The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-07
RIG FIRE LAST NIGHT
livery Stable Burned and Only
Horses Saved.
rn. puogipS We're Lost and Much Feed
Burned.
c,orrg SAYS HE WAS REFUSED HELP
In who Come and GO-Brief Brew
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This morning about o'clock there was
.,.,ter blaze in Durham. This time it
u..s m Nangum street, and the sufferers
.,s Ne.srs. J. S. Carter, r. T. Howerton
& PRO and A. NJ. Rigsbee. When the
alarm was turned on, flames were burst
iog through the roof of Caters stable, in
the loft Of which was a quantity of hay
and some ten thousand pounds of fodder.
40 cause is assigned for the origin of
,hc fire. There had been none in the
stable this fall, AMI Mr. Carter says every
bjug was all right when he looked in
after II o'clock last night.
THE GLOBE interviewed Mr.. G. p.
Uowerton at the ruins. From him and
Mr., ITunnicut it was learned the Durham
fire company turned on water at about
800, and that, owing to the bad arrange
nent of the hydrants, and the lack of
sufficient hose, the: fire department was
at disadvantage A cabin belonging to
A. NJ. Rigsbce, near the stable, was
burned to the ground. The machine and
blacksmith shops of the Howertons was
complete loss, amounting to some
$500 with no insurance. They saved
their work shop, and will rebuild the
blacksmith shop at once. In the mean
time, they will do work and fill orders
for undertaking and woodwork as usual
in fact, are filing orders to-day.
Mr.. II c. Howell, who had machinery
in the building burned, at one time, is
not loser, having gotten it out
Mr. J. ;. Carter, when asked about it
said 81 would naturally suppose that
any man in two miles of the fire, who
was awake, could have seen it, yet after
] walked from the glare of the light, /
cut loose and got out of the stable, seven
head of horses, and then went in person
TO the fire department and asked them if
they were not going to come and try to
put the fire olt. There had been no
alarm turned in at this time, but the hose
team was standing hitched in front of the
tire house. | assisted them to connect
the hose, and they came down and COM
menced throwing water on other build
lngs not burning then, and none on my
mousse. ! begged them TO throw water on
my dwelling as my wife was sick, and
The house burning. At the solicitation
OF MIR. Tom Rigsbee, they continued to
throw water on a cabin of Mr.. At. Rigs
bee $, and would not go to my house at
all. caught hold of the hose and it was
pulled from me, when | let loose and told
'neih II they were going to be dictated to
oy Mr. Tom Rgsbee, | would have to
soIue The consequences. The Duke COM
Pany came, and saved my house. The
Dufham company made no effort what
ever to do so. Their claim to me is that
"ey uIdn have hose to reach my house,
YET when the Duke company came with
same size hose, the Durham company did
not ask to borrow of their surplus"
All OF Mr.. Carter's vehicles and harness
were burned-nothing saved but the
UofSeS. His insurance on stable was
700 and on dwelling $3.50. Damage to
0"eIIIng and furniture about $3.50 His
loss above insurance will be between
TN'VO and $4,000. He will rebuild his
stable at once, and resume business at an
early day.
Al engineer on the r. & D., coming in
ABOUT o'clock, saw the fire below East
durham and sounded the alarm which
"AAed the people who reached the scene
'7'ofe there was any alarm sounded
oy any one in the city. The Electric
"'snl company took up the alarm and
s'' oo' the crowd. The burning of some
we've or fifteen thousand pounds of
'o"'eE and hay, together with the dry
'"'Il'ng and shingles, illuminated the
country for miles around.
While Mr.. Carter was saving his horses,
0'eSsed only in his night clothes, he says
"numoer of people stood in front of his
'eA'cie shed who could easily have saved
'"elh all, yet no man raised his hand TO
help.
Mf' Holman said, concerning the water
pressure: The snail stream of water