Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-02
LOSS MOT SO GREAT
GUESSES WHILE FLAMES RAG NC
|. WERE WIDE OF THE
MARK.
Building Valued at $4,000. and Mot
An Entire Loss. and Other Losses
About $4,000
IHE LOSSES ANE INSURANCE

1t develops that the losses by the
are sunday morning were not so
heavy as at that time estimated. In
fact, no estimates could be had. except
mere guesses.
lhe lawyers who had their Offices
upstairs in the building at III and 113
Main street, which burned early Srn.
day morning, We're heavy losers
by the fire. The flames, which caught
in the rear part of the bull ling com
pletels Sutted the back and The sec
ond story, and played havoc With the
law books and papers II tie offices.
General H. King White is the heaviest
loser. Gen. White had nearly all nis
books in his office and a fine set of
furniture, which he hoGeat only about
a year ago. This and tue books were
totally destroyed Ills loc.; is esti-
mated at $4,000 partially covered by
Insurance. Irving Reinherger. who
has an office in the fr>rt part Of the
building, over Leitner and we'll, lost
nearly all his Office fixtures all books
to the value of 500. fully covered ny
insurance. The offices Of Coleman and
Bell were in the center Of the bull iing
where the fire ragged the fieicest Mr.
Coleman says he lost practically cv-
erything but thinks he has insurance
to cover the loss Mr. A Y. White
law had his oHfce toward the front of
the building, on the right hand side
and will not lose everything He is
damaged to the extent Of about $3.50
The Offices of S. A. Miller and Mrs
Welsh were in the extreme rear of the
structure. and they were unable to
find a trace of their belongings this
morning. The loss On Mr. Miller's
Office is $500, and Mrs. Welsh $780,
The whole Of the wooden frame
work on the inside of the building was
burned to such an extent as to be use
less, and nothing but the two walls
are intact. The building will have
td be overhauled and repaired.
The fire originated from the refuse
of pine kindlings, which had been
thrown on top of the oven. A still
alarm was turned in Saturday morn
ng but the fire at that time was eX-
inguished. There had been no fire
d the ovens since Saturday after
oQn and the night force was not
.orking at the time the fire broke
it..
The situation of the latter part Of
teebakery was such that the fire de-
trtment could not fight the flames
speedily as in other places. There
n absolutely no way of getting the
Sc toa work, except through a small
Or frpm the alley. Three streams
re- bBught to bear from this point
ddid much to check the spread elf
aflaEles. but the upstairs burned
tcelys for nearly an hour because
water could be thrown on that part
l6nS 1t was seen that the building
ssdgglAed Chief Fraser and three
Married line Of hose UP the front
rK ahd from this point of vantage
tthh blaze from spreading to the
2tning buildings.
ke total loss on the building and
AB will probably reach $4,000,
th is liberal estimate.
any of the lawyers say they are
Bile to estimate their losses from
mere value OF the books and pa
burned, as the libraries were the
mutation of years, and many val
81 records were destroyed. Mayor
se was especially unfortunate, for
al Recently added to his library to
ktent of $500.
n@stairs the damage was not
W&yE, as lHS IlTe department vas
3keep a stream of water play
M e front of the building and
"e out. The butchery and
C. Meyer and company
y he most, for the fire
store. The whole
.nls destroyed and the
was shop is ruined
D"echer r. Meyer saved
:, oAe' NJ. and desks
counters unable tt
VIII be 'or some
n,a'e MS loss Il ,r. II
insurance to GOV. : tht
Leitner and wes, =,