The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-01-31
4 DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
BAMBERG IS AGAIN HARD HIT BY THE
FIRE FlEND.

A Lot Of Wooden Buildings Destroysd-The
Property Loss Will Aggregate Some.
thing Like $4,000.
Yesterday "wednesday morning
about o'clock the livery stable of
J. S. Jennings was discovered to be
on fire. This building was. situated
on the west side Of Main street, in
the rear of Johnson's hotel, in per-
feet nest of wooden buildings, and
the fire quickly spread to these and
they were destroyed. Jennings's sta
BILE was a wooden building, covered
with iron, and was erected only a
few months ago. This is the second
time that Mr.. Jennings has been
burned out, his stable being burned
in the fire last spring which de-
stroyed the cotton mill annex, Bam-
berg's stables, Delk's shop, and other
buildings.
The fire broke out in the loft of
the stable, in the rear, and it is not
known how it originated. The fire
burned rapidly and nothing could be
saved. Mr.. Jennings lost all his
horses, vehicles, grain, forage, har-
ness, etc., absolutely nothing being
saved. He lost seven head of horses,
DR.. j. ]. Cleckley lost a horse, and
Mr.. w. L. McPhail COW, in all nine
head of live stock being burned. Mr..
Jennings places his loss at $1,000,
with insurance of $1,5OO.
The next building to catch was the
buggy and carriage shop of M. M.
Smoak, situated next to the stable,
| on the west side. This building was
owned by G. H. Smoak, and he car
ried insurance of $400. His loss is
about 81 200 or more. M. M. Smoak
lost a lot of buggies, harness, etc.,
as we'll as all his tools, unfinished
work, gasoline engine, blacksmith
shop, etc. His loss on stock is some
thing like $500, and he had insur-.
ance Of $4,000. Nothing out of this
building was saved.
The stables of E. L. Smoak next
burned. He had a lot of stock, but
these were saved. However, two
were hurt in a culvert up the rail
road after being turned out and died
of their injuries. His insurance is
81, 900, and he puts his loss at So, 900,
as he lost three buildings. J.. J.
Smoak also ran livery stable in this
building, but he saved all his horses
and vehicles. His loss is confined to
corn, forage, etc., amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars.
The dispensary was the only brick
building burned. The building was
owned by G. A. Jennings, and was
insured for $1,000. The loss on the
building is possibly $1,000. Much of
the stock of the dispensary was
saved. The stock carried was about
Sc, 900, and Dispenser E. L. Price es-
Inmates that he saved about 81, ,000sor
$500. The insurance on stock is
81, 5000.
Mr.. Parker Jennings had all his
household goods stored upstairs in
Smoak's shop, as he had recently
moved here and could not get
house. He lost them all, his loss be-
ing about $500.
The fertilizer warehouse of J. D.
Copeland, next to the. dispensary,
was burned, but this loss is covered
by insurance. There was insurance
of $500 on this building. -.
Mr.. S. w. johnson lost his sample
rooms and all the outbuildings in the
rear of his hotel. He lost four or
five buildings, his loss being about
$1,000, with only $3.50 insurance.
This hotel has been open for twenty
six years, and during this time has
never closed its doors day nor night
nor missed serving a meal.
All told, there were twelve build
ings burned, all Of them being of
wood except the dispensary. The
total property loss will be something
like SIS, 900.
How.long before our people will
get stirred up to the point Of estab-
fishing waterworks for fire protec-
ton? It seems to us to be nothing
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