The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-15
THE CLINTON FIRE.
DETAILS OF SUNDAYS GREAT
DISASTER.
.Forty-Five stores and Houses went
Up I'm Flames-The Less f. $4,000,
with Only s2o.ooo Insurance-Thc
People Rushed from the Chnrche>
to Fight Fire.
Especial to The Messenger

tsp+NlAA ~ aeSSSlStED
Clinton. y. C, July s.-The fire here
lSunday morning was the most destruc-
tive in the history OF Clinton II broke
lout jut as services were beginning in
the churches n at the sound OF the
lalarm the congregations rushed from
the churches 10 battle with the flames.
The day was hot and dry. the mercury
standing near 100. ard the fire which
Originated under J. II. Cars store. in
the centre OK the frame row on Main
street, was famed by a northwest wind.
lin a few minutes the Flames caught
the large two story building occupied
lby b. F. Powell and then ii was seen
that the elegant three story brick build
ing OF e. =. Johnson & Son, including
the lodge room OF the Odd Fellows. was
doomed. Soon this went down and with
liz the home of Mr.. c. p johnson near
lby. II was only by almost superhuman
leforts that the big dry goods store OF
w. 5. Patrick, and with IL all OF Wall
lstreet, was saved. The same desperate
lighting saved the Murphy house and
perhaps all the balance OF the town.
I 4lIt Jul Z u1SNAA(A lRAIiL0tS hIails alI
1.-The southern portion Of the business and
residence part OF the town. In all for
ty-fve houses were burned, including
tevery residence on the south side of
Elm street TO Warehouse street.
BY valiant work OF Messrs l.. l.. Pc
l~terson, Oscar Giddens, S. II. Hobbs and
Is. X. Flowers, Who got on the roof and
distinguished the flames as they broke
out, the Sampson tobacco warehouse
and prize house were saved together
with the storage department or the
Crate factory of \. +. Johnson * Son,
whose employees did valiant services in
Saving the building.
Among the losses the following are
the principal ones:
c. T. n & Son store, stock and
dwelling. $40, 900: Insurance $1,000.
a. F. Johnson, two stores, s., coo: in
lsurance, 81, 400.
b. F. Powell, two stores and stock,
s15, 900; insurance $4,000.
DR.. A. NJ. Lee. three stores. $500. no
insurance.
DR.. J.. a. Stevens. two stores. S2,vVe:
no insurance.
H. j. Hubbard & Bro. stock. $500;
insurance $500
b. E. Herring, stock. $1,000: no :nsur-
lance.
T. NJ. Terrell, stock, $ 1880: no insur-
lance.
f. I. Atkins. three store buildings,
s., 900; no insurance.
J. p. Parker & Bro, stock, 81 500; in
surance $500.
o. ]. Powell. stock, $500; no insur-
iance.
Mrs. H. D. Powell, store. $1,000; no in
iSurance.
T. NJ. Terrell. store and tenant dwell
ing. 1,000: no insurance.
D. Z. Clifton, shop and dwelling. 81
1000; insurance 5000.
Mrs. Ann G%iddens', dwelling, $500; in
Isurance $500.
Charles CrumpIer, two dwellings,. g.
1000; insurance $500,
Jerome Williamson, furniture. $500;
insurance 1880.
DIR. c. o. Boyett, dwelling. 81. 900; in
Es~urance 81, 900 on dwelling and furniture.
Mrs. NJ. G. Hodnett, dwelling and
furniture, $1,000; insurance $500.
Charles Crumpler, stables, 5000: no in
Isurance.
George Turner, shop, 5000; no insur-
lance.
John F. Switzerland, three buildings.
$500; no insurance.
Holmes & Williamson. stables. $500:
no insurance.
". j. Beaman. building. s1,500; insur-
ance 500.
St. PauI's Episcopal church, 81. 500: no
lis dllCG-
r. c. Homles. dwelling and furniture.
l$3, 900; insurance 81, $50.
George Jones, dwelling. 500: no in
~lsurance.
There. were several cases OF damage
to stocks and furniture. The companies
involved are the Pennsylvania, QUEEN.
Phoenix, Southern. Fire Association,
Virginia State. Virginia Fire and Ma
lrine, La Fayette. North Carolina Home,
Piedmont, st. Paul Fire and Marine.
Western Assurance. National, and
Georgia Home. The total loss is about
SIS. 900 and insurance 500, 900.