The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-22
HUMBOLDT IN ASHES!
100000 Worth of Property Burned---
Only $4,000 Insurance.
Death of two of her Best People.

1t is with feelings of sad and.mel-
ancholy nature | have to chronicle
the.deaths of two of our most highly
esteemed and worthy citizens, DIR.
Wm. +. Fox and Mrs DR. Penn.
Both died last Saturday morning after
lingering illness. DIR. Fox was
philanthropic, generous and enterprise
ing gentlemen. He leaves a wife
aud FIVE children to mourn his loss.
Mrs Penn was Jealous christian, a
devoted wife, an aflectionate mothe.,
aud a lady of considerable literary
ability. She was the daughter Of our
valued postmaster, DIR StilwelI. She
leaves a husband and several children
to lament DER her premature demise.
MistGrtUnes never come singlv they
say. About 3 pun. last Saturday a
fire originated in the Humboldt Fur
niture factory. Cause unknown. The
building was enveloped in flames in
almost less time than it takes to tell.
There was a moderate southeast
breeze blowing at the time, which
soon waited the fire to the large three
story brick building, the property of
the Furniture Factory Co. The up
per stories contained several thou
sand dollars worth Of manufactured
furniture. The lower rooms were oc-
cupied by Snyder, Mex night g. Co.,
grocers, and Fox, Hamilton & Dun.
can, grocers, and the postoHice. The
said building with most OF its contents
soon became a mass Of ruins. Tyler
& Benefits dry goods store and
dwelling was next in order. They
saved good deal of their extensive
stock, but in more or less damaged
condition. ! he only insurance on The
property burned thus far was $500,
which Snyder, Mcknight & Co. had
on their stock of groceries. Tyler &
Bennett. our most extensive mer>
chants and largest stockholders in the
furniture factory, had no insurance,
and are therefore heavy losers.
From the houses aforesaid. the fire
was conveyed across the street to DR..
Eoxs drug store, wooden structure,
between the Ferrell and Reiuy blocks;
then confusion reigned supreme; men
wenlen and children were seen hurry
ing to and fro with every species Of
merchandise, dry goods, groceries,
drugs, &c., taking them to some place
of safety. Several ladies deserve ap-
plause for the energy and courage
they displayed in removing goods
from the burning buildings. The fire
spread from Tyler & Bennet's and DR.
tOx's on either side of the street in an
easterly direction, sweeping every
heuse before it in indiscriminate desc
lation, until it reaches S. WaddiPs
grocery, where by great effort it was
checked. The Day block and two
houses adjoinging were saved. Sam.
Waddill, Shaw's Hall, Court house,
&c.. were saved at the east end of
Main street.
At present, Main street presents an
appearance like the ancient city of
Heliopolis, ruined and desolate, save
that instead of lofty and stately mono,
liths raising their heads to the Heav-
ems with awe inspiring grandeur,
standing silent and grim sentinels of
the desolate scene, Main street has
only one or two dilapidated chimney
stacks and several charred and with
cred shade trees, that for years stood
the storm and breeze.
There were 81 houses burned. The
loss will aggregate fully 500 900.
Insurance does not exceed $4,000.
Several merchants contemplate re.
building at the earliest opportunity.
The Furniture Factory will be re-
built at an early day. Our merchants
by industry and energy will soon
surmOunt all difficulties.
Yours truly,
SPECTATOR.
We received another account of
the fire from an esteemed correspon,
dent, but it came too late for insertion.
In substance, it is the same as above.