The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-19
Wednesday, Destroys One Life and
$4,000 Worth of Property.
Charred Remains of John H. Brazier, a.
Herald Composition, Found In
Ruins.
MILL WIPED OUT. !

number of people. but nobody coulC
! identify them. When Mr. BraZIel
failed TO appear at the Herald office al
/ 2 clock to go to work, as was his Gus
| tom, coupled with the fact that he could
/ not be heard from anyheIe. Mr.. Hast
ings the Business Manager. suspected
! that he might have been the victim
of fire and began an investigation.
Mr.. Brazier Ioomed in the Brown
block ana IN his room we've found his
collar, cIavat and coat. This strength
ened the suspicion that he was the
victim and the foreman CT the Maury
Steam Laundry identified a piece of
shirt which was found still intact on
the body, as belonging to Mr.. Brazier.
A peculiar belt buckle he wore was
also identified and his mother, who
lives in Louisville, but is here ON a
visit, completed the Identification.
The deceased was 90 years of age and
unmarried, and had been employed
by the Herald for the past six months.
He was worthy and industI ious young
man, who was popular not only
with the Herald force, but with all
who knew him and his tragic death is
greatly to ne regretted. He leaves
ployed at Louis Loeb's bakery and
sister, Mrs. Ed ..Voss. He also leaves
brother in Texas and brother and
two sisters IN Louisville, besides his
mother who lives at that place.
He lost his life In commendable
effort to help save the tools belonging
to Nh. Nicely, an aged man who had
worked at the mill for years. In the
early part of the fire, Mr.. Brazjer,
Charles Morgan, Lewis Cooper and
another man, whose name is not
known went up on the platform and
into the second story of the building
to bring out Nh. Neeley's tools.
When they got inside the suction from
the flames closed the door and they
were unable to open it. A fierce sheet |
of smoke and flame bore down on them
and Mr.. Morgan and MI. Cooper broke |
out the windows and jumped through |
and staggered across the street badly |
cut by the glass and almost suffocated |
by the smoke. Drs. Williamson, Pad
gett and Porter attended the men and |
dressed their injuries. They did not
know who it was went into the build
ing with them and did not see the
other two men come our and thought
they had peTished. The fourth man,
VINO ever he was, escaped, but Mr..
Brazier was evidently sutfocated and
ell and died about where the office
stood. Mr.. Morgan had his hands
severely cut and was badly burned on
he hands and face Mr.. Coopers
lands were also cut ana his face and
leck burned. While both men are
hurt their injuries are not
considered dangerous. Several others
we're also slightly hurt. Mr.. Henry
frank Alexander, one of the proprietors
# the planning mill had his hand
eveIely burned while saving several
wagons from the fire. MI Mora B.
'ariss. Deputy Chancery Clerk, also
lad one hand slightly burned while
ssisting at the fire. Nolan Gard mel
lso HAD a hand burned while helping
0 save the property.
The funeral of Mr.. Bauer will occu
his afternoon at 5 O'Clock at Rose
ill cemetery and services will be con-
ucted at the grave by Elder G. A.
llial man. The pail bearers will be-
larence Workman, W. A. Reaves.
. Z. Bottom. Louis Loeb, Cam
inley and W. ID. Hastings. II