Chapel Hill, Jan. 24—Russell Inn, one of the two dormitories for women at the University of North Carila, which was virtually destroyed by fire which was discovered about 11 o’clock this morning in a room in the attic occupied by Miss Miriam Sauls of Savannah, Ga., and Miss Jewel Swink of Thomasville. It is believed the blaze started in the closet of this room and caught from the chimney.
The attic was burned away and the second and part of the first story were completely gutted. The frame and partitions of the lower floor remain but were badly damaged by water. The loss of the building which was owned by the University is estimated at $15,000, partially covered by insurance.
The building was a two-story wooden structure with attic and had been used as temporary quarters for many of the women students for the last three years. It is on Pittsboro Street and was formerly known as the Archer residence.
Flames were bursting from the room when the fire was discovered by one of the girls. Chief John Foister and members of the local fire department responded immediately and a call to Durham brought a hook and ladder company. Thirty girls roomed in the building. Most of them were at class at the time.
While the firemen fought the flames, the men students rushed into the burning building and began removing trunks, dressers, wardrobes and other things of most value.
Much of the furnishings and personal property belong to the girls were saved, but several lost everything. They have found temporary quarters in homes of the town.
From page 1 of Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, January 26, 1925
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