The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-12
Big fire At
WHITESVILLE
Nine Business Houses 90
Up in Smoke.
81 - 80 Isi III
Ten Thousand Dollar Loss With
Very Little Insurance
Carried.
Mondays Inquirer says:

But from the fact that the wind
shifted, after the fire had partially de
stroyed Whtesviille, shortly after
o'clock this morning, that little town
would have been wiped off the map
1t Is hard to tell the exact loss at
this time but it is thought it will
! reach $4,000, with only about $500
insurance covering the entire loss.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
When it was first discovered by f. r.
Knox and Joe Stinnett, the flames
We're bursting through the roof in the
wareroCm 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
srteet, and the wind which was blow,
ing at good gale, soon wiped out
every house on that side of the street..
The fire continued until ~ o'clock
when the flames We're extinguishad by
tearing down a stable which belonged
large tobacco 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 a clean sweap ON
that side of the street, burning the
building of w. d. Miller. which was
occupied by Lon Martin as a barber
shop. Martin saved all his fixtures
and tools. Wells, the owner of the
building lost $500 with no insurance.
Th drug storee. of r. E. Knox wal
also destroyed the loss to the build
ing and medicines being $4,000 The
fixtunes and furniture were saved.
The grocery owned by w. T. Greer
was also destroyed, entalling a loss
of $4,000 The building was owned by
A. D. Mattingly and neither Mat
tingly nor Greer carried any insur-
ance
]. H. Whsatley 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 prisoners in
it as the time of the fire. Mr.. Wheat
ley's loss will probably be $500.
The millinery department Of RhOades
and Murphy, which was conducted by
two ladies OF that place, was also de-
stroyed. 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 $1,000. The
building was owned by L. r. Rhoades
and was uninsured
The undertaking establishment con-
Quoted by F. L. Compton was also
burned, entaliing a loss to w. L. Mil
Ter, the owner, OF $500. Mr., Comp
ton saved all his burial goods.
The warehouse owned by Charles
Ohleatham was destroyed the loss be-
ing $500. d. f. Brooks and sons who
had fertilizer. lumber and wire stored
in same. lost the entire output, the
loss being $50.
The new house erected by Berry Ev
ans, and used as barbershop and
Evans damage will be $500. with mo
insurance.
The large plate glass in the gen.
eral store of j. II. Wheatley. and al
so the plate glass in the front of the
Farmers and Mechanics bank, wsns
broken out. at loss of $500. Both
thase buildings are on the opposite
side of the street from where the fire
started.
The stable and office of DIR. Carter
in the rear OF Brooks store. was also
destroyed. The loss will be $500 fully
covered with insurance
During the fire DR.. Edge fell from
a stable and for time was rendered
unconscious. DIR. Carter had his am
badly injured by a plank which fell
from burning building
The town Is without fire projection,
and had only bucket brigade
This Is the second big fire that has
visited Whitesyille in the past few
years. The first fire satrbsd In the big
store OF p. II. Haffey. Several build
ings were destroyed and the loss was
about $4,000