The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-02
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

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Thirty to Thirty-five Thousand Dol
lars the Estimated Loss.
About fifteen minutes after O'Clock
Tuesday evening the large fve-story to
bacco prize factory of Dibreil& Walker,
situated on the corner of Main and Church
streets, was discovered to be on fire. Wien
first seen smoke was just issuing frsm
the top in the rear end Of the build
| ing and soon the flames bursted through
| and erept along the comb toward the front
whepstt was seen to be beyond human help
to arrest the progress of the FIRE. An ini-
! mense crowd was soon upon the scene, and |
many persons set to work to remove what |
tobacco they could. This was all loose and
in tbs short time allowed but q small
quantity gould be got out, and most OF that |
was burned later when the fire reached |
lot Of small buildings on the opposite side
of the street behind which the tobacco had
been piled as it was taken from the burn- |
ing building.
Owing to the great height and size OF the
/ Dibrell & Walker factory, and the i'm
mcnse quantities of tobacco stored on every
floor of the building, it made the biggest
blaze and hottest fire ever known here
abouts. This of course greatly endangered
neighboring houses, and it vas seen AZ
once that the three-story factory belonging
to Perry Bros, situated just below, and
the two-story building IN the rear owned
by Mrs. Leah Ii. Cooper, were bound to
go, and men went vigorously to work to
remove the contents of both. The first
named was occupied by D. Y. Cooper, in
divdually and as agent for large manu-
: featuring firm he buys for on this market,
and tie latter by E. G.. Barnes and Barnes
and Fleming. There were 1853 hogsheads
> and between 5000 and 10000 pounds of
, loose tobacco in the Perry factory, 81 of the
hogsheads being saved but none of the
= loose tobacco. When this building caught
> the residence Of J. R. Young close by was
. in Immediate danger, and it was only with
y the greatest efforts it was saved. On the
y other street q short distance from the burn
0 ing prize factory occupied by Barnes &
0 Fleming, and in the rear of the Dibrell &
y Walker factory, the flames from which
0 seemed to become detached and go OF in
% great sheets of fire with every passing gust
" of wind, stood the dwelling house of E. G
q Barnes, occupied by Mrs. q. A. Souther-
70 land For awhile it looked as if this could
70 not be saved, but by the heroic efforts of
" some of the nOOlest workers at fire that
II any town can boast, together with the
l. timely change of the wind, it was kept
d from burning.
<. On the Opposite side of the street from
to Dibren & Walkers and Perry Bros facto-
u, ries a number of small houses belonging to
Il the Raleigh & CASTOR railroad were burned
r. The oil house of Parker & Gloss, in the
al same locality, had about 40 barrels Of oil
% : stored in it at the time. This was fortu
of nately removed. A number OF box car
T. were on the side track near by the fire bu
y ~ these were safely removed by Mr.. Watkin
a. engineer of the Durham s. Northern roa'
whose engine was in town, In one of tn
ed cars were 400 kegs of powder, and but TO
We the timely removal of the car still NOR
n, serious calamity than the fire alone cause
n, might have been the result. The residenc
s To of II. Thomson just across the street froE
10 Dibrell & Walkers building, came ver
near burning, and the wonder is how
was kept from it.. The new Methodi
church situated on the upper corner I
Main and Church streets, would ha,
~ burned no doubt but for the trees that star
VS. near it which protected the main bedy
mt, the building from the'ferce heat. But ii
ate tall steeple got the full benefit OF it and
r ,ns is a mystery how it stood the terrible
the deal even though it is coYered with STAT
ard A.. .;. sory,ca =,
to church would have burned, for the latti
idee work several times caught on fire.
1la We give the amount of insurance on Il
Nv" property burned Dibrell Bros. had $50
pod on the building Dibrell & Walker $50
lst on stock Dbrell & Walker & Taylor,
les stock, 81 900; Dibrell Bros q Walker,
1t furniture and prize house fixtures, $40
len Barksdale & Co. on stock, $1,000.
, on' Perry Bros. on building, 1000; ID.
me Cooper on stock, 81 900; D. Y. Coope
lie. agent for Kimball & Co. on stock, $40, %
gh,,, Mrs. Leah H. Cooper on building, s6t
ihie E. G. Barnes & Co. on stock, 81 600; E.
law Barnes & E. L. Fleming, on stock, 81 zoe
had Property contiguous damaged by fire,
ali G. Barnes, dwelling, 81 800 damaged 8
irst, eral hundred dollars by effects of fire, te
1ssi- ing down doors, windows, mantels,
t ioa S. Switzerland, furniture, $500; damaf
and by removal.
heir J.R Young, on dwelling and conten
,ney 81, GOO damage several hundred dollars
II he Methodist Episcopal church $1,000; ds
udi- aged some.
II. Thomson, loss about 500; no
y, von . surance.
acts Property burned was insured in the
.ers. lowing named companies: Hartfo
ears 81, 600; Royal. $1,000, Continental, 3d.
oent Phoenix, of Hartford, $1,000; Mob
alse 81 900; Georgia Home. 81 COO; Americ
ably 81 900; Northern, 5000; Underwrit
ala did 81 500: North Carolina Hoane, 81,
ace Rochester German, 81 900; Springfield
NADIA and Marine, 81 ,0oo Imperial. 81 800; T
o nGS nix, of Brooklyn, 81 900; Virginia Fire
ie is Marine, 81 900.
and Property damaged was insured in
miti- following companies Hartford, Vir
Ia Hso ia Fire and Marine, Sun Mutual, I'm
IT 10 writers and Germania. All the props
They is insured in J. r. Young's agencies,
sell sell resenting some Of the best companies in
-hicl istence The character of the compa
Ii to and the fact that Mr.. Young repres
&c 20 them guarantee prompt and satisfac
,ther .ad iustment of all the losses.
etly, The Individual losses we have not /
here able to arrive at vet, but the estim;