The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-19
THE M'GEE BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
HALF THE LOSS COVERED
BY INSURANCE
VALUED AT $4,000
The Findly Stables Burned Sew.
craI Years Ago At the Same
Place

| The MCGEE building on East Ben
sor street was completely gutted We'd
nesday afternoon shortly after !
O'Clock by the fire which did damage
to the amount of $1,000 The Nc
Gee building onw stands wherc the
Ftndley stables. were, adjoining Y the
Maple hall building.
The Findley building, which stool
where the Maple hall and the Ire
| building are now, were burned Is, al
yers ago with loss of several thu,.s-
and dollars. The Maple hall build
ing was not damaged yesterday, owing
| to the fact that the wall between. the
two buildings was fire proof, and the
further fact that in the face OF gale
the volunteer firemen did beautiful
fpiece of work
The MCGEE building Is two-story
brick structure. facing the Davis
Bros. Sales Stables, occupied Jointly
by H. II. Holland, who runs q garage
In the corner room, facing u.s.. Fcw-
ler's stables and Benson street, and
by Davis Bros warehouse. The H. ID.
Goss Sign company occupied the Sec
lond floor. The builasng had just re-
Gently been b,.ll. g g cost OF $4,000
| j. l.. McGee, the owner or the building
about $4,000, as he carried only s2,-
500 insurance on the building. The
walls Of the building; do mot sliow any
bad effects from the heat of the fire,
$50 the loss will not no as heavy as
was iiEst estimated.
The u y. y GGSJss Sign Sign Company Wit
probably be the heaviest losers, an
| the Company did not carry any insnr-
ance H. ID. Goss. m,anager OF The
Goss Sign Company, stated last night
that there was no insurance carried
by the company and that the estimated
loss eauged by the fire would nmnnnk
to $1,000 or moro. There were sever
al large signs that the worksaan had
not finished that manager Gosa stated
were worth between $500 and $50O.5
several smaller signs, paints, awnings,
I eanva.t and other aasegsorjas valued
az $500 to S609 tbatswera burned: max.
| Ing their loss AMOUNT to between
81 900 and 81 zoe. IS, q &
II F6lland ninnAgGf and bro
fprtstor oftho Holland garage, where
ithe fire Originated, stated that his loss
would amount 20 $1,000 or more. with
4 only y 1900 insurance, Besides the nc.
4 eessoFIes carried In stock Tor motor
4 cycles, there was burned two bicy-
Ieies, two motorcycles and an old an-
ttolnobIie that belonged To the shop.
beside a. quantity fgoils afiI gFeases.
The garage men sncceeded in getting
several OF the machines out but be-
canse OF the heat ard the fast spread
ing OF the fire they were unable 10
do very much i'm saving the fixtures.
The loss OF Davis Bros, win be he
~ cen $1,000 and $4,000. partiN nnger-
ed Dy insurance. II was stated that
tssr5 A=s s.+,E sErssesss esq i;;StSyj iiifo fifiy
buEgies and carriages ifi the buildIne
valued at $2 900. Several Of the bug.
1 gies were gotten out, but IT IS M.
known the exact number that were
burned. 1t was found that 20 bus-
gles that had not been stncrated were
also burned, also the vehicles which
han Just been, uncrated were burned.
| Tie fire department should be COM
mended and given the universal an
pFeeiation OF the citizens OF Anderson
for the work they did Ia putting the
nre out The fire was one that wns
hard to set at, atiIl the men fought
Ike veterans, keeping the fire confined
within the walls or the building IN
which Il originated. The fire lines
were another distinct feature, KEEN
Ing the people from getting In the
way OF the men who handle the hose
and also out OF danger or falling
walls and other dapgefB that present
Themselves at fire.
The wind was blowing at the rate
lof about so miles an honr and at one
time It seems as IL the whole public
square was In danger, The smoke
was dense and ominouB aud alarm
twas felt. .hut Chic. jackson and mis-
men responded and the fire was soon
whipped ont.
Better be safe than anrry, ,,ygtI-s