The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-02
Railroad

took fire wherever piece Of timber was
exposed to the fierce heat from the burn
ing warehouse.
Corcoran street is only sixty feet wide
and it was all that separated the sea Of
flame from the Duke and Stokes build
ings. The wind was fresh from the
North west and drove the great tongues
of fire half across the street so as to
make it impossible for the fremen to
live in any position where they could
reach the rapidly growing flames, in the
Duke building occupied by W. 7. Saun-
ders.
The fire, however. was soon smothered
in the offices of Ballard & Wiley, trus.
tees, and the Durham Fertilizer Com
pany. AS soon as the warehouse roof
fell in the fremen got in position
on Corcoran street and had about sub
dued the fire in the store of Saunders &
Co., when it was discovered that it had
crept under the roof into Stokes Hall
and got a strong hold. They at once
turned their attention to that, and tried
to reach it from the inside and from the
roofs of the surrounding buildings, but
it burst out with such fury that many
people thought it had got beyond3 all
hope of control and that the whole block
would go.
The fremen worked like beavers and
kept every nozzle pointed as their judg-
mont dictated where the greatest good
could be done. There were 5000 peo-
pie crowded around who helped in every
way they could, either the iremen or
those who were removing goods. Grad
ually it became evident that the increas
ing streams of water pouring into
the mass of flames was having their effect
and at $50 o'clock the fire was under
control ard was able to be kept within
the limits o. the Stokes and Duke build
ings, and by 4:30, after fight of more
than three hours, the flames were sub
dued
At daylight scene of ruin presented
itself. The Reams' warehouse was only
bed Of smoking ashes. The whole
upper stories of the Stokes building were
burned off. Saunders & Co.'s store was
represented by bare walls So intense
had been the heat that the handsome
glass in the front of the revenue office,
the Fidelity bank, and other buildings
on the south side of Main street we're
shattered.
The losses are: Ream8' warehouse
$40, 900, owned by l. NJ Reams and B.
L. Duke Mr.. Dukes insurance is 3d.
900. There were a number of small
shops under the warehouse which were
all total loss with no insurance. Sauu-
ders & Co. s loss S., 900; 81, 300 insur-
ance. r. Blacknall & Sons, drug store,
loss 81, 900; insurance 81, $50 A Max,
general merchandise, loss 1875, 900; in
surance SIS, 900. Ellis, Stone & Co.,
loss 1875, 600; insurance $4,000. A. E.
Lloyd, J. NJ. Wyatt and others, loss from
removal of goods, covered by insurance.
Stokes building damaged $50, 900; insur
ance $4,000 Durham Fertilizer Com
pany, damage $500, covered by insur-
ance.
The total loss is fully $4,000, while
the total insurance will amount to about
$50, 900. Max's and Ellis and Stones
stocks of goods were literally ruined by
water Ellis & Stone moved their dam
aged stock into the Wright building;
Max moved bis into the O'Briant build
| ing. The others will leave theirs as
they are until the insurance adjusters
can reach here.
The insurance companies represented