The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-26
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Chappells Visited by Disastrous Co..
flagration Early Yesterday
Morning-The Losses.

\ disastrous fire occurred at Chap
pellS at al early hour yesterday
morning. destroying property valued
at about twenty-five thousand dol
lars. While few definite figures have
been secured as to the amount OF III
surance. it is thought the property
was about half covered by insurance.
The fire occurred at about three
'clock. The section foreman Of the
Southern railway, and two Of his
hands. who were first on the scene
after the conflagration began, think
it must have started in the general
merchandise establishment Of W. R.
Reid. This is a frame building, on
the west side Of the street which runs
north from the depot. The two brick
stores occupied by the Glenn-Smith
Merctantile company next to Reid $
store, going towards the depot, and
the frame buildings on the north Of
Reid'S store. occupied by Leo Hamil-
tons general merchandise establish
ment, and NJ. A. Attaway's barber
shop, were totally destroyed. The
general merchandise stock Of Hollo-
way Brothers, west Of the Glenn
Smith Mercantile Co.. was somewhat
damaged by removal.
So far as The Herald and News
had been able to learn up to yeSter-
day afternoon. the losses were about
as follows, going up the street from
the depot:
General merchandise stock Of 'Hol-
loway Brothers. slightly damaged by
removal. Brick building occupied by
Holloway Brothers not damaged.
Brick building occupied by Glenn
Smith Mercantile Company two
bodybuilding owned by Smith
NrotherS-all woodwork Of build
ing burned and building almost total
" ruined. A conservative estimate
would place the loss on this building
in the neighborhood Of $4,000. The
amount Of insurance on the building
/ has not been learned. The Glenn
Smith Mercantile Company conduct
ed furniture store in one side of
the building, and in the side also
was the post office. In the other side
was the general merchandise estab-
lishment of the Glenn-Smith Co. The
stocks Of goods in the stores were
entirely destroyed, the loss being
about $4,000, with about $4,000 in-
surance.
Frame building occupied by ". r.
Reid's general merchandise estab-
lishment and owned by W. r. Reid,
entirely destroyed. Building valued
at about $500. partially covered by
insurance. General merchandise
stock ofW. R. Reid entirely Destroy
ed. Loss on stock about $4,000,
about $500 of which was covered by
insurance.
Frame building occupied by Leo
Hamilton $ general merchandise es-
tablishment-building owned by W.
R. Reid-entirely destroyed. The
building. it is estimated. was worth
about $500. What insurance Mr..
Reid carried on the building has not
been learned. The general merchan-
disc stock of Leo Hamilton, valued
at about $4,000. was entirely de-
stroved. About half the value of the
stock, it is estimated, was covered
by insurance.
The frame building, owned BY Dr.
". O. Holloway, occupied by NJ. A.
Attaway's barber shop. was entirely
DESTROYED, but the barber shop fix
lures were saved. The building. it
is estimated, was worth from $500 to
$500; amount Of insurance unknown.
The above figures have not been
secured from the property holders, it
having been impossible to reach them
yesterday, but are estimates Of those
who are somewhat familiar with the
situation. ard are thought to be con-
servative.
How the fire started is unknown,
but it is thought by some to have
been of incendiary origin.