Miami, FL House Fire, Jul 1911
HOUSE IN COLORED TOWN WAS BURNED
WAS OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY A COLORED MAN NAMED BETHEL---BUILDING AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS DESTROYED---ALARM AT 10:20 O'CLOCK, LAST NIGHT.
The one-story dwelling, owned and occupied by a colored man named Bethel, at the corner of Fourth street and Avenue H., was practically destroyed by fire at 10:20 o'clock last night.
The building was all ablaze when the alarm was rung in from box 17, at the corner of Avenue G and Third street. The department was on hand quickly, but was able to save nothing but a portion of the charred walls.
Most of the contents of the building were also burned, the total loss to Bethel amounting to several hundred dollars, with no insurance.
The Miami Herald, Miami, FL 26 Jul 1911
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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