The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-24
ANOTHER COSTLY BLAZE.
BAMBERG AGAIN SUFFERS LARGE LOSS OF
PROPERTY FROM THE FIRE FlEND.

bAmbckU aUAlN SUfTCkS LAkUE LOSS VI
PROPERTY FROM THE FIRE FlEND.
-Four Stores Burned Last Friday Nisht-The Cot.
ton Mill Fire Apparatus Prevents Further
Destruction-Total Loss Of $4,000.
Last Friday night about 11.30 o'clock
our citizens were awakened by the firing
of pistols and shouts of fire. Hurrying
out it was found that some parties had
gathered together lot of empty boxes,
barrels, etc., and made huge bonfire on
the Fitting School campus. As soon as
those who came out saw that it was a
false alarm they returned home. About
half past one o'clock another alarm was
sounded and this time the people did not
turn out promptly, thinking that it was
another false alarm.
We want to say right here that we
trust there will be nothing more Of this
kind if the future, for it does harm. In
this town where we have no fire company
or apparatus for fighting fire, it is impor-
tant that citizens reach fire as quickly
as possible in order to save everything
possible. They will not turn out prompt
ly if false alarms are INDUCED in, for they
will not know whether it is real fire or
not, and most people hate to leave their
beds in the early hours of the morning.
In some towns giving false alarm OF
fire is punishable by a heavy fine and we
hope no one will make it necessary for
our council to take similar action. In
another column will be found card
| from Head Master Sheridan in reference
to the matter.
The fire was located in the store of
MI. Henry F. Bamberg on Main street,
and it must have been burning some
time, for when discovered the adjoining
stores were full of smoke. Nothing in
the way of goods was saved from Mr..
Bamberg's store, as we'll as from the
others. Mr.. NJ. Moye's stock was not to-
tally burned, but it is total loss. He is
young man just starting in business and
his loss is indeed heavy one.
The fire rapidly spread to the other
buildings, and those stores several doors
away commenced to move out goods.
The store of Mr.. Bamberg is situated in q
solid block of seven brick stores, all of
them being one-story buildings, and it
was feared at first that the entire block
would go. After time, however, the cot
ton mill fire apparatus was put to work,
and by the hardest sort of work the fire
was confined to four stores, being those
owned by 81. F. Bamberg, G. A. Ducker.
NJ. Moye, and D. q. Counts & Co.
The mill has recently purchased a
quantity of new hose and now has enough
to reach part of the business section,
and with their powerful steam pump a
strong stream was thrown. The using of
this hose undoubtedly saved the store Of
the J. W. Pearlstine Co. on one side and
the grocery and meat market of D. W.
Shealy and the barber shop of J. A. MINI
mons on the other, these being the re-
naming three stores in the block.
Between :he barber shop and the store
of A. Rice there is only small driveway
and this small space might have resulted
! in further spread of the fire. Several
of the stores on the opposite side Of the
street had the glass in the large show win
dows cracked by the excessive heat. The
loss in this instance is fully covered by
insurance.
The losses are about as follows, al
though it is impossiblet to obtain arg thin g
like an exact estimate: 81. F. Bamberg,
stock; loss $4,000; insurance $500. Geo.
A. Ducker, stock; loss $1,000, insurance
$780,; M Moye, stock of groceries; loss
$4,000; insurance $500. D. q. Counts
& Co., stock; loss $1,000; insurance $500.
The buildings were owned by Mrs. s.
q. Counts, Mrs. j. G. Saunders and D. H.
Counts 5 Co. The loss on these is heavy,
as there was only $4,000 OOinsurance on the
four stores, which were large ones. The
| stock of the J. w. Pearlstine Co. was
badly damaged by moving, and his store
was also damaged on the roof. His loss
is covered by insurance.
The stock of W. D. Shealy was practi-
cally ruined by water, but he thinks his
insurance will nearly if not quite cover
his loss. His handsome refrigerator was
not damaged to any extent. The
damage to the barber shop fixtures
amounted to something like 800 on &C.
count of moving, this is also protected by
insurance. Taken all together the losses
must be something like 100000 outside of
the insurance carried.
This is terrible blow to the business
interests of the town, but it is hoped that
the great loss sustained by our citizens
from fire in the last few years will result
in the town establishing system of water
works.
Mr.. Ducker with his family occupied
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