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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-02
Stores And Dwellings Swept Away----Lacl< of
Water Causes Spread--Rebuilding Will
Commence Immediately.
Mr.. Earglc, the night man, there.

Mr. Eargle, the night man, there.
Mr.. Eargle thought the pump was
not working as well as it should and
had taken it partially apart. Mr..
West asked him if anything was brok-
ell, and he said he did not know, so
they, at the suggestion OF Mr.. West,
put he parts back together and
started the pump up, and it worked
! all right, showing there was nothing
broken. This, Of course, lost from
fifteen to thirty minutes, and result
ed in the great destruction of the
property which could have been saw
ed if the stream had been kept going.
The superintendent Of the plant,
Mr.. f.. M. Boyd, instead Of being at
the power house to see that every
thing. was working properly at that
end, was at the fire cat one Of the
noZzlcs when the stream went DOWN.
When he reached the power house,
Mr.. West had already gotten there,
and at his suggestion, the pump had
been put back together and was at
work.
Fifteen to thirty minutes without
water with a fire under as good head
way as this one was when it was first
discovered, and with wooden buildings
all around for it's prey, and with
considerable breeze blowing and FAM
ming the flames, put it almost beyond
the control of any fire department,
even we'll equipped and we'll supplied
with water. Buildings two or three
blocks away from those already burn
ing were constantly catching, and
it took vigilance and a lot of hard
work to conline The flames even to
the district that burned.
On the first Of March the board of
health cut off the connection which
had been in force with the Newbcrry
cotton mills. II was finally ordered
to make that connection. as it was
learned the mill had in its cistcrn three
million @allons Of water, but it took
at least one hour to make this con-
nection. When il was made and the
mills pumps were put to work, the
ire had reached as far as the Pres
byterian church, but probably without
this additional supply Of water, Mr..
Floyd's residence and the one oc-
cupied by Mr. j. G. Brown would
have burned, and if these had caught,
it would have furnished new field
for the flames to work upon.
OF course mistakes will occur and
accidents happen, and in an cmer-
@ency like that of last Friday, these
things always happen at the "criti-
cal moment.'
The water plant should have an
automatic electrical stop valve con-
nected with the standpipe, so that
the superintendent or the man in
Hharge at the power house could
throw on the water in the standpipe
or throw it off without leaving the
power house. This would cost very
little and would save time in case the
pump should get out of fix and it
was desired TO use the reserve in the
standpipe.
The man in charge of the system
in fire like that on Friday should
be at the power house to be sure
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that everything at that end works
properly.
The city should also have another
pump to put in the well as a reserve
force. AS the plant is managed
now, there is only one well pump and
that is used only to fill the cistern
and cannot be used to turn the water
i'll the mains directly from the we'll.
r These improvements cost some
n:""HT, but net near as much as one
ire such ;;.' we had on Friday.
1t j. Fortunate that no casualties
resulted. or course there were some
"&arro" escapes. Many people did
work under the excitement which
they could not have done under ordi-
nary circumstances, but even those
who took their household goods out,
%avctl but very few Of them as they
1nacd about as readily after being
ut in the yards and streets as they
'T"n!d have burned if they had been
iNI'l in the houses.
The Herald and News has under
taken to give Il complete list of the
houses destroyed together with an
estimated value and the amount of
insurance, and also the estimated
value Of merchandise and household
effects together with the insurance,
and it will be seen that the loss to
buildings on conservative ESTIMATE,
is between 1926. 100000 and $3.50, ,OO0.-
90 and the loss Of merchandise,
stocks, etc, in the nciohborhood of
%;)0.000.00, moi includin" household
"oods. The fire can easily be put
down as over $200,O0O.00 fire.
Value ms.
r. G. Williams two
story wooden building
extending from Pratt
to Friend, where fire
originated, up stairs oc-
cupied by r. G. Will
liams and w. S. Mann
for residence =. :. .... 1000 1000
. Three stores belonging
10 Copeland Bros, incmd-
in" brick building on cor
ner occupied by Hayes
and Co., groceries :. -. 5000
Two wooden buildings
next to it Oh Pratt, one
v"rart and one occupied
bv Paul Johastonc .... 5000
Parlor (Senn 's) market
on Adams street, building
owned by Copeland Bros.
and several other small
wooden buildings ...... 1000
Friend street one story
wooden building of r.
G. Williams used as ware
house ... :. :. 49,. 500 None
Two story dwelling oc-
cupicd by Henry Hayes
owned by R. C. Williams 1000 1000
j. T.. Todd's two story
residence and outbuild-
ings, one Of the oldest
in town =. E. .. .. =. 5000 1000
One story cottage oc-
cupied by j. p. Shealy,
building owned by w. II.
Day =. :. :. =. 8. .. 1000 115O
Vacant dwelling owned
by w. II. Day, new 80. $500 1900
Two story residence
Of e. II. Leslie and out
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TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS DESTROYED
ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY THOUS
AND DOLLARS INSURANCE.
Work of Rebuilding to Commence
Better and More Substantial
Buildings Complaining.

The Herald and News printed an
extra on Saturday morning covering
a story Of the fire. This was mailed
to all of the subscribers on Saturday
This was hurriedly written and it
was impossible to give exact figures
of losses and very little idea Of the
insurance in force. This story how
ever is printed again in this issue.
This was the most disastrous fire
in the history Of Newberry in the
number of buildings destroyed, area
covered and actual loss Of property.
Five squares are in ashes and the
tall chimneys are but silent sentinels
telling where only few days ago
were busy stores and happy homes,
but now only desolation marks the
place.
The alarm was sent in at 11.45 on
Friday. At that time the flames were
coming through the roof Of the wood
en- building in Friend street, the top
story of which was used by Mr.. r. G.
Mr.. Williams did not know the
building was on fire until the alarm
i had been turned in. He thinks the
fire originated from the stove flue in
1. the kitchen.
8 The fire department responded
&promptly and soon had several
Sstreams of water playing on the
flames and as there was very little
wind it seemed that the fire would be
confined to this one building, though
the pressure seemed weak from the
beginning.
The custom here seems to be to
, cut tho water off from the stand
apipc when the alarm Of fire goes in
Etso as to get the pressure from the
MSump which is greater. This was
MSone.
saf The pressure from the standpipe
3NH about 70 pounds, and from the
N'mp, about 100 pounds.
RWhen the water was first turned
the stream was not sufficiently
E. E!ong to throw water to the top of
8 burning building This may be
Counted for from the fact that there
e too many streams being used
Ethe same time, thus dividing the
6assure.
is stated by those in authority
Ib the standninn was within ten
Of the top. At any rae, the
hen seemed to have the fire un-
scontrol when suddenly the force
he'd to be cut off intirely.
n was stated that the pump
broken at the power house. This
+ mistake according to the infor-
bn of The Herald and News.
G, M. West, the engineer at
btton mill says when he saw that
tream was weakening, he went
Re power house and found only
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1000 1000
1900 $50
$500 1900
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Total .. :. =. :. $125,650

Total .. :. 3. :. $125,650
Below is an estimate of the value
Of m"""handiec and stocks DESTROY
cd and injured. with the insurance
carried bv each firm, and also the
value and insurance OF the house
hold goods destroyed.
OF course these lists, especially that
Of the household goods. ore OF nee
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Total :. 1927, $50
Norwood B. Tyree Agency.
s. p. Crotwcll, hotel, (Eaglc) $3.50
S. p. Crotwcll. hotel. CONNER
cial Union) :. E. ........ 1850
j. T.. Norwood, dwelling, (Con-
tincntaD, E. =. :. 3. .... 1000
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essity incomplete and are only esti-
mates.
In the matter of household goods,
there was much loss and damage
which cannot be estimated and upon
which there was no insurance.
Stock
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shelley and Summer, who carried
about an $lS000.00 stock Of rurni-
turc, were only insured for $G0OO.O0.
They have secured one Of the rooms
in the Mclaughlin block and are
open for business.
The model Buck stove, which they
proposed to give away to the little
girl who made the best drawing Of
the trade mark, was destroyed, but
they hope TO have another one in very
soon and the contest will go right on.
Mr.. r.. G. Williams, who owned
The building. says that he had intcn-
drd to retire and turn his affairs
over TO his boys, but since The fire
he has decided to be one Of thc boys
himself again and will go to work as
soon as material and labor can be Sc
cured and rebuild his stores.
Hayes and Company, Nno had the
grocery on The corner, will probably
open for the present in vacant
store room, which they had in con-
troll under the Frederick Hotel.
Livin"Ston-I. I.ominick Company and
Watts Racket Store on the corner
across Pratt street. suffered consider
able damage by fire and water. but
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r. L. Tarrant, Agency.

r. L. Tarrant, Agency.
FIRE Association Of Philadelphia
Il. c. Williams, dwelling 49,. 1000
f. ). ,Werts, houshold goods. 800
Cr"mer & McGraw, stock {. =. 800
). }. W"otcn, household goods 700
j. G. Brown, church :. 1000
/. o. Stewart dwelling (partiaD 21OO
Glcnns Falls ms. Co. Of New York:
Shelley & Summer, stock :. 1000
L'vlngstone-Lominack Company
STOCK :. ....... 1000
o. l. u. e. Salter, stock. -. 1000
New Hampshire Fire ms. Co.:
W. II. Day, dwellings :. -. 2G5O
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OlHSleton .... l2UO 45O
Two story dwelling
owned by j. A. Burton
unoccupicd :. :. :. :. $500 1900
. Two two story brick
stores occupied with
furniture by Shelley "
Summer owned by r. c..
Williams >. =. -. 5000 5000
Dwelling of r.. G..
Williams occupied by B.
B. Hitler =. :. 49,. $500 1000
Old Silas Johnstone
residence occupied by
j. A. West owned by Jas.
salter's erS' Art Gallery '''' A@''
and Variety store two
one story wooden build
ings owned by H. r.
1ono :. So. 25O0
Three one story brick
stores corner Pratt and
Adams streets owned by
Geo. S. Mower and occu-
pied by Livingstone
Lomanack Co. and Watts
Racket Store :. :. :. :. 1000
Two story wooden
building occupied by A. G.
Thomason owned by M.
L. CAN'T =. =. >. :. -. 1000 400
j. Fl. Mccullough two
story frame building oc-
cupied by him as drug
store. Upstairs w. w.
Farrows' barber shop ;. 2500
BooZer Bros. Gmcers
one story wooden building 1000 600
d. A. Ruff, occupied
by f. c. Sonnenberg one
story frame building 80. 1900 200
S. Fl. PavSinycr's hum-
Der yard :. >. =. ..... 700 400
DAMAGE to Frederick
h"tnl owned by S. p.
CrotWcll :. :. 1000 1000
One story brick build
III" owned by Geo. S.
Mower used for Laundry 1900
One story wooden
buildin" owned by Geo.
S. Mower occupied by
Tom league. >. ;. 49,. 200
Associate Reformed
church owned by J. G.
Brown :. :. ...... 1900 1000
Livery stables and
residence Mrs. f. r.
Blca<e =. =. =. .... 5000 1000
Residence H II. Kinard
occupied by Miss S. T..
Holland as boarding
house >. :. :. >. 3. :. 1000 1900
Residence occupied by
B. i. Jones on Johnstone
street owned by Mrs. j.
\. Simpson, Prosperity. $500 1900
Brick residence Dr.
Van Smith :. =. 1900 1900
Brick residence G .T.
Long 4ZoU IS0O
Cottage of Mrs. J. w.
Humbcrt on Friend st.
occupied by Butler Nor
Sdn oUU
Five negro houses on
Pool row owned by Mrs.
O. l.. Schumpcrt :. 49,. 1000
Handsome two story
residence Of o. l.. Schum-
pert .. -. =. .. =. ... 5000 22oo
One story cottage own
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F. z. Wilson, Agency:

F. z. Wilson, Agency:
Home Insurance Co. of New York.
Hayes & Co., stock :. >. 49,. 500
j. f. Todd, dwelling and house
hold goods :. :. :. :. l4OO
Springfield Fire & Marine Of Mass.
j. II. Mccullough, store and
stock :. -. =. .... 1900
RAUL JohnStOnc, stock ). =. =. 400
Miss 5. l.. Holland, household
goods :. :. >. :. ........ 800
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Total E. :. :. :. :. ..$4,
Holmes 81 McFall, Agency,

Insurance Co. of North America:
Cromcr g. McGraw, stock :. 1000
l'oozcr Bros, store :. 600
Alex Singleton, dwelling and
household goods :. :. 49,. $50
Citizens ms. Co., Of st. Louis:
Hayes q Co, stock 8. 3. :, 8. 500
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In this connection is given state
:: furnished by the several fire
n =" Sc agencies Of the city Of the
li.'.,;s and companies written by their
49, y '''n r"nn"rtr dnstrnvrd
No doubt there is some insurance
:. .::rh j.. carried on property, but
wi'iri, is rot written by any Of the
- = !rial as furnished by these
i: * only $37 $4,000.
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Stock

Value ms.
Hayes d Company =. .$6500 $4,000
Paul Johmstone :. .. 1880 400
Il. {. Williams =. .. .. .G000 5000
Shelley & Summer :. .14500 5000
Livingston-Lominick -. 250O 1000
Watts Racket Store 80. 1000 700
Mrs. a. c. Thomason. 1920 500
DR.. j. II. Mccullough 5000 1725
DR.. j. II. Mccullough
soda fountain :. :. ..140O 600
Boozcr Bros. :. :. 49,. 1900 1850
E. G. Sonnenbcrg :. :. 500 None
Steam Laundry :. :. :. 1900 $50
Salter's Art Store 49,. 1000 500
Saltcr's Studio :. ;. :. 1000 1000
.. q. Brown =. ;. ..... 1900 1900
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Continued on page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
Two Policemen Claim $4,000 Each of
Patrick O'Toole.

Alpheus L. Walters and Charles A. Stro-
bel, privates on the Metropolitan police
force, today filed in the District Supreme
Court separate suits to recover s. 600 each
as damages from Patrick O'Toole engaged
in the clustering business. The officers by
Attorney w. Z. Ambrose, inform the court
that August 13 last OToole made an afi-
davit before a notary public in which he
swore that on the occasion of his arrest
August 6, at Dist street and Virginia ave-
nue. northwest, on the charge of disorderly
conduct Officers Strobel and Walters of the
third precinct in making the arrest used
undue force and committed an unjustifia BILE
assault upon him by striking him over the
head and hands with their batons. He
also stated that the officers choked him.
their actions, he declared, being actuated
by spite because of his testimony in a case
in which the officers We're interested.
Officers Strobel and Walters assure the
court they have always borne excellent rep
utations. and that since the alleged publ
cation by the defendant their neighbors
superiOrS and brother officers have. looked
askance at them. as though they had been
guilty OF the alleged offense. They say
their regulations have been injured to the
extent OF the damages prayed for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24
Study of Criminology!
, the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
I was much interested by reading in The
Star of this date September %, 1900 to
learn that the president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Mr.. r. n. Harper, is deeply in
terested in the study of criminology in the
District and that he has concluded there
ought to be 'some radical changes" in the
treatment of those who have fallen under
the condemnation of the courts. Mr.. Har-
pers plan for reform involves two impor-
tant changes, viz: The imposition of In
determinate sentences upon criminals re-
ceiving their first sentence. and segregating
all such from older offenders. He also
hopes to secure (through Congress, pre-
sumably) an appropriation for the building
of a combined jail and penitentiary within
the District, by which means all the earn
ings of convicts, which now go to support
the penitentiary at Moundsvlle, would be
retained in the District to relieve the cost
of supporting our criminals. Cells enough
might thus be available so that each of the
40 criminals now crowded into our re-
stricted lockups might have his own cell
AS matter of philanthropy and Chris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24

procuring pure milk and the necessity of
advancing the price therefor. Every farmer
knows that the difficulty Is not that the
cows do not give pure unadulterated milk,
for they are generally healthy. Once in
while there may be an exception, but rarely
where cows are properly taken care of.
Give them proper food and drink, a COM
Portable shelter, and a clean, slightly ele-
waited platform (say five or six inches) COW
cred with straw on which to lie down,
which, with a few planks, any farmer with
little expense or brain can construct him
self This is the main outfit as far pro-
ducng pure milk is concerned. and need
also that the farmers in and around the
District of Columbia have ordinarily good
pastures and hay fields, with moderately
priced horses and wagons to bring in their
milk to their customers. According to the
bureau of statistics the farmers have been
making money during the last few years as
never before, clearing off their mortgages
and laying up money in the banks, COM
bining and putting up prices of cereals of
all kinds to an alarming extent. Why milk
should command even eight cents a quart
in the District of Columbia 1 can not I'M
derstand. In Chautauqua, n. Y, where 1
spent seven weeks in my summer outing,
the health requirements of the darymen
IN the country around there are about the
same here in the District. and yet as rich
and pure milk as / ever drank is brought
into Chautauqua morning and night, for
fifty sixty thousand people, and sold to
boarding houses in quantity at four cents
or less a quart, and by the stores retailed
1t five cents a quart. 1 know this to be
true, for | bought 1t at the stores there my
self. And yet those farmers claim to be
doing well at those prices, but these farm
ers of the District of Columbia, under about
the same conditions and expense, are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24

tan common sense these suggestions of
Mr. Harper deserve approval provided af-
fairs remain they now are in the Dis
trict. Mr.. Harper evidently hopes for no
abatement of the evil which he is intent on
relieving. Allow me to suggest to him that
a nobler type of philanthropy than the
building of larger jails and penitentiaries
for the greater comfort and safeguarding
of our numerous criminals is to be found
in the absolute removal of the producing
cause of criminality here in the District
Mr. Harper does not need to be told that
about nine-tenths of the crime committed
here. for which these $50 people have been
incarcerated is due directly or indirectly
to the use of distilled and fermented liquor
as beverage, and that If it's use were pre-
vented by prohibition of it's manufacture
and sale there would be numerous apart
ments to rent in the Jail and the poorhouse
and workhouse and in St. Elizabeth also,
and that first offenders could then easily
be cared for Why not, then, put hun
dredfold more of energy and money and in
f1uence into this nobler, surer philanthropy
of graduating the cause out of which the
great majority of criminals spring? The
uniform experience of those states of our
Union in which prohibition prevails is that
all manner of penal and reformatory insti-
tutions are rendered well-nigh unnecessary.
Is it not study of this phase of GRIMM
ology well worthy of the consideration of
every philanthropist of the District?
w. E. De RIEMER
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GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

During the heavy rains of yesterday the
water in Rock creek was the highest it has
been in number of years. The banks be-
low the p street bridge were overfowed and
the water backed up into the yards of the
residents of Rock Creek valley. No serious
damage resulted
Capital Traction car No. sol yesterday
afternoon collided with a horse ridden by
Mounted Policeman l.. II. Farquhar of the
seventh precinct station. The animal was
thrown TO the ground and received several
cuts and bruises. The officer received an
injury TO his right leg
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Elizabeth j Simms, who died suddenly
Sunday night. will be held tomorrow morn
ing at her late home, 1850 31st street north
west. The services will be conducted by
Rev. Frederick Howden, pastor of St
Johns Episcopal Church The deceased
was the widow of Capt Charles Carroll
Simms and mother of Mai. r d Simms.
treasurer OF the Capital Traction railway
and Charles y. Simms of West Virginia
Rev. F. II. Havenner, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Keyser w Va,
ana his wife are visiting Mrs Havenners
parents of 1896 31st street northwest
The two-stOry brick dwelling adjoining
the seventh precinct .tation, the property
of Capt. Schneider. which has been under
course of construction for several weeks is
nearing completion and il is expected he
will move into his new home about the
LIST of October.
Curtis l.. Smith of Tenleytown. D. C. has
returned from several days stay at
James town.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Fall Informal Banquet of Vaughn
Glass and Club

The fan informal banquet of the Vaughn
Glass and Club was held in the Sunday
school house of Calvary Baptist Church last
evening. II was the first meeting of the
club this fall Mr.. Vaughn outlined a plan
TO Increase the membership of the class two
1Old and to make the work this year the
best In its history. The annual election of
officers was held. G. F. Newton made an
address OF welcome to Mr.. Vaughn, Rev Dr.
Greene. the pastor of the church, and Prof
Mitchell Carroll upon their return from
summer vacations. Mr.. Vaughn, Prof. Car
IoH, Mr. Bristow, superintendent of the
sunday school; Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Mckay of the
MCKAY class of Pittsburg and others made
addresses on Mems Work for Men
The following officers will serve the class
Tor the ensuing year: Instructor f. w
vaughn constructor, Prof Mitchell Car
ron president, George f. Hetbard; first vice
president, j. W. Bell, second vice president
tharIcs w. Henry; secretary Victor /
A4htef' assistant secretary, +. l.. Tolson;
treasurer Henry +. Farmer; financial secre.
taTy' Hugh w. Smith, librarian. E l.. Car
Ter organlst George !. COmstock: ushers
J. 81 CAR Hambly. b. S CARRIER and s ~
beck' chaplain, a. l.. SampsOn guide. l.. L.
Idyes; guard r. S Williams relief com
Inlttee, r. W. Vaughn; lookout committee
!. l. Whitney; social committee H. Il FL
lis; club membership. j. S Cornish. entar-
tainment, John Hebbard; religious I. g
Miller. L. -