The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-23
Four Buildings in Louis
burg in Ruins.
LOSS ABOUT $4,000
The Firemen are Handicapped by
Lack OF Proper Apparatus to
Fight the Flames. The Court
House Catches but is
Extinguished.
Especial to News and Observer


Louishulg, N. c., Jan. 22.- strong, eager
m,n with rlu-cles OF steel and the spirit
ci born Esut.rs flashing HON their lire
illumineI .yes. -;ood In .he rrdden9d
dark of the early morning, cha1ng but
belpless watching the leaping ilames rise
triumphant over the bare desclate wells
OF three brick buildings and lay in aslies
the combustible materials OF fourth.
There was no Gppd'atus with which TO
combat the degouf:ng rush oi the i,ames,
and Drawn Of athlctc and heart Of gladia-
tor could rot avail 10 save. As result
property whose cstlnldteJ value 10 over
900 lies today in ashes The total in
surance on this property l. perhaps $S,.
Geo
The fire broke cut at 3:05 o'clock this
morning la a restaurant run by negro
named Schofeld white. This restaurant
was In the basement Of a houge on Court
street called the ponton Building.
Details Of losses and insurance follow:
]. w. Ponton, two brick stores. loss
1900; Insurance $1,000, in Hamburg and
Bremen Company
Deitz & Co, loss on goods, 50, 800 in
surance, 81, zoe; 81 500 in the Virginia Fire
ard Marine and $1,000 in the Liverpool.
London and Globe.
Swift Co, loss 500; III insured.
Mrs. Lucy Clifton loss on building, S3,-
600: insurance 81 800
Mrs Aycock loss ON building, $500; 10
insurance.
J. w King loss on stock not estimated,
but he had 81 800 insurance, $500 in the
st. Paul Fire and Maine. and $1,000 in
the Hartford Connecticut.
Odom & Co.'S loss by moving stock has
Lot been estimated, but he had $lO0 in
insurance III the Hartford, Connecticut.
w. S. Hale lost considerable stock by
moving; he had 5000 insurance in the Ma
tional.
Nothing was lost by Aston, Marlborough
and wilkins e. Thomas, who have bar
Der shops in the Clifton and Aycock build
ings
w. II. Harris. who kept restaurant.
lost everything, and had no insurance.
Nothing was saved out OF the restaurant
where the fire originated.
Hughes & Person were badly damaged
BY water. but the loss can not be ascer-
taired; insurance, $500.
There wag much danger at Que time Of
the big department store OF Alien Broth
era across Main street being burned. but
by desperate efforts the building was
saved.
The Riverside brick warehouse, just
across the street, was saved by hard
work. The court house caught several
times, but on each occasion almost super
human labor the flames were etinguished.
The fire was not completely under con
troll until six O'Clock this morning
At one time it was thought that the
court house and entire business portion of
the city would be burned, and the Raleigh
fire department was wired for assistance.
but later when the fire was under con
rtol. the Raleigh company was wired
not to come.
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On reception Of the news here Of the
need Of assistance in Louisburg prepara-
tions were made at once 10 send the
Rescue Fire Company force, number Of
fremen volunteering assistance The
company was ready to take a special for
Louisburg when word came that it's ser
vices were not needed, that the fire was
being checked