The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-04-14
KNOXVILLE BURNED.
Terrible Fire IN the Very Heart OF the
Prcsperous Tennessee Town.

II the history CT AuOXvIile has TIT
city suffered such a loss by fire as i
did today. The very heart of the city
including some Of the largest whole
sale and retail business houses in tht
South, were destroyed. The loss i
variously estimated at from one t
one and half million with about 81
per cent. of insurance. The loss O.
life is uncertain as the registers O
Hotel Knox in which ffty.six people
were sleeping was burned, the propri
etor Of the hotel says that he had five
or six guests who have not put in ar
appearance. a. E. Weeks, OF Locke
n. Y, drummer for a Rocheste!
stamping company, is known to have
perished in the flames. R. W. Hop
kirs, a St. Louis drummer, was las
seen in the burning building in suf
locating condition. w. Il. kephart
ex secretary OF the chamber Of com
merce, saved the life OF John Boyle
an CID farmer, by dragging him tc
the roof of another building. Kep
hart Jumped one story AID was IN
jured.
When the fremen thought ali Tx
inmates OF the hotel had escaped, 6
woman with an infant in her arm:
rushed to the rear window anC
screamed for help. a net was quickly
stretc 1ed and the woman asked tc
drop the child out, but as the smoke
almost choked her she told them If
one had to die, both would die. The
woman was finally rescued by the
fremen. From the hotel building,
which was I've stories high, the frs
spread east and west. a stiff wind
made the flames very ugly and the
department was inadequate.
DYNAMITE AND CANNON.
In the wholesale hardware house ol
W. W. Woodruff & Co., explosions
OF dynamite occurred and scores Of
people were hurt By flying bricks aad
glass. It became necessary at last tc
have the walls OF one building blown
down by cannon to stop the mad ca
reer Of the flames. 4 mountain now
izsr Of the Knoxville legion, was call
ed into play and a load of canister
did the work, at the same tina tear,
ing up some residences in different
portion of the city.
The city authorities realizing that
the fire department was unable to
conquer the flames, telegraphed to
Chattanooga for assistance. Tne
Southern railway made up special
train and carried the Chattanooga ap
paratus to Knoxville. Ill miles, liz
minutes. One stop was made for wa
ter, the actual running time being &c
miles an hour. When the engins
arrived here the FIRE was about under
consrol, yet toe Chattanooga boys did
some work.
Il is more than probable that J. G.
". Bogie, the old gentleman hurt II
the hotel will die. He inhaled hames.
The last man to leave the burning
hotel says that he is positive that five
or six persons were burned. 8s ran
over three Or four men in the hall.
ways VINO were sutfocated.
J. u. Dean, Of Kansas City, who
Jumped from tae burning building,
Tells a thrilling story Of his es cape.
He started out with only his night
shirt on and had that torn Off before
he reached the street. His room mate,
w. 4. Kabor, was more fortunate,
saving two shirts. fle Travellers Pro.
tective Association mem oers of the
local post took cara OF all drunners,
buying some suits out and out.
W. II. Mitchell, OF Abingdon, jun
ped from the burning building to the
bank building. W. I. Johnson, a
railroad baggage master, came down
from the fifth story hand over hand
on the water pipes before the engines
arrived. Oaly one of the guests saved
any of his effects The list OF dead
and injured SO far as reported is as
follows. The dead:
a. <. Weeks, Locke, n. Y.
r. w. Hopkins, ST. Louis, No.
Robinson, p Pllaski, Tenn.
s. E. Williams, Springfield, Mass.
The injured:
J. c. NJ. Boyle, of Tennessee, burned,
and will die.
D. N. Dean, Indianapolis, lad, an-
kle sprained.
Thomas S. Peck, Morristo wn, Tenn,
ankle sprained.
Lieut.. Hood, Knoxville, cut on face
and head by glass.
Claude Harris, Knoxville, cat in
dozen places.
Policeman Asquith, burned and Gu.
by flying glass.
Policeman Duncan, badly burned
and was carried home.
Fire Chief McIntosh, bruised from
fall.
W. H. Kephart, Knoxville, inter
nally hurt.
4 eAoinet maker named P. G. Dyer
fell dead on the street from fright. a
man named Robinsoo, from Pulaski,
Tenn, IS supposed to De another vic
tim. lie was registered IL the hotel
and has not shown up.
Bryan and Mckinley N Get.
WASHINGTON, April s There were
some important callers at the white
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