Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-02-03
LONDON, LAUREL COUNTY.

-LonuOn Is IN asues, hosI VI eho
principal business houses having been
burned Monday night. The fire origi- |
mated in the tore-house belonging to j.
ID. Smith, unoccupied below. Just about
dark Monday evening everybody in Lon.
don was alarmed by the cry OF fire. The
rooms above were occupied by Smith Il
Ewell, lawyers, and Capt. Joseph Gar
rard, who is here recruiting for the U.s
army. Parties who first went into the
room that had been occupied by Capt.
Garrard tell me that the fire was in
toner far from the stove and the way
1t originated could not be accounted for.
Mr.. Smiths building quickly burned
down. Ii cost about 5000; Insurance.
$1,000. Next was Mn. Lucy Williams
two stores, occupied by herself, with
rooms upstairs. Her loss is fully $1,000;
insurance $1,000. Mr.. J. A. Riley, who
is in the produce business, and occupied
part of Mrs williams upstairs rooms,
lost all his household goods. The house
belonging to Mrs. Williams and used by
the kindergarten. was blown up TO save
the Province Hotel, belonging to VIM.
TiIlery, back OF il, but rs the wind blew
that way the hotel soon went down; no
insurance. The kindergarten Was using
a piano belonging TO the writer's wife,
which was carried out with other things,
but left so near that the fire burned IT,.
Mr.. James Dees' house and stable were
next burned and his loss was total,
amounting 10 not less than $1,000, not
saving any OF his furniture or clothes. j.
&E. Hackneys building went next and
they carried an insurance OF 50 800, while
their loss was nearer $4,000 than any
other figure. Next went the building
recently occupied by kaiieT Bros, and
belonging TO Mrs. Caroline Thompson
also the barber shop OF Hatcher a Reese
and the grocery store OF Mrs. Anna
Schmoker aud the dwelling belonging To
Mrs. Ida h. Harman and Mrs. ThomP
son. These houses from Mr.. Hackney't
store belonged TO Mrs Hartman and Mrs
Thompson, and their loss is about 5000
with no insurance. Mrs. Farmer occu
MED rooms over the kindergarten and
lost most OF what she had. The Metho
dist church caught IRON Mrs. Williams
store on the opposite side OF the street
the wind having changed. great dea
OF Mrs. Williams and Mr.. Dees good
had been carried into the church an'
were consumed with II. Senator I'd
ward Psrker's home went next and his
insurance was $500, with ioss OF 81 500
w. :. Jackson's house vent next; insur
anc. 81 800, loss 5000. After the Meth
odist church w. h. Catchings $1,000 res
idence went; no insurance. His ofhc'
WAS also burned, but his valuable paper
were saved. The old Pearl home place
was then burned, loss $4,000; insurance
$1,000. Next TO 20 WAS the store occu
MED by the writer, the house BELONGING
TO the Pearl heirs; loss $1,000 on hous'
and about $500 on my stock. r. Hous
er's shoe shop was burned above, but h
saved moe, of his tools. w. X. Hardin
who had rooms in the same building
saved most OF his furniture. Superhu
man efforts only saved the Catching bricl
and the home OF Widow Wren. j. i
Browns store.house caught more thar
once and by the hardest work 1t wa
saved. Everybody worked and did al
they could to assist in saving As much a
possible and all the sufferers join th'
writer In heartfelt and grateful thank
for the assistance SO freely given.