Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
BARREL FIRE THREATENS
FAMOUS MASONIC HALL
'OoperaKe Place OF j. =. Jones
Is Damaged by Hot
Maze.
THREE ALARMS ARE SOUNDED
Fire Is Kept In One Building and
LOSS Is Limited Mainly to It's Con.
'ehts--Reid Arrested on Charge OF
interference with i'iremeh.

frc' thought to have originated
,''' hihaii stove on the second DOOr
~ q; . J"hcs's coopersge place, $40
Noith Nineteenth street. early las;
night damaged that building and for 81
tlnie threatened destruction to several
a"Joihing buildings. one Of them was
me building occupied by Randolph
.odgc. y. +. q ~ NJ. No. 10. on East
FRANKLIN street. said to he one Of the
Oldest Masonic buildings in the United
states.
Michael Kelly. or the Kelly Metal
company. noticed the blaze In the see
"ni story of the building and turned in
sun alarm. Engine Company No re-
'.p"ndinI. fircmcn soon saw that the
ifn was assuming considerable dimcn-
.ipns and turned in an alarm from Is
'oN. second alarm was sounded "a
i"w Hinutos later, bringing Eng The
Companies Nos I. 2. 2, 4, and I, with
Truck Company No. =, 10 the scehe. En-
rinc Companies Nos. . ann1 Q were
called 10 the tire soon afterward and
, these were able to &c, the conilhara-
ton under control in a short time.
'rhe walls of the building. which is
the property or Henry = wallerstein.
are not thought to have been damaged
~ amy great extent Several hoors
we're burned through and the roof was
damaged considerably but tho greater
part OF the damage was done 20 the
stock OF barrels that we're stored In
Joues's establishment. Their loss Is
estimated Mt about $4,000 with. per
haps. $4,000 damage TO the building.
\ portion OF this loss is covered by
tho insurance. hut 1t Us said that inc
harrels were not insured.
att HORSES hRE
RESCUED ny DtFFY
Policeman John Duffy succeeded In
rcscuinr six horses that belonged TO
Jones and in leading them TO safety
Fireman william 0conncr. or engine
company No ., was overcome by smoEe'
~, revived under the treatment or ~.
,.or,rsn OF virginia Hospital ana
was able 10 return 10 his work IN 1t
rho orc is though, 10 have etarted
ncgr tho stove in tn" front 81 VA"
builr,inu on tho second floor. " anfea.
ra rldly to the rear OF that moor anu
~ n,,,trc mass Of etore, barrels vas
.oo,, burning briskly Tho hiaZe Spr"au
ia the third and fourth floors "i ihr
building. and II was here that inc hre-
men experienced the greatest t"n'
hlhS in cItinGuishihg !,
I, MAS feared that tho Warehouse
he : I-unan's Sons. tina, adjoins the
ZONES placc would ignite. hrh that inc
quantity Of yroCcrics within "oi!h p',
lost However. with an abundance o.
water at their DISPOSAL emu WIN ever
cnrinc pumrius thousands o' E"i'"hS
az water Into tho Jones building. Tn"
mr.. WAS Got under control within q
short time ami It's spread prevented
S,rcame were thrown into the buiidinn
irrm the top OF extension ladders ana
from tho top Of adjoining bulldinrs'
,,,i most all OF the FIRE was kept con
Nucd to tho third and second floors OF
tn" building
,t,'ID >uUEsTED ON CiItRGF
OF INTERPRETING WITH FIRENES
practically All of tho barrels on the
three upper noUrs we're destroyed and
burned with "A fierce heat, but with lit
IL. smoke As soon as this blaze was
~, nchcd hrcmcn entered the building
.,uiG thoroughly drenched the inner
wills. Other frcmcn were engaged In
wcitiL- the outer walls at ~" same
time. and IL WAS thought that ali
M. .ihie chance OF further blaze.
Swinging from lying cmncrS. was oh
Waited.
During the cours. OF the fire Major
Werner arrested q. n ncii OF .
charge OF bcin. disorderly nnd inter
fcr'nr with r. a Ban, ensinecr Of No.
Engine Company. lie was bsilcd ut
the First Precinct station for his np-
pruraucc in the Police Court tc-m,r-
row