The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-08
THIRTY HORSES
PERISH IN FIRE
Livery Stables of N. |.
HinsOn Burns.
AND OTHER BUILDINGS
A Blaze Breaking 0at in the Dark
Hours Before Dawn Works Des-
tructiOn to Property in Rock
ingham---A List of the
Losses,
Losses.
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Rockingham ~ G., Jan IA tire
occurred here early this morning most
appalling in its results. The livery
stables of NJ l.. Hinson was destroyed.
together with over thirty mules and
horses. The atmosphere of the town
has been ladened with the sickening
IoGor Of burning flesh as the charred
and half burned carcasses of the poor
animals lay among the smouldering
ruins.
The fire originated about O'clock
a. m. When first discovered It had
gained such Roadway that the stables
IN which it started could not be en-
tered.
wooden structure, containing the
stables, ware roms and store of NJ. l..
Hinson and A. w. Porter & Co, and
situated in that part of the town
known as The Rockets" Mr.. Hinson
does a large live stock business. and
had on hand belonging to himself and
others thirty-three horses and mules,
|all of which We're burned to death
One lone mule broke out in some way
and escaped from the flames but was
$50 badly injured that he had to be
killed.
the groans of the burning animals
before they We're overcome is said 10
have been terrible to listen to.
Two other wooden store rooms adj
joining the building in which the
stables We're located and belonging to
Ia, w Porter & Co, were destroyed.
Ore Of these was occupied by r. s. l..
Davis, The ether WAS occupied by Mr..
T. T.. Lyon. agent of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co He had just received a
shipment of sewing machines and lost
about sixty of Them He WAS sleeping
il. the building and narrowly escaped
himself leaving the building in his
right clothes. He had nc insurance.
Another store room belonging to J.
l.; Coley a dwelling house owned by
J. w. Covington and occupied by WIN
Hale and the blacksmith shop OF DAN
lei Gay We're all destroyed.
The insurance on all the property
was very light and the losses very
heavy Thelosses and insurance are
about as follows.
A. w. Porter & Co, stock of goods.
including 13 mules $4,000; building.
including stables and three stores. So
500, insurance $500.
NJ l.. Hinson, livery business, $1,000.
insurance $500.
4. S. L. DAVIS stocks OF goods.
$1,000, / horse: no insurance.
Y. M. Boggan, 2 horses: no insur-
ance.
NJ F. Horne I horse and / mule no
insurance
T. f. Lyon, 2 horses and buggy
and 60 sewing machines; no Insurance.
j. r. Coley, store worth $3.50; about
$500 insurance.
j. ~ Covington, dwelling house,
worth about $500.
win Hale part of household and
Iitchin furniture.
Daniel Gay, blacksmith shop.
r w. Mclean. mules.
This was the fourth livery stable OF
NJ. L. Hinson's to be burned since he
has been in business here, the thirG
one on the same spot. A little over Il
year ago the store OF A w. Porter q
Co. was burned. The loss falls heavier
OF A. W Porter than any other irdi
vi'lual, as everything he had was in
his business. The firm Of which he is
q member finished taking stock yester-
day the inventory showing a stock Ct
$4,000.