Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
The EdMnrda Rire.
LOSS OVER $I000OO-ISsuRAxcE s35,,
700.

AuOul uhlL"pdbt y CLOCK yesterday
morning fire was discovered issuing
from between the two bar.rooms Of
Messrs. Hale and Halberi, in the town
Of Edwards, and an alarm was imme-
diately raised by some party or parties
unknown. Hale's baF.room stood
south of the railroad fronting the east
end of the depot; Halbert's was
the next building 10 the west Of II,
with only q space Of about two feet
between The two houses. They formed
the corner OF a whole block of frame
buildings, including bar.rooms, res.
tsurants, grocery stores, livery sta.
bic, small dwellings, etc. Across the
street was the depot, and south Of the
railroad were the two frame buildings
of J. L. jenkins, south of which was
the Davis block of brick houses.
Opposite Jenkins's was the large
store Of Lewis A. Moss, a frame,
and adjoining that on the north, the
large brick stOre.house OF Harrison &
Lewis. A brisk east wind was blow
ing at the time the fire was discovered,
and in very few minutes the flames
had wrapped the wooden houses in q
sheet of Ore, leaped across the street TO
the Davis block, and everything be-
Ing as dry as tinder 1t burned
furiously In all directions, the
depot and Mr.. L. A. Moss's store
catching ERE about the same time. The
rapid progress which the FIRE made
may DO judged from the fact that Mr..
Halbert, who was sleeping In back
room Of his establishment, was Rwak.
, ened barely In sufficient time TO escape
with his life, and Mr.. Hale had
his hair singed and head blister
ed in the attempt to save 9
> few movable articles. With the
! flames raging on each side Of
tho track, the heat was intense and
the iron rails were bent and twisted as
D If In the hands Of giant. In the
: meantime the whole population of the
little town were aroused and afoot, and
= from what we can learn, all the citi-
zens did their duty in trying TO stay
the con1agration aud save proper
ty. But as we'll might the puny
: hand of man attempt 10 st0p the
/ fall Of water at Niagara. The efforts
\ of the citizens were entirely unavailing,
t and the thick, fre-proof walls Of Har.
J rison Il Lewis's house alone stayed the
! flames and saved the town from de.
struction. The following is q resume
= OF losses, with insurance: L. A. Nose,
!. stock $4,000; building $1,000; insur-
= ance on building, $1,000; on stock,
q $4,000. Mr.. Moss, by great energy
!. and admirable management, saved
N enough 10 stock an ordinary store, and
J. Immediately moved into large build.
. ing, where his clerks were at work
e yesterday, and buying cotton as usual
e He will at once commence the erection
{ of lre-proof brick house on the site
! Of ale former store. and Mr.. r. f,
|, Beck was on the ground figuring at the
: contract. All of Mr.. Moses insurance
| was placed in the agency Of W. NJ.
Chamberln, Of this city, with the ex-
ception of $4,000 each in the Home, Of
New York, and London and Liv.
, erpool and Globe, with D. G.
q Humphreys & Co. Currie & Co. lost
+ Oh stock about $25, 900, insured for $l2,-
| 600 in agencies at Jackson. N. Zlm-
mern, loss on stock, $4,000, insurance
$4,000, with Cham mberlin's companies.
Chas. Mackey, loss on stock $500,
buildings $1,000, with insurance Sl00
with Chamberlin, and 81, 300 with B.
: G. Humphreys & Co. Harrison &
, Lewis, loss, $500 on wooden awnings
and other woodwork, fully insured
with w. A. Fairchild. The following are
, total llosses-no insurance j. L. Jenkins
; stock and buildings $500; G. D. Brum.
|. by, stock, $1,000; Hale, stock, $4,000
SAINT Mackey, $500; Mallet, $500
Creiger, livery stable, $500; Halberti
$1,000; A. Newman, house, 81 900
: Mrs. Mundy, millinery, saved nearly
> all her stock; Walter Malone, two
: houses, $500; Reux, colored, resi-
o dence, $500; Benz. Davis, buildings,
. $4,000; Marye Dabney's law Office, not
h estimated; II. & L. France, $500 /;
. Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad de.
pot and track, 5000, which includes
. freight for which the Company Is not
responsible; Barker, two housea, $500; ;
Cobb, bakery, stock, $3.50; E. Q, Catch
a ings, $1,000.
g Currle " 70, VIII uAV6h u tBo OIlCh
n Gre. proof house finished and occupied
9 for business by the middle Of Novem.
L Der. For the present they have se-
# cured an office In the house of T, d.
Il Padelford & Co., where they will offer
/ the same inducemencs to the trade as
# heretofore. They are prepared TO sell
a goods as usual, and are still able,
q ready and anxious to buy cotton at out.
Z side prices. Messrs. Womack & Co.
# have moved into the Baer building,
d north. east corner of the public square,
where they will conduct their business,
}. and will be glad TO see all their
friends and customers. None Of the
victims Of the devouring element have
r lost their courage, or despaired In the
e presence of disaster. Sam Mackey
Q has already raised the frame Of q new
0 market.house in the middle Of the pub
Q lie square, and will be ready for busl-
ness tomorrow, and oil will manage,
! somehow or other, to straigten them.
selves up in short time. OF
course, the usual scenes Of confu.
; sion attendant upon large fires oc.