The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-15

all but few articles; L. G. Taylor saved
nearly all his stock; A. B. Morrison,
tailor, saved everything; the building
formerly occupied as Treasurer's Office
was burned, and E. R. Kingsmore and
family, who occupied the upper floor, lost
nearly all their furniture; Mrs. Whaley
lost her storehouse, which she occupied
as a dwelling also, and a large part of
her stock and furniture-whole loss,
$4,000, no insurance; A. P. Johnstone,
Dentist, saved his instruments and furni-
ture; Keene & Austin's loss was $500,
no insurance; F. Gray, colored, saved
most of his goods. The vacant brick
store, formerly occupied by R. F. Phifer,
comes next; j. r. Thompson, Dentist,
over the store, was insured for 81 900,
which about covers his losses, and G. G.
jaeger, over the same store, sa7ed his
books and papers, but lost some of his
furniture; DR.. w. F. Pratt lost Sc, 600,
insurance, $4,000; G. B. Buist lost 5000,
saving the greater part of his stock; Mrs.
M. A. Stoddard saved nearly everything;
Pope & Wardlaw, druggists, were insured
for $4,000, covering all losses; J; W.
Montgomery, jeweler, was insured for
$4,000, which covers losses; John O..
Peoples had about s., 500 worth Of jewelry
in his safe uninsured-the jewelry was
very much injured, and the loss is sheavy;
outside of the safe he lost 81, 500, insur-
ance $1,000; Edward Scholtz's loss is
about $3.50, no insurance; DIR. w. E..
Pelham and family, who had rooms over
Mr.. Peoples, lost furniture; Boland q
Hipp's loss slight; T. @. Boozer, loss
slight.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
POOLS Hotel and part of the furniture,
value $4,000, insurance $500; two
storehouses of Jacob Singley, value
$4,000, fully insured; two store
houses of Simeon Pratt, value $4,000,
insurance $500; six storehouses of airs.
G. & Mr.. G. s. Mower, value $4,000, in
surance IS 900; storehouse of Mrs. Nancy
Wicker, value $1,000, insurance 81 500;
storehouse of Mrs. Whaley, value 81, 800,
no insurance storehouse of DR.. W. F.
Pratt, value $4,000, insurance ION house
and stock) $4,000; two stores of T. j.
Bedenbaugh, $4,000, no insurance.
The total loss amounts to about $780,
600; insurance about $4,000.
A TIMELY SHOWER.
Had it not been for the rain the greater
part of the town would have gone.
Crede's caught several times, and if it had
burned the fire would not have stopped
this side of H. II. Blease's. Geo. Nc
Whirter's and Silas Johnstone's resi-
dences made a narrow escape. The ram
undoubtedly saved Masonic Hall, and
consequently the whole collection of
buildings in that part of town. Large
sparks and burning shingles were carried
by the wind to q great distance. Some
fell on Mr.. Foot's house and ignited the
roof, but the fire was extinguished in
time. !.
The saving of Mollohon Row and
Chicks corner was the salvation of the
balance of the business portion of the
town. Strangely coincident-the fire OF
1866 burnt the old hotel to the north of
Mollohon Row, while on this occasion
POOLS Hotel on the south was destroyed,
and in both confagrations the buildings
in rear of Mollohon were leveled to the
ground, and twice SCARED, scorched and
battered the old time-honored row still
stands-one of the few monuments of the
pleasant past. The battle to keep the
fierce flames from leaping through the
rear of this apparently devoted row was
a fearful one indeed. Every particle of
woodwork was licked at by tongue of
flame. On the south corner-Dr. Fant's
was the hottest fight. A barrel ofker-
osene or Elaine oil on the opposite side,
acted on by the wind which made clean
sweep through the open walls, played
such stream of solid fame on that point
that it seemed impossible to resist. For.
tunately it did, and universal breath of
relief was felt when the oil finally burnt
out and Fant's still stood. -.
The occupants of Mollohon Row, viz :
DIR. s. F. FAINT, FAINT & McWhirter, s. 2.
Boozer, Wright & Coppock and W. T.
Tarrant, all lost more or less by damage
in the removal of their goods, and by
water used in extinguishing the flames.
It would be inviduous to single out
particular individuals as worthy of dis
tinguished mention for their
NOBLE AND sELF-sACRIFIcING EFFORTS
to control the rayages of the fire, as well
as in the saving of furniture and goods.
There were those who seemed to be
imbued with more than mortal strength,
endurance and intelligence, but there was
n heroism and fearless risk of life and
limb, both among white and colored gen.
orally, such as never has before been
witnessed in Newberry. Nobly did they
work, and the good accomplished is in
chculable. Our neighboring towns of
Helena and Prosperity sent in number
of workers, from the former we know not
how many, but Judge that every availa-
BILE man came to the rescue of unfortu-
nate Newberry. FROM Prosperity we
learn that fifty or more, who were able to
mount horses, came in at gallop, while
three times as many more were ready to
come, but had no way. In behalf of the
citizens of the town we give them warmest
thanks.
Policies of insurance upon part of the
property destroyed were held in the fol-
lowing companies: Franklin, Philadel-
phia, $500; Home, New York, $500;
Niagara, New York, $4,000; Underwri-
ter's Agency, $4,000; North American,
$4,000; Atlantic, $4,000; Atlas, Hart
For,l II 00o. Hon,o C,eoro;o So00.