The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-11

srs,s.saaazsss7ys;
roasted in pen. This circumstance
suggests Charles Lambs Essay on
Roust Pig. An eight thousand dollar
fire to roast four pigs is expensive
cookery.
A number of persons had cotton
on the depot, and several had
cotton in Mr.. Crcight's gin. and their
anxiety may be well imagined.
CAUSE OF TIE FIRE.
The following account Of tho origin
OF the fire is given, partly by Mr..
| Crcight and partly by Mr.. John IIol-
! lis. ~ bale Of cotton had been brought
TO Winnsboro by Il gentleman, gotten
from Il renter, and it was said to have
been water packed. This was denied
and il was taken to Mr.. Crcight's
pl oss room for investigation and re-
packing. The hoops had been re-
moved and the cotton examined, and
the press was set in motion to rcpaclI
! it. Dust then Mr.. Ell. Smith saw fire
in the room and called out. Mr..
Crcight says il was then running up
the sides Of tho room among the hang
ing tags OF cotton. lie and MIR. John
Hollis and Mr.. Smith and some other
gentlemen began TO fight the fire down
and got it subdued. The bale had
crught and they were qucnching it,
and Mr. Hollis thinks had got it
under control, when some colorGd
man rushed in with IL hook and jcrllcd
the bale. The tics were loose and the
cotton spread in every direction,
bursting out in u fierce flame, and
dciying all efforts to subduc it. 1t
then spread with great rapi(ity. Mr..
Hollis says he had to jump through
the flames TO get out. Mr.. Crcight says
some ono must have had cigar in his
hand and it caught the loose cotton on
the wall. Another theory is that some
one struck Il match carclcsSly. Mr..
Crcight denies That the friction could
have caused it as tho bearings never
heated, and u spark could not have
come III on the band, because tho
wind was blowing the other way from
running on the bands would have cX-
tinguishcd any spark. lie is sure it
originated in the way he describes.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Mr.. Crcight lost his gin-housc, with
gin and press, a saw mill, grist mill !,
with boiling cloth, a planning machine,
several bands, besides bale and q
half OF cotton, Il thousand bushels Of
seed, two hundred bushels Of wheat,
Il hundred bushels Of corn, and sup
ply oflumDcr. His scircular saw had been
removed the day before and was saved.
The curbing Of his twelve foot square
well is destroyed. Mr.. Wm. II. Rabb
lost a lost a bale of cotton and Il hun
dreu bushels Of seed, DR.. Madden
ono bale Of cotton md seed, and Mr..
Elder seventeen hundred pounds Of
seed cotton. Mr.. Willingham lost the
bale OF t'cotton that was being rcpackcd.
MIR. d. II. Flcnnikcn lost circular
wood saw aia some firewood. Mr..
Creights loss is estimated at between
five and six thousand dollars, with
out dollar Of insurance. lie lost
his mill in q similar manner three
years ago, lie comes up smiling,
however, from every buffet of For
tune, and is going right to work
again.
The Mcssrs. Romcdy lost every tool
and labor,saving appliance, and all
their lumber. They had one of the
finest assortment Of tools in the coun-
try. Their loss is at least three hur-
drcd dollars, and is almost irrcparable.
| lh'y HUI lo INSURANCE., ana were aD-
scnta at the time The fire began. They
have TO begin at the bottom and work
up. John Smart lost his tools also.
lie met Il similar loss at the last fire.
March Ross lost his blacksmith
shop. The value is not known, but
it is serious loss to him. The color
cd church was valued at two thou
sand dollars and was u total loss.
The congregation desired to insure it
and are under the impression that the
that the risk was refused. This is said
to be mistake, as the church could
have been insured in at least one COM
pany.
The four cottages lost or damaged,
arc estimated at about three hundred
and fifty dollars each. The were i'll
sured by tho Building and Loan Asso-
ciation.
The fencing from Mr.. Connor's to
Mr.. McCants' garden was torn down,
and fencing in other places was dam
aged considerably.
The losses are estimated at about
eight thousand five hundred dollars,
Of which on over seven thousand
there was no insurance. The insur-
ancc companies will find this q good
advertisement.
\ Although the losses arc heavy, and
fall OH those who cannot afford to losc,
it is q matter Of profound congratula-
ton That tho fire did not spread furth-
er. At one time it looked as if it
would sweep the town.