The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
DESTROYED.
BY THE FLAMES
Mt. Pleasant Visited by a
Disastrous Conha-
grafton.
MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS
Worth OF Property Go Up in Smoke
Wednesday Morning Fire Dis
covered at an Early Hour in Build
ing Occupied by Tyer & Co. and
Judd @. Lloyd Marrow Escapes.
Special to the HERALD.

Special to the HERALD.
Mt. PLEASANT, March 14.-Mt. Pleas
ant was visited by most disastrous
conhagration early this morning, as a
result of which one of the most valua-
BILE sections of the town lies in shoulder
ing ruins and property owners have sus-
tanned loss that, in the total, will not
fall far short of $4,000.
About 2 o'clock this morning the
brick building occupied by Tyer & Co.,
dealers in gents furnishing goods, ETC.,
and Judd @. Lloyd's drug-st on the
west side of the square, was discovered
in flames. The fire when discovered
had gained considerable Roadway, and
the large crowd that gathered soon saw
that the entire row of buildings were
doomed.
With nothing except bucket brigade
with which to fight the flames, the fire.
in its needless fury, quickly spread to
the office of DR.. Kittrell, next to the
drugstore, and from there tc the grocery
of Gray & Hill adjoining. The under
taking establishment of Irvine Bros,
the Citizens Telephone exchange, the
Post office building, Howard Bros gro
Gerry, Adams dry goods store and the
Chinese laundry in the rear we're all
licked up in quick succession.
The handsome residence of DR.. Wash
Long, across the street from Adams
store, caught, and despite the efforts to
save it, was soon in ruins.
After several hours of hard fighting
and intense excitement and anxiety, the
fire was finally gotten under control or,
rather, it ate itself out-and further
damage was averted.
Narrow Escapes.
A young man by the name of May
berry, who was sleeping over Lloyd's
drug store, had very narrow escape.
He was surrounded by flames and smoke
when awakened, and was painfully
burned on different parts of his body be-
fore he could escape. His injuries are
not dangerous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd and Miss Webster
of Cross Bridges, were also sleeping over
the drug store, and they, too, had mar
row escapes, being forced to escape
from the building in their night clothes.
The Losses.
Your correspondent IS unable at this
time to obtain full list of the losses
and insurance, on account of the excite.
ment and hustle
Judd @. Lloyd had insurance to the
amount of $500, which will nearly cover
the loss. Mr.. Lloyd had only recently
completed his drug store, which was an
exceedingly handsome one.
Gray & Hills loss is estimated at
about $1,000
No insurance was carried on the post
Office building.
, 1t is thought that the fire started in
Tyer q Cos. store from lamp. This
,, store house was owned by DR.. Kittrell.
The Citizens Telephone Co.. whose
switch-b board was badly damaged, will
fit up an exchange in the jackson build
ing and will be ready to resume Their
, regular service in about two weeks
J Their loss is about S400 Or $780, For
the present they will have connection al
Anderson drug store, where messeng
er boy will be kept to call parties free O.
t charge.
All the mail matter and nearly all O.
the other contents of the post office were
!, saved by the prompt action of assistan
post master Junius Goslin, who was
sleeping in the building.
. Special to the HERALD:
MI. PLEASANT, March b. Follow
ing is a list of losses and insurance il
: yesterdays fire, as nearly as can b.
I learned:
Judd Q. Lloyd, druggist, loss $500
n insurance $500,
u Gray & Hill, groceries, loss $4,000; in
5 Surance 50 600
Postoffice building. loss 800, insur
v ance $500.
I The aggregate of the losses sustained
$ by the following is estimated $4,000
f with $4,000 insurance. G p. Tyer
/. Co., Irvine Bros, undertakers: Dr. W
H. Kittrel, office: Mt. Pleasant Rea
Estate Co., offices: Dr. Cliff Atchison
office; Howard Bros, dry goods; Cit
) zens' Telephone exchange; John Adams
e gents furnishings: Dr. Wash Long
Il residence: Charlie Shows laundry.
r Total loss, $50. 200; total insurance
$4,000
Coopers grocery was slightly dam
aged, and the buildings opposite til
burned block were slightly damaged b.
o the intense heat The loss on the stocl
of Tyer & Co. and Lloyd was total, bu
" a ldiBt pOIlloH VI blle SJOChS vi iloNdI'
/. Bros and Irwin Bros, were saved.
: is understood that Mr.. Lloyd will re
q build at once.
y The fire was discovered by Mrs. Lloyd
who was awakened by the smell c
smoke. She and Mr.. Lloyd. and Mis-
Webster, VINO was visiting her, ha
barely enough time to escape in thei
night garments, the stairway falling
Is few seconds alter they descended.
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