Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-25
GAINESVILLE HAD
BIG SUNDAY FIRE
uouse and Contents, Valued at
1000. Completely Destroyed.
o,scovsRY IS MADE TOO LATE

Save Property. Notwithstanding He
,o,, Efforts Of the Fire Department
which Responded Promp,lY-SsmiIY
I,,.r, at Time Of ConHagTatiOn.
,o,,srm OF fire was turned in from
n, asa few moments after 2 O'Clock
e.,s,y afternoon, which summoned
-. 4enartment TO the house owned by
=. Ib.tract and Realty Company and
o.,upied BY Charles 6. Hilland family,
RS West Main street 5.
The building and contents we're de-.
rroyed. involving an aggregate loss OF
1900.
Notwithstanding that the fire de-
r,rment responded with admirable
,,ouptnesS the building Was too far
cone 10 save IL. The flames had evil
IDENTIFY been under way for some time
,b,p discovered by w. ]. Mccormick,
,ho resides on the same street in the
,siplty OF the Hill home. When Mr..
Mccormick noticed the 6rs the flames
vsre licking through q window on the
w,ond floor and the interior OF the
hiding was . seething mass. The
alarm vas Immediately turned in, but
il was necessary to 60 quite q distance
10 an alarm box, and even after the
discovery the fire had an opportunity
10 make considerable Roadway.
The alarm attracted q large number
Oilpectators. many of whom we're aux.
ious and willing to save the conten's
Of The building, but the flames had
uned such head wsy that il was i'm
possible to enter the house, so eIces.
uye was the heat.
At the time OF the fire there was no
o.. IN the house. Mrs. Hill and chill
drsn are visiting in Palmetto, and Mr..
Hill was en- route TO Macclenney, where
b. vas going in the interest OF the
Gunner Lumber Company, by whom
he il employed as q civil engineer and
G1rveyor. Mr. Hill was in the house
ihSlf.hour before the fire was discov.
cred but merely went to get his vslise,
ard eft mmed lately for the Seaboard
Ar Line train. He was intercepted at
Waldo by telegram, however, and re-
Turned to this city, where he found HE
iDrniture and other valuable house,
hold effects in ruin.
The building was valued at 5000,
and was insured with +. +. Voyle for
h.i that amount. This WAS one OF the
nO't comfortably furnished homes in
he city, and the loss OF household
i9'r dre, etc, is placed At more than
C'' with an insurance OF $1,000
Itt insurance was with A, NJ. Cush-
ntr
Al one time during the fire the resi-
dsnce Of c. G. Pedrick was threatened,
iad L was due TO the most heoric eff
lo''' that the building was saved. Mr..
'nd Mrs. Pedrick desire to extend
hlik' to the department and their
inend' for their excellent work in
a''ns the property. A great many Of |
h' household effects OF this home were
moved into the street. ne il was
hoaTht sure the house would be de-
Tioysd
TIE origin OF the fire remains a mys-
R'y Mrs Hill has been in South |
FONDA for several weeks. and the
''4'- as been vacant. Mr.. Hill
'P'll' 'rvrn-eighths OF his time away |
mn home, hence there has been no |
A''ca-' ~ conbustibles OF any other
''' iced about the place, and the
'',''' current wss not on at the
tr.
AA,agrr Voyle Of the Abstract and |
A'''J CompSny states that che COM
- =. rebuild ~ soon ~ possible,
"' .ocs,ion isa desirable one.