The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
An EARLY MORNING FIRE.
The Residence Of Mrs. T. +. Grencker
Hurned-The Herald and News once
Narrowly Escapcs-G"od Work OF
the Fire Department.

Aho,,t lalf-rast four o'clock on Tues
day morning the alarm OF IRE was
sounded. This is getting to be popu-
lar hour for fires in Newberry. Inns
time il was the residence of Mrs. Ihos.
+. Greueker, on Caldwell street, ad-
Joining The Herald and News Office
rnt NOR. than fifteen feet distant. 1t
was 4 wooden building and burned
very rapidly. The fire originated IL
the kitchen which stood some ten or
fifteen feet from the residence ana not
so far possibly from the rear eAd OF Inc
Herald and News office, but the resi-,
dence caught and was nearly consumed
before The Herald and News seemed
TO be much endangered. The building
was one of the oldest in the town AS
TO how the fire originated II IS lot
known, but it is supposed from tiIe
stove. in some way. which was IN Tue
Kitchen. The fire was well under way
in the kitchen before it was discovereu
hv The family, and before they couid
do ANYTHING towards saving the 1urnl-
ture the dwelling was all aolaZe. MIS-;
Greneker, Miss Sallie Greneker an9
Claude Greneker, Mr.. &. &. DAVIS ana
Mr.. Burts were sleeping in the house:
Mrs. Greneker and the children got
ont hut saved very little Of the tulnl-
tnre. and scarcely any Of the wearing
apparel, and none Of her silverware.
The communion set Of the MethodisI
Church was among the losses IN tue
fre It was made Of solid silver.
Mr.. Davis saved nothing eXcept a
LITTLE clothing and the trunk contain
ing his papers. He lost q very selec'
library worth some $500, among when
was q full set of the Encyclopedia BRIT,
tanica. No insurance. MIR. BurI los'
a fine gold watch. .r 90 ooo
Mrs Greneker's loss is fully S5,Ooo
with only $500 insurance on 5he tno troose 81,
nothing on the furniture, ana s+oo vi
The Herald and News building. .
The fire department RESPONDED "A a.
promptly as could be expected ana ul. o
yery valiant and efficient service
= Without it The Herald and New
, Office would have burned and posslol.
/ half dozen other buildings IN IN
l neiohborhood. The boys deserve com
mediation for their faithful work an,
l The Herald and News bows its ackno"'
adoments. The weaterboardlng an
8 roof of the building were burned INTO
' coal but the building was saved;
The type and cases and stanus alt al.
other material were moved out INT
the street and stores, and there wa
plenty of ''pie," but those VINO assiste N
70 in moving the material handled 1t moi
il carefully than we expected. The 1orn
for the outside of The Herald and Ne"
we're made up and on the stone, D.
q our typos were all on hand and Ia
e nresence of mind enough to "lock thel
IS nun and remove them IN tact, ana q
s Tuesday morning, through the kln'
= ness of the Observer, the outside OF ID
Is naner was printed. Our office WI
flooded with water and when dayligl
~ came everything presented a very u, u
. inviting aspect about the once. II
damage to The Herald and News
OF AS AS soon as we could get to work
u began securing and cleaning up ana
y the afternoon Of Tuesday most OF Il
u material and type were back IN pla
+. and the printers were ready for COP
or The Herald and News appreciates .tI
r. efforts of those who helped us saYhat
material and the care with "hl'Go.
handled the type. {