The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-23
A Coloved School at AbbeVille Destroyed
by Incendiary Fire.
THREE DIE IN FLAMES
Other Students Probably Fatally In
jured-Incendiary Origin Indicat-
ed-siass Meeting Of Citizens Con-
cen,ns Act.-Gty Council Offers
diary Origin Indicat-
Reward-Govcrnor to Aid.

Thursday morning early HARRISON
College. at Ahbeville. was found to be
In flames. The alarm was given and
the people OF the neighborhood as
sembled 10 render what assistance
they could to save the inmates OF
the institution The walls OF the
building were already beginning to
fall IN before the Ere was discover
ed. and the flames were bursting out
Of all the doors anu windows.
Three OF the students VINO were
-oominS up stairs lost their lives.
their remains being found IN the
ashes. The names OF those who lost
their lives are as follows: Car! Duck
EFT. OF Charlotte, y. c.; Samuel Jen-
k!ns. OF Carlisle. S. c.: and Edward
y. Dubose, OF Lamar, S. c.
The two former were about nine
teen years Of age. and the latter was
about twelve or thirteen years old.
Several others were injured in jump
| ing from windows IN an endeavor 10
escape from the FIRE. some Of whom
were probably fatally injured.
In addition to the burning Of the
main building. the house occupied by
the Rev. C. II. Young. who is at the
head OF the institution. was also on
FIRE. but on account Of the fact that
it was burning in the rear. instead OF
the front. as the other building. the
FIRE was easily extinguished.
The work shows unmistakable evi-
dences OF being the work OF an IN
cendiary. as kerosene could be plain
| ly detected on the woodwork OF the
presidents residence. No motive can
be assigned for the act nor has any
clue been discovered as 70 who is
the guilty party or parties. The citi-
zens OF Abbeville are very strong in
their condemnation OF such an act OF
iacendiarisn. and No effort will De
spared to run down and punish the
guilty.
A mass meeting OF the citizens Of
| Abbeville was held Thursday after
noon in the Court House. at which
resolution was adopted denouncins
the burning Of the college. asking
the city council to offer a reward
for the incendiary and raising fund
10 hire detectives.
The city council have offered a
reward Of one hundred dollars for
the arrest and conviction Of the gull
sy party or parties. and committee
has been appointed to request the
Governor OF the State 70 offer a re-
| ward OF not less tbaa enc thousand
dollars for such apprehension and
conviction.
The Rev. Young. president of the
college. attended the mass meeting
OF the citizens and asked that he be
given suitable guard at night for
short time. until the students could
make arrangements to leave town.
as he was afraid OF future trouble.
and a guard will be stationed on the
premises as long as it Is deemed
necessary.
HARRISON College is negro in
stitut!on and grew ou, OF what was
formerly known as Ferguson Acad-
emy. Mr.. Harbiuson OF Pittsbu-s
donated q large sum Of money, and
other Philadelphia men Joined him
in esta blish!ng this school. T. II
Amos was put at the head Of the
school. but on account OF some t-cu.
Bile, he was forced to leave. and the
Rev. Young. OF Abbevi!le, was pu:
in charge. and is still at the head o:
the school
He is gentieman!y and honorable
negro. and by his quiet and uuassum-
ing manner has made many friends
among the white people OF Abbevil!e.
all OF whom sympathiZe with him IN
the mistortunes which have just Wis
tied his school. The student body OF
the school number about three hun
dred and twenty-five. Harbinson Col
lege being 4 co-educatioaal institu-
ton.