The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
another FIRE.
Flames and Water Badly
Damage a Residence.
Handsome Pressed Brick Home Of
c. ". Atkinson Has Close
Call From Destruction.

About nine o'clock last Friday
morning the handsome brick and
stone residence of Mr.. George At
kinson, at the upper end Of Mad
ison street, this city, was discover
ed to be on fire. The fire depart
ment responded, but by the time
water was thrown fire was issuing
from the roof and the upper win
dows, and it seemed that the en-
tire valuable property was doomed,
but after the firemen succeeded in
getting to the roof and the attack
the two powerful streams of water
began to tell upon the flames, and
after an hours hard fight they
were extinguished. The peculiar
construction of the slate roof made
it hard and dangerous to get at,
but the boys of the fire brigade
went at their work willingly and
fearlessly, and it is to their good
work alone that only a mass OF
blackened ruins does not mark
the loss of the elegant structure.
Part of the roof is gone, and
practically the entire attic and
most of the second floor were de-
stroyed, The room finishings are
all OF hard wood, the window frames
and mouldings being of walnut, ash,
cherry and oak, each room finished
in one Of these woods The floors
are all hardwood, some being fin.
ished in parketry, The ceilings were
beautifully finished, and the hard
wood mantels we're elegant and
beautiful. Some of the mantels
were taken down before water tOucf
ed them, but water in any quantity
is ruinous to floors of that sort
and when soaked by tons of it the
effect is easily imagined. The
house was completely and elegantly
furnished, and much of the equip
ment was safely removed when the
fire was first discovered. The loss
by this latest fire in Louisa Is
yariously estimated, but il is safe
to say that it will require $25O0 OIL
$4,000 to make the house as good as
new The house was built by w. T
| Evans and was brought later by Mr.
b +. Thomas, of Cincinnati whC
completely remodeled it, 1t hai
two stairs, with attic, and seyera
courses of sawed stone extend al
around it. The loss is partly GOV
cred by insurance. s..
The cause of the fire is a mys
terry. Mrs. Atkinson says she smell
ed smoke, and went through tn,
upper floor and the attic but saw
nothing. A few minutes later shi
heard the neighbors shouting tn
alarm. II is safe to say that Mr.
Atkinson will put his house in goot
shape as soon as possible.
This fine furnishes an occasion
for few suggestions. One is tina
complete outfit of fire books am
ladders should be purchased b,
the city without delay. Another /
that some no2zles with smalle
mouths are needed. The town pay
well for its water, and there il
an ample supply, therefore ther,
should be no lack of proper appa
ratus. Another suggestion is tina
I folks who are powerful of voice bu
weak OF hands should keep out o
the way of those who do things, Th'
Fire chief and his lieutenants shoult
have the entire direction at fires
and these and these alone sboult
be listened to. This is not said il
the way of nnkind criticism. Th'
boys" have always done good work
and none better than they know
what confusion promiscuous shout
and ordering will cause.