The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 02, 1907, Image 1
votXLIv. NO, 27. NEWBERRY. S. 0. TUESDAY APRIL 2, 1907. -TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
Fire Eatc
Th
CONFLAGRA
SEC
Stores And Dw
Water Causq
Comi
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS DESTROYED
ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY THOUS
AND DOLLARS INSURANCE.
Work of Rebuilding to Commence
Better and More Substantial
Buildings-No Complaining.
The Herald and News printed an
extra on Saturday mornig covering
a story of the fire. This was mailed I
to all of the subscribers on Saturday.
This was hurriedly written and it
was impossible to give exact figures
of los!es and very lit tle idea of the
insurance in force. This story how
ever is printel again in this issue.
This was tihe most disastrous fire
in the history of Newberry in tle
numbe.r of buildings destroyed, area
covered and actual loss of propel'ty.
Five squares are in ashes and the
tall chimneys are but silent senti-els
telling where only a few days ago
were busy stores and happy homes,
but now only desolation marks tile
place.
The alarm was sent in at 11.45 on
Friday. At ttime.the flames were
comningo th-roughl thle -roof of thle Wood~
en building in Friend street, the top
story of whiich was used by Mr. R. C.
Williams as a residence.
I%r. villiais did not know the
buildnllg was on tire uun1til the alarm
lad heen turned in. He thinks the
tire origiiiiated from the stove flue in t
the kitchen.
The fire departmeit responded
promptly and1( Soonl had several
streams ofl water playinig on the
flams (an as there was very little
windc it seemed thait the fire wvould be
confined to thIiis one building, though
the priessure' seemedC wveak from the
beginning.
Th''le custom here seems to he to
cut the water off from the stand
)ipe when the alarm oif fire groes in
o as to get the pressure from the I
uimp which is greater. This was.
one.
SThe pressure from the standpipe
about 70 pounids, -and from the.
mp, about 100 pounds.
When the water was first turned
the stream was not sufficiently
ong to throw water to the top of
b)urning building. This may be
ounted for from tIhe fact, that there
'e too ma-ny streams becing~ ulsed1
the same time, thus dividing the
sure.
ia stated by those in authority
the stantlpipn was within ten
of the top. At any rae, the
en seemed to have the fire un
control wheni suddenly the force<
ed to be cut off intirely.
was stated [hiat the pump gI
roken at the power house. ThisI
mistake according to the infor
n of The Herald and Newvs.
C. M. West, the engineer at'
tton mill says when he saw that
tr'eamn was weakening, lhe wvent i
powver house and fcund only1
Its Wal
rough N
TION DESTR
:TION OF CIl
Pellings Swept .
.s Spread-Rebi
nence Immedie
dr. Eargle, the night man, there.
Mr. Eargle thought the pump was
lot working as well as it should and
ad taken it partially apart. Mr.
Vest asked him if anything was brok
n, and he said he did not know, so
hey, at the suggestion of Mr. West,
)ut 'he parts back together and
tarted the pump ll), aid it worked
AL right, showinig there was nothing
Woken. Tiis, of course, lost from
'ifteen to thirty miniutes, aid reullt
d in tle great (lest ruct io-n of the
>roperty which could have been sav
d it the stream had been kept going.
The superintendent of the plant,
Jr. F. Al. Boyd, istead of beinlg at
he power house to see that every
hing. was working properly at that
11, was at tle ih-e ''at one of the
ozzles when the stream went down.''
V-hei lie reached tlie power house,
6[r. Vest had already gotten there,
mid at his su"gestion, the punip had
ieen put back together and was at
6o rk.
Fifteen to thirty minutes without
vater with a fire under as good head
vay as this one was when it was first
liscovered, and with wooden buildings
A1 around for its prey, and with a
onsiderable breeze blowing and faii
ling the flames, put it almost beyond
lie control of any fire department,
vei well equipped and well supplied
vith water. Building.t two or three
locks away from those already burn
11- were Vomistantly eatehinig, and
t took vigilance and a lot of hard
Vork to confiie the fnames even to
he district. that burned.
On t.he first of March tle board of
kcalthi cut off the eonneet.on which
and been in force with i the Newieirry
ott on inills. It was finially ordecred
o make~ thaimt 'onntctiva a ms it was
'a ried the mil hiad in it.s eistern three
oillioni g'allonis of water. but it tooik
It lenast one hour to make t hiis con
meet ion. Wh len it was made and thme
nii 1's pumps1 P were put. to work, the
ie h:ad reacheo as far as the P'res,
his add(itional supply of water, Mr.
loyd 's residence and the one oc
ulpied by Mr. J. G. Brown would
ave burned, and if these had caught-,
I. would have furnished a newv field
or the flames to work up)on.
Of course mistakes wvill occur aind
ceidents happen, and in an emer'
eney c like thant of last FridIay, t.hese
hinags always hiappemi at thle ''ecriti
al moment.''
T-he water plant should have an
utomatie electrical stop valve con-'
ected with the standpipe, so that!
he superintendent or the man ini
char'ge a,t the power house, could
brow on the water in the standpipe
>r throw it off without leaving the
>ower house. This wvould cost very
ittle and would save time in ease the
bump should get out of fix and it
vas- desired to use the reserve in the
tanmfdpi pe..
The man in charge of the system
n a fire like that on Friday should
me n. the nonve- house to .1m s....,
y -
ewberry
.OYS LARGE
rye
tway---Lack of
uilding Will
Ltely.
that everything at that end works
properly.
The city should also have another
pump to put hi the well as a reserve
torce. As the plant is managed
now, there is only one well pump and
that is used only to fill the cistern
and cannot be used to turn tWe water
in th1e mains directly from the well.
These improvements cos t Some
r.::,u, but l near as much as one
Ire su''i a,.; we had oi Fridav.
It i; fiitiniate t hat no casualties
r?sut Itel. O 0f coutr-e there were some
larrow c.escapes. Alany people did
work uider the exeitement which
they could not. have done under ordi
nary cimcumstaces, but even t-hose
who took their household goods out,
.ved bit very few of themi, as they
'ianed about as readily after being
tt in he yards and streets as they
joll(l have burned if they had been
1t in the houses.
T".e Ilerald aild News has inder
taken to ive a complete list of tile
honses destroyed togetherl with i an
estimated value and the amount of
insurance, and also the estimated
value of merchandise and household
etects together with the insurance,
and it. will be seen that t.he loss to
buildings on a conservative etsimate,
is between $125,000.00 and $150,000.
00 and the loss of merchandise,
focks, ete., in the nei,hborhood of
$50.000.0m, not iniluding". household
:rods. The fire eati :il e put
do%- as over a $200,000.00 fire.
Value Ins.
R. C. Williams two
story woodeni building
extending from Pratt
to Friend, where fire
orig ina ted, up st aimrs oe
liauu muln W. 8. Miannr
for' resi1dence.......... 4000 2000
TPhree store'4s beloninge
to ('~u Coeandaii llros., includ1(
inm. brh k bnuildinug on cor
ner'i oeied ~i(i by Uinyes
and CO.. groceries .......3000
Two wooden bu1idinugs
next to it. on Pratt, one
v.aiant and one occupied
by" Paul .Johuastone . . .. 2000
Parlor (Senn's) market
on Adams street, building
ownedC( b)y Copelatid Bros.
and( several otherci small
wvoodeni huil dings.... .. .. 1000
Fiendiu street one story
wvoodeni building of RI.
C. 'Williams used as war'e
house .. ............500 None
Two story dwvelling oe
cuied b)y Henry Hayes
owned by RI. C. Williams 2000 1000
J1. F". Todd 's two story
residence and outbuild
ings, ome of the oldest
ini towni...............5000 1000
Onie -storyv cottage 'oe
enipiedl by J. P. Slhealy,
btuilding ownied by WV. HI.
Day .. ...........2000 1150
Vacant dwelling ownmed
by W. HT. D)ay, new . ... 2500 1500
Two story residence
of N.Ii Leiaund out-m
buildings 4000 100C
One story cottage Alex
Singleton...... ....1200 45C
Two story dwelling
owned hy .J. A. kirton
UnoccuPied... ......3500 1500
Two two story brick
stores oecupied with
furniture yN Shelley .
Summer owned by R. C.
Williaml.. .. .. .... 9000 300C
Dwellii of I. C.
Williams occupied by B.
B. Hiller.... .........2500 100C
Old Silas Johnstone
resideiice occupied by
J. A. West owned by Jas.
F. Todd .. .. .. .. 3000 120(
Salter's Art Gallery
and Variety store t.wo
one story wooden build
ings owined by H. E.
Todd ............2500
Three mne story brick
8tores corner Pratt and
Adams stireets owned by
Geo. S. Mower and ocel
pied by L,iviigstone
Lomanii ack Co. and Watts
R-aeket Store ........ 7000
Two story wooden
buildiinr occupied by A. C.
Thomasnl owled by M.
L. GantI ............2000 40C
J. 11. McCullough two
story fr-Mme building ne
csupied by lhim as drug
store. Istairs W. W.
Farrows' barber shop .. 2500
Boozer Bros. Grocers
eic story woode-n building 1000 600
D. A. R.iff, occupied
b)y E. C. Sonienberg one
sory frame buiildin-. ... 1500 200
S. 11. PaYsinl-er's him
be' yaid ............700 400
D11111:12e to Frederick
I-Al ovied by S. P.
Crotwell ..........1000 1000
One story brick build
owied by Geo. S.
Mower used for Lndry 1200
One story w ooden
buildinl2 owNlied by (,eo.
. Mower oecipiId )v
Tom Teaguic.. .. .. ..... 200
Associate I Reformed
llurch v Cownled by .1. G.
Brown .. ...... 1500 1000
Livery stables and
Iresidenlee Mrs. E. F.
Blease .. .. .. ..... ... 5000 1000
Risideice H .11. Kinard
rlcclpie by Mliss S. L.
1rolland as boardin
house ..7............7000 1500
Residence occupied by
B. L. Jonles onl Johnstone
-;tree owied by Mrs. J.
A. Simpson11, Prosperity. . 2500 1500
3riok residellce 1) r.
Van Smith .. .. .. .. 4.500 1500
Biiek residence 0 . F.
L.n....................4250 1850
Colta1-e of Mrs. J. V.
Hum11bert on Friend St.
1)vvtupivd by But ler'M Aor
rqqml .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 500
F'iv'e negro houses on
Poo rowb I4I owvned byv \les.
1). 1L. Schuminpert .......1000
tandosomne two storv
resi.lence of 0. L,. Sebumiii
port..... ...............000 2200
One story cottage own
,l by Mr's. 0. Lj. Schumi
portI 'Wvenpied by~ S. P.
.....r............ ....2000 800
Two story r'esi(dence of
R. 1'. G..an........... 3500) 1500
Two story residene
R. .J. Wooten .. .. .. ...3.000 2000
One story eottagre own
rd by B. M. Dennis 'ie
onp Jied( by W. H. Andri,
~On ...... .............2000
1.W. Floyd 's baren . . 1500 500
Priesyterion church . 0000 4800
Presbiyteriain pairsoin ac 3000) 1500
R?esidence J1. E. Nor
wood .... ...........2000 1000
stablle..................500 None
F. N. Martins servant 's
house ().............000
A. C. Jones ont houses 500 None
To aOl ...... ....$125,50
Belowv is an estimate of the vaAue
f m---hn d ice undI stowcks destrioy
rd and in,juried, with the1 insuiranic
'0arriedI hv each firm, ansi also the
value and insurance of' thle house.
liold goods destroyed.
Of' tenlirse these lists, especially that
essit.y incomplete and are only esti
matem.
III tihe matter of household goods,
t,here was much loss and damage
which eannot, be estimated and upon
Which Ohere was no insurmice.
Stock.
Value Ins.
Hayes & Company .. ..$6500 $4000
Paul Johnstone ..1500 400
It. C. Williams . .6000 3000
SlIelley & Summn1er . . .11500 000
Livingston-Lominick ... 2500 2000
Watts liacket, Store ....1000 700
Mrs. A. C. Thomason. .121)0 500
Dr. J. 11. McCullough . 5000 1725
Dr. .J. It. McCullough
soda fountain ......1400 oo
Boozer Bros. ........1500 1250
E. C. So-imenberg .. .. 500 None
Steam Laundry.. .. .. 1500 950
Salter's Art Store .... 2000 500
Salter's Studio ...... 2000 1000
J. G. Brown......... 1500 1500
Total $48,600 $24,125
Household Goods.
R . C. Williams .6..... (00 None
W. S. Mam -........ 500 None
J. H. Hayes ........ 500 None
B. B. Hiller ........ 600 300
J. A. West ........ 700 None
\. W. Farrow ..:.... 300 None
J. F. Todld 9........ 00 400
J. 1'. Shealy ........200 None
Alex Sintleton ........ 800 400
1.. 11. lai .. ...... 1000 500
13. L. Jonles .......... 800 600
F. 1. Devoe ............300 None
Van Smith ........ 50 50
C. F. Long.. ...... 250 200
Butler Morgan ...... 200 None
Mrs. Iflease ..4.......100 100
J. 1). lison .... .... 175 100
Miss llilmi, ..1......1500 :00
1i. I1. Kinard........ 500 None
Mrs. Coke Smith .. . 500 None
0. L. Schumpert ......2000 1000
S. P1. lloozer ... ... 500 500
B. F. (Iog ans .. .. .... 120) ....
8. J. Woote....... 1500 700
W. 11. Adilersu.. ......800 5001
.J. 1U. Noiiwood ......1000 500
J. L. Williamson ....300) None
Mrs. Will Hal'alee .. .. 100 None
Dr. J. M. Kibler... .. .50 0 500
Dr. Arici H. Nieliols .... 200 None
1lredeiick llotel....... 250 250
Mrs. A. S. Ejidson .. .. 200 200
Total .... ........$22000 $7100
Soithern Bell Telephone.. 500
In this connection is giveni a state
:tiIirunishe(d by the several fire
1 ;, tv ncies ol tle city of the
. : ompliies written by Ol.eir
-- -.l roved .
No doubt there is ,ome insurance
i arried on property, but
w -: i. r*!t wriltenl by any of the
al as 1,urnlisliel by these
i - oily $57,450.00.
S. P. Boozer Agency.
Prvsbv. Mans , ( a tis) .. . .$1500
Prell c Chitrne ( AllnufordI . 2-100
Preshv. .h...b (.nn.ver)....2I1)
!S:y. and Coe . .\rliteireb(ani
()(ihm..ver)..................1000
1\.lr Wo'illias (llartford) ..I art
I. M . Wiltlciam (wllianov(eir ..10
Sherd)y.&....me..(A....)....24000
J.l). \Todd.il dwell iu (Westeh
for)..................1500
niov e (. .. noc~.. .. .......2500
ai Gog-ga, dwelminr (1tart-d)10
foordr B. '. . .. lier.. .......2100
M ors.~ ~ W tnidellindg (lArI
lar)...... ...........2(0
Dr. Va(' Sm ith, haelliim (llartii
ford) .................500
G. (. Wllims dwrling anmdiu
iture~ lanver).........1050
Payomisnger umbe (art aord )0
D. .\.se (inf, se).....ver)...1500
(oze Bacvr . ( .i n.e). .. .500
las)) .... ..........27,1200
Mr. Ola C. weloydt, a lar$t-51
IS. I'. (rWellm bik (Cibmme
(Wesleheste) ...... .17000
W1. l'. Aow l nderson0x,furnitonre
lial Unin)...............10
J. 1-. Norwood, turniture, (Va.
State),. . 500
H-. I. Kihiard, dwelling, (Con
tinlental) - - .. .. .. 1500
1?. J. Watts, stock, (Commer
cial Union) . 700
0. L. slumpert, dwelling, (Con
tinental) --.. 2200
0. L. Schumpert, dwelling (C<m
tinetial) - - -- . . .. .. 800
0. L. Seli umieprt, furnitire,
(Contfinlenital) -. - . - - ... 1000.... 0
Total.. ...... $11,200
R. L. Tarrant, Agency.
Fire Assoeiation of Philadelphia:
R. C. Williais. dhwelling. .... 1000
E. S .W etS, 11hushold goods.. 300
Cromer & M refliaw, stock .... 300
S. J. Wooten, household goods 700
J. (". Brown, Church .. .. ..... 1000
T. 0. Stewart dwelling (partial) 2100
(fleis Falls Tis. (to. of New York:
Shelley & Summer, tock .. .. 1000
Livingstone-Loimc Comlipany
stock - -- .........2000
0. & T. E. Saiter, stock...... 1000
New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co.:
W. H. Day, dweelings .. ..... 2650
Total .. - . .. .. ......$12,050
F. Z. Willson, Agency:
[Home Insuir-a-lee Co. of New York.
ailyes & Co., stoek .. .. ..... 500
.J. F. Todd, dwelliig .1an( house
hold goods.-.-...... 1400
S ringfield i re & I arinle of Iass.:
J. H1. McCullough, Stoir(' and
Ntock -..............1500
Pald Ji lohnst one, stoek .........400
Miss S. L. Ifollam0, household
goods. .. .. .. .. ......... 300
Total.. .. ........$4,100
Holmes & McFall, Agency.
[isuirainev (CI. of' North A%merica:
Cromer & Me(Iraw, sock .. .. 1000
lBoozer Bros, store 6......... 00
Alex Sinle$0m. dwefillin- and
hlnsehold Id..... ...... 850
Citizens his. Co., of St. Louis:
I*aves & Co, stock ........ 500
'otai .. .. .. .. .. .....$2,)50
John Scott's Agency.
Germanl Amliericanl:
.J. L. Boozer, slock .. .. .. .. 250
.. 11. Paysinger, stock......500
Mrs. F. T. Silipsoln, dwelling... 1500
Mr11-s. I. C. Schum1prt11, nonse
hold goods .......... 1500
Northern Hiri ish & Mercantile:
Slcle'y & Snner1, sok .o . .v . 1000
A. C. Thomasi, stovk .. ..... 500
Steam Ila i. rh-y, malchinery .. 950
Peinsylvni:
Mrs E. F. Bluase, buildilgs . . 500
Phoenix ofd Brooklyn:
IN. L. (amitt, building. ...... 400
Mris. l. . Blelse, buildinig and
holusell(old goods .. .. .. .. 600
N(rt hern:
Shwlb-v & S1u1n11ier, stock .... 1000
1.. L li ho se hol ooods.. 500
MrIIs. A. S. IC o , holischold
g40 Id's 1mrt6ial .. .... .... 000
-II. Leslie, dlwellinig.........1000
r-. .. .'o we ,h t l a t . . . 15000
I E'-?IimIn. h 4eh Idi t& . I0
I. IB 'iTii. i oseh ohl l 2TT od(s : I00t
Mliss Jioe L. Joneiis...... .......100
Total .. .........$1.700
abouth ant $1i8.000.00i ltok ofii aurni
(TIri, wf r ony1)15 in-re fr S00.0
The~ miodel Buck st ove, whih teiIhey
prnoposed to give' awa y to thle lit tle
gir'l who made thle best dirawing otf
i he Ii de manrk , was deist royved, but
t hey hoipe to hanve aolthe oneit iiniery
sooi andml the cotemist il gou iht1 oni.
Mri. It. C. WVill inams, who ti wnediii
ded fTo ret ire and1( turnili his affiris
oivri -ton his boEys, but11 sinic( e the re
he has dlecidedl to be one of' t-he I boys
himself' agaia and will go to work as
sion as mater*ial and labor can lhe so
e'I nd and m rebuitld hiis st ores.
I Iaye's anid (Companyii~, nnro hadi t he
grocery on the cornerPi, wiill priobal)l)y
0pe fori I(th'Ile prese'i l in a vacanut
stor ri'ioomi, whichrl theiy had in con
trPol uiin r thle tireierik I totel'.
,ivinTion ii l.oiiek~ (Companyhil anid
W\attl's l~i('lket Slore (Ti th co-e
a'eross Pra It street,.Sl sufered c'onisider--P
ale ,buaii Ar hv (lie andii wiater. but