The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-26
BAMBERG SUFFERS AGAIN.
TWO DISASTROUS FIRES OCCUR.
RED HERE LAST MONDAY.
J. B. Brickle's Repair Shop, Lofts
Grocery Store, and DR.. H. F.
Hooyer's Residence Burned.

Monday morning about three
o'clock the small wooden building on
Main street occupied by Mr.. j. B.
Brickle as a bicycle and automobile
repair shop and by Mr.. ]. H. Lott
as a grocery store, was discovered 70
be on fire. The origin is not known,
and when discovered the flames had
gained such headway that nothing
could be saved by either Messrs. Lott
or Brickle. It is not known how the
fire originated.
Mr.. Brickle's loss is heavy, for In
addition to a stock of automoblie
and bicycle supplies, he lost all his
tools and a small lathe. He had in
surance of only 5000, but he states
that this will be entirely inadequate
as his loss was much more. Inc
building was the property OF Mr.. e.
A. Ducker, and we understand he
had $3.50 insurance on. it, which
will cover the loss.
This place has long been a verit-
able fire trap, being one of the Oldest
buildings on Main street and very
much dilapidated. We learn that Mr.
Ducker will erect on the lot at an
early date commodious brick
store, two stories.
The small one-story concrete block
building next door belonging to DR..
IL. P. OFT, was also badly damaged
by heat, and it is likely that the
side wall of this building will have
to come down. His two-story build
ing next to the concrete block build
ling, was also damaged. This build
| ing is occupied by the telephone ex-
change and DR.. o. D. Faust on the
second floor, and Mr.. E. Bart Price
uses the first floor as his grocery
store. He moved out his stock, and
it was damaged in moving. He there
| fore has his store closed awaiting
the insurance adjuster. The window
and door frames in the two-story
building were burned out, as well as
large skylight used for a former
photograph gallery. At one time II
seemed that the building would
burn, and then the remainder of this
block would have gone, but by hard
work it was saved. The telephone
company lost about twenty feet OF
cable in front of the burned build
ines. being melted by the heat. This
was repaired the same day OF the
fire.
Monday afternoon a little after Z
O'Clock the alarm was again sounded,
and this time it was the handsome
two-story residence OF DR.. n. r.
Hoover, on Church street, near the
cotton mill. The fire originated In
the back part Of the house, In the
top. A crowd quickly gathered, and
the work of saving the furniture was
begun, and while most of the furnl'
ture was saved, it was badly dam
aged in moving.
AS soon as possible the cotton
mill put their fire pump to work and
stretched two lines Of hose to the
fire, and after some time the names
were extinguished, although the
house was badly damaged, all the
top story being burned of, and the
lower floor being partly burned. In
fact from the standpoint of loss, the
house might nearly as well have
burned down, as the part left stand
| ing will not be Of much service In
| rebuilding.
DR.. Hoover had insurance OF ST.
500 on the house, and $500 on the
furniture and household goods, but
even with this he will no doubt sus-
tain considerable loss. He and his
family are at Mr.. J. w. Prices FOL
the present, and he has made nc
plans yet as to rebuilding, awaiting
the visit Of the insurance adjusters