The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-27
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Il IiseSdsariesF Fire the ToWnsof Granite
SIieSnsTarse DiferentsPlaces Within
y shs Ssh ezHonr- Thirteen Thousand

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Dollars Loss.a
20 GRsssFEv1LLE, S. c., Feb. .21.-A par
Eallv. Successful attempt3to burn Gran
Iitevile vas maGeiast night. Three dls-
tinct attempts to wipe out the town
were made. When the second blaze
was discovered the Augusta fire depart
ment was telegraphed for help in fight
ing the flames. When the truth dawned
upon the people that incendlarles were
working a concerted war Of eNtermlna-
ton upon the place the indignation
knew no bounds, but did not check the
herculean efforts put forth By men,
.xemsa, bqxs> and s. girls to arrest the
9 g. me first blaze was sseen at DR.. J. a.
Stothart's drug store, on Canal street,
lust a minute after midnight. About
the tine the crowd had gathered an
other blaze in another part of the town
was seen and quickly subdued. \ short
HliE@ Eter sanothers fire appeared on
Mont Somery street, Sln~ phe store occu-
pied bv Joseph Togneri. There was con,
elusive proof in each case. 1t Is aTerred
that thepiaces were fired by some par
ties. at present unknown-traces beng
left TO justify the assertion.
; zafe oBn vas thoroughly. demorallzed
for a Tfs!ieSS The fire fighting apparatus
vas entirely out of gear, haSlns been
used almost iueessaatlS anee the eotton
fire. The frVdaT aTragas I %ereall out at
the factory, s;asda the hbSe :Aad been
strung out on hedges to dry. The men
of the. regular. fire department did gal
liant woleia,. andsit,iS owing to the un-
ceasinc work of willing and brave
hands that SO little of the place Is IN
ashes this morning.
Mr.. Tosueri seems ,tohare enlisted the
special hatred of the torch handlers. a
month ago his bar was burnt, the fire
having been mcendiary, and at the time
he lost everything ne had. Suspicion was
aroused at the time, but efforts to place the
criminal failed. His second misfortune
will falI'heavi!y upon him. He has no
idea who his enemies are.
J. A. Stothart, drugs, loses his store
| and entire stock, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
NJ. Is. Zimmerman, stock, TO whose
store che fire communicated from the
drugstore, Hoses 800; no insurance.
| J. P. Lorenz, adjoining, loses on stock
| 81 900; no insurance.
! { Bearden & Jones, on same block,
| building partially saved but the stock Is
| wrecked, loses 81 900; no insurance.
| Mrs. J. 3. McMillin, loss on building
81 900; no oinSurance.
Geo. W. Platr, on residence, $1,000
40 insurance.
J. P. Lorenz, store, owned by the
| Graniteville Manufacturing Company
. lossS1, 900; reinsurance.
J. Togneri, loss on stock 800; no III
surance.
1t is impossible to learn other losse
| tonight. The total loss is $4,000.
I Every effort will be put forth TO cap
tnre and spuaish the: persons respon
sihle, for the. fires. It SIS sthe opinion O
some that the ineendiary is reslden
here; that the fire at the drug store wa
Ysccalased accidentally, and that when tn
! aailttys pastN.;saw the people going t.
I assist TO sShbdue the flames at the druE
,Estore, he accepted the opportunity to pl,,
the torch, and did so at the barroom.
r~Chief yoaRs received the reques
ESrom GraniteyiHe foE aid, and he wa
making preparations to give some re
Spouse to the appeal, when an alarm wa
/ sounded in this city. After the loca
| fire was subdued, he ascertained that n
j ceuds sbe of nc, service in Graniteville
| and sent no apparatus or men there
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