The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-03
EdSefield in Ashes.
Only -Four Stores Left Standing Supposed to
have e,been the Work Of an Incendiary
Enough Provisions to Last Forty-eight
. - Hours. ,-.-,-. .,-.- -s4-.

The Edgefeld Advertlser, in an
extra dated Sunday morning, gives
the following graphic account of the
FIRE:
With feelings of unspeakablc bor-
ror and sadness the Advertiser an
uounces to it's readers that the county
site of old Edgefeld lies in ashes and
ruins. f.. :-.,.
At dawn this morning, Sunday,
October 80, the large livery stable
belonging to Mrs: Tillmsn's hotel and
standing in rear of same was dis;
covered to be in fa,nes. The wind
was blowing tiercely and set fatally to
the northwest, bearing the flames di-
rectly over Park Row. LII less than
au hour all Of Park Row, the various
small buildings in the rear of it and
Capt. Markert's cabinet shop we're in
flames. ... o.,
So wild and sweeping was the wind
that human effort availed nothing
For couple Of hours the Advertiser
building seemed doomed, but in Gods
providence the wind bore the FAM es
iu contrary direction, aud tho build
lug and properties are safe. From
Park Row the flames soou leaped
across the street to the store house
occupied by Mr.. Lee Holson, Mr..
Wade Youngblood and the two bar
bers; from this to the Chronicle
Office, lately so handsomely repaired
by Mr.. A. J. Norris; from this to
Mr.. Lynch's drug store; from this to
the huge building occupied by Mr..
Clisby and Mr.. Cobb; and from this
to the little brick Office occupied by
Mrs. Crawford; from this to the old
law Office of Carroll Il Bacon while in
rear of all these, all the law Offices
were consumed-Mr. John Addison's,
Mr.. Walter. QUITS, old Law Range,
thence to Messrs. Sheppard Brothers.
The dwelling of Lawrence Cain was
consumed The two Offices in Mr.
Lynch's front yard were consumed
but bis mansion was saved. The old
Saluda House, the property of Col.
Il. w. Addison, was saved.
The vast Tillman Hotel was swept
away as if by magic. The Methodist
parsonage, the private residence Of
! Mr.. W. B. Penn, and the law Office Of
Norris L. Folk were saved.
From the old SaIuda House to the
Adrertlser building and from the
advertiser building to the Methodist
parsonage aud Dir. ". Is. Penn's
residence is one horrible waste OF
.ashes-not building stauds upon the
scene. The buildings on the public
square now arc these alone : The
Advertiser building, DR.. Parker's
Office, law office of Glover l. Ahncy,
old Ryan Hotel, postofico, old Bryan
brick store, Miins's photograph build
ing, Jail and courthouse The law
Offices and small buildings, begiuniue
with the Gary law Office and running
down to the Catholic Church, are un-
injured. .The barrooms, the billiard
sa]uoDs, blacksmith shops, the. negro
store, are all gone. ,.. ,..... :.
The merchants were able to save
but small portions of their stocks, anc
I these stocks we're almost entirely up-
insured. We give hurried but still
a reliable list Of the losses. -.. ...
Mrs. Tillm IN. hotel and furniture. SIS, ,00l
]. T.. Addison and S. W. Nicholson,
. three blacksmith shops. ......... Loco
NJ. A. Markert, undertaking shop and
tools. -. 1000
S. W. Nicholson, three stores on Park
| Row ....... 5000
O. L. Dob.ou, store, Pnrk Row. 80. l,50t
| ". Il. Brunson, store. Park Row. 3,50f
". P. Penn, store, Main street. 49,. SOC
Dr.. D. O. Tompkins, three stores.... 4,50C
J. l.. Addison, brick office. ....... scr
| ". L. Eol-on's store. a......... 2,tGC
| Clisby and Hart, two stores. ....... 5000
A. J. Norris, two stores. ....... 5,uOt
| u. 4. HaIkert, two stores. ........ 1000
| A. A. Clishp, store e..... 2,5OC
! Fl. T. Wright, store. c...... $500
Jessie Timmerman, brick Office. 49,. SOC
). p Carroll, law Office. ............ 6O1
D. D. Outz. TWO brick offices. ...... 1900
J. L. Addison, law Office. ......... 800
j. l.. Addison, three Offices in Law
Range ............. 1,50C
Sheppard Bros. law office. ......:.. LOO
| Lawrence Cain, dwelling ....... $500
W. E. Lynch, office. .......:.. -. SOC
| Alvin Ha.t, stock k............ 5000
| W. B. Penn. ....... 5000
N. Lebeschultz. 80. 2.5lu
| ". II. Brunsou. $500
EdgcGe!d Chronicle. e........ SOC
Tenn g. Anderson. .............. $500
B. P. Covar. $500
+ Colored Co-operation Store. ....... 1900
". l.. Holson. .. 2,5nC
Wade Youngbood. od............... 5000
| c. l.. B. Marsh. 7,00O
W. IL Mccullough ......?. ........ 2,h0G
We. Lvach. 4.OO0
A, 4. Ciisbv. 3,nhO
J u. Cobb. sou
Upon this property there was about
$50, 900 of insurance, $4,000 in the
companies represented by Jefferson &
Zimnerman, and $4,000 IN the
Georgia Home, represented by Mr..
| D. R. Durisoe.
At the hour at which We write
ii O'Clock A. M.-the flames have
died out, aud an awful CLOUD of smoke
rests over the dreary scene. Citizens
from the surrounding country are
thronsinE in, and the burnt district