The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-15
FIRES LAST WEEK.
Some Destructive Confiasraticns in
BamherS.


Wednesday night or rather Thursday
morning of last week the large wooden
store Of : ". PearlStinr on Man street
was destroyed by fire. The alarm was
given about 3.30 o'clock by the engineer of
Il passing train blowing the whistle Of his
engine long and loud. A large number
of people turned out, but the fire had
gained too great headway, assisted by the
strong wind which was blowing at the
time, and nothing could be done towards
saving the building or contents. The
barn of Mr.. Pcarlstine, ,..just in rear of his
store, was also burned, and his residence
was saved with great difficulty. The
wind carried sparks over a good portion
of the town, and many buildings some
distance from the fire were in danger.
The barns of McSsrs. Jones Williams and
w. NJ. Brabham caught fire on the roofs
from flying sparks, but were put out.
On the south side of Pearlstine's store
was situated small brick store, occupied
by J. S. Grant, cOlorcd man, as a sort of
store and restaurant. Nothing in this
place was saved. Next to this building
was small store occupied by James
Redford, also colored, which was a wood
Ell building covered with corrugated sheet
iron. This was also burned, but Redford
saved his entire stock of goods, with some
damage. There are also two other small
buildings of this character next to Red
ford, used as beef markets, but they were
not burned.
The fire is thought to be accidental in
it's origin, and started in the rear end of
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on Pcarlstines stock OF goods and build
ing amounting to $4,275, and his loss is
about $4,000, he having lost his entire
stock of goods, which was large one,
his storehouse and barn. Grant had no
insurance, and his loss is probably $50.
Redford had no insurance either, and his
loss by damage in moving is about $25.
Rcdford had $500 worth of goods in his
store, having taken stock day or so pre-
vious to the fire. The insurance adjustcrs
are daily expected here to adjust MIR.
Pearlstine's loss, he having his insurance
in the agencies of W. P. Riley, Jno. F.
Folk, and G. Moye Dickinson.
Mr.. Pearlstine's store was the oldest
building of the kind in town and was the
only wooden store on Main street except
two. He expects to rebuild rs soon as
possible, and will no doubt erect hand
some brick structure on the North corner
of his lot, next to D. Fl. Counts & Co.
Thursday morning about ten o'clock,
while the Pearlstine fire was still smoul-
dering, another fire occurred in small
wooden building in rear of Col. Jno. F.
Folks store. 1t is used as negro barber
shop, and the fire caught in the roof,
from the stove fiue. 1t was soon put out,
with slight damage. The building is
owned by Col. Folk, and the loss is cov-
cred by insurance.
Saturday morning about five o'clock the
barn of Mr. Noel Padgett was burned
with all its contents except his horse and
buggy, which were saved He lost lot
of corn, fodder, hay, etc, as well as har-
ness The building was new one, and
was insured for 1926. The loss is about
$780, 1t not known how the fire origi-
mated, but there is strong suspicion that
it was set on fire by parties who had
enmity against Mr.. Padgett.