Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-17

A n iliaa huiiass Wnrt9, of ffepsfY
swept Away Al Atlanta, ia ~fhe Rim
ball iiouse nurnsd,

A a lllan idl'ass N0rb. of ffersff
swept Away al Atlanta, ua The Kim
bali House narnsd.
ATLANTA, "a. August u.
Early this morning tho kimhall House.
lhe lsst.known aud largest hotel In the
kol hsrn States, was totally destroyed by
are. The huildlng covered hlock IN The
lely heart n she city, ves ia stories b y
lni va he mbst shoNy SUPER structure -
Atlanta. The ih'lit ss Nlil hnt fal shofi
of u, $4,000. The hotel has hali,nal fine
and lts destruction is looked upon here ~
great public calamity. The origin Of the
are Is a. iollows Al the hour Of ilo Cap
ain FLYNN, II th. nlonlng watch, saw 4
isnse ilnlhe II smoke issuing from The
cellar athdnaibas indef the real esiai.
a,.s Of George W. Adain fi3hn ia'he'l
% the opening .. the besement but found
ID impossible to eiiecl an entrance II use
n the binding smokc,
llu wa tho first "a glyethn ah.rm, but
heflre the hotes N ihe hell iAng out upon
fe IN foueAdlan r 3 fhempkoH had en-.
tered tie pnict y htKMMfi ana informed
Mr.. Thad Hammond ihsi ihs Building Nps
IN FIRE. Mr.. scoyillc was az oiict sH'n
moned. lie proceeded with Mr. Thompson
10 the scene Of the fire, and taking In the
situation at a glance coolly remarked' "lt's
saneh Accompanied Wy Mr.. Thompson,
/ ~, scoylfe hasteh6a intg th- building
ind x sn,e sit sbout ariusiig tbs gicsssi
Mr.. scovillc sapesi'tiRdsd personally
going from door TO door with Mr Ihopp
/ son, his night walchman, aud others, ANA ~
many instances beating ON the doors "
notify his guests, aud N some cases break
/ Ing the doors In with his own hands, lest
! .iilile et,r.t should not be fully aroused and
| IA lNI li Ne flames All, even domestlcs
4 .eeu,u. ~ flN, tspuiost story, were
awakened In ample ti'rs ~ fress gnd quit
the build,n- In safety. When, ilis morn
ing, Mr.. Scoville learned that not single
! life was lost, he exclaimed, am 'ho
happiest man IN Georgia." just how tns
| Dire originated no one can tell, but certain
h Il II Ygau IN the basement, as above
The eiang u tic beiisand tlis b,irty.j
ing and steaming Of enginct 'odn aroused
the whole city, and hoarse shouts OF ihe fte
men rose high above the general din. In
less than an hour from the sounding OF the
| slarm the streets leading 10 the hotel were
| shionfsf With people, gazing on the grand
est spectacle A5ee Aourhsafca W an Atlanta
audience. Before tie failts hii spent
their fury the heart OF the bNildlhE hed
been Tapped into nothingness, and IN many
places the outer walls crashed and crumbled
into the streets. At high noon the great
hotel, which but yesterday stood forth the
trlde and grandeur Of Atlanta, was only a
smoking fhin;, -.
Kimball, in the year 1870. II was tTMed n
five men: DR.. Joseph Thompson, Of ~
lanta, owned one-third interest; Mr.. JOIN
Rice, Of Hartford, Conn, owned one-third
the other third was divided into three equa
parts, owned respectively by General Rob
eft Tdoitihs, John I. Glenn, Esq, and Mr..
James Thompson; Js. The building yielded
a yearly rental from stores, tees, etc, Of
$4,000 The furniture was valued at Sl23f
0G0, The aggregate insurance carried by
che owners VIM foot up about $4,000; the
elder Thompson, $1,000; the younger
Thompson, $1,000; John Rice, SO 800 Joh1
I. Glenn, $4,000; Robert Toombs, amount
not known. II is claimed by many that
General Toombs had no insurance ON his
interest
The efforts Of the firemen were so well dl'
rRGteG that the flames were not communl-
Gated to any If the surrounding buildings.
It is an unqnestionable fact, however, that
the dead calm which prevailed throughout
the burning dlone saved the whole business
portion of the city. Had q Wind sprung
up no earthly power could have prevented
a general and most disastrous contiagra'
ton.
On the Wall street side the losses are
Geo. w. Adair, real estate agent, complete
plats Of the property of the city, covering
many years and indicating its growth, that
eau not be replaced; w. B. Burk, old book
store, $4,000 worth of rare Volumes the
collection Of many years, insurance s3,0Vi
r. II. Blacknall, dgent Bull-Durham To.
bacco; office fixtures 500, no Insurance,
Whittier a. Sons. insurance agents, 5000
t6eered
On Deeatur street the losses ares Goode,
Fontaine a. Elnioiei real estate men, ,OWi
books and papers saved .. b. Daniel,
wholesale druggist, $1,000, insurance VII.
600; NJ. HARRISON & Bros, $4,000, insur'
ance $4,000; J. H. Gavan, city auctloneer,
s., 900, no insurance Big Bonanza saloon,
loss II 900; the Gate City National Bank,
corner OF Pryor and Wall streets, saved its
hooks and current papers. In the safe IN
the Vault there were $4,000 in money and
Sl,0000O0 IN securities, which are thought
to be safe, but they eau nos open the vault
until it cools.