The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-01-28
$4,000 FIRE
HITS MARIETTA,
Instruction of a Splendid
Block of Buildings
LAST Week.

tbo nnorning Of the 2oth Of JaRuary.
y wss discovered in the appsr stsry
:, the building occupied by Flersnss,
v;ro 4 Co., about 2 o'clock that morn
;sc md despite the hsrsie aEsrEa Of
no fire department, assisted By
large number Of citlHens, it burned
a.rcely until o'clock, resulting in the
lass OF about s125,000.
The firenlsn fought hersieally for
four hours.
When they arrived on the scene
I,moke in great volumes was issuing
&rom Florence, King & Co.'S stores, and
the flames licked their forked tongues
from the rear windows Of the second
story. where q vast deal Of clothing
was stored.
Soon the fire in its ceaseless encroach-
ments got the mastery and crept
through the windows OF the Masonic
and Odd Fellows lodge room and then
IN a flash enveloped the Elmwood
building and reduced it to ashes.
The corner wall of the Elmwood
building, three story structure, be-
gan to reel and fell against and rammed
the two story Freyer building, occupied
by the MARIETTA JOURNAL newspaper
and job printing establishment, knock
ing down part of the front and side
walls of the first two rooms Of the first
and second stories, leaving the build
ing almost wrecked.
The losses are as follows: Judge
George T. Gober, owner of the Elm
wood hotel, which was valued at $20,-
COO, protected to the extent of $40 1000.
Florence, King & Co., whose stock is
valued at $44 800, are protected to the
extent of about $4,000.
J. W. Legg & Co., druggists, stock
fixtures ard soda fountain about $12, 600,
practically covered by insurance.
Florence & Williams, clothing and
shoes, stock valued at $500, are pro-
tected to the extent of $500
Mr.. j. d. Northcutt, who owned the
Brantley building, occupied By Flor
ence, King Il Co., is protected to the
extent of $500 against the loss of this
building, which was valued at $14, 900.
Prof F. /. Freyer, wrecked building,
loss $1,000, Insured,
J, 4. Foster, lawyer. who lost his
library, valued at several thousand dol
lars, is protected tostho extent of about
5Oper cent.
Colonel j. P. Cheney, lawyer, lost his
library, valued at $1,000, without any
insurance.
Colonel E. P Green, lawyer, lost
about $500.
The Marietta Pressing Club about
500,
The Star Pressing Club about 800.
Colonel H. B. Moss, lawyer, lost
everything in his office, without any
insurance.
Mf D. Baswell's loss, pool room, was
ABOUT 81 LOCO, covered by about $500.
The Western Union Telegraph office
was destroyed without any insurance.
Inns was occasioned by the falling
walls
~ Inc stocks Of goods belonging to
Unarles H. Freyer, w. 7. Mosher, J. ].
nAruage and Rogers Barber Shop, who
occupied the buildings of the adjoining
ulOck' were badly damaged by removal
a auu water, the goods being removed
nOn Ihe buildings to the street when
twas thought that the flames could
NV oe confined to the block in which
VIE IRE originated.
,. W. l. b. irwin, lawyer, who had re-
D'puy moved into the Elmwood. had o
,aoaole library of law books, owned by
'pp laVe Judge David Irwin, burned.
I1e Odd Fellows, Masons and Knights
~. Vhlas lodge room went up with the
W. rgs, Vt estroying their respective para
M n, '"'Ias' all covered by insurance.
''7 9iARIETTA JOURNAL was badly
\ S 1aDlaged' much type destroyed, a great
4 49, 49, Pied" in the hurried removal to
o M. streets The building had to be at
bat Ss abandoned. No suitable quarters
nna "s en- the square, we had to fit up
! 3D. DIS IN the Northcutt warehouse
VIZ ."'"g the new passenger depot,
o.r'7 we are now located. The Jour
ISL loss IS about 500. Insured.