The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21
Rad FIRE ~ MACON.
Flames DcstrOy One at the Finest
IsiOcl<s In tbs. CITY.


Macon, Ga, January 1S.-(Special.t-t'ire
was discovered about 7:I5 o'clock in the
wholesale dry goods building Of ). Waxel-
baum x Son, on Third street. 1t is not
Known how il started. but one theory Is
that ii commenced in the packing depart
ment ca the top floor, and The elevator,
acting as huge funnel carri 4. the flames
with the rapidity Of lightning throughout
the entire building, which AL elegant
tiye-story structure exclusive of the eel
lar. Though the fire department respond
ei promptly they were uuabl" TO cope with
the leaping, rolling flames, and in an in
credibly short time the massive pile was
burned to the ground. il is thought by
some that the fire started In he cellar.
No one at this time has been found VINO
ean say now it originated. one rulnor IS
that it started from stove. Another is
that it was caused by cigarette.
. Wo&eIbaum n son carried stock Of
$4,000. They were daily receiving large
shipments ana only today 100 cases OF
! goods Were hauled to the store. The base
ment and first floors We're packed with
| goods. The firm carried about $4,000 of
! insurance. Everything in the store was
! completely destroyed. 1t is not known
whether The books and papers Of the firm
VIII be saved or not, as they are locked up
| IN the vault OF the office. The building oc-
cupied by WaXelbaum 81 Sons belonged to
Mrs. $. 4. Coleman and was worth about
surance.
Also adjoining WaNeboum d Sons store
was the store OF the Dunlap Hardware
Company, four-story structure, exclusive
Of the cellar. The floors OF this building
wcr2 also loaded with goods. The building
itself was very handsome and belonged 10
$. $. Dunlap the senior member OF the
Dunlap company. Between the Dunlap and
WaNclbaun stores was a dead wall, which
rose twenty feet above the Dunlap store,
and j. was thought that this would save
the Dunlap building, but such proved not
to be the case. The building soon caught
and it, with the entire contents, We're soon
reduced To ashes.
The LOSSES.
Dunlap had about a $1,000 stock and
about 5000 insurance on the same. The
/ building was worth $4,000 and was insured
for $4,000. Among the stock was a large
number of cartridges, which were fired out
by the heat. They sounded like army
at war and the great throng or spectators
prese mt rushed out OF harms way when the
shooting commenced.
Adjoining the Dunlap building was the
narrow, three-story building OF the Farm
ers' Supply Company. There were no goods
in this ana only the building was destroyed.
The loss is $500 y Xt 10 this was the large
double store, three stories high, of IN
DauncberS Company, wholesale and re-
tail dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc. Tho
Gremeu made Hcrculaan efforts TO save this
from destruction and succeeded. Had this
building burned the whisky establishment
OF sam WcicaSclbaum would have gone
and The entire block including the Davis
Warehouse would have been consumed.
one Of the walls OF the Dunlap building
fell on Dannenber9's roof. knocking il in.
The building was damaged about $J,oeO and
{ the stock of goods was injured about 5000
10y water. Several streams of water we're