The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-12
A HEAVY LOSS.
Columbia Is Again Visited
by the Flames.
Delk & Redd and Henry Gross
Are the Heavy Losers.
The Total Loss AbOut $4,000, With
Insurance of SIS, 800.
Cause of the Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fight With the Flames, Against
Great Odds.

| Dense black volumes of smoke
were seen issuing from the building
occupied by Delk IL Redd, wholesale
and retail grCcers, on the east side ot
the public square, last evening about
Z :45 o'clock.
Messrs. Sam Ashton and +. i.
Delk were crossing the square, and
seeing the smoke, gave the alarm of
fire. Mr.. Delk endeavOred to enter
from the front, but the smoke and
flame forced him tack At that time
IL column OF flame was shooting up
the elevator shaft from the cellar, in
which We're stored few groceries
and some empty boxes.
The IRE company, headed by Capt.
Pitts White, was soon Oh the square,
and the hose We're throwing streams
on the burning building from various
directions. For some reason the
streams of water were very weak and
little progress was make in cOntrOll-
ing the flames.
The building adjoining on the
north, occupied by Henry Gross, dry
goods and notions, and separated from
Delk & Redd's establishment only by
a frame wall, was soon in flames also,
and it seemed for awhile that Chaffin
Bros, wholesale and retail grocers,
and J. Z. Street, hardware, OH the
north, would also be licked up by the
flames.
A great crowd had gathered on the
square, and the fire companies re-
ceiVed some substantial and timely
assistance from some of the citizens.
This help enabled several additional
fire hose to play OH the flames, which
were gradually subdued, and were
finally gotten under control about
fxla = T. d. n
liams, Leonard Hughes, Lucius
Brown and Eugene Roberts did effec-
tive work in fighting the flames from
the rear.
r. H. Pevton's saloon, on the south
of DeIk & Redd, caught several times,
but the flames were put out each
time by the good work of the neglO
volunteer fire company headed by
De Ward.
1t is known that the fire originated
in the cellar of Delk & Redd's store,
as the flames were fret seen rising
from the cellar up the elevator shaft.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Employees of the firm had been in the
house during the day, but there were
no fires or lights.
The entire stocks of Delk 6 Redd,
grOcers, and H. Gross, dry goods,
in about $50 o'clock.
Delk & Redd's stock was valued at
about $S, 500. They were insured for
f6 900, placed in the following cOmpa-
MES: Georgia Home, $1,000, and !
-Etna 81 900 through HendIey & Will
son, agents; Orient, of Hartford, 49,
900, through John Latta, agent |
of New Orleans, $1,000, |
through }. J. Elan, agent.
Through Eugene Pillow, agent, |
Henry Gross was insured for So, 200 |
in the following companies: Glen |
Falls, New York, $4,000; United |
States, Of New York, $1,000; Home,
of New Orleans, $4,000; Northern, of |
$1,000; Home, of New Or
leans, 5000 on fixtures. His stock
was valued at $4,000.
r. II. Peyton's saloon was slightly
damaged by water and smoke. The
stock and fixtures were insured for
+ 200 in the Home, OF New Orleans.
Chatfin Brothers were slightly
damaged by heat and smoke; covered |
by insurance.
The two burned buildings were
valued at about $1,000. The one Occu-
pied by Delk u Redd was owned by
w. H. Magruder, and was insured for
$1,000 through Hendley & Wilson in
JIG 4LtIld VI llOIu. lie OjlltI
building was owned by James T.
Moore, and was insured through the
same agency for the same amount.
The damage to the building Oc-
ouped by Peyton's saloon is fully
covered by insurance. Several
glasses We're broken and the fronts of
.he buildings occupied by Embry
4 Anderson and Green & Barker
BADLY scOrched.
The total loss is about $4,000, with
about $4,000 insurance.
Both firms will probably resume
business.
Too much cannot be said in praise
If the successful work of the firemeI,
assisted by the citizens, in combining
he fire to the two buildings. They
Ought against great odds, and it
seemed for awhile that they would
nave to surrender and let the fire
nave full sway.