Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
cred by Insurance.

M searcy. December 2Q.-TWo very
sdestructive and dangerous fires oc
w u1red here yesterday. About :
VI clock in the morning fire was dis
s@scovered in the rear of a brick b1isd
5ine on Spring street There were
1.-Two rooms to the building, one beng
8used by Mr.. Alexander for a peel
Bss1oou and the other by Mr.. John G8aa
sass a cafe and confectionery store.
I The fire started in the rear OF Tie
poo] room. II soon spread to tie M
dertaking establishment Of ]. 4
Ch4dler and company and the sro.
Ncery store Of Ward and Benson. Both
ssthe buildings We're totally destroyed.
.4but more than half the stock Of ]. \.
va handler and company was removed
SSto the street by willing hands. The
Mentire stock of Ward and ReuSon Va
@removed to the street before the
#bulding used by them was destroyed.
S#The goods thrown 10 the street ar
LIN very badly damaged condition.
.N Just before noon the alarm W
s9eiven that the new Searcy Bank
Moulding was on fire. 1t was soon
found that the fire was in he rear of
sthe building used by j. H. Mcqueen.
lgone of the brick buildings on the
west side of court square
N The following are the losses and
gRthe insurance carried:
M James Davis, building, 5000; H.
ssurance, 5000.
A Peoples bank, Two buildings 81.
G.; Insurance, $4,000.
III Word and Benson, 9rocosE zf5ek
NJ zoo: saved in a very badly aamz
e1eed condition, Insurance. $1,5aa.
s |sss Mr.. Alexander. stock, $1,5566; in.
Nsuranee. $5oo.
3 ss John Goad, stock and fixture. s..
a1eo: insurance on fixtures, $1,000;
So1 stock no Insurance.
ssS Cypert and Cypert. huildin2 SI5as.
Insurance, $1,000
A Chandler and company ztasls.
gs4 S80; partly saved IN daaa=e c.
Sdition; INSURANCE. g2.qqa, - I1aa 4lf
cover the loss.
4 Thos. sowen, tWo buildings. S2a1q
81 lfoo.
DID j II Mcqueen, STOCK. 5fsea: il ii.
snnce, 81 600.
Nh 8 Woodson Brothers, stock. $500;
M sqrancc. $1,000.
A. F. Smith. stock saved in dam
H. bel condition.
J. h. Graham, damage to library in
N lowing it from office S1oo; 30 jnsu
nee.
H# searcy bank. building. damage
la bout 5000; covered by insurance.
ss@ The law office Of r G. Jones. the
Nh flee of DR.. j. B, Grammer and DR..
c. Jones were destroyed, with ali
s8 be contents.
NJ Two More Fires.
A While the fire on the court square
24 gas raging the residence Of Tom
IN Plkington in the north part of town
N aught by accident, but was eXtili-
q pushed.
N After the fire in the square was IN
el control the tailor shop Of Mr..
S tearns, on Spring street, caught fire
% rom a defective flue but was eXtin-
3 uished before much damage was
one.
Then the Woods Burned.
A8 In the afternoon the woods north
Epf town were fired and some property
mn Mas endangered. The situation is a
kery grave one No one seems tG
W knoW anything of the origin OF the
but is thought 10 be Of incen
fiary origin.
Mayors Proclamation.
BY virjue of the authority Veste
IN me as mayor Of Searcy, and il
view of re startling and unaceount
bble fires. notice is hcrchy given th9t
kny one caught lettering in the
Streets aftcr O'Clock tonight will DC
arrested, and in order to carry ou
this proclamation special polic5
crce has been put on duty With pow
F. to act. A. w. Yarnell, Mayor,
Everything is quiet heNe today ant
force of hands are at work clear n2
fWay the debris,
r. A IInu1l hGr SNHNI :