The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-07-09
Which Nearly Wiped'Out
the Town.
ALL THE BUSINESS SECTION
Was DestrOyed-0rigln I'm.
kn0wn-NO Residences
Were Burned.
NEWSPAPER OFFICES ESCAPE

Sturgis, Ky. ,July6.--Church meet
ings in all parts of the city were
broken up at o'clock tonight
when fire broke out in the ware
room of S. c. Graves drug store,
which soon spread throughout the
business section almost wiping out
the entire little city. With no wa
ferworks and no fire department 1t
was impossible to get control OF the
Names which soon were under such
headway that all effort to save the
.- business section, almost wiPtng nn1t
Henderson fire department was call
ed on for aid. but before a special
train could be arranged word was
sent that it was too late to do any
good. That from Princeton. KY,
did good service. Morganfield also
gave assistanceA
Every building on the main street
of the city was destroyed and the
total loss will amount to $780,
600 or s175,OOO. Nothing was left
\except the newspaper offices, meat
market and an undertaking estab-
lishment, which were located two
blocks from where the fire started.
No residences were burned.
No serious accidents occurred, al
though several came near being Sc
rious. A bucket brigade of nearly
1000 citizens was formed. but its
efforts were in vain.
About two-thirds of the losses
we're partly covered by insurance.
The total loss on uninsured proper
ty may run over $4,000.
The origin of the fire is mys-
terry. 1t was under good Roadway
Ibefore discovered. Every store was
'Nclosed except the drug store, In
which the fire started in the rear of
the warehouse.
Perhaps the heaviest losses were
sustained by the First National
Bank and the Bank of Sturgis. Fire
proof vaults in each prevented the
loss of any papers, although a num-
Der of records which were not put
away were burned. The buildings
occupied by each were among the
largest and prettiest In the city.
Heavy insurance was carried by
Aeach.
The Y. NJ. C.. A. building was one
of the largest in the State for the
size of the city. and with light in
surance makes 1t almost a total
loss. 1t had only recently been paid
for by the citizens after several
years of campaigning.
Even before many of the mer-
chants could know the extent of
their losses. several issued state
Aments to the effect that they would
rebuild Immediately.
The following firms were burned
out:
Sturgis Dry Goods Company.
s. s. Graves drug store.
Barker & Perkins restaurant.
Dodd & Oman. hardware and
furniture.
Sturgis Grocery Company.
Hagan & Sale restaurant.
A. l.. Ferry. insurance office.
A. M. Benedict. grocery.
Miss Carrie Eble. l0-cent store.
Mrs. waite Wilcox, milliner.
&c. S. Welch. iewelry.
b. F. Hall, mems furnishings
Young Mems Christian Associs-
ton.
ID. w. Pishop. barber shop.
Bank OF sturgis.
C. e. Bradburn. grocery.
City Ju lge's office.
First National Bank.
Wallace S. Thompson's law Of
fee.
p H. Winston and DR., |. ID. Win
ston, of'ce.
VA l.. shipley, grocery.
q. b. Simpson, grocery, furniture
and hardware.
Meachem & King. druggists.
James T, Truitt. grocery.
Il. L. Rskes, pictures and photo
graphs.
Stone Hardware Company.
IT, A. Thompson. TN shop. i
Karl Kaminskey, dwelling and
iteatsbop..
c. L. Funk. produce house. 7