The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-16
SELMA VISITED
BY $4,000 FIRE
Young Shoe Company's Store
is Destroyed
MAN RESCUED FROM RIVER
The Ere Raaar4,,,Aa4 - ae . Haod nauye
The Fire Department Has Good Days
Work--A Union Slaughter
House to Be Built
In Selma.

Selma, March 15.-Fire in the two story
building on Broad street between Alabama
and Selma occupied by the Young Shoe
Company, badly damaged the building
and stock this evening about $50 o'clock
Tonight the loss is placed at about 1885,,
900 all of which is thought to be fully COW
cred BY insurance.
The origin of the fire is mysterious and
can only be accounted for by rats ignitmg
matches in wareroom on the second floor
of the building While no blaze was Wis
ible from the street the fire was stubborn,
the department whenath they first reached
the scene used the chemical engine but
as the smoke continued to pour out of the
building in great volumes four streams
we're turned on and soon the building
was flooded from the roof to the base
ment.
The front part of the second story of the
building was occupied by Drs. w. E. and
j. d. Allen, dentists and their loss tonight
is placed at $500. which is practically COW
cred by insurance. The store of the
Young Shoe Company, was well stocked
with shoes of all descriptions and they
were daily getting in large shipments
Their stock is valued at between $780,
and $4,000 The most of this stock Is
badly damaged by water and is only half
covered by insurance. The building Is
the property of the E. Gilman estate and
ii is estimated that the damage to it will
amount to $1,000. This is FUZZY covered by
insurance.
Pecrued Ernno River
Last night about ten o'clock employees
In the office of the Morning Times which
overlooks the bluff of the Alabama river
heard cries emanating from the waters
below between the office building and
the Ellls' Home. The voice out of the
darkness called Justify for help and said
that its owner vas holding with death
like grip to a slender branch and
that Unless help came TO him he
would drown. Police headquarters
were communicated with and Off
Ger Blanton responded. He found
that alone he could not rescue the man
and sent word to the fire department
men be sent. Captain Bohlia and fireman
Campbell and Philen responded. A rope
was thrown from the hank to the man
in the waters below and he fastened it
around his waist, being drawn to safety
in short while. 1t was then found that
the unfortunate man was Ed Rowland
motorman for the Broad street line of
the Street car company. The young man
went down 10 the river bank. lost his
footing and found himself in the cold
water His friends today are congratu-
lating him upon his escape.
Union Slaughter House.
Tho oo,,,n,ittaa On bvofapa of the T'itv
Council has published notice calling
for bids for the erection and maintenance
for number of years of a union slaugh-
ter house under the provisions of the
meat and milk inspection law recently
passed by the City Council The city does
not feel able to build the slaughter house
at this time and proposes to let it out to
be built and managed by outsiders for
term of years, after which 1t is to revert
to the city. The bids are to be opened
on Saturday, March "a, at noon
Stockholders Meeting.
The stockholders of the Central Ala
bama Fair association held meeting last
night, IS of the 1l5 shares being repre-
sented. The meeting was exceedingly en-
thusiastic, and reports were made by the
different officers showing the association
to be in excellent condition. A 10 per cent
dividend was declared on the stock held
is held to be worth par, and the stock
holders are very much satisfied with the
conduct of affairs last year. The following
were elected directors, the number of
members of the board being increased
from seven to ten: j. f. Hooper, Il. c.
Melvin, ]. p. Schulz Fl. NJ Smith, G. G.
Vaughan, W. r. Peacock c. Kirkpatrick
j. l.. Clay Miles Hardy. The board will
meet shortly and will re-elect the old
president and vice president, ]. B. Ellis
and I. Schwarz. R. NJ Mangum will be
elected secretary
Local and Personal.
John Cary. a young negro, was dis
charged by the mayor this morning hav-
Ing been charged with assault with intent
to murder Richard Hayes The testimony
IL .tfhe case was very conflicting and the
young negro was given the benefit of the
doubt.
Milton Powell. who will after April l
take charge of the Hotel Albert as man
ager, has arrived in the city Mr. Powell
succeeds Mr.. Henry Lloyd. who has re-
signed to enter business on his own ac-
count.