Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-03-16
FIRE IN MACON.
Business Portion Threatened with
Destruction.

About one O'Clock Thursday Rre |
broke out on top of the kitchen Of the t
Episcopal Rectory, occupied by Messrs, f.
Frank & Zagor and families, A gale .
from the northwest was blowing at the .
time, and no man being present TO pre- 7
vent it the fire spread rapidly, destroy
ing the Rectory and church aud Mrs,
Shelton house and a cabin, Mr., Joe /
Lees house, west Of the Rectory, was /.
scorched. fencing destroyed and furni
ture damaged by moving. Mr.. Elliott |
Yates and help worked hard to save his .
mother house 1t was afre several +
times, The Sheriff house was in great
danger and was saved by constant work,
The Baptist church was aire on the
roof, but was saved Mr.. Val Yates
house and out buildings were covered
with people fighting fire all the time
J. F. Shelton 5 furniture store was all
but given up several times, but the
hard fight saved it, badly scorched
h owever. Sparks fell on the Masonic
Hall and there being no long ladder at
hand, it was soon a mass of flames and
the billiard house went with it, also the
house north of the hotel belonging to
Mrs. Cline and occupied by Mr.. Robt.
Coleman. Mr., Feat herstop's store
and dwelling caught several times, be-
fore the Masonic Hall was burned, but
when the photograph gallery was afre
and then the carriage and blacksmith
shop of Will Malard, the wind sudden
" shifted to the northeast and covered
Featherston store, soon consuming
it. Although his dwelling is closer to
it than the shop, it was saved by the
most heroic efforts, those on the house
having the hair singed off their heads.
A cabin near the blacksmith shop was
burned, and the fire did not cross the
street to the Buck property, which was
saved, probably, by the thick ceGar
trees. Jones drug store, Patty's Dry
Goods and the Racket Store had the
glass fronts damaged by the intense
heat from the Masonic Hall, and the
Lyceum lost all its windows and door
on the north side. Mr.. Wyatt Jones
fine residence was afre several times,
and a number Of other houses east of
the fire were covered with people put
ting out sparks. The following are the
losses and insurance:
Agency Of J 0, Faser;
Masonic Lodge valued at $1,000; insur.
ance $3.50.
W. L. Featherston' s store value
about $1,000; insurance $500. His fur
= nitme was insured for $500, damaged
by moving
Mrs. r. A. Williams, j. r. Beatty,
L. Frank and J. F. Shelton had furai
ture insured and claim damages L,
Dent had grain in Featherston store,
insured for 500,
Hauenstein insurance agency
Will Mallard' s loss about 5000; in.
, sured for $3.50.
Lyceum damaged $500, fully insured
j. A. Lee, damage to house S125
fully insured.
E. V. Yates agency;
Episcopal church and Rectory, loss
about $1,000; insurance S14OO.
billiard House furniture insured fol-
! $500.
Mrs. Cline's house next to hotel,
: valued at $3.50; insurance $500.
Mrs. Lottie Yates furniture dam
: aged By moving, insurance 500.
: Mrs. F. H. Dantzlers furniture
e damaged, insurance $500
: Shelton furniture store, owned by n
H. Harrison, front damaged
Agency of E. B. Boyd;
billiard House insured for $1,000.
;, Mrs. Sheltons house insured 70
u $500.
billiard shop insured for $500.
y j. A. Lees furniture insured 70
$780,
= W, L. Featherston's house insure
= for $1,000.
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