The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-29
GREAT FIRE IN GRRENvILLE.
Ao7o Ov6P Forty Thousand Dellnls-In-
snrance 0aiy Eight Ih0uaaad.


On Saturday morning last, between
one and two o'clock, fire broke out in
the city of Greenville; which resulted
most disastrcusly, TO several business
houaes. The fire began in small build
ing Immediately in the rear of the store
occupied by Messrs. James II. 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 ;ssai4 to have conmenced
was used as o receptacle for old rags pur-
chased tor che. paper maker. One state
ment 10 that the fire commenced on the
inside of the building in question, and
another is that it begun ON the outside.
From this small house the fire spread
to the stote Of j. 81. Morgan & Co., in
which were kept large stocks of dry
goods and groceries. in the EeaK end of
the store was large quantity. of bacon,
which tie flames from tho Eag-house soon
set on ERE. This was followed by the
speedy destruction Of the entire store.
This store, which was the frat one Of the
stores on Coffee street Eunning east. being
largo wooden structure, the flames were
soon communicated to the store adioin-
ing, and thus the fol allowing stores were
almost entirely, consumed, :, leaving moth
ing standing bnt lone .chimneysland bare
walls: ., i.o .. ,',,ist ,,,,,,I
Rargess & GiIreatb two ~, sic stores, ltl public
hail and stock of tinware.i Lose $1,000.
No insurance.
@. ": Parkins;- store. Loss $4,000.
Insured for 81 GOO. ~ Ff7-ffiH
Owinep % SGoodlett; brick building.
Loss $500. No insurance. 1rS" =
Long &c 90. shtock Of groceries; value
unknown. q Insured for $500! - t,il'i
Morgan & Col; gfeceries! Loss .e12,.
OC9. insured iOs 9, 600. sii4 lils.l ,.Al'ii
so5 John ne B; a Miller; groceries. Loss 81,
~ m: :: surgqss 81 store. Loss $4,000.
Weatncfel4aid q Sloan; drugs. 9sIoss
5000. Insurance q, 900. 80 'i90
Thomas w. Davis, loss by removal of
goods S3, ,50o.i Fully Insured. DIE
! ;A4An.ss1 .ls=: E. :s.S,. :. e
good5 $1y0o0.g Insured FOX S., 600. a -
| io,AneEl thu UholoGovz had heen gutted
by tho ffe, the 'front.' riau Of tthe storo of
Morgan & Co; which was tho, onlyopars
Of it thac 0asb hEicl, fell across Coffee
atrocej n.ightlyA iniasihgI eeVeEal partiea.
The bElidinga on The 6fpesitaeides of the
Btneets; besides thosei ip6meiiatsiy II. the
reerI having ibsef kept wall 'walefea hy
thaengineay the drnl 5sased itl progress
after reaching aad dssEfoying the liauor
heneeoI SasEings & GoddlettSil a t.5il@q
II :f fsT T1i1 TfEsai s s5sasi in ftSs1 n
fofcDS and exefkaa the1sel9es to the n,
TaoshaIy Mas Stewart, United StatestAr.
MY detailed q shuTEber of the men of
his command as o guard, ,ssho rendered
nqSe etdeiept service. The colored fire.
men and g!oes general lly worked aplen,
didly, and; Displayed Rn. energy neveI
heseEo SssEesaed- $500 -,
AZ 9 o'aIeek thes old sidence lef, Mrs
| q A. haalaiSs, on Main street, opppSitz
tho Iheolo gical Sernipsr beading f6u1so 51s
vas fcHnd 20 be on fE9.I 5t ives aliaosi
sptsTeiy eonnnieed tha ;peopla and lthe
| engin8s being on tssIs ground in ,attes,,
dsnce ppol shs Eilsst lsse,. but ffcw hasinai
goqaes u home. ara. lId!ih's los Il
81 200. No Insurance.. The flames, n,
Il. BIZ = iatsGsil1>, y confined tot
ono rcsideTlcen enI 81 houge wooden build
inss were gerry cpntignor,s.
ss The total lpasIl Is over forty thousand
been the work Of inccndiaTiez.