Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-02
BIG BLAzEs N YANIAcRAw.
The Augusta Manufacturing Company
Buildings and Pour Tenements
Fgu-ue7 IN the Ground

The Augusta Manufacturing Company
Buildings and Four Tenements
Burned to the Ground
At twenty minutes % one O'Clock this
morning IRE was discovered in a large
frame shed on Indian street. owned ~
the Planters Rice Mil Company and
occupied - barrel house 1y the lndus-
trial Manufacturing Company Of
Augusta. When first discovered tne
IRE was in The southwest corner o.
rbe building Policeman Kelly Wlo a
Dst~5Ilinz his beat ran o slznai COX No
. ~ re Up1er cotton Press and gave
eba alarm. The Fire Department vas
-.-0-7r.-fv Al the scene. but the 1anleS had
5r-asd rapidly among the dry material.
and before water could - reached me eh-
tire building was a sheet q blaze
A. soon a. the engines were IN opera
-fr- streams were PLAYED into the midst u
The fire. but il had gained neaQW az %
raU5dIv that Efforts % save the building
were abandoned. and The attention
q the Iremen was directed 70
the adjoining property. Inc cooper
shou. a Iarge frame building located II
The rear a. the barrel hOuse- only lew
Yards distant. and owned and controlled
lv the Industrial Manufacturing CON-
Fanr- was son in flames Both buildings
we're burned 10 the ground. The heat was
intense. The paint on the houses On the
-o-l-h side II the street was sllstered. ana
ria glass fu the windows was
cracked and broken. Every effort
was made % keep the nre under
control and prevent its spread. but be-
fore the barrel house had been destroy e1
the flames leaped across an alley-way on
The east side Of the burning building and
communicated O. row 0f tenement
houses
These were soon burHiug feFcely. but
covering less territory. the lTemen were
better able % direct their Efforts aud
the flames were under control be
fore the structure was wholly destroyed
The building consisted ri four TWo-st0rY
tenements and was also owned by the
Planters Rice Mil Company Although
not burned o. the ground only the frame
was saved. and The property i a total
loss.
The fr~t tenement On the side next %
The IRE was occupied by Mr.. Peter Gillen-
The second hv Constable Frank McDer-
mott rL- third bv Mr.. Lawson and the
fourth bv Mr. Peter Kelly The IRE was
1v yizilant efforts prevented from spread
inz further. The household property Of
the occupants was removed across the
street. ana Wa- L-1llt al 80 I'll AAyA-A
10 damaged condition
The total loss Toy The c0nfagrati0n viii
probably not exceed 5000 Be
tr-e the IRE was under control Il seemed
The 81 tire row ~ buildings on the north
side u the street would 20.
Mr.. J.. /. Randall. representing the
Industrial Manufacturing company was
unable % state the loss the company
would sustain. but he believed the prop
er1y o. DE- fully insured. There were IN
the barrel sheds from SO - 80 rice bar
rels and several car loads u material,
valued az about sI.zJu. The cooper shop
was also stored with barrels and contain
I'd the machinery used f1r their manufac-
ture.
Both buildings were insured. but fOl
what amounts il was impossible 70 learn
al the late hour. The tenement building
was also insured.
NJ. ". T. Watkins. Superintendent Of
the rice mill. j. absent from the city. and
no particulars 0l loss OF insurance could
= obtained
Although under fun control. the hre
was yet burning and the nremen were on
lurE al the hour OF going u press.