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PULASKI'S PLAGUE. Her Old Enemy Stealthily Appears Again To Destroy One of Her Finest Structures and Leaveit in Ashes. The Peoples Bauk Burned. The second big fire for Pulaski this year occurred last Sunday morning. About half past four the town bell sounded the alarm and large crowd assembled to see the finest business house in the place, the Peoples National Bank con sumed by the flames. Mr. Atha Baugh. who was sleeping over W H. Abernathy & Co. clothing store was aroused almost stifled by the smoke which had crept into his room through crevices in the brick wall. The flames had not yet reached the opening, and it some time before it was known pre cisely where they were. But their smouldering was soon over, and they leaped above the roof, defying every effort to check them. until the building and almost erything in it was in ashes In the first story front the busi ness of the Peoples National Bank was transacted, and in the rear the Elk Club had hall rented. The office of the Pulaski Herald was on the second floor. and the third sto ry was occupied by the Independent Order of Immaculates lodge. The fire originated by some unaccountable means in a room to the rear of the printing office which a lot of paper was stored When first discovered it seemed to have been smoldering in heap of this paper for some time and the smoke inside the house was so dense that no one could enter after the door was broken down. There was no time to get anything out of the house except few pieces of fur niture in the front room of the bank, and the furniture of the ha occu pied by the Elks. Mr. J. D. An drews, editor of the Herald. did ven ture into his office, having broken through window, and endeavored to save his books, but could not dure the smoke and had to retreat He made second attemp with the same result, and started back again but by this time the heat was great that he could not enter, and he was forced to leave them be burned with the rest of the office. He saved nothing. Books, subscription lists and all were with the presses, type, &c. His tire loss about $3,000, half of which was covered by insurance The lodge property of the Im maculates was total loss, not being insured. Besides the furniture of the room, the regalia and entire outfit for commandery and two lodges, of a total value of $1,000, was lost The building which was the prop erty of the banking company cost when erected about $14,000 and was as good as new, but was purchased It by them a year ago for $7,500. was insured for $5,000. In this and the retard to business consist their only loss. The cash and oth er deposits, books and valuable papers were perfectly preserved in the the vault. which stood the test is still uninjured. It was easily opened the following day by Mr Riddle the cashier, with the assistange of Messrs. Mitchell and Wil liams. The latter had but little chiseling to do on the front door which was slightly expanded, be fore the combination worked right and door swung on its hinges Upon entering the vault was found to be but slightly warm on the in side, and Mr Craig, assistant cash ier, discovered one side of the mon ey safe to be actually cool to the touch. No harm was done to any thing except the blistering of the paint on the door. The house In be rebuilt as soon as possible. the meantime, the business of the bank will be continued first door the rear of L. Rosenar & Bro's store. Monday being a national holiday and the bank having opened in the new quarters yester day, its business was suspended on iy one day on account of the great misfortune. The Elks lost nothing by the fire but a few chess boards and dozen decks of cards But the above does not cover in direct damages. When it was that the bank could not be everybody thought that the entire block of buildings adjoining would also be burnt. and all the mer chants on that side of the square except Rosenau & Bro. threw open their doors and their goods thrown helter skelter into the street As a necessary result, the stocks were all more or less damaged Next door to the burnt building d the clothing store of W H. Aber nathy & Co. Then come in succes sion the hardware house of Gibson Nelson & Co., the dry goods and tablishments of A E. May He Abernathy & Brannan, and drug store of H. M. Grigsby contents of these houses, various they are, were hurriedly handled heaped upon the ground on the posite side of the street some to died and all disarranged. The owners are losers to the extent us the damages hus caused, all us which however, is covered insurance, As it turned out, removal of these goods essary, for the fire fortunately checked by hard work the and by means of the high, walls of the bank which tool above the rest the height of at Mr. Andrews was the first un get to his office. He unlocked at door, but the smoke drove of back he closed it and went and on the cornice through the and story window of the Clothing em and standing on the narrow footi heir he broke open his own window ust naked hands and they were od, verely cut by the glass. The aus der that he did not fall and then himself when he ran out the of smoke dow almost smothered by tool, The board of Cirectors bank met Monday morning of