The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19


since the great fre Of April, lS45, which
burned off the old wooden building
which then enclosed the Public Square
in Anderson, our city was again on Mon
day night the scene of disastrous burn
ing on the North side OF Depot street
About haif.past ten o'clock Dir. John NJ
Hubbard, while on his way home, dis
covered dense smoke issuing from the
rear of the sccond story of the brick
buildings on Depot street. He immedi
atcly gave the alarln, and large crowd
gathered rapidly at the scene Of the FIRE,
and the Fire Company were promptly on
hand and diligently at work. The great,
black volume of smoke that isBued from
the second story Of the whole BLOCK, told
ut once that serious work wss on hand,
and that the fire was extending rapidly.
The block Of buildings had commun,
cont ,uous tin roof, the timbers for the
ceiling ztending across the walls. There
were also numerous openings in the
walls, by which fire could communicate
from one to another II was almost
impossible to locate the fire, and as q
consequence some time ahd work was
expended without profit. and the fumes
soon burst out in the second story Uf
Moss g. Brown, and Dennis O'Donnel'-
store rooms. They were then past c"n
troll, aud the fremen directed their work
to retarding the burning, which it was
evident they could not prevent, thus
enabling the merchants along the line 4"
have most Of their goods carried out
before the flames reached the lower story.
The losses Ivy the fire were as followR:
Mrs. +. A. Bell, store.roon, valued NJ
$1,000 90. Injured FIR $4,000 90.
Gir. d. 8. Taylor, stock of goods bad.
ly damaged by water aud wn"to In re.
moynl, thought TO be covered by bis in
surance policy for $500 90.
Messrs. Moss g. Brown, store.room,
valued at $SoOOOo. Iusured for $20oo.00.
Stock of goods valued ct S7vAo.o0, dam.
aged by FIRE, wafer and waste in removal,
about $45OO.0O, on which there was
$4,000 90 insurance.
Mr.. Banister Allen, atore room, valued
at $,25OO 90, on which taare was no in
1uranCe.
Messrs Broom & Allen lost by damage
in removing stock about three hundred
dollars, on which there was no insurance.
Mr.. Dennis O'Don,ell, stnre room
valued at 100000, insured for $4,000
Damage on stock in removing covered by
insurance Of $4,000.
The estate Of Mr. NJ. D. Kennedy,
store.room valued a. $4,000. .00, insured For
100000.
AIr. @. F. ToIly, about $250.00, by
removing stock, tearing down fencing
and shed erections.
The Anderson Journal, about fifty
dollnrs In removing type. &c.
Messrs. Il S. Hill & Co, McCully,
CathcarL & CO., Hill Bro, w. d. Todd.
(sewing machine office) John @. Whit
feld, Esq, tlaw oftice,) and perhaps some
Others moved many Of their goode and
furniture, but being further from the
fire than others, SUSTAINED only sligh,
damage.
The .cene at the the fire was one OF
wild excitement and confusion, the
crowd at times getting in the why Of the
fromen, and rybody pressing up with
o new plan tn stop The burning. T.e
aremen were inexperienced, and Ut firns
wasted quantities Of water, which served
only to drench the crowd that was press
ing around them, but as the fire prn
gressed and became thoroughly located.
they got in some excellent work aud
arrested the flames, thereby aaving %
great deal Of valuable property on the
upper side Of the street, The citizens
are delighted with toe work Of the Fire
Department, which In this one nights
/ work has paid Cor itself many times over
Tie bucket brigade was also on hand,
3 and did valuable service in saving che
wooden building OF Mr.. 9. F. Tolly,
which stands about fifty feet from the
burned buildings.
The people generally did good work
in removing goods from the burning
atores, and the police promptly and
efficiently guarded them, SO that there
was very little If any pilfsring at tho fire.
On Tuesday morning, two barrel cans
of terosene oil were found boiling and
nuconsumed 10 the frei in Mosn & Browns
store. This ahows that they kept an
excellent and cafe quality OF oil. The
city nlso has reason TO congratulate itoeli
that no aerious accidents occurred at the
fire. Messrs. Ts. Wahl, #. a. spellmau.
A.. J.. Means end A.W. Tndd received
severe bruises, but nble 70 be out the next
morning. Tho wbnle damage by the FIRE
reaches from $40 900 90 TO s25. 900. 90,
most OF which was covered by Insurance.
Mr. Banister Allen is the only ono who
sustained heavy loss without any insu
!. rance. The buildings burned were old
structures whose replacement BY modern
ebniIdings will greatly benefit the looks Of
i the. city. Considering ,he dangerous
location Of lhe Gro the city 10 to be con.
i graduated on eacaping without greater
sdeatruction. o Z. .atl
rhe Charles Oily tIows, 1aislliseaee,,
/ Esays. }-. l5s
9s.sl lady ah0 was ah,ong the recent
visitors To- New Orleans tells us che thinks