The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-01-11

which ~s- inde.-i a sal one Mor- than
IA" score "i isini'--. "n cN'ld morning.
when IN" mercury st"od irw drgrsS-
above <rr". h..m.l.-s Mother- We're
sen standing With bsl,i,~ ia their arms
wrapped ln mesgr- garments while all
They P'~-s--s-i We're going mp IN fism~s
The scene Mas enough to nerve "a acton
any -et oi men with h-srts and right wrll
did II aPI"'ar Ia have It's .fi,ct on thss.
hr~ hshtrrS 4 num.ser of th-sn took
their stand NEAR the focahontA- Foundry
great bul'ding ~hich if ~ c- on hr.
would have --t the whole lower ~nd of
hry-t"Iir on fir-. and with an Increased
pressure ot ~~t.r from the X, ,y-ton.
COMPANY sid~. tli~y a'ir 'hr onrushng
danes ir'~ o. tlieir nasIrriy authority
thus it Ma ard rni, ala. n we're tie rx-
tr'n- excitsm 'nt "f the people oi hey
stone ailayrsi. The -c-nr Mas enough &.
axes us ali AKIN
An'"g those ~iio l'-s t.y this great
IRE may t~ m-ntlrn~d
Mi-- Lire oira.iy. Two homes anc
every tnlng thrrrin. Perhaps she " a- thu.
heaviest lO,srr ou'sidr of the Rrynod.
>h"r Company ln that she wA- tl.r clos
e-t Ia tie Tire. She saved not even wear
NIX apparel. She couldn't REPLACE her
io~- with lees than s5,tDb
Drpnty sheriff J. r. Parson lost hes,i
ly and from what We can learn earn. a
hut little "a no Insurance. Hiss lie. will
reach o.. $50
MIR l.. Calhoun Was smother heavy
'o"-er. his loss numbering several thous-
And dollars, slightly insured
!. l.. ShOr'- large warehouse and b,s
stables were completely destroyed. H.
also Iost several dwelling houses We
learn that lac MAS pretty we'll insured.
w. l.. Jones lost two or thr-e build
ngs. somewhat insured.
The Midway Grocer Store wa. burned
to the ground with practically nothing
saved.
Miss Trixie McCloud lost her building
and all OF It's contents.
Three cossss~s bslnnsing - Ar. I.rSrs
foiz and occupied 10y three f~rnilie. were
completely destroyed with all their con-
tents. The buildings were partly insured.
Miss Mary Jones' who occupied . two
story building lost mo of her househoId
goods
Dr. %. y. Msrslisll lost n nice two
story building. with but little Insurance..
lie will rebuild at once.
William James who owned a nice little
bungalow Was also Iooser, with but
little II any insurance.
j. J.. finney lost very heavily in that
he had qnlee large two-story building
burned His insurance WAS small.
Miss Teny Thompson lost her besuti.
ful home and carried but little insurance.
Mrs. Harriet johnson Wa. another
heavy Io~'ser in that her residence wen,
down like dream. with little insurance
Calhoun old skating rink, a very
large bui ding which hal been cut up
into rooms and occupied 10y roomers va.
destroyed.
Mr. >. J.. iiermsnson who owned not
Ices than six or seven buildings, wa-
among the leaders a. a loser.
Mr.. William Mansfield, who has the
large-t family in the city. and who were
victims Of these flames, lost very near all
he and family bad.
Mrs Harriet Banks. one Of Keystone's
quiet aud Industrious women. Loot about
all she had. with no Insurance Al all A.
lar ~ ~ can learn.
There are q number Of other persons
Who's names ~ have not At hand that
O-t n~svliy by the flames in that they
saved nothing. And any one becoming
fioins le-- At time like thi- may well Say
they nave lo-i and lot heavily. Dr. ".
Vernsi Bridgeford's drug store and The
Central Gale whicn we're threatened. -
csTed any great damage except by pack
'Dg away and getting out their gooi-
The Centr~l Gale suffering the greater
io-- ~ moving their stock out. tn.
keystone Garage Was also lucky in not