The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-22
ARMSTRONG CO., LOSES
LARGE STOCK BY FIRE
Volunteer Fireman Htts stenographeE
On Head With Brick. By An
Accident
FINE DEPARTMENT WORK.
Richmond Concern WILL FIJI Orders
for Petersburg Druggists Until New
Stock Afrives--Other Local Hap
penings.

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Petersburg. Va, March 2l.-Fire OF
unknown origin, occurring about
1890 O'Clock this morning in the
wholesale and retail drug store OF w.
K. Armstrong IL Co, North Sycamore.
opposite Bolllngbrook Street. result
Ell in the almost total destruction OF
the stock OF drugs, valued at approx
mateiy $4,000, on which there was
about sos, 900 Insurance.
The building. which is owned by
the estate OF the late w. II. Camp.
and which, by a singular coincidence,
was partially burned thirty-one years
ago today, ia almost completely
Quilted, but the walls are intact and
can be easily repaired.
Fire trtafh brought out all three
fire companies, and under Inc olrec-
ton OF Acting Chief Miller. excellent
Results were accomplished. Inc
flames were first discovered in the de-
partment in which oils and paints
were kept. and are supposed to have
resulted from spontaneous comous-
ton. An explosion occurred immedi-
ately after the fire started, and when
the departments arrived the blaze
had gained considerable Roadway.
The new American La France
motor engine, stationed on East Bank
Street. opposite Exchange building,
pumped two steady streams--one INTO
the front and the other in the rear I
of the building. The stream from
the front, handled from the aerial
ladder by John L. Dean. who volun-
teered his services, had telling ef-
feet upon the flames. When MIR. Dean
first assembled the ladder the force
from the stream was not strong
enough to break through the win
dows and he had to use bricks to
break the glass. A piece of brick,
which Mr.. Dean threw against the
sash OF one Of the windows rebounded
and struck James Stone. stenographer
for the Armstrong Company. on the
head, producing an ugly scalp wound.
Hotel Jefferson Damaged.
Hotel jefferson, adjoining the
building on the north. was
slightly damaged by smoke and wa
ter, but its business was not interrupt
ed, and the store occupied by Peter |
son & Joyner, Incorporated, on the
south, together with the company's
stock of hardware and farming i'm
All Losses other than that OF Arm
strong a Co. were fully covered by
insurance.
The work of the department was
highly commended by the hundreds
OF persons attracted to the scene of
the fire, especially by members of the +,
Board OF Fire Commissioners. In
Chief Miller. according to a state
ment made by one of tho commits
sionera shortly after the flames were
gotten under control. Petersburg has
an able and efficient young fire.
fighter, second probably to none in
the State of his age and experience.
The commissioners and citizens gem
orally deeply regret the continued
illness OF Chief Edgar v. Farley, who
has for some months been confined
to Richmond hospital. but hopes are
entertained for his recovery and re-
turn to the head of the department..
Armstrong q Co. have opened tenn
porary offices In their new building,
which they recently purchased from
Cuthbert Brothers, IN West Bank
street. near the Academy OF Music.
The burned place will be repaired
Immediately. This will be used for
the retail business, and the whole
sale business win be conducted in the
new place.
owens g. Minor. Of Richmond. tele-
graphed Mr.. Armstrong this after
noon, offering to I'LL all his Wholesale
orders for him until such time as he
can resume business himself Mr..
Armstrong greatly appreciated the Of
fer, and accepted 1t.
acknowledgements.
Mrs Ethel Emerson, an attractive
young widow, and Freeman s. Hog
wood, n young business man of Ell
trick. were united in marriage at 1880
O'Clock this evening in the home of
the officiating minister, Rev. Fred W.
Moore. OF the Second Baptist Church. |
Stable and Clubhouse Burned.
A stable and clubhouse in the rear
of the grocery and liquor store of G. l..
Seyier at PIT Halifax Street was de-
stroyed by FIRE about & o'clock last
night together with workhouse own
ed by Mr., seyler. valued at $3.50, on
which $50 insurance was carried
Drunken White Woman.
Considerable excitement was caused
on West Bank Street during the pro-
gress of the fire in the Armstrong
drug store about noon today by the
arrest by Patrolman Thomas NJ.
Evans. of a drunken white woman.
Several hundred persons who were
watching the fire left the scene and
followed the officer with his charge
to police headquarters where she was
held and given time to sober upsl
Whether the woman was drunk from
the use of whiskey or dope Is not
known, but she attracted much at
tention.
VIII Have Evangclistic Services.
Rev. John J. Wicker. d. D. pastor of
the Leigh-Street Baptist Church.
Richmond. will enter into series of
evangelistic services at the Second
Baptist Church, Petersburg, with the
pastor Rev. Mr.. Moore. on the third
Sunday in April. The services will con-
tinue through two weeks. The Sec
ond Baptist Church regards itself as
fortunate in securing the services of
DIR. Wicker.
Funeral of German B. Eanes.
The funeral of German B. Eanes. !
an account of whose death has been
in Tho Virginian. was conducted from
the Second Presbyterian Church int
Petersburg this afternoon at $3.50
o. clock. Rev. MIR. Williams Of the
Third Presbyterian Church, Rich |
mond, of which church Mr.. Eanes was
a member ofiiciated. He was as
sisted by Rev. j. A. Mcclure, pastor |
of the Second Church. The pallbear-
ers were: Honorary-E. Peasants. A. |
3. Tinxell and Charles Godsey. Active /,
j. l. Williams NJ. G. Thornton, F.. /,
Bowden. l.. Osborne, II. E. Mills. E. |
G.. Pond. w q. Andrews John Scott. |
Interment was in plsr"forA
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