Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-10
DEVASTATION.
INCENDIARISI ATTEMPTED THE
SECOND TIME.

Negro Detected SaturatIng his DWELL
ing and Bedding with Kerosene and
Lodged in JaiI-The City PatrolIed BY
a Guard-A List of the Losses and In-
surance.
PALATKA, FLA, Nov. 9-The following is
the lis of losses and Insurance: Putnam
House, loss Sl35,c00. insurance $75, 600; Larkin
House, loss 100000, insurance SIS, 900; Deve-
reuX, Rogers Il Son, loss $4,000, insurance
SlS,UoO; Faulk, dry goods, loss $4,000. insu-
rance $4,000; Lansing q Co., loss $4,000, part
~ insured; M. Loeb, dry goods. etc,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000; w. V. Cross,
butcher, loss $500, no insurance; e. 7. Lane,
hardware, loss $500, partly insured; Haugh-
ton Bros, grocery, loss IS 500, Insurance Oe0.
Vertres & Co., hay and grain, loss $1,000. in
surance $1,000; w. o. Woltz, druggist. loss
$500, insurance $1,000; Dr.. Rosenberg. dem
tst, loss SlG0. insurance none: b. l.. liIien-
thai, furniture. loss 800, insurance sIO0: O. L.
hosDrook x Co., orange packers, loss S40O in
surance none; A. Knight, timer loss $50 in
surance none; Z. =. Smith. butcher, loss $780,
insurance none; John Usina, building. loss
S5VO, insurance $1,000: Griffin brick block
@ loss $4,000, and loss on other buildings
$4,000, partly insured: III. l.. Green Il
Co., boots and shoes, loss ST. 500 partlv
insured; John L. Dunn. grocer loss 10000
insurance $500; Kennedy Il Co., groceries
u. u
loss on buildings $4,000, partly insured.
Moragne's pharmacy, loss $500, insurance
$4,000; Mrs. Moragne's loss on buildings
$1,000 partly insured; Murray's confectionery,
loss $500; Charles ID. Autry, fruit and to-
bacco, loss $1,000, insurance $500: Warren.
printer. loss on furniture $l00, insurance
none; D. Young. packing house, loss $780, in
surance 5000; +. G.. Cochrane stationer Ioss
$4,000, insurance $4,000: s. Graham n co
hotel, loss $4,000, insurance 81, 500: NJ. H. DaI,
ton. wood ward. loss $780, partly insured:
no all
$iOO, partly insured; +. and III. Peterman,
loss on buildings $500. partly insured; j. III
kingdon, loss ON bakery $500, insurance $500;
". n Wigg, law ollce, loss 5000, insurance
none; d. Mangold Son, photographers, less
$1,000, insurance $500; Putaam's phar-
macy, loss $1,000, partly insured; Journal.
loss $lO0, insurance none; A. Usina, toys and
notions, loss 81, 800, insurance $500: Ackerman
n jackson, druggists, loss $4,000, insurance
Sl,5O0; w. Z. Snow. post Office building, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Bremen & Nevn,
PlaSterers loss $500, insurance none; U. G.
Phillips, jeweler, damaged by water, $500; r.
y. ADAMS, warehouse, loss on stock $500. in
surance none; Webb Il Nichols. land brokers'
loss $4,000, artly.insured; DR.. Crabb, Office
loss S4o, insurance none; Presbyterian church,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000; j. jacobson, div
goods, loss $4,000, insurance $S,00O Mrs S.
smith, loss on building, $500, insurance none:
j., .: B1ser' land agency, loss $500, partly IN
partly insured; Gus, Mann, butcher loss ST.
200 partly insured; Cuban Cigar Store loss
9oUOs partly lDSufeus J. II. Lucas. boat n0IEe.
loss $1,000, insurance 81, ,000; Joe Price, build
ing, loss $4,000, insurance $1,000; Ed
nous Barber, loss $500, fully insured:
=. H. Padgett, loss $4,000, partly insured;
Browns restaurant loss 81 900. party insured;
James Sand, taxidermist, loss $500, partly in
sured; III. w. Clicker, tailor, loss $3.50, no in
surance: A. Finley, barber, loss 5000, partly
insured; Mrs. Hicklau, building loss So 5OJ
partly insured; DIR. Estes, dentist. loss ST. 300
insurance $3.50; j. III. FRY, buildings, loss
$1,000 partly yodd insured; w. J: Zumwalt, fnrni-
Hart, buildings. ETC., loss $1,000, insurance
$1,000; j. III. Hilliard, Insurance Agency loss
$500, insured; j.. II. Ramsaur. loss $1,000 part
" insured; d. ID. Earle, dry goods, loss $4,000,
insurance 81 900; Vinegar Il Co.; First Ma
tional Bank loss $4,500, fully insured. There
are number of incidental losses amounting
from $2,oOO TO $4,000, which cannot be learned
tonight as the parties are scattered and
nearly demofalized The town, after the
conflagratlon, has been very quiet to-day.
Sunday excursions came from every direc-
ton to view the ruins
AN INCENDIARY CAUGHT.
Last night negro named Gl bson was caught
IN the act Of saturating his building and bed
clothes with kerosene, and he was immedi-
ately arrested and placed in jail. If his dia-
bolical deed had not been nipped in the bud
court house and other large buildings in the
track, which would have placed the loss over
81 100000, and destroyed what little was
left of the business portion of the
town. Tonight the citizens have
organized patrol service and close watch
is kept on all parties out without any bus-
ness. The negro element here seems to be
gay over the loss and make light of it in their
loud outlaws. The proprietor of the Putnam
House, Mr.. f. ii. Orviss viii be here on Tues
day and will at once contract for the erection
OF handsome brick structure. Other build
lngs VIII be erected as soon as possible, there
by showing TO the outside world that the
sem City will once more arise Ph9nlx like
from the ashes. The HerQId and Reaos
buildings had narrow escape and
at one time 1t looked very blue to the fra
ternity, SO much SO that the Herald force
packed up and were ready to bid their Office
a goodbye forever. For the present no one
has been hurt, and the town al this writing,
although desolate, is made more so by the in
tense darkness and drizzling rain which sur
rounds it.
OIL MILLS ABLAZE.
LONDON. Nov. 9.-The oil seed mills of Stew
art Bros. & Spencer, at Strood, are ON fire.