The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28

Dawson & Fargo :. :. 2, 600 bales
Pope & Fleming :. :. 1900 bales
A. ], Salinas :. :. 1000 bales
Neely & Wilcox :. $500 bales
Luke & Fleming >. :. $500 bales
Clarke & Butt :. :. :. 1000 bales
J. P. Doughty :. :. >. 1000 bales
Garrett & Calhoun :. :. :. 500 bales
Total 1880 bales
Unofficial figures secured today
would indicate that the Empire Lie
insurance building was insured for
100000 This building is 10 stories
high and was only partially compIet-
ed. About 100000 had been expend-
ed on the structure The damage to
the building was about s2OO0,000. A
policy of s180,OOO was carried on the
12 story Chronicle building. No plans
have been decided upon for the re-
modelling of this building. Contract
ers will examine the building to de-
termine the advisability of reconstruct
ing. 1t is not believed that the steel
work was damaged in the Empire or
The Chronicle buildings. The annex
to The Chronicle building, where the
composing room of the paper was
housed, carried insurance approximate
ing $51 ,O0O The Dyer building,
where the fire started Wednesday af-
ternoon was insured for $4,000 In
surance of $4,000 was carried on the
Union Savings bank building. The
Commercial club property was insur-
ed for $4,000. The Masonic temple
was insured Tor a total of $4,000.
Some Large Contributions.
Many contributions have been re-
ceived for the relief fund. Among the
large contributions are the following:
]. F. Starr, IS 900; George R. stearns,
81 900; Mrs. Alice NJ. Wheeler, 1000
Cotton row, $1,000; S. M Whitney
company, $1,000; Phinizy and COM
pany, $500; William H. Barrett, $500;
Barrett and company, $500; Augusta
Drug company, $500; Reid and COM
pany, $500; Richmond county COM
missioners, $1,000; Southern States
Phosphate and Fertilizer company,
$500.
A public concert will be given at
the Grand theatre Sunday Afternoon,
the proceeds to be devoted to the re-
lief fund.
The Augusta Chronicle in an edito-
rial this morning said:
well, it is just as The Chronicle
predicted yesterday morning-Augus-
ia has already caught step and is
marching ahead just as if nothing had
happened Or, rather, as if what did
happen calls or little lTelier and
firmer step, good spirit and more de-
termination all around.
This is as it should be. This is the
spirit that takes trenches on the war
front against odds-and holds them.
This is the spirit that wins battles in
war or in peace.
"Of course, a good part of yesterday
was spent by most people in surveying
the situation-and by those most Sc
riously affected in gathering up the
broken threads of their business or
domestic life-but nowhere was there
a pessimistic note, nowhere was there
any discouragement; nowhere any
thing but prophecies Of a greater Au-
gusta through a determined pull and
a more cooperative spirit all around,
Already relief measures have been
inaugurated that will soon be able to
provide for that particularly lament
able feature of the situation which
has lot so many people homeless
and temporarily helpless; so that We
may feel assured all actual distress
will be taken care Of as soon as 1t is
discovered. while the general situa
ton will be handled intelligentIy and
effectively in due time.
Taking it all in all, therefore, Au-
gusta is worse SCARED than scared,
for she knows full well that her scars
will soon heal and she will come
through her ordeal of fire with more