The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-29
GREAT FIRE IN GREENYILLE.
Loss Over Forty Thousand Dollar s-In-
surance Only Eight Thousand.

On Saturday morning last, between
one and two o'clock, fire broke out in
the city of Greenville, which resulted
most disastrously to several business
houses. The fire began in small build
ing Immediately in the rear of the store
occupied by Messrs. James 81. Morgan &
Co., on the corner of Coffee and Bun
combe streets, in the immediate locality
of the old Canble shop. The building in
which the FIRE is,said to have commenced
was used as a receptacle for old rags pur-
chased for the paper maker. One state
ment is that the fire commenced on the
inside of the building in question, and
another is that it began on the outside.
From this small house the fire spread
to the store of j. H. Morgan & Co., in
which were kept large stocks Of dry
goods and groceries. In the rear end OF
the store was a large quantity of bacon,
which the flames from the rag-house soon
set on fire. This was followed by the
speedy destruction of the entire store.
This store, which was the first one of the
stores on Coffee street running east, being
large wooden structure, the flames were
soon communicated to the store adjoin-
ing, and thus the, following stores were
almost entirely consumed, leaving moth
ing standing but lone chimneys'and bare
walls: j, ...a ...s. ri qa.a... ,,.u..
Burgess & Gilreatb two stores, public
hall and stock of tinware. Loss 81 200.
No insurance.
G. w. Parkins; store. Loss $4,000.
Insured for 81, 900.
Owings & .Goodlett; brick building.
Loss $4,000. No insurance.
Long & Co. ;'stock of groceries value
unknown. Insured for $500. '.'I
Morgan & co.; groceries. Loss Sl2,-
600. Insured for 5000. -
John B. Miller; groceries. Loss ST.
500. No insurance.
N. F. Burgess; store. Loss $4,000.
No insurance.
Westmoreland & Sloan; drugs. Loss
$1,000. Insurance $4,000. ="
Thomas w. Davis, loss by removal of
goods $500. Fully insured.
B. F. McDayid, loss by removal of
goods $1,000. Insured for $4,000.
After the whole row had been gutted
by the fire, the front wall of the store of
Morgan & Co., which was the. only part
of it that was brick, fell across Coffee
street; slightly injuring severa! parties;
The buildings on the opposite sides Of. the
streets, besides those Immediately in the
rear having been kept we'll watered by
the engines, the fire ceased its progress
after reaching and destroying the liquor
house of Owings & Goodlett. ~.
The fire companies turned out in full
force, and exerted themselves to the ut
most. !. Maj. Stewart, United States Ar.
my, detailed number of the men of
his command as a guard, who rendered
most efficient service. The colored fire.
men and negroes generally worked splen-
didly, and displayed an energy never
before witnessed.
At 4 o'clock the, old residencelo lof Mrs.
G. A. Mauldin, on Main street, opposite
the Theological Seminary boading house,
was found to be on fire.. 1t was almost
entirely consumed, the people and the
engines being on the ground in atten-
dance upon the, first fire, but few having
gone home. Mrs. Mauldin's loss ,ia
$1,000. No insurance. The flames, as
| if by miracle, were kept confined to the
one residence, although wooden build
ings were very contiguous.
The total loss is over forty thousand
dollars. Both fires are supposed to have
been the work of incendiaries.