Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-13
Chronicle, Sunday morning.

blaze of last June. The alarm
was turned I'D from box "a 300 this
morning.
The fire originated near the
centre of J. B. Whites immense
establishment and was a seething
mass of flames when seen by Mr..
D. G. Cone from Ellis street. He
ran around to the box at the corner
of Broad and Jackson streets where
the alarm was turned in.
At this writing-3:45 a. m.-
Whites main store and annex is
like a molten furnace, the back of
DORIS, the Montgomery building,
the store of E. J. O'Connor. on
Ellis street, north side, are in
flames. Chief Roulett says the
Masonic building is doomed.
The Old Shades, on the south
side of Ellis street, and ]. Travis
Young's and other stables are
either in flames or smoking With
the heat.
The wates pressure is low and the
fremen have a terrible conflict to
wage.
The Arlington is doomed.
The occupants of the flats al
741-743 and 745 Ellis street have
escaped IN the scantiest of clothes
without saving any of their effects
beyond trunk or two. The whole
block is threatened and may in
clude both sides of Ellis street.
The fire on Broad street ranges
from DORIS to the Arlington hotel;
including Dorr & Sons. clothing
store; Schiadressl's fruit aud
confectionery store; J. B. White
& Co.'S. big department store,
Arlington Annex; Henry Meyers
: cigar store; ]. Miller Walker, hat
ter; Stubs soda fountain and re-
stanrant; Amonitti's barber shop;
Tom shinholse saloon and the
Arlington hotel.
Chi rsoale ttsss az ys,,Is5 whole Of
]. b Whites upper story was; bur-
ned out when the department
arrived. i .
The guests of the Arlington
we're awakened assoon as the fire
was discovered, but pandemonium
reigned and much of the drumme.-
goods set out for show will be lost.
Every boarder is out Of the build
ing as far down as the first story,
only the top story being so far in
blaze.
The Lluildins,s in range on Jack
son street, under the hotel, are the
hotel saloon barber shop, pool room,
L. J. Schaul's pawn shop aid
jewelry store and Miller & Elmore's
cigar store.
The Old Shades saloon, on Ellis
street, Richards livery stable and
Morris livery stable on Ellis street
and Jansen's saloon are in such a |
condition as to make saving any
look utterly impossible.
400 q. m.-The rear of |
the Masonic building isl
burning madly. Chief Roulett
says the Arlington cannot be saved
and the gaests are coming down in
every sort of negligee. The office |
force is busy carrying out the
boosk and valuables. /
The hotel is filled with guests,
nearly ever room being occupied.
The occupants of the store on
Jackson street darlington build
ing), Miller & Gilmore (tobaccon-
-ists) !, M L Freeman Jewellery, B r
Mitchell (electricisn), IL Shaul,
two stores (jewelry and pawn
brokerage) J, and Re Witherspoon
{colored) barber Shop
4:O5 a. m.-Chief Roulett, who
has wired for help to surrounding
cities, has heard from Macon, say
ing, g,"Will be under way in 20
minutes"
4:0S a. ma dull explosion of
some painting material in the rear
of the Montgomery building, is
heard.
The rear of DORIS is blazing
fercely, and the store can hardly
be saved. Much reliance is placed
in the Dorr frewall to stop the fire
from going eastward. The Old
Shades is now practically gone and
the 6remen have turned their at
teation to surrounding property.
The upper foois of No. 741 Ellis
are afame, but the tenants have
succeeded in getting out much of
their movable property. Captain
.O'Connor thinks that his ware
house floor will not be burned.
4:10 q. m,-The Masonic build
ing is q maas of flames. Most of
the property Of the Sacred Heart
Fair and Masonic lodge rooms has
been taken out.
Thus far no one has been hurt,
though nlany of the fremen have
been slightly burned.
One horse from the Ellis street
station became panic stricken and
rushed into the flames. All the
horses were removed safely.
THE ORIGIN.
No one knows how the fire start
ed. MI, Won Kamp, of J B Whites,
says that the only guess he can