The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-10-31
FIRE NOTES.

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A fine hotel ought TO be put up
somewhere on the burnt district.
Capt Smith was absent from the
city and Lieut.. L. L. Ellis had COM
niand OF Go. d.
The Bank Of ITopkinsville began TO
clear away rubbish to rebuild before
the fire ceased to burn Thursday.
The fire comp my worked molly till
water gave out, and their heroic efforts
Kept the fire from crossing. Main 81.
The bucket brigsdes on the houses
acrMs Main street kept the roofs and
fronts wet and aided materially in
saving that side.
At least one hundred people were
turned houseless aud homeless into
he streets and many Of them are suf-
iering for food and clothing.
Many OF the colored people worked
manfully, but others considered 1t a
grab game, and stole whatever they
could lay their hands on.
Messrs. Pritchett and Henderson
have let out the contract TO rebuild
their two stores OIL Main street and
work has boen begun on them.
Everybody excep, tho writer and
few others got drunk after the fire.
Some drank because they had lost,
others because they had not, some be-
cause they were excited ana q few
perhaps because they loved liquor.
The light from the fire was seen at
Trenton and Clarksville and numbers
OF persons from those places aud
from other towns and the surround
ing country came In by the time the
flames had stopped spreading.
Two members OF Co. d. went TO
sleep on their posts and had their
guns stolen. The taking Of the guns
caused the soldiers great anxiety until
they were ordered TO headquarters
whore they found their arms, which
had been stolen as a joke by some OF
the soldier boys.
The City Bank Is the only building
left In the burnt dbtrict extending
from Spring street TO Broad street. and
a square and halfln width. 1t was
saved by the high wall ofthe Bank OF
across the street and by
the hardest OF work In fighting the
lanes In the rear.
A citizen was heard 10 remark
morning as he viewed the
ruins: "Well there 10 some consola-
lion III the fact that we have beat
Clsrksville. We Lare excelled her at
everything else, and now We have
beat hsr big fire Of April 10, 1879"
The news was ielephoned TO Clarks-
vile as soon as the fire started butthe
engine at that city was out Of repair
sud could sot be sent. Our sister city
Kindly proflerei hose and help but
The fire had stopped spreading before
! special train could DO started, and
The news was sent tina. the help
would not BIO needed.
Tho following persons came over TO
The FIRE from Clarksyille Wednesday
night. JAS. Gill, s. J. IIodgson,
Chas. Award, John Rice, Jas. llolle-
man, T. Click, Thos. Mcdaniel, Joe
Gerhart, ;. Klccmapn, T. W. Moore,
A. Sheer, Mac Radford, w. 0. Bran.
Ion, II. w. Roach, BENZ. Franklin,
DR.. Geo. and James Bowling,
Numbers Of negroes had the cheek
70 20 TO merchants and demand pay |
or helping TO save goods from the
buildings. Some Of them
,aid out over hundred dollars TO
hose who claimed TO have saved
FOODS, thereby setting a bad proceed
mt aud Offering an iniucement to The
and anprincipled scamps
o SGT FIRE to the town again
The authorities al Nashville were
appealed 10 for help and an engine
vas sent by sspecial train making |
he trip In an hour aud forty-fivo min
itos. The engine arrived after the
Ire had been stopped but our sister
lily lnerited our deepest gratitude
or the promptness with which she
responded to our call for help. The
rain bringing the engine made ever
10 miles an hour, coming II miles ip
~ hour and three quarters.
Wyatt EdInunds, the oolored man
who rescued Mr.. Holland, with the
assistance OF Mr.. Jas. II. Winfree, is
Employed in the Cos works. His
was heroism oxempllied.
Al tho risk Of llis own life he rushed