The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-04-02
CLARKsVlLLEINA ASHES.
Not Enough Houses Left to Shelter
the Inhabttants-TWOM Men Die in
the Fiames-The Heaviest Fire
In VirgtLia In Years.


OXFORD, N. c., April Especial.
The entire town of Clarksville, Va is in
ashes. At 2 o'clock this afternoon fire
was discovered in house adjoining
Pettingill's store and it was thought to
have been extinguished, but later it was
again found that the store building OF
Pettingill was on fire. A strong gale
was blowing at the time and despite the
most strenuous efforts of the citizens the
fire spread rapidly from building to
building, sweeping everything before it
on both sides of Main street down to the
river, and within two hours the flames
had done their work. Only three build
iDgs on Main street escaped the fury
OF the flames, namely: Richmond and
Danville depot, Magee warehouse and
Bugg's store at the lower end. As soon
as the fire was discovered aid was tele-
graphed for from Oxford, and the Oxford
fire company, about 100 strong, prompt
ly responded and reached the city on a
special about As, but the town was
then in ashes; yet by their efforts the
Richmond and Danville depot was saved
Never was town more completely swept
away. r. 81. Buggs, and Black & Co.'S
dry goods stores and the only ones re
naming. Most of the residences, both
the hotels and the Episcopal church were
burned. Two colored men, whose name 6
were not learned, we're burned to death
One of them was seen to 90 into the Al
lance warehouse, but the roof falling he
was never seen afterwards. The
other colored man was rescued
in a dying condition. The follow
ing are most of the buildings burned
with the losses and insurance: T. N
Williams, law Office, 5000, insurance
$500; Pettingill, store, 81, 900, insurance
$1,000; Alliance warehouse. $4,000; J.
B. Taylor's residence, $4,000, insured
Lipfert, two stores, So 900; Lipfert, res
idence, $4,000; T N. Williams Office
800. insurance $500; Exchange bank
building, So, 600; A Bruce, store house
81, 500, insurance $1,000; Exchang.
hotel, $4,000, Insurance $4,000; Judg'
w. E. Holmes store and residence
$1,000; L B. Gilland, dry goods ane
residence, So 500 insured; L B. Gilland
drug store, $4,000, insured; L. F
Humphrey, two stores, So, 900; Roanoke
Va ley hotel, $4,000; Morton Bros s
Co., 50, 500, insured; Daniel Owen, 81,
500. insured; w. e. Morgan's livery
stable, $500, no insurance; William'
livery stable. 81, 600, insurance 5000
Williams offic, $500, no insurance
barber shop, 500, no insurance; F.. c.
Goods, BRICK fac ory 81 900, insured
J. Davis, residence, 81, 600, no insurance
Magess prizery, occupied by the Amer
lean Tobacco company, $6, 600 insured
= Gooch's liquor store $1,000, no insur
ance; Summerville store 81 600; Ber
= Puryear's store house, $1,000, insured
j r II. Bugg's residence, 81 900, insured
Mrs. John Forman's residence, $1,000
. 70 insurance; Mrs. Tazwell Ha1
: grove store, $500, no insurance
K Spencer Torans store, 5000 n
t insurance; American Tobacco compan!
loss quarter of a million pounds, value
X at $25, 900, which was insured. Tt
= following also were burned out: D
e Brake, dry good store; G. N. Wells ar
f L. B. Gilland, dry good store; Planter
bank, Chapman q Bagby, Mrs. Bale.
II VIM. Reed, E. L Morton, leaf deale
w. II. Gooch, liquor; also residences {
e P. K. Williams. James Field, Summe
n vile Bros, G. L. Dogget, three fe1tlliz'
houses, Miss Alice Morgan's milIiner,
# Very little was saved by any. The lo
y to buildings is estimated at $50, 900, ar
n the loss on stock from $4,000 to SSO
n OOO There are hardly enough hous'
left to shelter the inhabitants, and son
: of them are in pitiable condition, ha
n ing lost their all.