The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-25
FEMALE COLLEGE BURNED
Total Destruction Of all Old and Pop.
uiaf Institution.

o+MlIdTy, a lea1lng southern lHSutG-
tiOn for the education, was totally de-
strOyed. Later the main dormitory OF
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lcge at Greensboro was burned entail
ing a loss of $50, 900 Following closely
upon that disaster the following spe-
ciai is given from Fridays Charlotte
Observer:
The holdings of the Greensboro Fc-
male College were destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. All the inmates
escaped.
About 8 o'clock Miss Transou, stu
dent from hshe county, was awakened
by suffocating smoke in her room, and
a. once gave the alarm. The fire was
in the second story, in the l. OF the
building back Of the auditorium and
over the music room. Being some dis
ta1Ce from the sleeping apartments, all
the sleeping occupants were aroused.
and had time to dress, secure their val
Uables, their trunks, etc, and escape
without injury, and with remarkable
absence Of excitement or panic into the
bitterly cold night, made brilliant in
few moments by the glare from the
flames bursting out Of the "oof of the
rear buildings. The fire department
reached the scene in good time and
connected with the two hydrants
available, Eut it was realized from the
state Of the fire when discovered that
nothing short of a fire boat would have
been sufficient to have checked the
flames. which were roaring mountain
high from the fourth story attic OF
the L when they arrived. 1t was large
e-story brick structure, with an
imposing frontage and deep L, and
the flames though surely destroying
every vestige Of the buildings, were de-
liberate enough to enable the many
ready hands from the citizens who
were awakened and the splendid as
sistance OF the faculty and students, to
save nearly every thing OF value in the
way OF trunks, wearing apparel, furni-
tUre, bedding, etc. The occupants on
the third floor, including the members
Of the faculty, were the principal suf-
ferers. some Of these losing everything
of their personal belongings. No one
was injured physically, and homes at
the hotels and private dwellings were
at once available for all to be taken
| care Of
| The greatest loss in the way Of
| equipment was that of pianos, all save
the two which The ~nuthn first hoor
| erected TO replace these destroycd DY
| fire about 10 years ago. ana nave heeh
materially improved since The orig
inal structure cost 100000. and was
built under the supervision OF DE- -
| w. c. Benbow. and the thick walls
which now stand intact and uncracked
| are n testimonial to the thOrOuehnesS
OF his work. The property is valued
ar 1925 OOO on which there is q bOndei
Indebtedness Of SAC, 1000. There is 500
600 insurance on the buildings. anu
S. 900 on the boiler: the latter, how
ever. not peing insured against ire
loss. The Greensboro fire insurance
companies have not dollar Of risk or
these buildings and escape all loss
thereby. The companies carrying IN
surance are as follows: Royal EX
change. London, $500: Orient. O
Hartford $500; the American, @
! Philadelphia. So 900; North Caroiinf
Homo, Of Raleigh, $500; the Amer
can, of Philadelphia. $500; Nolu
Carolina Home, OF Raleigh, $2,ooo: III
Northern. Of London, $4,000; the Pnoe
n nix of Brooklyn, $4,000 the Li'ei
: pool & London & Globe, $4,000; Geofg
! Home $4,000; German-Amerlcah'
j New York. $500; Westchester, OF Ne'
= York, $4,000. -
e those members of the faculty who ha
l. their APARTMENTS in the third story. {
y these. Misses Shattuck. Blaylock, fls1
r. er. Davis and Mcdonald lost nearl
e everything. a considerable portion
v that helonging to Miss Page, even
l. her siiverware, being saved Wlthol
al her knowledge. 1t is said that III
ID loss could have been averted. nad NJ
er these brave noble women, IN thelF e
le forts to keep order and system IN u
le student body, and save as much as pc
sible Of their effects, lost sisnt entlre
Of their own property and gave 10 y
timation whGteyer Of its not naElI
= been looked after.
There was a meeting Of the emu
at student body and the faculty at We
le- Market Street Methodist church al
IS. O'clock Thursday morning. when
~. committee was appointed to look all
~ all matters necessary for the prop
comfort and assistance OF those W
III lost their clothing, and to arrange l
as their going home. Mrs. Roblnsofs:
ne nresident. advised the students not
'ar leave until Friday, but as many
already telegraphed they were sol
home and had the means lot Iia'
they we're permitted to leave. All
r; have notready funds for the emefgel
EN- VIII oe ,,ooaed hv Mr. Fra
i'd Roy]es. Of the Greensboro Nauo
by Rank is looking after this part OF
re- programme.
There we're about so occupants OF
anu college. including members of the I
but uIty and homes for 800 were sent
rec by citizens and hotels, SO thele Is
lph trouble whatever about accoln4o W
.ere tions. There we're ten young las
I'D in the senior class and efforts VIII
,ea' made to provide the continuance
10 their course in some other college.
ner. Robinson stated at the meeung
e of morning that it was Impossible 70
the | termine what the future action OF
trustees would be, but that every
fort nossible would be made to reo'
She said she had just received ie
from one man. saying he would be
ting of a 1000 to contribute SlOO IL
in hui1ding fund Two men IN
audience Immediately responded
says they would be one Of 100 to give 8
apo in cash to rebuilding fund.
end II is impossible to state no"
, the Are started It was. near the
from place of the fire which came so
The burning the college two weeks
,, &C onlv this time it was 2 o'clock ms
-tool e N o,oIock The electric wire