The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-04-15
FINE RESIDENCE
LOST BY FIRE
Big Blaze Thursday Night
Does About $l6,5OO
Damage.

the first stroke Of the clock after
midnight, Brookhaven's dread fire
alarm rang out. The handsome
and spacious residence. owned by
Mr.. d. Cohn, and occupied by Mrs.
R. E. Gatlin, was soon found to be
in flames. The kitchen and dining
room ceilings were about ready to
fall in when Mrs. Gatlin, who was
sick, awoke to the realization of
the awful moment and with her
screams aroused her family and
several boarders who were under
her roof.
A few chairs and stands were
snatched from the devouring ele-
ment, everything else in the way
Of furniture being consumed, in
cluding the piano and many valued
articles and purse containing fifty
or more dollars. Fortunately, Mrs.
Gatlin had taken out insurance on
her furniture last Tuesday, to the
amount of $4,000, in the Under
writer's Agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cruise lost all their
clothing, beside gold watch, jew
elry and other valuables.
DR.. N. A. Mcleod, in his desire
to rescue his two horses from the
barn, lost his trunk, clothing and
other valuables.
Mr.. Schonnenbaum, Express
Agent, came out minus trunk and
other possessions.
Miss jamie Robinson was more
fortunate than the rest, her room
being to the front. Her trunk was
saved, but jewelry was lost.
1t is not definitely known how
the fire originated, "a defective
fiue," or "a mouse and a match"
claiming their usual prominence as
to cause.
A shell of the house, as is usual
after the arduous efforts of our
firemen, remains, and served to
protect the adjoining residence to
the east, about three feet from the
Gatlin house; saved a wing,
connected by porch to the main
residence of the Gatlin home; pre-
vented burning of the big barn and
woodhouse, about three feet from
the corner Of the kitchen, saved all
of the fencing and the neiQhboring
|residence. as we'll. to the north.
ACROSS the rdiIroad. with dout
track to the west. Mrs.. ]. w. Ben
|nett's house. occupied BY Mr.. L.
R. Morris, caught from the shower
of sparks four different times. the
wind blowing in that direction,
and divided the attention Of the
f:remen and the crowd present.
There was quite a deal of indigna-
tion over the obstruction by a
freight train, which detained the
tiremen on the west side for what
seemed an interminable time, the
engineer, however, moving on
when requested to do so. Com
ments yesterday morning were vig-
orously in favor Of steps being TAX
en- to obviate a repetition Of an oc-
currence so unfortunate and SO apt
to be repeated under circumstances
as trying.
Mr.. Cohn, the owner of the
house, states its value to be So, 500,
with 5000 insurance in the Lon
don Lancaster and Liverpool, Lon
don & Globe, represented by the
Underwriters Agency.
In few hours after the fire, Mr..
N. A. Cruise. who is a son-in-law
Of Mrs. Gatlin, had rented from
the present owner, Mr.. Clifton
Kees, the p. 2. Jones residence, to
the east of town, and the family
are adapting themselves to changed
conditions as best they can.
Mrs. Gatlin is the widow Of the
late DR.. R. 4. Gatlin, Of Summit,
and moved here several years ago.
maintaining herself and family by
running a boarding house. Sym
pathy goes out to all concerned in
the losses sustained.
The residence was one of the
handsOmest and most desirable in
the city.