The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-14

proVement Company OF which Mr.. j.
w. Fries. Of Salem is receiver. At the
recent sale of the property at receiv-
ers' sale 1t was bid of by Mr.. j. w.
Norwood but the sale was never con-
nrmed- The damage TO the wharf and
shed is estimated at 1880 and it was
probably nsured. The two story brick
building On the southwest corner of
Water and Chestnut streets, also the
property of the North State Improve
ment Company. had all the back doors
and windows burned out and consider
able damage was done by fire and
water on the second story. 1t is believ-
ed that this damage will add $500 more
to the loss of the North State Improve
ment Company. making it $1,000 in all.
THE TOTAL LOSS.
The total loss by the fire will DOT I'D
o SS3, 900 with insurance in the ag-
gregate amounting to So, $50. h
Losses n insurance is about as fol-
lows:
S. P. McNair. wholesale grocer. on
stock carried in the Coast Lines end of
the warehouse, s22, 900. Insured for
SIS. 500.
c. c. ~Covington, wholesale groceries
n molasses., on stock carried in the
North State Improvement Company
end of the warehouse, SIS, 900. Insured
for about s15,O 600.
Inc John r. Turrentine Company, on
stock in the Kerchner building and in
the North State Improvement Com
pany's warehouse. estimated loss s12.-
600. including $1,000 belonging to Ar
mour Co. whom they represent, and
the balance individual stock. Insured
for $4,000. including individual insur-
ance Of $500.
James 1. Nets. merchandise broker.
on stock in the North State Improve
ment Company, $4,000. Carried by a
foater policy for $1,000. On office,
books. etc. furniture in the Kerchner
building. 5000. no insurance.
j. II. Sloan. cotton exporter, in the
Kerchner building, or office furniture
and fixtures. $4,000. Insurance 81, 800.
Roger Moore's Sons & 20. on cement
and builders material, in the North
State Improvement Company's ware
house. 81. 500. Insurance 81, 500.
Smith & Gilchrist. in Kerchner build
ing. $500. insurance 5000.
Joseph SchlitZ Brewing Company, on
building. $25. insured for 81, 900.
]. c. Morrison. in North State I'm
provement Company's brick building,
500, insurance $500.
J. T. Riley. in the North State I'm
provement Company's brick building,
$50. insurance $500.
G. C. Covington, on office furniture,
flour. etc in the North State Improve
ment Cornpany's brick building, SIS, 600.
damaged $500. Insurance $3.50.
w. A. Ekels. junk dealer, on office
furniture. ETC.. in the North State I'm
provement Company's brick building.
$25. No insurance.
Wilmington Brokerage Company,
John E. Crow and J H. Brown, in
North State Improvement Company's
brick building on stock, 1925, insured.
Belden & Howey. in the North State
Improvement Company's brick build
ing, damage to office furniture, $25, no
insurance.
Merchants and Farmers steamboat
Company, loss of new steamer Climax,
81, 900, insurance $4,000.
Damage to freigh car of Nashville,
| Chattanooga & St. Louis rOalrOad, $500,
probably insured
Besides the other losses mentioned
the Y. NJ. c. a. boat club had the mis-
| fortune to have four nice boats burned.
They were valued at $50 and there was
no insurance. The boys went out row
ing every other morning and they have
been diligently exploring the river and
it's tributaries for miles round
UNDERWRITERS INVOLVED.
The following insurance agents car
ried insurance as follows:
Willard G. Giles-For c. c. Covins-
ton. $11. $50; for S. P. McNair, $4,000;
J. H. Sloan. $500; for Roger Moore's
Sons & Co. $3.50. Total Sc, 400.
J. H. Boatwright & Son.-For S.
McNair. $1,000: on Merchants anG
on Roger Moore's Sons & Co.. $500; OF
John R. Turrentine Company $500. To
tai $4,000.
Walker Taylor.-On S. P. McNair
So. 500: on Roger Moore's Sons & Co.
!, $3.50: on Smith & Gilchrist. 5000. Tota
$4,450.
J. V. p Metts.-On S. P. McNair
d 1000: on James I. Nets, $4,000; d
|, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, 81,
s. 600. Total. SIS. coo.
Il DR.. w. w. Harriss.-On S. P. Nc
/ Nair. $4,000. Total $4 1000.
THE SCENE OF THE FIRE
Yesterday morning the scene Of tn
fire presented a very ugly aspect. IN
firemen had worked all night on tn
Il Smouldering ruins and when dayllgh
p. came the were still smoking and ever,
II now and then would kindle Up, requlr
Il ing the closest attention to keep tn
l fire from breaking out anew and con
Stunning the balance of the wharf an
= necessarily endangering adjacent prop
erty. The ruins on the wharf were
mass of tangled tin and charred tim
bers, and it was hard to get at the fir
still burning among them. Fire Chic
Schnibben, Assistant Chief Monroe an
the fremen were worn out from an a
night service, but Alderman Georg
HarrisS and Alderman VIC.
of the fire committee. two old %Voluntee
fremen with records from afar back
went to their rescue n rendered
III great deal of assistance. Alderma'
Harriss called on Alderman E. f
Bailey, chairman of the streets an
wharves committee, who sent eight O
-. the street hands to the scene to assis
the fremen. Effectively aiding tn
fremen. the men kept two streams o.
the smouldering ruins all day. A stear
engine was also placed on the whar
and was kept running nearly all tn
time to furnish the pressure for tn
streams. We should not forget to men
ton that Aldermen Harriss and Von
Claim and Messrs. W. l.. Burkimer an
j. E. Hinnant and several of the oil
volunteer firemen greatly assisted tn
fre1nen when the property on tn
wharf was burning.
AS a result of the fire, Water stree
in front of the John r. Turrentin
u Company's establishment was in a ter
el rible condition from melted lard tha