The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-12-08
BIG FIRE AT SUMTER.
About $4,000 Loss in Burning Of
Frame Buildings.

About sc, 600. Loss in Burning OF
Frame Buildings.
Sumter, Dec. 5.-Sumter was vis-
tied by the second big fire Of the
season last night at about 1 o'clock,
when the store belonging to Jim
Wright, at the corner of Manning
avenue and Bee street, took fire. It .
spread to the neighboring buildings.
thirteen of which we're destroyed be-
fore the fire was put out. The loss,
rather difficult to estimate, was reck-
oned at about five to six thousand
dollars, in buildings and goods lost.
The fire started in the store be- s
longing to Jim Wright; It's cause is g;Y
not known, for no one was supposed
to have been in the building since
Saturday. From the store the hres
spread to house attached to the
rear Of the store and then in all difec-
tions, except across Manning avenne.
The houses destroyed numbered
thirteen, but several Of them were
only little shops Of small value.
The houses destroyed were: A.
store with dwelling house attached
and two adjacent dwelling houses be-
longing to Jim Wright, colored, and
occupied by Jim Wright, Norman
Mack and the Rev. Robertson; dweil-N
ing house Of Sallie Besler, owned and
occupied by her; house owned BY 4
Legrand Singleton, colored, Of New
York city, snd. occupied by Jim
Young, house owned by o'DonnelI
and occupied by Anna Williams and
Leila Moses; house owned and occus
pied by the Rev. O.. II. Hopkins;
house owned by Legrand Singleton
and occupied by John Holman; shop
owned by Sallie Belser and run By
negro Hndal; two stores owned by
Eugene Dimes. and cafe run by Lad-
son Conyers. -.
The loss consisted mostly Of the
buildings, for, except the stock Of:
goods In the store belonging to jim
Wright, most OF the goods N the
stores and shops were saved, and
almost all Of the furniture from the
dwelling houses was saved before the
fire reached the buildings. The
stores and houses belonging to Jim
Wright were all insured, and the
stores belonging TO e. w. Diner we're
insured, as was most OF the other
property.
The property on the east side OF
Manning avenue was saved BY hard
work on the part Of the IRE depart-
ment, and, besides the cracking OF
the glasses IN the front windows and
the scorching Of the walls. the build
ings were not damaged. This prop
erty belonged to the estate Of b. R.
Jcroe and was insured. Mr.. GriMn,ss
who had his store at the southwest
corner Of Manning avenue and Bee
street, was damaged only to the ex.s
tent of having one glass In his front
window cracked. The store OF Dimes
was new one and had Just BEEN
completed and was not yet occupied.
The fire began about O'Clock. and
as the frame buildings were dry, IT,
spread very quickly, and even after
the fire department reached the
scene, it had a hard time checking
the rapid spread Of the fire. :s
Ali Of the telephone and telegraph
wires covering that portion OF the
town were torn down by the burning
of the posts, and the street was left
| in dangerous condition because OF
the dangling ends OF the wires. This
morning the Sumter Light and Power
Company were hard at work rear
ranging the lines. putting up new
posts and fixing the wires for SER
vice tonight. &