The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-02-06
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
$4,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DE-
STROYED.
Thousands of Dol lars Worth of Goods
Damaged.

square, was on nfe. ne WiuO DC
ing very high, it was but short
time before the building, which was
a two-story frame, and the one ad-
Joining, also a two-story frame,
were cnveloped in the flames. The
fire company with their engine was
soon at the scene, and commenced
to fight the flames and endeavorcd
manfully to check their spread.
The two frame buildings mention
ed and smaller one adjoining were
not long in being consumed, and
strong hopes were entertained that
the Pearce Hotel would be saved,
but the brick portion dill not
prove check to the spread of the
fire as was hoped, and it soon fell
prey to the reaching, forked
flames. There was then no hopes
for the large frame hotel, and all
the efforts of our gallant firemen
were of no avail. The crowd of
spectators in Court square watched
for the smoke and flames that must
necessarily burst from the roof in u
few moments time. They were
not long in waiting; for soon the
black clouds burst from the win
dows, fast followed by the flames.
North of this building was anoth-
err two-story frame building that
was now doomed-no chance what
ever to save it, as was soon demon
strated. Adjoining this last named
building was q small onc-story
frame, which our fremcn and citi
zens attacked with axes and ropes,
and soon RACED to the ground, hop
ing Gas was the resulD thus to check
the spread of the ere north.
During all this time the fire was
very hot on the south, threatening
the destruction of the brick block
in which is situated Winters Bank.
The first brick store vas very bad
Iy scorched and damaged, while
the one adjoining escaped very lit
tie better.
AS far as we have been able to
learn the following are the names
Of the sufferers and their several
losses:
P. Trolio, where the fire original
ed, $500, 50, 500 on his house and
5000 on his stock. No insurance.
E. Virden, storehouse occupied
by S Kuhn, $1,000. Ipsu ed.
S. Kuhn occupied the storehouse
of Il. Virden as family grocery
and residence. Loss $4,000. In
sured for $3.50.
South of Virden's building was
small frame building belonging to
H. Gwinner. occupied by J. A. Sill
lett as a tailor shop, and valued at
$500. No insurance. Nj. Sillett
saved his stock of goods, though
somewhat damaged by removal.
South of Mr.. Sillett's shop, was a
brick block comprising three stores
and the bank. The first of these
stores was occupied by Mr.. Hitler
as a family grocery on the lower
floor and us q residence on the Sec
ond floor. MIR. Hitler had only
moved to Canton and into the build
ing about ten days previous. His
loss is quite heavy: No insurance.
The second store was occupied by
W. n. Bledsoe. His stock consist
ed of groceries, plantation supplies
and general merchandise, amount
ing to about $4,000. Insured for
81 900. The principal damage to
Mr. Bledsoe was in the removal of
his goods, water and kleptomania.
The second story was used by Mr..
Bledsce as family residence Ad-
joining this building on the south
is the Bank, occupied by Mess. Stir
ling Bros. g. Co. These gentlemen
lost nothing but the labor in rsmov-
ing and slight injury to their fur
niture. Their cash box is all safe.
w. A. Bachelor occupies the last
store in the block. His stock con-
sists OF general merchandise and gro
ceries, all of which was removed
and much damaged BY mud, water
and lifting" Insured.
The floor above Bachelors is
occupied by our contemporary, the
American Citizen. Our young friend
Bosworth, though he tried ever SO
hard and his friends in and out of
the craft helped and were as care
full as possible, failed to demonstrate
that it is an easy thing to move a
printing Office. Racks smashed,
cases pied, fonts broken, sorts gone,
and much of the type fit only for
the hell-box. We've plenty to lend
yon, Tom, till you can do better;
but they are wholly unused to Rad
ical sentiment; yet you can try
them.
But to got back to the hoteI-or
rather the fire where the hotel used
to be. When it was kno wn that
there was no chance to save the
house, the firemen and q host of
friends of Mess. Turk 4 Yeargain,
the proprietors, devoted themselves
to the work of removing the furni-
ture, stores and other valuablcs.
, Nearly eyprythinp in the house WAS