Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-13
CHARLESTON FLAME-LIT.
THREE GIRLS KILLED AND TWO
OTHERS DYING.

A Sixth in a PrecariOus Condition
Two Miraculously Escape-Hemmed
in by the Flames all Leap from Win
dows-Hayne Street the Scene of the
COnhagration.
CHARLESTON, Nov. ia terrible fire
occurred here this afternoon. in which
the destruction of life exceeded anything
ever known in the history of this city. The
tire started in pile of rubbish under the
stairway in Dun's Mercantile Agency. on
Hayne street, and spread with incon-
celvable rapidity. In the story above
Dun's office was located the operating
room of the Charleston Clothing Com
pany, in which We're employed at the
eight persons-seven women and
one boy. The stairway cut off all means
OF escape in that direction. The scuttle-
hole in the roof of the fourth story was
nailed down. There were no fire ESCAPES
to the building, and, frantic with terror,
the victims attempted to save their lives
by jumping to the stone pavement below.
THE VICTIMS.
Miss Mary f. Herren was instantly
killed BY jumping from the third story
window, her head striking the flagstone,
and her skull being literally split open.
Miss Susan Bond, ON jumping
from the window, struck the tele-
raph wire, and was then thrown feet
foremost to the pavement. Her left LEG
was terribly fractured, the bones, both
above and below the knee, protruding
through the flesh. Her right foot was
also broken, and the skin broken open by
the concussiOn. Her leg was amputated
tonight, and she will hardly survive.
Miss Mary Wolfe's hair was all burned
off, and as her body fell through the air
her clothing was all ablaze. She is in
precariOus condition.
Miss Maggie Quinlick jumped out of the
rear window of the third story. She
struck on tin shed and thence fell to the
ground. Her back was painfully bruised
and her upper teeth driven by the force of
the fall through her lower lip. She will
probably recover.
Miss Annie Tylee was caught by two
colored men as she jumped to the ground.
Miss Laura Greener and Mrs. Abigail
Guy are missing, and are supposed to have
perished in the flames.
Robert Lighthart, an errand bow. was
caught by colored man as he jumped
fIom the third story window, and escaped
with slight bruises.
SPREAD OF THE PLANES.
The flames spread with terrible rapidity.
and to add to the terror there was almost
total lack of water when the fire first
began. The two large grocery stores of
Robertson, Taylor & Co., each four stories
high, were completely destroyed, as were
also the clothing factory and Dun's
agency. The Charleston Bag Factory
was badly damaged, but the building
was not burned. Robertson, Taylor & Co.
br1iI nnn
which is fully covered by insurance. The
loss of the clothing factory is $1,000. 1t
is insured. The loss on the building is
$4,000. 1t is also insured. The building
of the bag factory was insured for $4,000
and the stock of goods for s., 1000, which
Will more than cover the loss. Dun's
Agency lost all the records of the office;
reaching back to 1S4S, and although the
loss OF the office is insured, the valuable
records and papers can never be supplied.
The fire burned out in about four hours,
and is now completely under control.