The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-02
4 BIG BURN.
AT RUSTON
Union Depot and Wholesale
House We're Completely
Destroyed.

LINES Oh July Zotn gives the fol-
lowing particulars of disastrous
lire at Ruston:
Huston was visited today by a
very destructive fire. At 1926 an
alarm was rung in, but before
the department could respond the
union depot was a mass of flames,
and nothing could be done to
save the building and little to
save the contents. The building
WAS q two story frame, and very
dry from the continued hot
weather.
From the depot the flames
were carried BY a high wind to
the large wholesale establishment
of the Thompson-Ritchle Co., and
this building was soon burning
fercely.
The fire department reached
the scene very quickly, but with
the dry condition of the buildings
and strong wind had a fierce
fight to hold the fire in the two
buildings named. This they con-
trived by heroic efforts to do,
and these. with the exception of
the small frame building of the
Southern Express, Company,
were the only buildings burned.
The warehouse of the HUSTON
Hardware & Supply Company
was damaged to considerable
The The orisin of the fire is un-
known, but Is thought to have
been from sparks from a passing
engine. 1t is known to have
started in the Offices of the Rock
Island railroad, but beyond that
there is nothing definites known.
It is hard to get definite figures
Of the losses at this writing, as
the FIRE is still in progress, but
can be held to the buildings
mentioned. The list, as can be
learned, is as follows:
The Thompson-Ritchie Co.,
wholesalers, loss on buiIding and
stock $4,000 with insurance
from $50, 900 to 1900.
Swift & Company, loss $4,000,
but as the insurance is carried by
the CO, poration, could not be
nacertained. 1t likely covers the
amount.
Neither the railroad people nor
the express companies are able
t. estimate losses yet, but the
Wells-Eargo Company, the
Southern Express Company, and
the railroad companies lost
practically all they had in the
Offices.
j. p. Moon, the representative
Of Swift & Company, had just
completed unloading car, and
both the goods aud the refrig-
orator car were burned. Mr..
Moon stated that be has arranged
for temporary quarters and will
have supplies for his customers
without delay.
The Thompson-Rltchie Com
Dony stated while the fire was
g Is height that they will re-
bojI<l It once, and will secure
temporary quarters as soon as it
! z.e,oaihle To do so.
The FIRE boys are due all the
honor and praise that can be
nivon them for their vigorous
6od effective work IN holding the
Gre Il control after they arrived
On che scene. While the ltss is
he6vy. only their determined
work kept it from reaching q
much greater figure.
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