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The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
Alarms of fire. --An alarm of fire was caused on 20th street on Wednesday by the chimney of the residence of Col. George W. Willis setting fire to the roof. The alarm being given, it was speedily extinguished. On Wednesday night, about 2 o'clock, Watchmen duke and Bradford discovered the smokehouse of Mr. Chas. Bates, on Clay street, to be on fire. They were so fortunate as to put out the flames without the necessity of calling out the fire department.
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Inquisitive. (search)
Ranaway--$10 reward. --From my residence, on 20th street, about the first of March, a Negro Woman, named Jane, sometimes called Eliza. The said negro is about 25 years old, dark complexion, and has a small scar on her eyebrow. Was hired from Banks Wade, near Rocketts. I will pay the above reward for her return. Geo. W. Willis. mh 20--3t
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], 300 dollars reward. (search)
Destructive fire. --About 10 o'clock last Tuesday night the four-story brick building on the east side of 15th street, between Main and Cary, the first floor occupied by Mr. Geo. W. Willis as an auction-room, and the second, third, and fourth by Mr. Alexander Nott as ware and storage- rooms, was discovered to be on fire and the alarm speedily given. When the firemen reached the scene they found that the goods on every floor were on fire, and, forcing the door, set to work earnestly to check and subdue the flames. So dense was the smoke that it was almost impossible for the firemen to exist in it, yet they continued their labors and finally subdued the flames, but not until the building was completely gutted and the tin roof had fallen in. Adjoining this building on the south was the commission house of Mr. Wm. H. Pleasants, which was saved, together with its contents. At one time it was generally believed that every tenement in the block would be destroyed, but the skill
The Daily Dispatch: July 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
rick walls of the building, backing on Dr. Watson's lot, cut of which it was passed to parties in waiting, and then taken through his alley into the street. The residence of Mrs. Elizabeth White, in Rocketts old field, was broken into on the same evening and robbed of several articles of household furniture. Constable Robinson, of Henrico, yesterday arrested a white man named Thomas Hite, charged with the burglary. Subsequent to his arrest some of the stolen articles were found at George W. Willis's auction rooms, where they had been left for sale by the accused. On the morning preceding the night of the robbery Hite threatened Mrs. H. with his intention to break into her house, and, true to his word, while she was out seeking an officer to execute the warrant which she had gotten out against him, he did break in and carry off her things. The furniture store of Smith & Harwood, on Franklin street, was robbed of over five thousand dollars' worth of goods last Tuesday night.