Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-12
FIRES WORK AS MASTER.
Much Valuable Coal Property Destroyed
at Scranton, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. ia watchman
at the Pine Brooks mine of the Lackawan-
ma Iron and Coal Company, discovered
fire in the engine room, about 5 O'Clock
this morning, and by the time he had
given the alarm, the entire southeast cor
ner of the structure was mass of flames.
By strenuous efforts the engineer, fire.
man and watchman got a stream on the
fan house and prevented its destruction.
The fire extended to the boiler house. The
main breaker, lower shaft and hoisting
engine house and all their contents were
totally destroyed. When the fire broke
out Andrew Davis, the fire boss, was
making his rounds in the mine. The heat
and flames descended the east shaft and
nearly oyercame him. He was compelled
to crawl on his hands and
knees for a quarter OF a mile in
darkness, with only railing to guide
him. He was finally rescued in an ex-
hausted condition. The breaker was
erected in 1862, and has since been re-
built. 1t had daily capacity of 500 tons.
The loss on the breaker is about $35, 600.
1t is insured with A. j. Narrman, of this
city, as follows: London and Liverpool
and Globe, $500; Phoenix, of London,
$4,000; Royal, of England. $500, and
the enforced idleness of the mine there
will be an additional loss of $4,000. The
fire is thought to have originated from the
explosion of lamp left burning in the
engine room. The company will not
rebuild at once, as the plan and elevator
of the breaker will be changed
CINCINNATfS BURNED CIGAR FACTORY.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 11.-At 80 O'Clock
last night the large building at No. Al
Walnut street, occupied as cigar factory
by K. NJ. Bishop & Co, was discovered to
be on fire. Before the alarm was turned
in the fire spread with mysterious ra-
pidity, and the building was DESTROYED.
The workmen in the factory are on a
strike, and last night they had an in
cipent demonstration. Bishops loss is
estimated at $4,000. The building, which
is owned by August Becker, is fully in
sured. Bishop claims that the place was
set on fire, and says that he will hold the
city responsible for his losses, as he asked
for protection some time ago, and it was
refused him. No arrests have yet been
made.
A FURNITURE FACTORY BURNED.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-THE factory of
the Eagle furniture works, ID. Wilpson &
Son, pr0prietOrs, at Cross and Bridgely
streets, South Baltimore, took fire shortly
after two o'clock this afternoon.
Before the flames were subdued, row
of Il or IA small dwelling houses near the
factory took fire, and were destroyed,
causing loss of about $40. 900. The walls
Of the factory fell. making its destruction
complete. The building, besides the ma
chinery, contained a large quantity of
finished and unfinished furniture and
lumber, none of which was saved. The
proprietor estimates the damages at
100000, upon which there is only partial
Insurance. The fire originated in a room
over the boiler.
THEIR BURNS WERE FATAL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-John Monahan
and John Conway, both residents of
Brooklyn, who were so terribly burned at
the fire in the Japan works of A. Cragin,
in Sanford street, died this morning from
the effects of their injuries. One of the
men begged to be killed so that he might
be put out Of his misery. All his flesh
which was exposed to the fire peeled off.
LIGHTNING STRIKES AN OIL TANK.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept. 11.-During a
terrible thunder storm at Olean last eve
ming a tank containing $4,000 gallons of
oil, belonging to the National Transit
Company, was struck by lightning.