The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
Destructive FIRE IN ArLANA
FLAMES Sweep Two Blocks Clean of
BuiidIngs-Estima y Loss Of
$1,250,00o, with $3.50, 900,
Insurance.

~ Atlanta, Ga, May 8.--Ons million
SEand a quarter dollars is the loss con-
serv~tively estimated tonight on q
hre which started at $50 this MORN
ing, and which swept two blocks of
! Atlanta's business property. Tonight
the fire is under control with the
ruined district bounded by Forsyth,
d Nelson, Madison and Hunter streets.
B Late today the police and fire depart
ments dynamited what was left of
the ragged walls. Tonight half Of
Atlanta's fire fighting force is play
ing water into dozen razed :struc-
lures.
How the fire started is mystery.
1T was discovered in the building oc-
cupicd by the Schlessingcr-Meycr
company. bakery. From there it ran
It's way in all directions until it
struck the Terminal Hotel, one Of the
largest in the chty, and Quilted that.
During the early morning hours every
4 one in the Terminal hotel and in num-
erous other smaller hotels in the dis
trict had warning. There was no loss
of life and no injuries.
The insurance on the property de-
| stroycd is placed by insurance men at
i ,$750,0O0.
q One of the heaviest losers is S. NJ.
Nlnman, Of Atlanta, who owned the
entire block bounded by Forsyth,
Mitchell and Nelson streets and Ma(li-
Son avenue, and in which were located
tho Schlessingcr-Mcycr company,
RBranch b, Of thc city postol1icc, the
Llqud tarbonic company, a branch
Bof the Central Trust and Banking
company and many smaller concerns.
The fire WAS discovered in the Gle
'ator shaft Of the Schlcssinycr build
ing and is supposed to have ori"inat-
d from crossed wires running to the
notor which operated The elevator.
2y the time thc liremcn had arrived
he flames had broken through the
Roof Of this building and owing to Il
hight water pressure it was impossible
b check their progress. In short
- ime this structure was completely
:utted and the fire was eating its way
hroug+l to Station B, of the Atlau-
"a postoffice, where mails received
from the terminal station, just across
the square, are distributed. The en-
ployees Of the postolicc, however, by
tuick work managed to save all the
nail and most Of the equipment.
Humping across Mitchell street the
lanes made short work of th3 Ter
minal hotel, the Terminal annex,
7 FChilds Cafe, and hotel. and Childs
annex, at which point the firemen
8succeeded ' checking the onslaught
bn the H. side of Mitchell street.
kOn the south side, however, the
FLAMES continued to sweep everything
IN their path until Forsyth street WAS
reached, quitting the buildings occu-
pied by MeClurc's IS ten cent store, the
8branch bank Of the Central Banking
land Trust company, the Paragon Sus-
= tpendcr company, Moon Shoe store and
the Liquid Carbonic company. The
Schlcssinoer building extended half a
block on Nelson street and from it the
flames soon jumped to numerous small
store houses on Forsyth street, de-
stroying the places occupied by AL
versan Brothers. Grocery company,
the Binders Frame Manufacturing
company and the Walker-Cooley
Furniture company. A strong west
wind famed the flames and scattered
burning embers. over the whole bust
ness section Of the city and threaten
ing for a time to cause even greater
loss.
4 Tho firemcn had many narrow es-
jRApeg from falling walls, but no in
ries> Of serious nature are report
guests from the hotels and
I Sng houses in the burned section
bded in saving most Of their cf-
having been warned in time to
owe their trunks, which were pill
ION the plaza in the front Of the
'minal station, from which point
icr owners and many early riscrs
ANtchcd the progress of The fire.
NEWS OF POMAR1A.