The daily times., 1922-01-16
GRO. CO.
AND Y. N. CA. IN
DISASTROUS FIRE
Fire of Undetermined Origin
Early Yesterday Morning
Swept Through the Hagan
Building on Barnes Street;
Stock of Goods of Grocery
Company Destroyed.

Fire of undetermined origin which
was discovered at 2:45 yesterday
morning in the r. E. Hagan building
on Barnes street completely destroy
ed the stock of goods of the Fidelity
Grocery Company, valued at $685.
1000; the furnishing and equipment
of the Y. M. C. A., probably worth
$4,000; and also property of the
held their meetings in the Y. M. C. A.
irooms The G. T. Fulghum Company
located in the Hagan building sus-
tanned damages estimated this morn
ing at about $4,000. The losses of
Mr.. Hagan, the Grocery Company
and the Y. M. C. A. are partially COW
cred by insurance. Mr.. Fulghum's S
loss is fully covered by insurance.
Policeman Hamilton on his beat
Ealong Barnes street early Sunday
lmorning noticed smoke issuing from
1.-THE Hagan building. He notified the
fire department, which Immediately
Responded. It wa. found that the fire
had gained tremendous headway.
The grocery house located on the
lower floor was filled with shoulder
! ing fire and dense clouds of smoke;
The Y. M. c. A. quarters above were
also filled with smoke and fire. AL
though desperate efforts were made
by the firemen to check the fire the
blaze had gotten such headway that
the portion of the building occupied
by the grocery company and Y. M. C.
A. was doomed. In short time the
blaze flashed through the sky light
in the top of the Y. M. C. A. and the
building burst into a mass of flames.
For two hours water was poured on
the building at the rate of 1900 gal
lions per minute. The portion Of the
jbuilding occupied by G. T. Fulghum
and Company was saved from seri-
GUS damage. The fire creeping
through the side from the grocery
company and the water poured on
1.-The building damaged Mr.. Fulghum':
istock of goods.
The building adjoining the Hagar
building on the left belonging to Mr.
u. L. Virgins and occupied by thu
Wilson Live Stock Company was no
damaged to any extent. The horse
we're removed. Many of them race'
away These are being recovered to
day, and it is believed there will b
no loss to the Live Stock Compan
as result of the fire.
Mr.. Hagan's entire building wa
valued at about $4,000. This morn
ing Mr.. Hagan stated that he was nc
sure as to the exact amount of hi
insurance. However, there is som
insurance on the building.
Mr.. w. A. Edgerton of the Fidelit
Grocery Company is not sure of tn
lamount of his insurance. Mr.. c.
West, secretary of the Y. M. c.. a
says probably the Associations act
lual financial loss is about half cover
). iGO WIFI 1uSuIduC0. uS lOSo " IhC 1AI
sociation in the disorganizatiOn of tn
work that must result from the firs
the interruption of the II gymnasium
!classes, and other organized wor
), ,lthat is temporarily discontinued
y untold. Mr. West will establish OF
fees at some place to be determine
" later.
The Kiwanis Club owned the plan
lin the Y. NJ C.. A. rooms. This wa
valued at 5000 and was not insured
g The Rotary Club owned tables
y dishes and other equipment in th
It building. This was not insured.
II large number of individuals 10:
5. Gymnasium suits and other gymna
(, tic equipment stored in the rooms.
d The origin of the fire is not knowl
r. Whether the fire originated on fir
t. or second floor could not be dete
e. mined when firemen reached tt
lscene.