The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
BLOCK ON FIRE
DAMAGE TO AMOUNT OF ss,oOo IN
 MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
offices of George H. shreve Wrecked by Fire, smoke And Water--0thcr Occupants Also Suffer
 Partial Losses.

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 Fire. which Is believed to have start ed in the law offices of George H. Shreve about 11:30 o'clock last night, damaged the Hill building and its of- Aces, corner of South Perry and Wash ington Streets, to the extent@of about $S.Q00 and imperilled the general law offices of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
 Other than pr. T. B. Hill, owner of the building, MT. Shreve, a lawyer who occupied two offices on the ground floor sustained the largest individual loss MT. Shreve's offices were completely wrecked by fire, water and smoke and he estimated that his damage would easily reach $3,00o. He said that he carried about S1,00o insurance. He was just preparing to remove into the new First National Bank building, where be had engaged sff1ces. Among the losses which MT. Shreve says were heaviest to him was a set of law books which he valued at $2,5oo.
 Just who turned in the alarm, no one in the vicinity of the building knew last night. George Stone, chief clerk of the Louisville and Nashville law de- partment, was proceeding up South Perry Street to his office when he heard voices ahead of him scream that there was a fire in the building. In the excitement that followed some one turned in the alarm from the box at the intersection of Washington and Perry Streets.
 The general alarm brought every fire apparatus in the city to the down town section. Fire was pouring from the rear of the building when the firemeh reached the scene and, for several min utes before they secured water, tho blaze appeared intensely threatening.
 In rapid succession, though, five streams were forced Into the burning portion of the structure and in less than ten minutes the department had the fire under complete control. When all danger had ceased, an ex- animation showed that the blaze had
 been confined entirely to the rear of the two-story brick building and large- iy to the first floor of that part.
 In addition to the offices of MT. Shreve on the first floor were those of Conniff and Screws, attorneys. who saved the greater part of their belong ings, and whose damage from water and smoke they estimated ct about $500, covered by insurance. This law firm also was just preparing to move l into the First National Bank building. The offices of Algernon Blair, a con | tractor, located on the same floor. were | damaged to the extent of about s1,000 and it was said that he carried insu- rance.
 Dr. George A. Dennis, 8 specialist who occupies a series of offices on the same floor, sustained a slight loss, his l work room in the rear being damaged l by water and smoke. to about $200. Dr. | Dennis carried insurance.
 On the second floor of the building the Louisville and Nashville, which oc- cupies all except a few, rooms, and otn- CT occupants, were especially fortunate The only consequential damage sus.
 tained by the Louisville and Nashville | was to its filing room, where there had been an accumulation of a quantity oi valuable papers. The damage to these
 records were largely by water and 1t 1. | likely that when the papers have dried
 out there will be no material loss tC
 the railroad company.
 On the second floor were also located
 the offices of Hugger Brothers. contrac tors, but it was believed these offieel
 escaped with but trivial. damage.
 The loss on the building may reacl l as much as &3e00. pr. Hill carries | total of $5.00o insurance on the build t tug, 74-9-s 7ss v~
 ( pr. .olin Kirkland, dentist, with of | Aces on the ground floor, was probably
 the only occupant who escaped wTthou
 damage.
 The origin of the fire Is a mystery.