The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-08

Are origin ated in tho furnace used for heat
ing Tho building. The alarm was sounded
half after IL. When the first persons |
-euehc1 the building the fire was small and
had not ,cscbed tic main building. Fer |
wan, Of an adequate supply Of water, it could |
not be checked. The facnl'y ard s'ude.t'
s3innnn>na1 Much of the furni'ure WAS
The students had net |
have visited !
0s1 t day. The
.,, cacr,,x.. So 4, the home. of cur
citizens, anu ;ners is room with q warm
welcome for n hundred more. Several ar
rived to day and were taken care Of. Fre.i-
dent wilson thinks he viii be able TO begin
his class work on Tuesdiy morning The
board Of directors met to-day aui sent the
following information to their patrons aud
friends:
Tie large annex of Converse College is
sale aud contains accommodations for dormi-
tories and class rooms The board Of direc-
tors have unanimously decided TO resume
exercises in the College at once, and they
nsk the cooperation of parents and guar
diaus.
Boarding arrangements have been made
for all pupils d. +. Converse,
President of the Board of Directors,
Il. F. Wilson,
President Of the College.
The DETAILS OF THE FIRE.
The burning of the main building of Con-
verse College reminds some of us of II fire
in the spring of 1859, which burned the
chapel, music rooms, recitation rooms,
kitchen and dining room of the Spartanburg
Female College, where the Fitting Schoo!
now is. About \ hundred girls were hus-
Il i out Of their rooms at midnight, AMI
furniture, books and trunks were scattered
over the campus. The citizens crme to the
bo tnS & 4.
the college exercises were resumed in n few
days, aud the session closed prospcrously
in July.
The citizens of our city are no less gencr-
Gus and helpful to-day than they were in
1859. They have opened their doors and
heightened their tables and sent invitations
enough to accommodate two huu1red gitls
The board Of directors acted wisely in dc
cii:ng to con,inne the college and beginning
to rebuild at once. 1t is n great dsappoint
ment to all OF us, and especially TO Prcsiden
Wilson and his associate teachers, bat they
arc not cast down. They will ri.c supcrio
to tlis mis- fortune, and Converse College vii
open next October in bui ding superior t.
the ne burned down.
The girls are taken good care Of for fcv
days by the citizens, and there is room il
trst fsmies near near IF III! SS@legN NsMnY VIZ Of S% %
those for whom there is not room in tn
on now to show their Interest and good vii
by letting their daughters rCmaiu. Speak
ing from the standpoint of an old teacher
VIC can assure them that they will not regre
j.. This hrc will prove an incentive to tn
president and oil the teachers 10 do the bes
work they have ever done. Let all tn
girls remain right here and let those VIII
arc away return at once.
The origin of the fire is not clearly known
The dining room ran lack frcm the mail
building and WAS attached TO it. Abuu
twcnty-four feet from tie dining room wa
the kitchen with hoat'ng furnace and boiler
underneath. All indications show that tn
t,c oripihnted in the furnace department {
the kitchen story. 1t is said that Miss Nj
Maxim. music teacher, went around tn
various rooms at 10 clock, saying that sh
smelt something burning, but she could ne
ascertain what it was. The alarm VIZ
given about hslf after 10.
Many of the trunks of the pupils wei
lost, and in some instances neatly all the
'rtisuureu.r the Annex. The weafhsf" Wa q
r'zing, the Thermometer having droppe
President Wilson has !orne himself vii,
great chccrfulness, ard is not cast down
Mr. Converse is already Planning for worl
on the new building. While all regret tn
.'sS no no one Is hanging his head and weep
ing. opartanburg cannot be downed will
aS'o,OOO fire. The insurance IS $4,000
ms will about place the building bacl
WI hout the pianos and furniture. About :
4 zen fine new pianos and magnificent pipt
organ were burned. Much If the furniture
hT, mght out was broken in handling.
Inc hre department was out prom pity and
a'd good work. The water was not album
uaht aud the pressure was not strong Tn,
nearest ny drant was fully 800 feet IRON tn,
irtt of the build ng. The agent of III,
water works says he had on full pressur,
anl That the distance the wa cr had To- flow
through the hose weakened its force
thee had been two hydrants near III,
pulling they think they could have throw,
the streams to the top of The building.