The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-28

houses in these blocks were built up
by years of toll and industry. They
were destroyed in several hours.
In this burned district there were
about sixty-fve business houses in
ruins and about sixty handsome dwell
ings in ashes. Several thousand. men
are out of employment and about a
thousand are homeless.
The loss at this hour cannot be told
or even accurately estimated, but it is
between two and tire millions. There
was a great deal of wealth contracted
in the small district. From a careful
investigation there is shown to be
about a million dollars insurance on
the property. Some of the insurance
men intimate that there is not over
eight hundred thousand dollars in
surance The stock of several OF the
largest concerns was known to be
worth from seventy-five to eighty thou
sand dollars, and about so per cent in
surance was carried on these stocks.
Seven Churches Burned.
Seven churches were burned, not a
white church left standing. The First
Presbyterian, the Catholic, the Meth
odist, Baptist and Episcopal all went
I'D in the smoke. Two negro churches
were burned. The four banks, the
the Commercial State Bank, the Bank
of Yazoo City. the Delta Bank and
Trust Company and the First National
Bank were burned. All the money,
honGS, papers, etc, pere placed In the
large fireproof vaults and they are
supposed to be safe, though the vaults
could not be opened at an early nour
tonight. Two restaurants were burned
anc ten boarding houses, eighteen law
yers' offices and two livery stables, be-
sides four or five doctors and dentists
offices.
One Killed, Mayor Hurt.
A man by the name of %Chambliss, a
citizen of Yazoo City, was killed by
falling walls. and Mayor Holmes was
badly hurt. Tonight he is said to be
in a Drecarious condition. He had
been in office but three or four weeks.
Planning to Rebuild.
Though the people of Tazoo City
were appalled, by the flood OF flames
that swept from them in a few hours
places of business and homes, and
though many stood by helpless,
stunned. while the flames were raging,
unable to collect their thoughts and
at a loss where to turn their energies,
they have recovered from the blow
and are going to rebuild the city; they
will build a new and a fairer city.
Tomorrow morning the fOur banks
will open for business as usual, having
rented temporary Offices, and severalor
the mercantile houses burned out are
making arrangements to Immediately
reopen.
1t was stated that one man, a negro
prisoner, was locked up in the Gala
boose and was burned, but this report
could not be verified, though it is be-
lieved to be true.
Though Yazoo City is a great cotton
center, and though there were 10000
bales in the city on the river banks,
not a bale of cotton was destroyed.
Under Martial Law.
The city tonight is under martial
law. Governor Vardaman called out
the Yazoo City company and the
Greenwood company arrived at Z
o'clock. and with the hundred extra
police. placed on duty by Mayor
Holmes, there are 100 men under arms
guarding the city tonight.
Governor Vardaman and AdJt.-Gen.
Fridge arrived in Yazoo City at .
o'clock and Gen. Fridge took command
of the troops. Governor Vardaman
held a conference with Mayor Holmes
and the mayor assured the governor
that, with the assistance he has, he
was able to cope with the situation.
The people expressed the deepest
gratitude for the help given them by
other towns. The people who were
rendered homeless by the flames were
taken into the homes of the people
of Lintonia addition and they were rea-
sonably comfortable, under the condl-