Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-10
Another Big Fire.

Our city was visited again last night
with fire that threatened, at one time,
to prove at least equally disastrous
with that of last week.
The alarm was sounded little be-
fore IL o'clock and came from the
wooden building on South Front street,
near Dock, and between the brick
buildings occupied, on the North, by
Messrs. Parker i Taylor, Hart
& Bailey and George A. Peck, and
that on the South, known as the
old Hoard building, and occupied by
Mr.. H. Bremen and others. The
burned building was occupied by Mr..
J. s. Higbie, as a notion and auction
store, and by Geo. w. Price, Jr. as g
grocery. We were early on the ground,
but could not tell exactly where it
originated, but the flames came, appa-
rently, from the partition between the
two stores. In short time they
leaped up above the roof, but were
happily confined to the one building.
The losses, as far as could be ascer-
tanned last night, are not heavy. Mr.
Higbie lost nearly all of his stock and
wasinsured for$ 81 900. GWPrice saved
about one-half. but his stock was light
Parker II Taylor's stock was valued at
$40, 900 and on this there was an in.
| surace of S12,0OD, in various conpa.
MES. 1t Is impossible, as vet, to as
certain their loss, but it will prob
| ably reach. by damage and removal
! between 3, 900 and $3, 600. The build
! ing destroyed was owned by Mr.. l.. A
! Hart and was hardly worth more thai
$500. 1t was insured to about its value.
On the South, the Hoard building
owned by Mr. Henry Bremen, wa
slightly damaged by ire and water
and the German Club, who had room
on the second floor, and Mr.. Jane
Arnold and Il little lad named Johl
Savage, who resided there, lost some
what by removal Mr. Bremen, VIII
had a store on the first floor of til
Hoard building, also lost by removal
but was insured sufficiently to cove
his loss
The fire department who were O
the ground all worked nobly, vel W
steam pump in Mcssrs. Hart Il Bailey
yard, the weli-tried Hook and Ladde
Company, and the Cape Fear Stea,
P4fe Engine Company. are our citizen
indebted for preservation from anOthe
very disastrous fira. While not wisl
ing to disparage the efforts of any
where all did SO we'll, we yet must al
special word in favor of the Cap
Fear Company, whose colored tireme
threw the first stream OF water, un
worked most nobly, throughout.
North Carolina Fruit.
An exchange tells u- TINT 6: Mort
Carolina apples are hauled in wago1
/ TO Knoxville and there sold
. We don't know what the fruit
, worth i'll Knoxville, but surely, if
would pay TO haul them to Tennesst
! in wagons, it would certainly pay,
, least as well, to haul them To WHINING
| IN in railroad cars. Good Northel
apples sell here at 60 cents to 81 p.
l peck, and We presume that North Ca
4 olina fruit, equally Az good, can
3 bought for. at the most, 81 per bushe
| III the central and western counties
the State We believe that, with Il
proper management on the part of O1
k railroads III offering facilities for Il
!, transportation of fruit. aud due eco
r omv by the producers III preserving
s for market, a profitable industry
awaiting development for the people
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