Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-28

80 0ao E4axe ON Market SauaFe-A.
i. DOVES Grocery House Damaged
The Building Flooded with Water
Iron Doors a Safeguard Against Bur
glars but a Barrier to the Flremen-A
Fireman Injured.
At y last night the cry d fre was
heard 0n BRYAN street, near the Market
soon after dozen or more persons gave
ms. alarm. and a small crowd gathered
near Il. Julian street, in 'front.' q n =
Doves grocery house. Prom the top
story " the building volumes Of smoke
we're sen issuing from the cTeF ices fsla
shortly afterwards dense black CLOUDS
,rare coming through the windows. until
fha whole building and the one adjoining,
rs-eUpjed rs Messrs. y eidliuger. son q Co..
.addIers and harness dealers. were CON-
r,tafaiv euveI0ped. Ii was not until ten
minutes Afterwards that an alarm Was
turned In BIZ Policeman Townsend from
signal box No. IA. In the meanwhile, the
Waiver Fire Company had heard me =!
u fire and came upon the scene bs ~
time the entire department turned OUT i
Was asrertained that the IRE was connned
IL the grocery store and efforts were soon
made IL enter the building by breaking
through the heavy iron doors ana WIN
dows. which seemed for a while 70 aely
the efforts 0f the tremen.
It was at least bali an hour before sum
cient entrance was secured LOT the nl'-
men To yet a fun stream 81 water upon
tho flames. and their efforts were then
confronted By such dense volumes 81
smoke that il seemed tor time that the
luildine, would lie a total loss. They
~ last succeeded. and by determined
effort the doors fronting On y. Jullan
and BRYAN streets gave way 10 the
axe. Now and then. through the
heavy clouds Of smoke. lurid nre
wOuld issue forth. The Chief OF
the department. acting upon the plan
Of smOthering the fire, and avoiding drafts
nv which il would BE- famed TO different
parts Of the building. After TWO hours o.
hard work il was got under control. the
building being completely Hooded with
water.
The lire is supposed to have originated
from the careless use Of a pipe IN the nanQs
Of a party who had applied To Mr.. Doyle
late in the afternoon for employment.
The party. while walking about the store.
l0ifered around several bales Of hay,
stored in the northeastern portion OF the
building aud it is surmised that he dropped
some Of the lighted tobacco from his
pipe while near this infammable material;
II is pretty evident that the tire originated
in the hay in that corner. as on this floor
the second and third stories all the DAM
age sustained was by water.
Mr.. DOYLE had just received large
cargo Of meat and was expecting within
a few DAYS other goods. The first floor
was filled with light goods, the second
with liquors and heavy groceries, while
the third floor was used as a storage room
0rpaper, brooms, spices and other articles
Of merchandise.
Mr. D0yle's loss is heavy and is parti-
ally covered by insurance in companies
represented by Messrs. J. r. Wheaton x
Co.. and by 4. T. Harden. The policies
will not exceed $4,000. The building is
owned by Major W. r. Waring, Of Charles
ton ;. g., who is represented here by his
brother. DR.. J.J. Waring, and is fully Gov
cred By insurance in Northern companies.
The structure is not damaged to any great
extent most Of the injury being by water.
During the progress Of the fire, second
officer J. J. Connolly, Of the Bartows, was
knocked down by the falling Of a bale OF
hay. This. together with the sufocating
smoke, strangled him and rendered him
insensible for nearly ten minutes. he
was taken out Of the building across the
street. where. with little attention, he
was soon restored.