Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-24
OTHER BUILDINGS
ARE THREATENED,
But ESCAPE BLAZE
Negotiations Under Way
for Opening Up in Old
Thalhimcr Place.
BIG THRONG GATHERS
AS FIREMEN BATTLE
Many Fighters Compelled to
Leave Posts to Prevent
Sulfoca,ion.

Damage to the extent OF *275.ooo
resulted from hre that yesterday af-
t"rnoon wrecked the three story
brick building at Or East BROAD
street. occupied by the Coricy Com
rauy. Inc and completely destroyed
tn" imm"ns" stock Of pianos. organs.
rhunoErarhS aud other iustru
m"nts. Th" value Of tn" stock is cs-
,ima'ed ~ si75.o0o: tn. Grace street
half of<hc structure. which was
r'"t"d hy the CSrlsy Company. At
>75 oOo. aud II is said that II will
cost fullS S.5.ooO to repair the Broad
street half owned hy the Allison
state. The rntir" loss II is stated.
- covered by insurance.
Negotiations ar" under way for
temporary lease OF the old THAI
hm"r building. at the corner of
Bread aud Fifth Streets. for tenn
ru~y quarters OF the Corley Com
lany. and II they are successful tn.
concern viii open for business th:S
afternoon. Shipments Of pianos.
rEans and other instruments arp
already "u the way aud should he
her" before the hrst of next week.
f. is SAID. y Jew are already On
hand.
:n0.oG0 Records Lost.
Resides the large stock OF pianos,
organs, piano players, phonographs
and other instrum hnts on upper floors
IF the building. II is said there were
! approximately CA00, 900 records in tho
cellar and they were total loss.
This ahnormSl stock had been par
'hascd for the Christmas trade and
rhS t" have hcen augmented in
few DAYS. II Is because the addi-
81 so
concern will be able to resume busi-
mess in such short time
The cause OF tho fire Is unde-
tcrmincd. It started In the cellar
near the center OF the store. and,
while members ~ the firm and every
on" "f the employees met last night
IN III" Retail Merchants Association
rooms 90 discuss tn" probable origin
~ the blaze ard the plnu to rs-
"rEanlz" III" forces and reopen. no
definite theory was advanced as to
ia" cause. Investigation also is be-
u" mad" by the heads OF the Fire
hcpal'in"nt.
While the Hall optical Cnmpanv.
adjoining III" cnrlcy building on tn.
"'St, and the Freed Company store.
adjoining ON the east. were for a
while threatened. the blaze was con-
fined within the walls OF IN" s,ruc
'ur" in which IL started and the only
damage I" the other stores II any.
was hv water and smoke The col
lars Of all three establishments were
flled with water
Two FIrcmcn Overcome.
While approximately thirty Nre
men were compelled To leave their
r"sts At different times to prevent
Sun"cati"n by the dense smoke,
only twns were overcome Captoin
lanes II Made. or Companv No
was taken 10 Memorial Hospital. and
fi"scmnn Emmett W Dunn. OF Com.
pany No. .. was sent 10 his home.
No io6 North Twelfth street. Both
We're reported out Of danger last
night
battalion chief otto f.. wise. sns.
taincd q break II small bone In his
ankle. when n" Slipped into hol,
near the Rroad street front OF the
store nut remained ON duty until IN.
'ir" was ont. All ot the Injured ware
attended by Or T. X Trav.rs War
wick. physician I" the Fir. Depart
m"mt pr Warwick arrived on tho
scene shortly after the blaze was dis
covered and did not leave until all
'han"" ot danger 10 the tiremen had
passed
with Rroad street. from second TO
Third, packed with oulookcrs and
the dense smoke pouring from every
window In the cnrlcy Building and
from the cellar. rumors OF casualties
spread thick and fast through ths
'r"wd At one time II was reported
mat one of the captains had been
KILLED Another report had IL that
ia" sou "f policeman had been
trapped I'm the cellar and was In
danger ~ being suNocated Investi-
cation proved these rumors without
fouN'ati"n. and that they probably
resulted from tho appearance Of the
ambulance to remove Captain Wade
aud iIos"mGn Dunn.
Di~r",rrcd tb"ut 2 o'clock
The nr" was discovered shortly al
ter 2 o'clock. or "A few minutes befor.
frluk Guri"y. member OF the firm.
returned from lunch At that time.
ID was said. that the blaze originated
IN the cellar. near the center OF the
store. several employees ot the nrm
WIRE In thc cellar. though, when tho
alarm WAS given. ana IL was ncc.s-
snry t"r those on the main floor TO
notify the mrn In the cellar OF the
danger.
While the hlsxe was confined 10
the cellar of the Corlry Co. Inc. the
smoke iil-h the entire hulldiug and
in volumes dense and black. pour-d
out "f all OF the windows ana at
tines swept across RroRd street Re.
cause -: these conditions rrercn
found II dit'lcult To cope with the sit
uation and frequently they had 10
fall out for awhile to gtvn way 20
fresh men until they could recover.
Win streams from apparatus On tho