Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-20

Theodore Kohn & Brother have a
large and seclects supply ofdiry goods,
boots, shoes, hats, and notions of all
sorts. Give them call.
Mr.. Sherrod Reeves got his ankle
sprained at the fire on. Wednesday
last, and Edward Anderson tainted
from being over-hcated.
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Oh Wednesday morning last, about
halI-past 8 O'clock. while sour city:
was resting in comparative quiet, the
alarm Of fire was sounded throughout
her streets ana alley-ways. The mem,
bers Of o,it d tlerent fle organizations
repaired with all possible haste to
their engines, and truck and ladders,
and from thence they proceeded, with
commendable promptuess, to the scene
of the conAagation. When the fire
was discovered itwas confined to the
upper story Of Mr.. HarPin Riggs
machine shop, aud it is supposed to
have originated from aspark from the
chimney. The building was very
dry, and the flames spread with such
maddening fury that. in n short time,
the FIRE was communicated to. a black
smith shnp close hv.
The Young Americas, the, Comets
anil the Elliott boys, won't to work
manfully as soon ms they reached the
spot, but found it impossible to check
he flames, i'll the buildings mentioned.
They did succeed, However, in saving
a quantity oflumbcr and tools. The,
carriage repository was cut d own af.
ter our gallant firemen had hauled
from it a number Of carriages and
buggies. This act prevented the
flames from spreading over to the
large two-story wood and paint shop
situated a short distance off, and some
what allayedrthcsapp enter
tained oy many, TINT Mr.. kiggs' fine
resilcnre would be consumed also.
But even with the precautionary
measure adopted in razing the car
riage repository to the ground, the
flames #yuld have finally reached 9th
er buildings, had The wind nj: been
against them, and thus Orangcburg
would have been once moro blaced
ut The mercy ufthe ruthless fire fiend.
MIR: Riggs loss is between five and
six thousand dollars, without n cents
Insurance. Niistortunes seem to
cr"wu upon him OF late with double
severity. II was cnIt' il week ago that
we chroiiicled the loss of his right
land, and now to-day wc have to re-
cord this scc~nd misfortune. But in
both he has the sympathy Of the Gu
tire community; for the caldmities to
whici, lac has becn So severely Sub
jeclcd; not only fall heavily upon
hard working and useful citizen, but
also upon the interests Of Orangeburc:
His cotton gin, paniHg machine, turn
ing lathes, grist. mill, blacksmith shops,
&c, had become indispensable adjuncts
TO the building up of our city. They
ure now gone. But it is to be hoped
that MIR. Riggs. will soon build them up
again. The sound Of his shop bell at
morning noon, end night, followed by
the shrill whistle Of his engine, had
become familiar unds tos Us, and
we hope to hear them again soou.
And now, rs legitimate coroflary
from the fire, let us make few sug-
gestions to our City Fathers:
1t was apparent to every one, on
Wednesday, morning last, that our
fire department is sadly deficient
In the first place, the engines We're too
scantily manned for active and USE
iul service, and in the second, there
was not enough water conveniently
near to have drowned church mouse.
In saying this We do not pretend
TO insinuate that any Of our fire.
men have, ever been lukewarm
where duty called them. On the con.
traly-and we mention the fact with
pleasnre-thc members of our several