The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
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 D Q Warehouse . i'd Contents Total Iy Destroyed by Flames WAS HARD FIRE TO FIGHT Heroic Work Saves the Mill Machln- cry, the Ice House Plant and the Cotton Glnnery Which
 Were Adjacent.
WAS HARD FIRE TO FIGHT

Selma, December .-(special)-Shortly before o'clock this afternoon fire was discovered in the hull warehouse of the International Cottonseed oil Mill. The mill force battled with terrific smoke while a telephone alarm was sent in to the fire department headquarters. II seemed to be the opinion of the force that they could check the onslaught of the fire without turning in an alarm as the regular alarm was not sounded for nearly an hour after the flames was first discovered. When the bell rang the smoke was rolling up from the ware houses where the seed and hulls of the mill were stored and soon a blaze of great intensity was raging. The fire then spread with lightning like rapidity and the department found itself helpless ex- cept to check the flames from reaching the big tanks where some $10,000 worth of cotton seed oil was stored and protecting the mill machinery, the ice house plant and the cotton ginnery, all of which are run in connection with the cotton seed oil plant.
 Entire Warehouse Destroyed. The entire seed and hull warehouse covering block of brick buildings were destroyed also warehouse in which was stored several thousand dollars worth of bags for shipping the seed to the mill. The loss will aggregate about s1OO,Oo0 as there were between three and four thou sand tons of cotton seed in the ware house, a sufficient quantity to run the mill for three months. This alone was worth $45,O00. There was about $15, ,0O( worth of hulls and s10.0O0 worth of cot ton seed meal which with the bags and the building will make the loss about $1O0,O00, as stated above.
 The amount of insurance is not as- certainable tonight but all except the cotton seed is fairly well cover>d There was a slight fire discovered in the hull house this morning about 2 o'clock and 1t was extinguished or thought to be ex- tinguished. An examination after an hour of work in the early morning hours fail ed to disclose even a spark left. In this there may have been mistake and the fire may have been smouldering all day,
  eral fires. Two years ago the big grist mill which was run in connection with il burned, entailing a loss of about $30, 900 The cotton ginnery has caught twice this year.
 EIks Have Memorial Day.
 The observance of Memorial day by Selma lodge of Elks this afternoon at the beautiful home on Water street was at- tended by nearly five hundred people de- spite the indictment weather. The ad- dress of Rabbi A. J. Messing of Mont gomery, was a beautiful piece of elo- quence as was also the eulogy of Hon R. H. Mangum on the departed brothers The music by the Lyric club and the sole of Miss Donnor were greatly enjoyed. A most charming feature was the reading | of the poem Thanatopsis" by Mrs | Charles B. Hanford, whose stage name | Is Miss Drofnah. and the recitation of | the Star Spangled Banner by her hus- | ban the eminent tragedian, MT. Charles | B. Hanford. The open and closing pray | CTS were delivered by the Rev. A. L. | Andrews and the Rev. E. w. Gamble.