Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-30
LOST $4,000.
McGehcc Bros Clarksyille Stores
Go Up In Smoke.

: Marrow Escape of Three Young Men
Tho large double stores Of Al Gehe,
2 Bros, were burned at Clarksville Sat
urday morning at great loss. Moth.
D ing was saved. The fall stock had
been in only a few days and tho fire
was more disastrous that it would
have been at any other season.
The Progress gives this account of
the origin of the fire: &
Saturday morning about l:3I
O'Clock an alarm OF fire was sounded
by the city bells for the fourth district
Dense volumes OF smoke were seen
coming from the grocery store of Nc
Gehee Bros, on Franklin street. The
smoke soon filed the dry good store
next door occupied by the same firm,
and clouds of smoke were soon pour
ing from all the windows and doors of
both houses. Although the smoke
was exceedingly dense, no flames
could be discovered for some time
when the fire was found to be located
in the cellar under the rear of Nc
Gehee's grocery store. II was with
sJme difficulty tina. Bates Wall, Err
nest Lander and T. @. Rawlins, who
occupied a rear room in the second
story OF the grocery store, could
be aroused from their slumbers.
When awakened, they were rather sti-
fed with the smoke. All other means
oil exit being cut off, it was necessary
for them to make their esca ,e through I
window. A lot cf goods boxes,
which were in the street were piled up
under the windows, and the three
young gentlemen mentioned jumped
upon these. Bates Wall, as he jump
ed slipped, and, as he fell to the side
walk was caught by the legs, his head
coming into violent contact with. the
stone curbing OF the sidewalk, max
ing cash about three inches slong
and two deep in the top of the head.
the cut being down to the bone. He
was carried to the police station where
DIR. Herring dressed his wounds and
sewed the flesh together. T. C. Raw
Inns received injuries from his fall al
80. His elbow was cut and back hurt
while his forehead was badly bruised.
Ernest Lander escaped without in
juries.
ESTIMATES OF LOSS.
II is impossible TO give an accurate {
of the losses sustained. The q
grocery and dry goods stocks were 7
'oughly estimated at about SS5,000. O
dcGebee Bros, carried about S25, 600 a
Insurance, it being divided us follows: o
ohn w. Faxon & Co., S2l 600; Ken . .
edy d Munford, $1,000. This shows - :.
he loss Of McGehee Bros, to have W
cen fully S60OO0 above insurance. 81
he houses were owned by Elder X
'ros. and were only partially insured. q,
'ther merchants adjoining sustained Ia
amages, mostly covered by insurance. m
FORCED TO ASSIGN. y,
McGehee Bros. sustained losses so
eavy that they were forced to make b'
n absolute assignment yesterday ai
forming. This was done without re- Is
rive in both Kentucky aud Tennes-
'e. They wero operating FIVE stores
! this state located at Oak Grove,
emhroke, Graoey, Newstead and
-ontgomery. The stock assets in
lese stores are estimated at $4,000 !,
I'd $4,000 in insurance policies in -
larksyillo. Besides these Mr.. j. ". o
-cGehee owns farm and other r
roperty near Belleview. The liabil-
les include $4,000 due the First
ational Bank Of Clarksville, and var =
us eastern bills not yet due, for /
rye amounts. Mr.. West, of Clarks-
lie, and Hunter Wood, of this city,
Q the assignees Mr. Burne,of Clarks- sn n
lie, and Z. p. Campbell, Of this city, h,
e the personal attorneys, They in