The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-10
FURIOUS BLAZE
At WH|TESV|LLE
Monday Destroyed Much
Property.
THE LOSS IS $4,000 OR MORE
With Little InSurance-Fire
Started in WarerOOm of
Brooks Store.
ORIGIN OF FLAMES UNKNOWN

But for the fact that the wind
shifted, after the fire had partially
destroyed Whitesville, shortly after
O'Clock Monday morning, that lit
tie town would have been wiped off
the map.
vt is hard to tell the exact loss,
but it is thought it will reach $15,-
900, with only very small insur-
ance covering the entire loss.
the origin of the fire Is unknown.
When it was first discovered by E.
r. Knox and Joe Stinnett, the flames
we're busting through the roof in the
wareroom of the A. p. Brooks store,
and Immediately an alarm was given
and the entire town turned out. The
fire started on the south side of
Main street, and the wind, which
was blowing at a good gale, soon
wiped out every house on that side
of the street. The fire continued
until IL o'clock, when the flames
we're extinguished by tearing down
stable which belonged to Berry
Evans, adjoining the large to-
bacco factory now occupied by the
American Tobacco company.
After the fire got under Roadway
and destroyed the general store OF
A. p. Brooks, it made clean sweep
on that side of the street, burning
the building of w. d. Miller, which
was occupied by Lon Martin as
barbershop. Martin saved all his
| fixtures and tools. Wells, the owner
of the building, lost $500, with no
insurance.
The drug store of r. f. Knox was
also destroyed, the loss to the build
ing and medicines being $4,000. The
fixtures and furniture were saved.
The grocery owned by w. T.
Greer was also destroyed, entailing
loss of $4,000. The building was
owned by A. D. Mattingly, and
neither Mattingly nor Greer carried
any insurance.
]. H. Wheatley lost three houses,
one being filled with fertilizer, and
the other used as a storage room.
The other building was used as the
city lookup, but there were no pris-
/ L., NJ he Of
Mr.. Wheatley's loss will probably be
$500.
The millinery department of
Rhodes and Murphy. which was
conducted by two ladies of that
place, was also destroyed. Most of
the millinery stock was saved.
The grocery and dry goods store
owned by Wilfred Long was also a
total loss to the extent Of $4,000.
The building was owned by L. r.
Rhodes, and was uninsured.
The undertaking establishment
conducted by F. L. Compton was
also burned, entailing a loss to w.
L. Miller, the owner, of $500. Mr.
Compton saved all his burial goods.
The warehouse owned by Charles
Cheatham was destroyed, the loss
being $500. D. F. Brooks and sons,
who had fertilizer, lumber and wire
stored in same. lost the entire out
fit, the loss being $500.
The new house erected bv Berry
Evans, and used as a barhershon
and meat market. was also burned.
Mr.. Evans damage will be $500,
with no insurance.
The large plate glass in the gen
eral store Of ]. II. Wheatlev. and
also the plate glass in the front of
the Farmers and Mechanics bank,
were broken out. at loss of 5000,
Both these buildings are on the on
posite side of the street from where
the fire started.
The stable and Office of DIR. Car
ter in the rear of Brooks store. was
also destroyed. The loss will be
$500, fully covered bv insurance.
During the fire DR.. Edge fell from
stable, and for time was render
ed unconscious. DR.. Carter had his
arm badly injured by plank which
fell from a burning building.
John Taylor, boy about IA
years old, was severely injured on
the head. He was in one of the
burning buildings when heavy