Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-09

If it had never been opened"
THAT was pretty good. What die
the fellow say when he found 1t out?'
He has never said word to this
day, and had the merchant been able tc
keep such a good story it would never
have been known. But 1t is true. every
word of it, and can give you not only
the name of the cotton buyer and the
supply concern, but the farmer who
sold and bought the grindstone as
WELL"
II would not have you think" con.
tinued the buyer, that these things
occur frequently in this market; but
there is no use in trying to conceal the
fact that they do occur occasionally.
have known Of more than one man who
has been caught up with and who was
glad to settle by paying actual expens.
es, while protesting his innocence. etc.
>dARIsH HOTEL BURNED.
Yhe Parish hotel, one Of the oldes
and best Known landmarks Of York
Vile, was destroyed by fire early las
Monday morning. The fire broke ou
at about 4.30 o'clock, and by $50 there
was nothing left Of the old building ex
cept the walls Of that portion which
had been constructed Of brick, three
chimneys, pile of ashes and lot o.
smouldering umbers.
How the fire originated no one knows
It was first seen by Negro man a
Glenn & Allisons livery stable, Wh(
promptly gave the alarm. At that time
flames were bursting from the roof ol
shed in The rear Of the building, ant
by the time the hose reels began to an
swer the fire bells, the whole town ant
nd Hphtn6 AZ
if by an immense bonfire.
The occupants Of the hotel had bu
little time in which to save their effects
In fact several Of them had narrow es
capes for Their iives. These included
Mrs. C. G. Parish, the proprietress, he
two daughterS-MiSses Frances an(
Laura-Dr. Hart, the hypnotist, hi!
wife and ch..d, together with two othel
members of his company, three. trav
cling men and two little boys. The lit
tie boys were runaway chaps iron
Kings Mountain who had been sent t.
the hotel the night before by Messrs
Glenn & Allison.
Mrs. Parish and her daughters Were
awakened ny the fire alarm. Thei
first impression was that the fire wa!
elsewhere; but within a few moment:
they realized that 1t was the hotel. AL
ready the flames were making headWa!
rapidly. Without taking time to dress
Mrs. Parish hastened to the various oc
cupied rooms to awaken her guests
DR.. Hart and wife were already up, 81
were the two boys referred to, and ont
of the travelling men; but the other tWt
were still sleeping soundly. and only
managed to get down to the street be-
fore the fire mad cut off means of es
,t,tt In q n
return to her room to save such arti
cles as she could, Mrs. Parish found
that she had no time to lose. It was
not safe even to take the chance of re-
covering a purse that was under hel
pillow and which contained SIS or 50,
in cash, and she hastened out Of the
building in ..er night robes, taking only
a blanket and a black skirt that she
managed to snatch up on the, way
The cook, who came about the time the
fire was discovered; saved a trunk be-
longing to Miss Laura and containing
some summer clothing; but Miss Fan.
ME was less fortunate and Jared no bet.
ter than her mother. DR.. Hart, wife
and child got out safely. The doctor
was fully dressed and so was Mrs
Hart, except her shoes. Some cloth.
ing was saved for the child. DR.. Hart
returned to his room after having got.
ten his people out, and it Is understood
that he only managed to escape the
second time by climbing down tele.
phone pole.
The hose reels arrived on the scene
very promptly-in less than ten minutes
after the sounding of the fire alarm
and got down to business at once. Be-
ing thoroughly familiar with the con-
dition of the building and the character
Of the surroundings, and realizing the
impossibility Of putting out the fire
Chief Grist directed the efforts of the
firemen to holding the flames in check
as much as possible, and to protecting
the surrounding property. The fire
burned fiercely, and the heat that II
threw across the street was intense
Rosin flowed freely from the corner OF
the B. N. Moore building, occupied by
the telegraph Office, and from Mrs
Camps building, occupied by S. A
Pearson's store. The large plate glass
windows in W. B. Moore & Co.'s store
were cracked into hundreds Of piece, as
were also the windows Of the telephone
office above. The brick buildings occu-
pied by w. B. Moore & Co.'s store and
J. M. Heath's livery stable, Of course
proved we'll able to withstand the heat
and the rows Of trees on either side
walk served as an admirable screen tc
the frame buildings. Helped as they
were by the trees, the f1remen had only
to give these buildings an occasional
drenching to prevent the flowing rosir
from bursting into flames.
The residence Of DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright to the south Of the hotel, and
separated from the wooden portion Of II
only by a narrow alleyway, gave but
little concern. The building, which is
of brick, Is protected at the ends by
fire walls and at the exposed end by
Uncovered shutters. These shutters
were open at the time the fire was dis
covered; but were closed shortly after
ward, and the fierce heat failed to
make an impression on the building
although the roof was burned from a
brick kitchen in the rear.
The work of the firemen throughout
the trying ordeal was generally noted,
and it commanded considerable admt-
ration. Two plugs had been tapped,
and three hose lines were brought into
requisition. There was no apprecia-
BILE excitement; but, on the contrary,
everything was done with admirable
deliberation. The most advantageous
point from which to direct the water
through a critical period was on the
sidewalk nearest the burning building.
The heat was so terrific that the f1remen
could only work behind trees and un-
der the protection Of wet blankets; but
they stood their ground with admira-
BILE fortitude, and the fact that the loss
was confined to the hotel instead, OF
including surrounding buildings. was
largely due TO their pluck and judg-
ment.
The value cf the hotel building, fur
niture and lot is variously estimated at
from So. 900 to $1,000, upon which there
was insurance to the amount Of $500,
distributed in the agencies Of Messrs.
S. M. Grist and w. P. Harrison as fol-
lows: 81 900 in Phoenix Of London, 81, 600
in British America, $1,000 in Union AS
nm IN, Nnrfhprn 81 mn in