The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-11-17
WINSTON ON FIRE!
The City Suffers HeIr Greatest
Calamity.
THE BANK BUILDING BURNS.
The Finest Block in Winston Utterly
Destroyed.
GREENSBORO SENDS Us HELP.
4 Second Fire Breaks Out and Burns
Another Block.
THE BANK BUILDING BURNS.
GREENSBORO SENDS us HELP.

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Another Block.
The Fire Originated in the Basement
Rapidly to Kadden's, Rosenbach-
er's, Caldwell & Rufus and Vaughn
& Peppers Buildings-The Loss
Will Approximate a Quarter of a
Million of Dollars or Even More.
Fire is a good servant but bad
master The fire was master Monday
morning, and as result two of the
business blocks of the city are a
smouldering mass of ruins.
The dreaded alarm was sounded by
the ware house bells about thirty
minutes after midnight Sunday night
and it was soon learned by the men
who hurriedly rushed to the rescue
that Browns Drug Palace was on fire.
It must have been about 12:40 when
a SENTINEL reporter reachedth scene.
Black volumes of smoke were arising
dows of the drug store. on the first
floor. Smoke was also pouring out of
the basement windows 1t was there
that the-fire originated.
The Winston fire engine house was
only few steps away from the scene
of the fire and at l a. m. it was just get
ting enough Roadway to throw good
stream of water. One stream was i'm
mediately brought to play on the
front and another at the rear Of the
store.
GAINING HEADWAY.
The flames had not appeared out
side of the building when the ffremen
began to work, and it seemed almost
certain at first that the fire would be
conquered 1t had evidently, however,
been burning inside until it had gain
ed fearful Roadway, for soon the
flames began pouring out of the base
ment and the first and second story
windows in the rear Of the building in
great torrents.
The one stream Of water was soon
seen to be insufficient. The flames
seemed to brush it aside as they wrap
ped the building in their embrace,
and burst in torrents up towards the
uedNSIlS lidIIOu ulICJ
way between the burning building
and the rear of Vaughn & Peppers
building, which facing on Fourth
street, extended back behind Browns.
Efforts were made to save the
Vaughn building, but in vain, for
what could one little stream of water
do against such terrible heat?
The flames leapt from the burning
Drug Palace to the window stills of
could hear the glass cracking as they
shook their red fists against it and
forced their way in.
The rear of the building was soon
in flames, and in short while it was
past redemption.
THE FIRE SPREADS.
In the meantime the f1remen in the
front of the building had been just as
unsuccessful in their efforts to check
the flames. The fire had spread to
Kadden's clothing store.
The hearts of the great crowd OF
bystanders were rejo1ced about this
time to see Salem's fire engine steam
ed up and dashing around the court
house square to the fire.
The engine stopped at the intersec
tion of Fourth and Main streets anC
soon had two streams of water playing
But even by this aid it was impossible
to subdue the terrible fire f1end as in
the height of his fearful power he
laughed at the puny efforts of the
pigmies before him.
The scene was awfully and terribly
grand. The flames had wrapped in
their red arms two of the finest build
ings in the town, and were fast spread
ing to Others.
1t was only matter of few mo
ments before Rosenbacher's clothing
store and Caldwell s. Rufus new stor'
on the corner had caught.
On all sides men were working t.
remove what few things could b
gotten out of the way. The book
store were taken out, and the lay
libraries of Buxton s. Watson an
Jones s. Kerner were saved by tn
efforts of the byStanderS.
The court house lawn and the side
walk on Third street was soon line
with articles taken from the burnin
building, and the Winston militar
company was utilized to guard then
TWO MORE BUILDINGS.
1t was evident now that not onl
Browns and Kadden's establishment
were doomed, together with the ma.
nificently furnished rooms of tt
Twin-City Club, which were on til
second floor, but also the adjacer
buildings of Rosenbacher Sc Bro, an
Caldwell s. Ruff. Above these we
the handsomely furnished rooms
the Winston-Salem Young Men
Christian Association, and also I'll
central Office Of the telephone SISTER
sALEM's GOOD WORK.
Winston will ever be grateful to tt
Salem people for their help last nigh
They certainly saved the block whit
begins with the buildings of Marti
SiZemore Sc Co., Leonard, the jeWele
and Cash's. This building was on a
once, but the Salem f1remen exit
guished it.
Mrs. Hardie's boarding honse (
the cornor of Fourth and Old Tow
streets was also on fire twice, but
the aid of some of the young men WI
board there and also the assistan
of the Salem company, it was Ike
from burning.
THE BANK BUILDING GOES.
1t was evident that there was
hope for the four buildings befo
mentioned and for the Vaughn s. Pc
per building, but everybody work
for the salvation of the Nation
Bank building, the pride of Winsto
the handsomest structure in the cit
A few minutes after 3 o'clock til
building was seen TO be on fire abo
the roof. The ffremen seemed to ha
great difficulty in getting the
streams over the top of the buildi
on the roof.
HELP FROM GREENSBORO.
The Greens boro fire departing
had been~ telegraphed to and ask
ar an engine Is was expected on