Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-23
efforts to have the pipe fixed had

efforts to have the pipe fixed had
failed.
At 4'o'clock the flames began CIV
ing way under the flood OF water, and
half an hour later it was said the
fire was under control. 1t probably
search for bodies can make, any head
way, due to the heat arising from
the ruins where it is believed the
bodies are. .l.r..t,.
The flames from the frame struc-
ture spread to adjoining buildings,
from Plum street to Poplar street.
The explosion occurred at 80 o'clock
and the fire was not brought under
control until several hours later. The
ruins were still smouldering today.
Electric power lines in the down
town district were Frustrated soon
after the fire began, and firemen
worked by the light of the burning
building, which illuminated the en-
tire center of the city.
Two other hotels near the Brown
First opened in 1855
The Brown House was one Of the
Oldest hotels in central Georgia. 1t
| was built by E. E. Brown, one of Ma
cons pioneer hotel men who oper-
ated a hotel at Fifth and Walnut
streets during the early days of Ma
con. When the Central Of Georgia
| railroad built the Union station on
| lot on which the hotel was located
and erected the Brown House. It
was known as Browns hotel and was
opened in 1855 when the Union sta
| ton was opened.
| In 1879 the hotel burned, but was
| rebuilt. The Brown House was at
one time the headquarters of Alex
ander Stevens. Bishop Pierce, Of the
! Methodist church, and other promi-
nent people of former days. For
! years it was the leading hotel in
| this part of the state.
Barlow Stubs purchased the ho-
| tel and operated it until, the time Of
his death. Two years ago the prop
! erty was purchased by Clay Muir
| phey, Eden Taylor, Marshall Ellis,
Jesse B. Hart'and Green Plant. They
| spent $4,000 improving the proper
ty, a new drug store having been
provided for in the building, which
| company, and filling station, which
was operated bv J. A. Garfield, on the
Plum street side of the building. The
! motel was renodeled throughout and
the lobby was lowered to the side
walk. A. e. Weems leased the hotel
ana spent $4,000 for improvements
after he acquired the property.
The hotel was one Of the land
marks in the city. In 1879 the build
| ing was burned to the ground ana
the building destroyed early Monday
| morning was erected in its place The
newest building was about forty
! years old. Although an addition had
: been built to it, and it had under.
! gone improvements several times
, during the last forty years, many Of
| the, celebrated banquets and public
! gatherings of the early days of Ma
con were held in the dining hall of
! the Brown House.
! On the broadway side of the hotel
are Rogers grocery store, the room
occupied by the Bibb Bag company
and the Glenn restaurant. The
Rogers store and hide establishment
were flooded with water while the
restaurant was burned out Two va
cant stors rooms were ruined.
/ Brunner's drug store was CON-
| pletely destroyed and the Garfield
OIL station at the corner of Broadway
and Plum streets,%is almost a total
loss.
The damage sustained by the es-
adjustments outside IF the Brown
house property and furnishings We're
well covered with insurance.