Cooper’s Warehouse
Burned
Henderson, Aug. 3—Cooper’s Co-operative warehouse, one of
the oldest tobacco sales rooms in the city, was destroyed by fire shortly after
1 o’clock this afternoon in a blaze that was both brilliantly spectacular and
at the same time of a mysterious origin. The rapidity with which the flames
spread was one of the remarkable features of the fire. It had hardly been
discovered in an insignificant blaze before it had spread over the entire
warehouse, and the hopelessness of any effort to save the structure was
immediately apparent.
The loss of the company will be heavy. At 2 o’clock, while
the fire was still burning briskly, D.Y. Cooper Jr., manager of the warehouse
interest of the Coopers, stated that the insurance would amount to
approximately $12,000 or $15,000. When it is estimated that the cost of replacing
the building will crowd closely upon $50,000, it may be seen that the damage
will be very near $35,000.
As soon at the embers cool, workmen will be put upon the
scene to clear away the debris and prepare for starting a new and more modern
and up-t0o-date warehouse. This was the positive statement made by Mr. D.Y.
Cooper Jr., when asked as to the intentions of the company as to the future.
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