Middletown transcript., 1903-12-12
REBUILDING
GREENWOOD
Residan S of Wrecked Town
Alarmed by Fire
INJURED 4 ri DOING WELL

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GHrrswooD. = Attsra week Of
sore distress the tse stricken
4 little town are seeing relief ~ he II 6syl-
vania Railroad Company has comm ed
to rebuild the damaged houses. 40
of thirty GLACIERS began the work Of 4
| placing the shattered windows yesterday
as it was deemed advisable to make the
most urgent repairs first. All windows
in the post Office and other buildings
we're nailed up and coal oil lamps were
used for heating purposes. It is under
stood that force of two hundred car
penters will be here in few days to re-
build the wrecked houses of the inhabi-
tants Of this town. There were no church
services on Sunday and there is no place
lin which to hold sessions OF the public
school,
To add to the seriousness Of the situa-
tion there were several small fires here
yesterday.
The first alarm occurred shortly after
| midnight, when it was discovered that
the home Of John Wulley was af1ame
from blazing chimney. A high wind
was blowing, and it was evident to the
townspeople that the whole place would
go unless the flames were Immediately
checked. The fire burned fiercely and
spread rapidly, but hundred hands con-
quered it and left portion of Mr.. Wul-
ley's home standing.
Soon after daybreak another fire broke
out, and the residents made up their
minds that all the chfmneys Of the
wrecked town were in such a treacherous
condition that they would be better off if
no fires were started in the town limits
and that their meals be cooked on oil
stoves. Increasing cold, however, soon
changed their minds, and at noon score
of homes were heated, as best circum-
stances would permit, by wood or coal
fires. ft .t 1
At o'clock another serious fire broke
out in high wind, and started as though
the town would be devoured by angry
flames. The house of Thomas Hitch was
discovered to be in flames, also around
his chimney. Another bucket brigade
was formed, and this fire was gotten
under control in twenty minutes, but not
before the 600 inhabitants had again been
brought into the streets terror-stricken
and crying.
Some of those who have become dis
heartened by the condition of affairs re-
moved to the country.
The hospital list has dwindled to less
than a dozen persons, and these are all |
improving, although still confined to bed.
DIR. G. w. zimmerman said to-day that /
the most serious phase in relative to the
injured was that many of them are suf-
fering from eye cuts, which may destroy
their sight. To meet this emergency
the railroad authorities have designated
an hour tomorrow when all those suffer-
ing from injured eyesight may be treated
by an eye specialist. DR.. zimmerman
has been notified that DIR. J. E. Ellegood,
the Wilmington expert, has been &C.
cured
Those whose eyes ara in danger are
Mrs. Lille Salisbury, Mrs. sAddie M.
Jones, Mrs. Maggie. Collision, Mrs. CIeota
Cox and John H. Hitch. Postmaster
Jacob Z. Housman is still suffering |
greatly from an injured, spine, his heavy
mail cabinet having been hurled down
upon him while he was writing at his
desk. He is able to sit up in the post
office, but cannot do any work.
The child Of John Anderson, whose en-
tire body was badly lacerated, was to-
day removed to the residence of its
grandparents, near Viola, still in SER
ous condition. The daughter of Charles
Mai, who lives three miles west of {
Greenwood, is still suffering from the q
'erious injuries she received while in the i
Greenwood Grammar School building, I
,ut it is thought that she will recover. e
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