The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-05-10
YARYAN FIRE LOSS
MAY REACH $4,000

IOHICidiS OF the company STATED
Last Night That 1t Was Inn
possible to Give Even an APP
proximate Estimate of the
Damage Resulting From Burn
ing of Wood Yesterday After
noon.
While local officials of the Yaryan
Rosin & Turpentine Company stated
last night that it was, at the present
time, impossible to give even an ap-
proximate estimate of the loss occa-
stoned by the fire yesterday afternoon
at the plant fthe company, which de-
stroyed hundreds of cords of wood, it
is said that the loss may easily
amount to at least $5,000.00, if not a
great deal more.
The fire broke out, from unknown
origin, at about $50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, in the mammoth-w woodward
of the company, where thousands of
cords of fat lightwood are stacked,
and before it was discovered, the
flames had gained considerable head
way, great volumes of dense, black
smoke giving the appearance from
the city that the entire plant was in
flames.
The fire department was summoned
to the scene, and made a quick run
out, three Or four streams of water
being played on the burning wood
within a very short time after the
alarm had been turned in. 1t was
only after the hardest sort of fight by
the local department, with valuable
assistance by employees and former
employees of the Yaryan CO.. as well
as the volunteer fire fighting organiza-
tion of the Georgia Veneer & Package
Co.. nearby plant, that the fire was
finally brought under control, at about
5 O'Clock, after the flames had been
burning for more than two hours.
The fire fighters were aided in their
work by the fact that there was no
breeze at the time, but for more than
an hour the plants of both the Var
yam company and the Georgia Veneer
e. Package Company were in danger
Of destruction. Hundreds of people
from the city were attracted to the
scene on account of the great volume
| of smokes and many of the spectators
volunteered their services in fighting
the fire, rendering valuable aid.
A wood car, standing on nearby
side-track was badly damaged, and but
for the fact that the yard engine of the
company happened to be fired up, sew
eral cars of rosin would have been
burned These were moved to safety
by the engine crew, the members of
which braved the intense heat to so
into the side track and move the cars
out OF the danger zone
The insurance companies ina which
policies are held on the destroyed
property have been notified, and ad-
justers are expected tomorrow from
| Atlanta to go over the situation, and
to appraise the amount of the damage.
fUntil this work is completed it will be
impossible to arrive at an approx
mate estimate of the loss, said an Of
| fetal of the company last night.
has met with general public approval.
1t was stated last night that practical
| ly every customer of both banks who
expressed an opinion yesterday were
unanimous in saying that the move
was "a good one. and the officers were
much gratified by the general public
approval of the merger.
| A circular letter was sent out yes
terday to all customers of both banks,
in which assurances were given that
everything possible would be done to
obviate Inconvenience, in every de-
partment, and pledging continuance
of the service which has made both in
stitutions, so successful in the past.
| While the full details of the basis
upon which the merger was carried
out were not made public. it is under
stood that the stockholders of the
Glynn County Bank were given very
liberal terms, and that no objection
whatsoever was offered to the trans
action by which Brunswick has one
hess bank, but which lconsidera bly,
strengthens the financial position Of
the city.