The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-09-13
Henderson Again Visited by Fire.

About ten minutes before two o'clock
Sunday morning an alarm of fire was given.
It was soon discovered to be in the Cheat
ham brick block on Montgomery street
The smoke indicated that the fire was up
stairs In the building next to the Young
and Tucker (the bank) building When
the fremen and spectators reached the
scene dense and sitting smoke issued
from the windows and down the stairway
and it was with difficulty that the upper
part of the building could be reached.
Fortunately only two persons, DIR. Willis
Lewis and Lieut.. Geo. Field, occupied
rooms above the first floor at the time. w
A. Farris occupied one of the store rooms
as a confectionery and bakery and r..
Odenheimer the other as the Palace Sa-
loon. The flames were not long in burn
ing through the top and there being no
wind at the time and the adjoining build
ings all brick and wet from the recent
rains. the flames did not spread. This one
building, (being part of the Cheatham
Block of four stores, situated between
middle wall in said block and the rear
wall of the Young and Tucker building),
burned out and the fire spent its force here
Not a single person perhaps in all that
crowd thought the walls would stand and
the fire stop where it did. Water was
plentiful, a large ciStern Immediately in
the rear of the burning building-dug some
time ago by Mr.. w. w. Reavis-was full,
but the suction pipe of the fire engine hav-
hppn broken q tIa Ia 81 fro in
I ork for repairs, and the engine was use
less. The Hook and Ladder company did
good service, and the members of the En-
CINE company, composed of cslored men,
were promptly on hand and did timely
duty notwithstanding they had no engine
to work with. But there were hundreds
of people who stood i'll the way and look ed
on, and never lifted hand to do thing.
The losses are put down as follows
". A. Cheatham, building, 8, 900 or 81, 800;
insurance, 81 800.
W. A. FarriS, insurance on stock $780, On
soda fountain, $500 loss above insurance
$500.
r. Odenheimer, insurance on stock and
pool table $3.50. Damaged by removal and
loss.
Young and Tucker building, insurance
So, 800 damaged some.
W. A. Cheatham had 81 800 on adjoining
buildings damaged some
r. II. Switzerland had $500 insurance on
stock damaged and lost some by removal
j. E. Gibson, saloon, who occupied one
of the store rooms in the Cheatham Block
lost by removal between $3.50 and $500.
No insurance.
f. q. Glenn, saloon, in same building,
wall adjoining the one burned. lost by re-
room up stairs and lost lot of clothing.
DR.. Willis Lewis lost all his medical
and literary books, valuable library, and
some clothing. He estimates his loss at
$500.
Lieut.. Geo. Field occupied room up
stairs. He was away at the time but the
cOlOred man who attends to his room
broke open the door and saved his uniform
sword and trunk. His Office and bed room,
furniture was lost. This was thoughtful
and brave act Of the man as all efforts tC
enter the burning building had ceased and
he got in by the back way when it was
hazardous to do so.
/, Several other persons lost small amounts
by removal from the adjoining buildings
It was most fortunate that the fire did moi
spread thereby entailing greater damage
To the town