The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19

The Greensboro Fire Insurance Com
panies have not dollar OF risk on these
buildings and escape all loss thereby.
THE COMPANIES WHICH LOSE.
The companies carrying insurance are
as follows: Royal Exchange, London,
50, 500; Orient of Hartford, $4,000; Amerl-
can, Philadelphia, $500 North Carolina
Home, Raleigh, $500; Northern of Lon
don, $4,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn, $4,000;
London, Liverpool and Globe, $4,000;
Georgia Home, $1,000; German American,
New York. $500; Westchester, New York,
50, 500.
The individual losses fall heaviest on
those members Of the faculty who had
their apartments in the third story. OF
these, Misses Shattuck, Blaylock, Fisher,
Davis and Mcdonald. lost nearly every
thing.
1t is said that this loss could have been
averted, had not these brave and noble
women, in their efforts to keep order and
system in the student body and save as
much as possible of their effects, lost
sight entirely of their own property and
gave no intimation whatever of its not
having been looked after.
STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEET.
There was meeting of the entire stud
ent body and the faculty at West Market
Street Methodist church at ten o'clock
this morning, when committees were APP
pointed to look after all matters neces-
sary for the proper comfort and assist
ance of those who lost their clothing, and
to arrange for their going home. Mrs
Robertson, the president. advised the stud
ents not TO leave until tomorrow, but as
many had already telegraphed they were
going home, and had the means for
travel. they were permitted to leave.
INSEPT A 49,.
All who have not ready funds for the
emergency will be supplied without diff
Guilty, and a committee headed by Mr.
Frank Boyles. of the Greensboro National
Bank, is looking after this part of the
programme.
There were about ninety occupants Of
the college. including members of the fac
ulty and homes for three hundred were
sent in by citizens and hotels, so there is
no trouble whatever about accommoda-
lions. There were ten young ladies IN
the Senior class, and afforts will be made
to provide the continuance of their course
in some other college.
Mrs. Robertson stated at the meeting this
morning. that it was impossible to de-
termine what the future action of the
trustees would be. but that every effort
possible would be made to rebuild. she
had no doubt She said she had just re-
Ieeived a letter from one man saying he
would be one of thousand to contribute
800 for a rebuilding fund Two men in
The audience Immediately responded that
II. 81 h,,1d tn
give 81 900 in cash to a rebuilding fund
1t is impossible to state how the fire
started 1t was near the same place of
the fire which came so near burning the
college two weeks ago, only this time it
was two o'clock instead of ten o'clock.
The electric wire was cut at the last
fire, and was not live, and there had been
no fire in any stoves in two months.
/, A COLLEGE FIRE FIEND.
Some of the students say that for sew
eral weeks they have been missing things
from their rooms, and there was wei
de fined suspicion among many that some
miecreant was getting into the college
nom the back way, and while they were
al supper, would steal toilet articles.
AMI when possible money from their
rooms. They say ingress was made
through the back way, right in track
OF where the fire started both times,
and declare that they had heard noises
as OF man walking about, and had on
several occasions detected the smell OF
tobacco in the premises.
The fire two weeks ago was mystery,
it being explained only by the theory
thai it was due to defective electric
wiring This time there was no wire,
and it had its origin almost exactly in
the same place as before. Had the other
fire begun at three o'clock in the morn
ing instead of ten o'clock at night, before
everybody was asleep, there is no doubt
that the college would have been destroyed
then. 1t had gotten such Roadway this
mC ming before the smoke gave warning
Of its progress, it was impossible FOR
the fire companies to extlnguish it after
their arrival. In view of the fact that
three female colleges in the State have
Eecn mysteriously burned within the
past two months, and another, st. Mary's
at Raleigh, nearly burned a year or more
ago in the same mysterious manner, there
is much speculation here as to the prob
ability of there being a female college
fire fend' at large.
Mss Dozer, who had charge of the
DEPOSITS of the students, which We're
placed and kept in the iron safe in the
office of the students, had the presence
OF mind to open the safe and take out
every package, and the cash on hand
was distributed to the depositors this
norning.
The first grade of the city public
schools, consisting of about forty children
occupied a part of the college during
day sessions. The city had provided
desks, ETC., and a complete kindergarten
equipment. All this was destroyed. Sup
|errtendent Broadhurst has called meet
ing of the school committee for tomor-
row to provide new accommodations for
these children, if such can be had
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO MEET.
A meeting of the board of trustees of
the college has been called at Green's
boro, next Tuesday, February 23rd, to
discrss the loss of the fire, ard take
such steps as they may deem best look
ing to its future.
This board is composed of: ]. P. Red
ding, High Point; l. l.. Smith, Gatesville;
John A. Young, Greensboro. representing
the Alumna Association; Charles H. Ire