Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-18
BIC MAIN STREET FIRE
WROUGHT HEAVY DAMAGE
Started In Sam B. Wilson Store and His Stock
Almost Total Loss and Building Badly
Damaged-The John T. Hanway
Stock Suffered Badly

ing the water where it would do the
most good. Both companies worked
in thorough harmony and the fact that
they kept the flames from spreading
situation thoroughly in hand. is proof
sufficient that Bryan has a fire de-
partment to be proud of. The boys
are entitled to credit for the manner
in which they handled the cutoff
nozzle in their efforts to subdue the
flames and yet created as little dam
age as possible to goods or the lower
floor. The fact that the members of
the companies, scattered over the city
in their homes, could respond at 2:i0
so promptly and handle a situation
so difficult, is sufficient evidence that
Bryan has a fire department second
| to none in any of the smaller cities
and they demonstrated training and
bravery OF which any department in
| larger city might well feel proud.
j. D. Mann, superintendent of the
waterworks, deserves great credit for
the manner in which he kept three
pumps going, giving the boys a water
pressure of eighty pounds during the
! entire fire.
| Mr. Wilson, when seen by the re-
porter, said that the force employed
in the store worked until about 1915
last evening, preparing for his MILL
merry opening, which was scheduled to
take place Thursday, and that when
he closed the store everything SEEM
ed to be all right. He said he was
not prepared to make a statement as
to the origin of the fire, but that 1t
appeared to have started about the
middle of the second floor, and every
thing on that floor was a complete
loss. while the goods and fixtures on
the lower floor were seriously dam
aged The books and records were
all saved. He estimates the stock and
fixtures at from SS5 900 to 100000, ard
carried insurance of from $4,000 r.
s25 900. leaving his loss at about S25,-
900 When asked II he would resume
business he replied that just as soon
as everything could be adjusted and
the building remodeled he would be
ready to wait on customers at his old
stand.
While the reporter could not secure
definite information as to the total
insurance on the building, which Is
the property OF Mrs. Mamie ROhde
as the policies are distributed be-
tween several different companies, yet
he was informed by insurance men
that the entire loss was fully Gov
cred.
The only merchant TO suffer by the
c., /
Hanwav The fire extended to his roof
and did great damage to his stock OF
buggies. which are carried on the
second floor. rendering them almost
valueless.
Mr.. Hanway carried about $500
insurance on a $4,000 stock and al
least two-thirds of his stock of buggies
are a complete loss.
The Hanway building is owned by
Mrs. ]. D. Irons OF Tyler, and the dam
age is fully covered by insurance.
City Marshal T. P. Boyett, together
with Night Marshal A. +. Worley
were present and handled the chowd
in excellent style. They kept close
watch to see there was no looting or
interference with the work of the fire
men.
John DAILY Jr., city fire marshal
when seen about the origin of the fire
said that he had not made an investt
CATION and was not prepared to make
a statement, but added: The fire
last night thoroughly demonstrated
the need of hook and ladder com
pany in Bryan. The boys had great
difficulty in getting on top OF the
building, or even to the second story
and were forced to climb flaming
stairs TO aid in saving the stock"