Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-21
FIRE LTCKS UP AV VILLAGE.
TWO HUNDRED HOUSES BITRNED
AND THE LOSS $1,OOO.OOO.

Thrifty Carthage, n. ", the Scene of the
COnfiagratiOn-The Firemen Utterly
Unable to Cope with the Flames-Eanv
Families HOmeless-The Other Alarms
of the Day.
CARTHAGE, n. Y, Oct. 2O.-A copfla-
grafton began to-day in the Eaton Plan
ing Mill, in West Carthage, and spread
rapidly, consuming Meyers, Ross & Ce's.
furniture factory, Farrar's tube shop.
Eaton's sash and blind factory, RayelFs
tannery and house and other buildings.
The flames then jumped across the river
and burned fiercely, with a high wind
rising. 1t looked as if the village would
be destroyed Many people did not save
anything. The pump shop, Guyot's shop
and woolen mills, three saw mills, a fur
mace, grist mill, MilPs store, Ryther &
Pringle's foundry and machine shop. the
Presbyterian and Baptist churches, a
school house, an engine house, the town
hall and Pei Hotel were the principal
buildings burned outside Of residences.
The fire ragged on both sides of the princi-
pal part of Main street. and
water seemed p0Werless to stop
its progress. Many people moved their
goods into the country. Those unable to
get teams carried their goods by hand into
vacant lots in the suburbs. The Water
town and Lowville fire companies aided
the Carthage firemen. The telegraph and
telephone wires were down. Toreach the
depot from the centre of the city a re-
porter was obliged to make circuit of a
mile and half.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
UTICA, N. Y, Oct. 20.-The most de-
structive fire that has ever visited North
ern New York broke out in Carthage at
IL O'Clock this morning and burned all
this afternoon. 1t started from some
ashes thrown from RevelPs tannery,
which set fire to Eaton's planning mills,
and spread rapidly, crossing the river to
East Carthage, totally destroying the
factories and buildings on Ryther and
Pringles Island. The flames spread to all
the houses on Spring street, Mechanic
street and Church street, burning the new
opera house, Peck's Hotel, the Disciples
Church and the Academy. On Main
street the Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches and many residences were
burned. School street, Upper James
street, Clinton street, and the east side of
Main street, are all in ruins. The flames
spread so rapidly that the firemen could
not keep up with them. At $3.50 O'Clock
tonight the fire was under control. 1t is
estimated that 200 houses were DESTROYED,
and that the loss will reach $1,000000.
There are not enough dwellings left in
town TO shelter the inhabitants. Car
thage was extensively engaged in manu-
featuring, and all it's industries are
ruined.
ROARING DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Fire was discov-
cred at O'Clock this morning in the build
ing No. 176 Duane street, occupied by
Gantz, Jones Il Co., dealers in chemicals
and drugs. When the firemen battered
down the heavy iron window shutters
they found that flames filled the entire
building, and that the fire must have
ragged for some time before the issue of
smoke betrayed the presence of the fire.
The fremen with difficulty succeeded in
preventing a spread of the fire to adjoin-
ing buildings, but they could not save the
one in which it broke out. The loss on
stock is estimated at 100000, and on the
building $4,000. The damage by water
to the stock of p. Lenks & Co., dealers in
high wines, at No. 17S Duane street, is
$4,000. The losses are covered by insur-
ance. The origin of the fire is unknown.
MOsCOw'S FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
Moscow, Oct. 20.-Fire which broke
out yesterday among the warehouses near
the German Theatre has been got under
control.
The German theatre and 76 shops were
destroyed. Damage is estimated at 3,000,-
600 rOubles.
SWISS HOTEL BURNED.
BERNE, Oct. 20.-The Grand Hotel at
Lauterbrunner was burned to-day. The
DAMAGE is Dlacpd at 800 0O6