Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-11-24
Pocomoke City in Ashes
sayenty-Two Dwellings, and Store"
COnsunied.s

| u. j. 0. Truitt, Poc0m0ke CITY, Az
p. m.. Thursday, was famed by a brlsi
northeast breeze into great contiAgra
ton, enveloping III flames aud destroy
ing in few hours the entire bushes:
portion of the town. The wind setting
on the most thickly settled section
OF the town. 1t was soon seen that efforts
to arrest it's progress wore useless,and
the attention OF the inhabitants were
for the most part turned to saving mer
chandise. household effects, &c. In the
meantime the fire swept down Market
Front and Willow streets. destroying
nearly every store and dwelling OH The
north side Of Market as far down as
DR.. McMaSter's, and on south side OF
MARKET tuand including dwelling OF MI
f. II. Jones. In an easterly direc ion
its progress was not checked until
the flour mills of Stevenson & Son was
reached. Seyenty.two houses in all
were destroyed, including Parker and
Pierce's hotels. large stores of Dickin-
son & Son. 1. II. Merrill, Fontaine, E.
G. Polk 81 Co.. Lloyd, Dryden & Blan
anG others. The three printing Offices
of the town wer- also consumed. The
town was entirely at the mercy Of the
flames. having no apparatus of any kind
for cxtinguishing them, and but for
the timely arrival of the fire companies
of Salisbury at 81 o'clock and of Girls
field an half hour ter. fifty or more
dwellings would doubtless have been
destroyed. Many articles of merclan-
disc saved from the flames were after
wards stolen.
The fire originated it is supposed.
from spark falling on roof OF house, or
WIS due TO a defective flue in kitchen
of Dr. Trultt. The following1s a list
of most of the houses destroyed:
Drug store Of DR.. d. o. Tr,litt, in
surrt; ut half its value. PoStollice in
same building damaged about $50.
Store OF G. G. Lloyd partially In
surel. occupied Ivy Townshend & Ste
vens, loss 81 eco, insurance 81 900; and
Times printing Office, loss $500, insur-
ance $3.50
Store of Samuel Jones, loss 1000,
partially insured.
Coni,c. ionery store of Mrs. sallie
Payne. loss $500. small insurance.
Two brick stores on west side of Mar
ket street. of D.J. Wheaton, occu-
pied ly 7. II. Merrill and Lloyd, Dry
den & Elain. Heavy loss to all par
ties, but all partially insured.
Store of Z. G. Polk s. Co., loss So 900
to $4,000, insured for s2,O0O--o2cupied
also by Polk & Benson as tailoring es-
Enlistment. goods saved, loss light.
Millinery srore Of Miss Jennie Mat
thews partially insured. u
Two stores of hei's of Sydney Sc
vens, occupied Ivy Smu'lin Bro. & Co.,
and Stevens g. Matthews.
Ledger office in same building dam
aged $500.
Store of Mrs. Jane Dennis. occupied
by Vesey s. Revans.
Hall Bros, & Co.. lose stores occu-
pied by them, &. S. Hall and Mrs r.
Wilmington and butcher shops occupied
by Isaac G.. Parsons and J. d. A. Rob
ertson. Loss very heavy, partially in
surcd.
Sore ard dwelling OF ]. II Vincent.
Store and dwelling Of E. G. Polk. occu-
pied by r. J. Lamhden as barber shop,
pool room &C.. and by S. Rosenstein as
dwelling. Store Of w. S. Dryden, &C.
cupied bvS. Rosenstein.
Hotel and dwelling B. c. Pierce, loss
$40. 900. we'll insured.
Brick building. y. J. Wheaton, oceu
pied Ivy A. Y. & w. S. Davis hardware,
f. Fontaine, drugs &c. w. S. Dick.
inson g. Son, large dealers in dry goods
&C., and as office of Record & Gazette
loss $500.
Fontaine's loss $4,000, insurance
81. 500. w. S. Dickinson & Sons loss
500 Oc0, partial insurance.
Offices of Dr's. John King, ]. T.
Costin, 7. T. Hall-dwelllngs Of F. T,
Stevenson. insured 500, F. II. Clalka
J. F. Townshend, insured $500, L. II
Conner, 81 500. no insurance, dwelling
of Mrs. G. w. Lorg, occupied by E. T
Jones, Mrs. Margaret Clark. occupied
by NJ. II. Pope. Wilmington Polk, oc
cupie.l by VIM. I. Mills. Mrs. Sallit
Payne, Mrs. Jennie Matthews, occu
pied by negroes, James and Hampton
Ball-carriage shops, Robert Cluff and
Landlord s. Gordy-wfeelwright shcT
of Nrlnlner & White hoe shop of
VIM. II. Matthews-blacksmiLh shops
E. r. Jones. Calvin TownshelNl and NJ
H. HaYman-oyster saloon. E. e. Polk
occupied by G. S Furniss- carpenter
shop of Wilmington Polk, occupied by
Powell & Sturgls.
Dwelling and carpenter shop of F
W. Dryden. loss $1,000, no insurance.
Store of J.H. Miles, unoccunied.
Millinery store OF Miss U. b. Hender
son. occupied by Mrs. A. J. DeKay.
Jewelry store of VIM. Sartorious, nnt
news store of VIM c. Aver, loss small.
Furniture store Of w. S. Dickinson
Store and dwelling of T. j. Vesey,oc
cupied by II. H. Hustled.
Store and dwelling Of D. J.Hhealton
occupied by E. T. Ards
Store and dwelling of freeman, Ma
sou. LLOYD & Dryden. occupied bys.Wm