American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-22
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Again IN
Flames !
A Mississippi Chicago.

For the third tune. in twenty Il re
years, the north side of Canton
sonrt square burned to the ground
on Saturday night last. 18th lust.
The fre broke out about $50 p. IL,
in the store of A. Karpe, situated
almost in the centre Of the long
block that followed it to ashy ruin.
The building was a long frame
structure. owned 10y the firm, and
when the door was broken open the
flames we're found to be raging the
entire length of the house, render
ing it impossible to save any of the
goods. The loss of this house is
estimated at el1,OOO, insured for
5000. Next to the Karpe store,
xas the boot and shoe shop of Geo.
Ernest, and the shop Of 8. Schmidts.
watch maker. Ernest's loss, is about
$500. Schmidts, $3.50. The ladies'
furnishing establishment of Mrs A.
Goodale, followed. loss IN stock Sl,-
200. No insurance. This building
belonged to the estate of Hugh
Hayes. Loss, e25OO, no insurance.
Next came the store Of JnO. r. Har-
gon, 10. Of stock, $500, insured
for $3.50. The building was the
property of Mrs. E. v. Hargon,
to whom belonged also the post
Office building, loss in both about
%, 500, insured for same. Next to
post Office was a house lately Occu-
pied as . barber-shop, property of
John G. Troutman, loss about ST.
500. Next was the printing estab-
lishment of the Canton Mail, in
sured for $1,000 awarded loss,
eI8OO. Next door to Mail Office
was the tAilor's establishment Of
r. Y. Scatter, loss about $500. No
insurance. Up stairs, was the law
Office OF F. B. Pratt, who lost IN fur
tnre, library, ETC., 42OO-awarded.
$3.50. In the rear OF
Col. Pratt was the law Office Of
Franklin Smith, Esq, who lost
about $500. No insurance. These
last four establishments were all in
the brick building 1t the corner Of
Union and Centre streets, the prop
erty of Carroll and Frank Smith.
Loss, $4,000. No insurance. At
this point the IRE was subdued.-
Over Hargon's store Was the Office OF
E. C. johnson, County Superinten-
dent Education, who lost $500. No
insurance.
The only house lost east of Mess.
Ksrpe & Co., was that of j. A. Reid,
grocery, and provision house. Loss
$1,000. Insurance, S5. COO. This
was q large and valuable brick bull
ding, owned by j. w. Carroll and
Bank, of New Orleans.
Loss, 5000. Insured in New Or
leans, amount unknown. Next to
Reid's was the law Office of Camp
bell & CalhoOn. which was slightly
damaged. The fire left but two
of the entire north side,
that of Campbell & Calhoon and
w. J. Kendall. and the Upper
building, on the corner of Centre
and Liberty streets. Total loss.
b4O, 900.
The following table of losses, by
the companies mentioned, is our
9wn estimate, after careful inquiry.
Planters. jackson, Miss. lose $S, 600
London s. Globe, $500
Planters, of Memphis, Tenu. 1850
of Brooklyn, N. Y. 1880
Home, of New York, 1.5Oo
Etna, of Hartford, 9 $50
We never knew fire to make
he uncheckable Roadway with
which this advanced for four hours,
weeping down the old frame shells
VI the north side, like chat before
he wind. Canton, No. 1, was
on hand, at the first alarm,
md the boys worked for hours, like
hey always work, knowing not
when 10 stop, and seeming iron men,
,ut under the old, ever-present,
to Canton firemen-
he want OF water. 1t is useless to
nave a fine steam engine, and a
of brave, Woodworking
IOung men, and no water with
which to combat the ferry element,
when it bursts in our midst. There
hould be at least four cisterns on
he square, and we hope the proper
will see to it that the
is thoroughly canvassed,
,efore another sweeping fire makes
t over important.
ROW At EDWARDS DEPOT.