Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-01
Disastrous Fire In Seneca.

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flames. The store room of Miss
Ribbon Phillips & co. soon caught
and from that the flames were COM
municated to Athc store Of S. p.
Wakefield, colorcd. These build
ings being of wood, burned rapidly.
Across the street the brick building
of Lowery & Hamilton, occupied by
0. T.. Bacon, caught by the door
and windows on that side. South of
the post Office the barber shop of
G. Walden caught quickly, and
from it the drug store of DR.. S. J.
McElroy caught fire. North Of Mr..
Bacon's photographer tent of w.
Il. Taylor, with nearly all Of its con-
tents, was consumed. J. G. Cary's
Office and the Kcowee Hotel were
saved by the hardest work and great
daring. Tho building Of Warren
Phillips, West of Bacon's store,
caught fire once or twice, but the
wind being favorable, the fire was
easily cxtinguished. Gignilliat's
building, on the corner, was in some
danger, but was not damaged. In
all there were Sly buildings and Il
tent burnt. Nearly everybody
worked faithfully, both in saving
goods and buildings. Some Of our
most lcvcl-hcadcd citizens firmly be-
licvc that the fire was of inccndary
origin, i" lille others think it was ac-
cidcntal. The loss is quite heavy.
In the post Office everything was de-
stroycd except what was in the safe,
and the stamps in it were badly dam
aged. w. f. Taylor, jcwelcr, who
had his place of business in the post
office building, lost in stock and tools,
including his photograph tent and
contents, about 5000; no insurance.
Walden saved all his effects. Nc
Elroy & Co. had a $500 stock and
were insured for $1,000. They
saved about $500. Miss Phillips
building was worth about $500 and
was insured for $3.50. She had in
stock about 81 500 and saved some
S400 worth; no insurance on stock.
Wakefield had about $4,000 worth
Of goods and only saved $500 or$l00
worth; insured for $1,000. O. +.
Bacon had about $500 and saved
probably $1,000, no insurance. Low
cry Il llamilton's loss on building is
about $1,000 with no insurance.
The Blue Ridge Rifles had their ar
mory in the hall over Wakchcld's
store and lost all their guns and
accoutrcmcnts. The Wakefield
store the post Office building, the bar
bcr shop and the drug store
belonged to J. G. Cary, and
were worth about $4,000; insur-
ancc 81, 900. Mr.. Bacon will open
his remnant of stock in the store of
j. w. Todd; NIcIGlroy & Co. in the
Gignilliat corner, and the post Office
will be in the old Coleman House.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Correspondence Grccnvillc Daily News.
SENECA, S. c., April 2S.-Onc
side OF the public square OF this
town is in ashes. About 2 o'clock
Sunday morning fire was discovered
in the post office. AS soon as the
alarm was given citizens, white and
colorcd, hurried to the scene. The
post office and four other adjoining
buildings being wood, no effort could
save them. While some of the men |
and women too--put their cncr.
glcs to saving goods from the burn
ing buildings, others with equal ardor
and with unsclfishncss rarely seen,
worked to save the adjoining pro-
pcrty. The kcowce Hotel, the
pride OF the town and one of the
largest buildings in the country, was
immcdiatcly y in the rear. Fortu-
natcly light rain had Just fallen
and there was very little wind and
that blowing from the hotel. BY
almost supcrhuman efforts wooden
warehouse intervening was saved,
and thus the hotel, though blistcrcl
and scorchcd, still stands. In the
opposite direction, though fought
with equal determination, the flames,
famed by a slight breeze, made more
hcadway. The MILL cry establish
ment of Miss Phillips, next to the
post office, and the grocery store of
Wakefield, over which was the
armory of the Mountain Rifles, soon
succumbrd. Effort was made mostly |
to save the goods from these stores,
few thinking the fire would spread
further, these buildings being on a
corner and across one street bciur q |