Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-28
CLOUDBURsT CAUSE OF
TWO LYNCHBURC FIRES
Great Precipitation Floods Limo
Warehouses, Starting Damag-
ing ISluzcS.
LOSSES WILL REACH 500, 900
Fireman Loses life When High
Power Wire ILnlls-'rcNtiIc PLANT
Invaded by Water and Much
Cloth Ruined.
IspocIaI to l'hc Tlmes. pLsnatcn-l

special 10 The Times Dispatch
lNNcliBrRi. VA. May a7.-Prob-
ably moro than 100000 damage was
done here last night as the rcsul,
OF an unusual clDudburst Includes
IN the havoc bciui; fires in the plants
OF tn" Adams Brothcrs -paSncs 60.
and 9. : liuttcr. feed. seed and
building supply dealers whose ware
houses In Park Avenue were scpar-
aicd only by the new main line OF
tho Southern Railway system.
The two fires were started in tho
same relative place in each building
wien food water got into the lime
stores. Adams-Bros -Paynes cos tire
started about . o'clock and tho fire
men were able to roll iOn barrels
~ hot. Stacking lime from tho huidl B.
ing and keep TIA" fir" down TN tn"
danger was over. Tho iiut;cr ;rc.
however. did not break ont unti!
about 80 o'clock and when the blaze
was diHcGv"rcd the hvc-story build
ing was soon "nvclopci III flames.
which spread from tho sub basement
TO the top through an elevator.
This building, together with "A smal II
building belonging TO MIR. Iiuttcr.
across tho Durham branch OF the %or-
folk and Western Itaiiway. were
wholly destroyed Acruss the street
tn" Boston cafe building was dam
aged ana the building Hooded Two
STACKS nearby were set fire Soy
"ral Times. and Il new dwelling on
l'ark Avenue. nearly square away.
hha tho new paint roasted and the
composition roof ruined
Fireman LOSES Tie.
Fireman =. y. Robey was almost
Instantly killed by failing Southern
hallway htEh power wire. carrying
..aNp volts, striking him on the back
~ his mock. Fireman Nrausc was
also slightly hurt. but viii recover.
The burning Of the high tension
"i-c pat tho Southern Hallway hincH
reut c0uid 10 secured from t;rccus-
boro. This affected tho section be-
tween Whittlos aud Charlottesville.
leaving that linn Conpictcly without,
: Euais for several hours during the
heavy passenger train movement
Tho organization amounted to SOB
!achcs during tho nigt: INC cloud.
burst lastiu. for an nolr. This put
small streams IN tho suburbs ont 81
lauks ANA tho plant ~ tho Console.
dated Textile Corporation vas Hooded
Here G0oOoo yards 81 cotton cloth
Was damaged. bUt the extent could
not hc Indicated today rs Unlc.als o.:
tho company.
hillside Gardens Ruincd.
rruck along tho streams was
washed away and hundreds of nm
s.dc gardens In tho city were ruined
or greatly damaged hy hoodinr
e. : liutt.r. who was burned ont.
declined TO mako = statement as TO
his loss or approximate his insur-
,rcc. Ills loss however, may be as
much as S;u. 900. and II is probable
thar 10 is VOL Insured
The damage IN the plant Of the
MIms liros rayn"s 20. vas conincd
chiefly 10 the limo, which VAS worth
a1ou; $1,000.
rho city suffered loss Of probably
5000 hy st-cct washing y new
sewer l.uc. 800 feet long. which had
just been completed, was washed
ou, the pics. { 10 feet under ground
BONG laid hare.
The traction company could not
aer cars 20 Fort iiili until about
ID O'clock because Of tho tire at
li1ttcrs. and to Farvicw Heights
about \ O'Clock by tho tracks being
Covered ~ ono place by three feet
of mud