The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-03-28
Fire III GycvuyilIe.
Tremendous Excitement!

On Saturday morning last, about ono
o'clock, the citizens of Our Mountain CITY
were aroused from their SlumbcrS By the
fearful cry Of fire! tire! The heavens
We're red with the lurid glare of the con-
iil%ration, Tx many 4 heart beat with
fearful ap~prcEcnSiorS of the result, and
there WAS such 4 commotiun we hopc ncv-
er 10 witness again. On approaching the
scene we discovered the new and bcauti-
FIJI brick range OH Coffee and Main streets
wrapt i'll flames. The store OF Morgan,
Davis * Co. had succumbcd to the dcvour-
ing element, and the flames were licking
up the tine brick range ON Coffee street,
built and owned by Mcssrs. Burgess &
Giircath. The centre OF th!s block was
HnJwn rs the
GlL.REAElI OPERA HOUSE,
fitted up in elegant style, with fine scene
~, etc. and upon which there was no in
surancc. This is a great loss. The corner
store in this block, at the corner of Main,
was owned and occupied by w. Z. Owings
It's wholesale and retail liquor house.
The parties occupying the burnt range
We're MrS~r>. Jas. II. Morgan Il Co., with
an extensive stock of dry goods, grocer
les. etc. They had just received 5000
pounds ri bacon. deposited in a roolh in
rear Of their main store. They were in
Silrcd for six thousand dollars. Mr.. J..
b. Miller lost about fifteen hundred dol
ltrS, on which there was 10 insurance.
Mc$SSrs. J. Il. Long & Co., saved Il part
OF their stock. II had IN Insurance poll
cv for five hundred dollars. The fine
drug store of Wcstmorcland Il Sloan,
just completed with much taste, met with
Il heavy loss, they being insured for four
thousand dollars. y great deal of their
stock WAS saved, and they will be in mo-
ton again in a few days.
McsSrs. w. \. Long e Co., q young
firm, sustained some loss, although most
Of the stock was saved. They have an
insurance Of five hundred dollars.
Mr.. w. c. Owings occupied the corner
of Main and Coffee streets. The loss on
his brick building was three thousand
dollars. He saved most of his stock of
liquors, etc.
At the time Of the fire a perfect calm
prevailed. One of the front walls fell,
and but for the timely notice, ''Look
several lives would have been lost,
as the falling mass struck the brick wall
of the building of II. \. Cauble on the
opposite side Of the street.
About 5o'clock Il. m. the fire being sub
dued, and all hands were retiring to their
respective homes, when q second alarm
was sounded, and u citizens rushed to
Main street, to behold the residence Of
Mrs. G.. a. Mauldin in flames. On each
side of the burning building were the
large store Of Thomas w. Davis on the
and that Of Mr.. 3. +. McDavid on
the North each being within twelve feet.
Main, Washington and Coffee streets
were piled up with flour, groceries,, dry
goods, drugs, cts, and hands were busily
engaged cmptving the various buildings
threatened. The last building burned
was a large two story wooden dwelling,
situated between and within fifteen feet
of two wooden store rooms. Yet this fire
that the flames were confined to the
building in which they originated, and
the stores were scarcely Scorched.
We have suffered a great loss, but those
who are the greatest sufferers, are men OF
energy. who will III Il short time fling out
their banners to the breeze, with low pri-
ccs 10 cheer them OH, and wills to sur
loull every obstacle.
Thomas w. Davis had a large stock Of
goods Oh hand, and Was insured for ten
thousand dollars.
Mr.. b. +. McDavid had a good stock of
family groceries,, ETC., and was insured
for two thousand dollars.
G.. w. Parkins lost about one thousand
dollars, covered by insurance.
Capt. Allen and others Of the fire de-
p%artEicnt should feel proud Of the Organi-
zation under their charge, and we hope
they will long live to enjoy the blessings
on their neigilbors and friends.
-GfcenUelc Ncws.