. to
have a long parade would be to
overtax the strength of the aged war
riors few uf whom would care to
remain In the stand while their COM
rades were marching. Accordingly
the line OF r~arch has been consider
ably shortened under that at other
reunions and the veterans will march
only from the Lee TO the Davis nlonu-
ment
Interesting Incidents.
Two interesting incidents OF the re-
union will make II different from the
others held during the wears of the
existence OF the organization. One
will he the laying OF the cornerstone
wv lIc JdEhSpf1 bA N4IV
boulevard and Monument Avenue.
and the other VIII be the dedication
of the Confederate Memorial Insti-
tute or Battle Abbey. The Jackson
monument IS the gift of the State Of
Virginia. Of the city Of Richmond
and OF the people of the South. II
will add another to the row of me-
morials on Monument Avenue to the
dead heroes OF the Confederacy
Battle Abbey will be opened In
formally. This great white building
stands on The Boulevard plainly WIS.,
ihe from distance. II ie destined
to become the shrine OF the D"onse
of the South and will be visited with
pleasure by the MANY veterans who
win attend the reunion.
The presence ~ number OF Gov
erpors of tho Southern States is ex-
pected Invitations have peen sent
to them all tC ne tho guests Of Rich
fnond and All Virginia Preparations
fo~ their entertainment are under
way
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
COINS THE
NEWEST OF
NETWORKS
Dictionary Designer Is Author ol
Sptzzerinktuns-You Need Ii
In Your Business.

When you were title you used to
pit "a being things"
Should you now Backward, turn
hacA ward, ON time in its flight" OF all
the Wild fancies you could conjure up
the occupation of designer of die
tfonaries and It's opportunities TO In
f.uence the language OF your feiluw
countrymen would probably not 10
among them. Only think. however
what a fanciful time you could have
and the temptation YOU might yiei
to in the matter OF coining new words
Now this Is the story of maker
of books. who had for nearly twenty
five years been proof to the lure of
becoming an amateur photographer,
only to yield at the very last minute
when urged by his friends to permit
to be placed in. his new dictionary
one OF the words he had coined for
use In winning success in the bust
ness world.
That IS the story of the birth OF
"Spizzerinktum." word which ex-
perts claim will live long and usty
life.
Wherever Frank +. Wright. pub
Usher of Bibles. dictionaries and other
h lgh-class educational work--who
placed his works in the homes of the
majority of the -four million"--is
known that brain child OF his with
the outlandish name Is known also.
When Mr.. Wright sends a man on
any mission he abbreviates the sense
OF that masterpiece. "A Message 10
Garcia" into one word of@four syl-
tables. and the word that is buzzing
IN the ear of the one whom he has
charged with duty to perform Is
"spizzerinktum-put some spizzerink-
tum in it,
When Kipling's soldier man told
"Gunda Din" to put some "juldee' In
1t. he may have meant much the same
think that Mr.. Wright meant when
he first said "spizzerinktum."
The force OF the word SO impressed
the editor Of the New Modern Eng
iisn illustrated Dictionary that he I'm
sisted upon Incorporating 1t In the
volume. Mr. Wright reluctantly con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

The early days OF June, 1915. will
be among the most memorable in the
history of Richmond. Fifty years
after the death of a nation a great
memorial building erected to its
memory Will be dedicated; the. cor
nerstone viii be laid for the nonu-
ment to one Of its greatest leaders:
survivors OF the armies which fought
for its preservation will reassemble in
the city they left fifty years ago to
the mercy of flames and invading
forces.
The Confederate reunion Of 1915
Will be ore Of the greatest IN the
history of the organization of War
Between the States veterans. 1t Is
hoped to have the largest attendance
in years, despite the dwindling NUM-
/ Der OF Veterans. and TO have in addi-
ton great military display
Mii,tiamen Coming.
Militia companies from ali the Sc
cession States have been invited and
In addition two militia companies
from New England will be in the city
at that time with the Richmond
Light Infantry Blaes.s the Richmond
Grays the Ho2itzers the Connect
cut Foot Guards, of New Haven, the
Governors Guard. OF Providence; ma i
tional guardsmen frona many other
States, and to crown all. o,0oe vet
Grams of the greatest war of this
continent in line, the scene can be
rivaled only by the Presidential In
augural Parade.
Captain John Lamb. chairman OF
the general committee, and his corps
If assistants are busy daily in the
| Headquarters offices on the sixth foor
of the Mutual Building. Four large
Offices are given up to the work OF
| preparing tor the reunion and re-
suits are evident each day.
contributions Coming.
/ Money from subscribers to the fund
is coming II daily. veterans who nave
I prosperei since the long days of aa-
versity following the war and many
sons OF veterans are contributing
ard II - now believed that funds
will be IN hand for great entertain :
ment for the many thousands OF
quests who will be in Richmond /"
June.
Captain Lamb WAS found hard ~
work yeste ~day afternoon on the az
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

about 10 o'clock. vigorous efforts were
set on foot to stop the progress OF the
flames. The soldiers reinforced the
fire brigade. and Iahored nobly and
with great success. The flames east on
Main Street were checked by the
blowing up OF the Traders Bank about
noon.
The flames gradually died out at
various points as material failed for
IL to feed upon: but In particular To-
calities the work of destruction went
on until towards 3 or o'clock. when
the ma s,ery of the flames was obtained
and Richmond was saved from utter
destruction
We regret to learn that a serious
loss of life resulted from the BLOWN Il
up OF the powder magazine on the su-
hurbs early on Monday morning. The
shock was tremendous jarr!ng every
house In. the city, extinguishing the
gas. and breaking a great quantity Of
glass In dwellings,. 1t Is said that
thirty or forty persons residents OF
the immediate neighhoFhocd OF the ma
gazine were either killed or wounded.
but at this writing we have been
unable to obtain particulars or names.
Mr.. Isaac Davenport an old citizen.
was instantly killed by the falling OF
n portion of the wall Of THE America II
Hotel The body was recovered. Mr..
William Royster was seriously wound
ed by the explosion OF a shell in one
Of the burning buildings.
It In believed that several other per
sons were buried under falling ruins.
who are as yet unknown
OF course, we cannot be expected at
this time to enter into an estimate of
the losses but they are immense. and
viii amount to hundreds OF millions
OF dollars.
. .
while the connagration that origi-
mated in Shockoe warehouse was rag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION
OF CITY WAS WIPED OUT
From Fifteenth to Seventh Streets and From Main to James
River Was One Mass of Blackened Ruins While Pail Of
Smoke Overriding the Whole City.
GENERAL EVE l. 5 EXPLANATION
OF THE BURNING OF RICHMOND
Spring Hill, Tennessee. Dec. 90. 80.

70.
The middle February
Lee enclosing which directed
cotton tobacco capture II could
II Major Mayor request him call
the Council
embodying the the merchants
general eonhagraon gave instructions to Major H. Darlington
other members OF The Council consult with him and give advice
with the make but This did for
setting fire to the
OF the
violence
M evacuation
could The
Libby Castle Thunder
gathered A VI.
o buildings
to
seiai
he
he had By
to set
Shockoe
and 10
o A Nj.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

ing, the Dibreli Warehouse, located on
Cary street between Twenty-arst and
| Twenty second. and stored with to-
! hacco. was set on fire by Confederate
order, and the fire swept over several
squares The Henrico County Court
house was destroyed. the clerk Office
and jail being saved, Smiths tobacco
factory. on Cary and Twenty -arst
Street, were also burned, besides many
dwellings
AT o'clock. the evacuation having
I been com pleted as far as the Confed-
crate army was concerned fire WAS
set to Mayo's Bridge and the Danville
railroad bridge, and these structures
were soon in flames and fell into the
river.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
A Devourinx Demon.

THE fire ragged like a devouring
demon and soon lesped from the ware
houses to the adjoining buildings. and
on and on until it was beyond human
central, People in the .districtedragged
their goods into the streets only to be
trampled or burned there.
Then came the most terrific locting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
TayiI.ah Driver l7inaal.

]. W. Hatcher. driver of Rich
mond Transfer Company taxicab.
which collided with the autonxahile
OF John AIKEN Branch at Monroe
and F'ranltli Streets. several days
ago. was lived s25 in Police Cour1
yesterday on the charge Of recklessly
driving his machine through the
streets. An appeal TO Hastings Court
was hotel. y charge OF violating
the traffic ordinances lodged against
Mr.. Branch was dismissed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

while the confagration that origi-
mated in Shockoe warehouse was rag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

zsr,nktum-vim. go. intense energy,
thc oyermastering will to succeed
New as it is. and striking as II Is,
il is not the only new OF stfiklhs
feature OF this modern dictionary
which will greet you after openihs
the covers. .,,
SIX certificates and small expe.ase
horus will get this book. which 1he
y-irg;nian Is giving TO ITS reauers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28

severely such OF their members as are
notorious offenders in this direction.
BY H w Slausou, tn Leslie's.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
Current Poetry
America For Me

Oh, London g. % mana town.
there power In the air.
And Paris ia @ womans town. with
flowers in her hair;
And it's sweet 20 dream IN Venice,
and .ts great 90 study Rome,
But when Il comes 10 living. thcro
Is no place like homo.
I know that Europe's wonderful.
yet something seems 20 lack:
Tho past g. too much with her. and
the people looking back.
But the glory OF the present IS 20
mako the future free
We love orr land for what sho IS
and What she Is 10 be.
Oh, IT'S homo again, and homo
again. America Tor me-
want % ship that's westward bound
Co plough the rolling sea,
TO the blessed Land Of Room
Enough beyond the ocean bars.
Where the air Is fun OF sunlight
and the flag IS fun ~ stars.
Horny van Dyke. IN tho Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
FATALITIES.

u yesterday the captain OF an
n Idaho high school football
a team died IN a hospital of "a
broken neck. suffered In o game
played saturday. II Is not fair TO
condemn football or any other game
because one boy gets killed. There
are chances OF injury In an ~ the
field sports which red-blooded Amer
lean boys and young men like to play.
But the idaho Ease is not this sea-
sons first football fatality. There
have been two In Nebraska enc in
kansas, three In Illinois. two IN Iowa.
seven serious accidents and bne fatal
lty Ia New York. and 30 on right
through the list OF states until the
total OF the season. even AZ this early
stage. Il stagserins. The Shsnce 81
serious or fatal injury in football as
Il is now played in American schools
and colleges Is greater than in any
other Of our national sports: too great
Tor the rewards and e%xciteucuts and
amusements Of the game.
The Herald II not one Of those who
believes that football should DC ahol-
ished, but we do believe hat the time
has come TO so remodel the game and
its playing rules as TO eliminate the
ever present chance OF sudden death
taken Boy every boy and young man
who enters a game.
Every time your boy goes into a
football game he takes a chance, and
you take @ chance OF participation in
a funeral II is rot a great chance.
but Il is enough OF a chance 10 make
any person who will pause 20 consider
this seasons early casualty lis, think
hard and long as "a whether this par
~ticular game is worth the candle.
Footba! as now played b. supposed
to be a reformed" game. And ii has
been reformed To a certain extent.
But this years fatality record thus
far promises 10 give ms an a~ll-soason
rccoii that will equal the uslicst mark
ever set hy the days Of the Oh mass
play. The reform in the game is
right as far as it has gone. il has
not gone FAR enough by a Ions, Ions
way 20 make IL reasonably safe We
are not against football. wo are just
against taking unnecessary chances
with sudden and violent death.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
Health Talks
Why Is The Family DoctOrp
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

tients direct from tho market. with.
out regard 10 tho family dcctor's
ideas. There Is n lot OF difference.
though many unfOrtupatos do not
realize II until too late.
In this one respect, ut least, tho
family doctor Is still Indispensable.
lie knows better than any ono else
which specialist 10 select for a given
case. II he has your confidence and
you have his good will. as you should
In the circumstances, the doctor will
SEQ that you get what you need when
you need Il.
Just the other day a "wlsehelmcr"
fellow with foot trouble consulted n
so-called foot specialist who APP
piled a pair OF arch props and sold
the poor fellow a pair Of special
shoes. The expert" gave various
Treatments for several weeks.
Finally the victim had 10 call In the
family doctor, who found that the
foot trouble was due 90 lOcomotor
ataxia. The family doctor would
have been cheaper In the first place.
But the wise ones can't see II that
way. whats the use OF going to
en- ordinary doctor?" they argue, like
children. why not see a specialist
right away?'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
Vest Pocket Essays
PoNDERoUs PERsoNAGEs-coNsTANTlNE
BIZ GEORGE FITCH

TLAVIUS VALERIrS AUREi~
II ius Etcetericus Constantine was
> the son 81 Coustautius Chorus,
who had 2 hale interest in the Roman
Empire In the third century and ran
u In partnership with an exceeding
~ fatal ailmcut named Diocictiau.
Finally Diocletian. who had an am
bition 10 de ~ hie bed, resigned his
half Of the throne and turned u over
20 Galerius, who r.nt ONT a posse
after Constantine with ,hc idca Of
shortening him about q foot aud cut
ting down the list of candidates
Constantine 1cl t1 Britain. where his
father was running the other half u
the Empire and On AID. BOG became
Emperor ON his father doccase
Constantine Immediately raised an
army and set out after Gaioriu7,
MaNcntlug. MaEIuian, 90 gL There
was a great d"1l of lighting up and
dcwu Italy, but 6uoIly Constantine
saw o fiery cross in The heavens with
the words IE noe Si4IY IiunrS on
81. Up ~ that time the cross had
been used by Roman cmporors only
as a means Of mailing UP supcriluou5
Christians 20 die. But Constantine
Immediately adopted ~ aH hts In.
sigma and beat MaXcutiu7 into a coli
lection OF unClassincd r'WainI. Hc
then entered Rome. released all
Christians, Joined the Church and
declared % closed season on all TO-
ligious beliefs.
owing To- DIS carly training Con.
gtautine did not make an ideal
church member. but Doc dii hig host
and established many reforms. In
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19

A n OLD time specialist recently
~ made some pertinent observa-
lions upon the passing OF tho
family doctor lie was deploring
old.time practice which consisted OF
looking az the tongue, feeling tho
pulse and prescribing a shotgun mix
ture 10 nc the patients " dag.
n0sis. That sort OF thing isn't pass
ing; II passed some time ago.
A correspondent. a literary woman.
asks what n Is TO do when one has
no family and consequently no fam
lily physician.
AnsiCcr-Have n doctor and stick
TO him through the years.
The habit OF running from n
specialist or near-specialist 60 an
other for this and that trouble is un-
wise from an economical standpoint,
II health Is really wealth, as philoso-
pliers say. A specialist may be very
good In hts own field and still DO
fatally handicapped without the ex.
pert opinion Of the patients regular
physician, The family doctor knows
about your constitution. your idiOsyn-
crasies, your herodiiy, your tempera-
ment, your personal medical history
and especially the nature OF Fast III.
nesses which may have n vital in
fluence upon the present trouble.
We always hear when John Jones
goes away to see the great specialist
of his own choosing. But II John
comes home disappointed We rarely
get the news-that Is a matter which
John prefers not 10 talk about. When
n patient picks his own specialist he
is very likely 10 pick the wrong man.
a good specialist Is a man whose
patients come from family doctors
who know and respect the specialists
skill IN his particular field. A near.
specialist Is one who gets the pa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19

interruption. u wus done wstheut
hurry OF hurry and without an acci-
dent 81 ans kind: and the passengers
carried 10 the fair grounds' even In
times 81 greatest pressure were car
lrcd IN comparative comfort, and
without amy more crowdins than is
looked for BY falrgocrs,
The Albuquerque stree, car system
Is no longer a Joke II ir q business
enterprise bcins operated on business
principles and a regular SCHEDULED
wherein Albuquerque has Cause for
sincere self congratUlation.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
TrIRrE HOUSING CHEERS.

MoNG other causes Tor cousrat-
~ uIa'ion which A]loaqaerao' has
4 = as a result ol last wccks stat,
fair IL the demonstration We have roe
celved that al last his city has d
street ear system. Ia former wears
state fair week meant the almost total
suspension Of street car service every
where except between First street aud
the state fair grounds AiWays dur-
ing the rush periods AN other service
WAS cut OF. Last week the Guy Elec-
tric carried $1,000 passenger 90 tha
fair grounds. ana az the same time
maintuined rs regular schedule on the
other lines without a single seriou
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
This NAV Helm

Something troubling you. ch?
Well, let's see.
How big is the worrying thing,
compared 20 your whole self?
Then. how big Is your whole self.
compared with the entire city you
live in?
How big is the city YOU live in.
compared with the whole country?
How big is this whole country.
compared with the whole world?
How big Is the whole world,
compared with the solar system?
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
Peoples Legal Friend
Wade Ills WIN AZ EIghty.FIyc

Q. 4 certain man fcos ciGhtu.frc
Veurs Old at the time h. made his
iriL since his doIfh some Of the
Tr.dtiros are talking about contest.
Ing the iriiL wan me f1,i that ne
trls so Old dt ne time destroy IT, e..
feet ~ me iriUf
A.. Tho fact ~ advanced age will
not bC sufficient iu itself 90 show tho
iu,alidity oi the will Many other
things are TO be takcu into con.
s~idpratiou.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-19
Views OF The Press
Winged Torp.1oes

luyIa'aF that man can build, Firing
81 ,.c.c craft woJ,I accomplish notA-
ilr. COS. aside from the extreme az.
r.a.'. e. milling them, there would
Doe DO aviator aboard, and shrapncl
ru..' yuuld not serve t1 seriously
,,sIa,o the mechanism The e1oc-
u..urs. a. these air-torUclocs viii
bn measured, q ia said, only hy tho
accuracy with which they can be
guided Jo the target aimed a..
70 those newcomers On aerial war
farc ma,crla,lzc thcy will servo 10
draw attention tu the extreme diff
rculty nations experience iu keeping
up.todato iu thnir Notifications and
military equipment. The Germans
taught the Allies that the modern
fortress is obsolete and chat tho rho
must own itself completely ont.
y.as a1 hy the machine gun. Scout,
ine aoropluu. H.H, driven cavalry.
mon OH rLp.- horses and into tho
trenches. Tho mechanics 1f wa. are
r. to undergo many other Ciruggs.
WHOM the Federal Hu.uoritioa os-
sumo the task Of strengthening our
national d,ieusos they should bear
In mind the lessons Of the European
war and should not let red tape
or tradition stop them from consider.
ing now idaas.-Rochs5ter, n. Y.
B-,U..yuL