The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-11
FIRE!
The Fiend Causes Much Loss of Property
in the City.

The Fiend Causes Much Loss of Property
in the City.
At 4 quarter past ten o'cl ock on
last Thursday night the1 cry of
sire" was heard on our streets and
the fire bells rang out on the Silly
July air startling the good people of
Pulaski from their peaceful slum-
bers and causing a shudder of hor-
ror to run through their frames at
the thought that they were again 10
be visited by that fell demon of
destruction which they have
already had so much cause to dread.
The streets were soon crowded
with hurrying feet speeding toward
that part OF the city where lurid
flame fiared up in bold relief
against the dark skies.
When the scene Of the then to be
disaster was reached the back part
and inside OF the building occupied
and run by AR. Alex Weinbaum as
"Tue Ladies Bazar,' On the east
side If First Main street, near the
Southeast corner Of the square, was
seething mass Of flame, and when
the door was burst open those who
attempted to enter were d iyen
back by dense, suffocating column
of emoke.
Seeing that no good could be
doae. in that quarter the fire fighters
turned their attention to the ad-
joining buildings and made super
human efforts to save the goods of
the men who occupied them as
stores. The southeast corner of
the square and the west side of
First Main street were piled with
wares OF every description, includ-
ing the contents of G. A Choate d
Bros. market house and grocery
store, the groceries, queen sware and
glassware Of Mr.. L. j, Wells, the
dry goods and notions Of w. S.
Rose " Son, the boots and shoes of
Mr.. Owen Callahan, the groceries,
queensware and glassware of Mr.. j o..
S. Reynolds, the contents of the
barber shop on that block and some
of the contents Of the saloon of Mr..
John Judkins. Only four of the
buildings were destoyed by the
fire, however, owing to the super
human efforts of some of our boys
and men. Several were complete
ly exhausted by overwork and be-
coming over heated.
The buildings destroyed were the
Ladies' 8azar,' the one occupied
by j. S. Reynolds, j. W. Judkins'
saloon and &. A. Choate Il Bros
The buildings all belonged to Mr..
Caleb Osborne. He had $4,000 in .
surance on them-$3,5 500 in the
Western Association, of Toronto,
Canada, and $1,000 ia the Mer-
chant, Of Nwewark. N. j. His loss
outside of insurance, was about
$4,000. j. S. Reynolds, grocery,
loss 50 800; insurance $4,000 in Eq
uitable, German-American and
Etna. John Judkins, saloo n, 81
200; insurance 81 900 in the Pho
nix and United States. w. S. Rose
u Son, dry goods, and L. j. Wells,
groceries, lost heavily by removal,
Rose " Son were insured in the
German a meri can and North Brit
ish for $4,000; loss about $1,000
| L, j. Wells loss was about $500
insured in German ,merican aud
| Queen for $1,000. Ladies Bazaar
stock, $1,000 loss; insurance So
800 as follows: $4,000 in the Geo.
gIa Home, $1,000 in Insuran &C
Company of North America ant
5000 in the Lancashire. G. A.
Choate & Bro, groceries, stock
| $3.50; loss 5000; insured 10 Lam
cashire. Owen Callahan, shoe
maker, and j E. Mathews, harness
lost by removal andwere uninsured
The origin of the fire is unknown
Some boys had been popping fire
crackers in the earlier part OF the
evening and this may have been
the cause. Mr.. inbaum, in the
rear of whose building the fire
started, had been at The Citizen
picnic all day and was still in the
country when the fire occul red; ht
did not reach the scene until his
store was completely destroyed.
The telegraph office lost by remov,
al as did Mr.. Osborne. mo Water
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