The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-01

Will be Rebuilt. Because Winston
Don't Go Backward'-Other Notes.
THE SENTINEL went to headquar-
terS, as usual, for the fullest facts
about the disaster that recently de-
priyed the Twin-City of one of its
traveller of a comfortable hoStelry and
the editor of his home.
Itfound President Buxton had been
called out of town on important bust
ness, but Manager Scoyille and Mr..
Wilson, manager of the company,
were early up to their eyes in work,
the former asserting and cleaning and
inyentOrying the miscellaneous heaps
of goods and chattels saved from the
flames, and the latter setting up desks
and putting the new Office in that of
Messrs Gray and Jones, to rights.
Mr.. Scoville was as atfable as if in
the handsome halls he made so cheer
ful to hundreds of guests. sit is of
course common loss, but peculiarly
keen to me, p" said Mr.. Scoville. ''There
wasn't water enough in the two towns
to have drowned it, | had full conf
dence in the business, it improved
tanning: Ny last report. covering
about sixty days, showed a net loss of
about $3.50 and my next report would
! have exhibited the hotel maintaining
itself. Everybody was kind enough
| to say that they liked the hotel. |
| had not thrown out my winter adyer-
| tising lines, but already enquiries for
winter quarters were coming in and
we would have had all the people we
| wanted and good people. l can't say
| just what | am going to do except fix
up this salvage. The Winston-Salem
people have appreciated my work here
and Mrs. Scoville and | feel very kind
| ly their consideration and reception of
| u.s.
With this he cut off little quid of
| tobacco and offered us one and kept
| right on at work.
Mr.. Wilson said: Certainly will
| tell you all | can. The hotel was the
masterpiece Of the company's work.
The main motive of the good citizens
here, who put so much of this money
| into the company, was to secure a
ever came here. Mr. Fries had the
| same disposition in selling the land
around the hotel and made it condl-
| tion that hotel be built and good
one. They knew people would come
and the town would grow and the
| West End would be settled 1t has
| been doing that for years, but they
| wantedsto hasten it and make it as de-
sirable as possible. 1t represents two
years of unbroken thought and hopes
and work to ME and | was as proud of
its unequaled grace of architecture
and its hOmelike and beautiful inte-
rior as,any body. My wife dug the first
sod and we made it our home.
'"The insurance on the house, furni-
ture and everything is huLdred
thousand dollars. The hotel COM
five thousand dollars. Messrs. BuX-
ton, Reynolds, Hinshaw, Gilmer,
Gray and Fries met in the even
ing and unanimously resolved that it
was the sense of the Board to rebuild
just as soon as practicable.
''They also instructed me to
specially thank through your column
the citizens generally for the aid they
gave in saving what was saved; the
Salem for their prompt efforts to dc
whatever could be done, and the
professors and cadets of the Davis
School for their efficient aid at the
!; fire and for guarding the property ta.
ken from the building. / don't think
/ it immodest to say that the company
has done great deal for Winston-Sa
: | leUl. LII May lOJU, uOU llUc was
!, drawn in the woods and clover fields
, it owned. Thanksgiving Day saw
| miles of macadamedi streets, q
street railway, almost two scores o.
handsome cottages, a great modern
hotel. OF course it will be rebuilt
Winston doesn't go backward. Who
ever thinks so isn't citizen. HI
doesn't feel like our people feel. Their,
is but one Winston-Salem. Refor,
the towers fell in there wasn't
: guest of the Twin-City who had mo-
) had the hospitalities of home opened
f to him. That's a Thanksgiving Da,
for you with all it's calamity.
: 1--WE are going right along will
: | business. l haven't got any clothin.
left, but I'll 60 my last shirt on th
West End and it will be cold da
when I freeze.
ssThe fire caught in the laundry
don't know how. The engineer wa
at the Ryder engine at the lower cis
J: tern. When he got to the Eouse h
2 could not get into the engine room
5 to start the pump on account of fir
6 and smoke. [ don't think anythin
3 could have saved the building. Th
wind whipped the fire right into til
house and the draft was frightful."
G Gov. Holt offers reward for the ul
it known men who lynched Carter Rn