Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-23
FIERCE FIGHTS WITHFIRE
THE OLDEST BLEACHERY IN
THE COUNTRY BURNED.

HIFemen from Many Towns Participate
III the battie-Eureka, Nevada, at the
IneFcy OF the Flames for Two Hours
CleVeland's Second Visitation Less
disastrous than at First Supposed.
BOSTON, Sept. 22.-At 80 O'Clock this
afternoon iire was discovered on the roof
! OF the drying house Of the Middlesex
| Bleachery on Somerville avenue. somer.
vile. The fire is supposed to have started
from sparks from locomotive on the
Fitchburg Railroad. 1t spread with
alarming rapidity; all the outbuildings
were soon a mass of flames. Help was
sent for and quickly arrived from Boston.
Cambridge, Arlington and Medford. The
| fremen had a hard fight to prevent the
spread OF the flames to outside prOpertv.
which they finally succeeded in doing.
Inc buildings destroyed are the bleaching
mouse, hnlshiug room and shed prints shop,
knappng room, engine house and lumber
shed. At :45 O'Clock large clock tower
in the yard fell, throwing burning embers
in all directions. Gilmore, Hague &
knight were doing heavy business,
running on tull time and carrying a yerv
large stock. The loss on buildings and
machinery is Si50,000, and on stock $50
600 or more. The business was founded
IN $500, making 1t the oldest bleachery i'm
the country.
ACTORS IN THE FLAMES.
PORTLAND, OREGON, Sept. 22.-Fire
here last night destroyed whole block.
including the Esmond House, the leading
motel IN the city. The conflagration
started in hay yard and spread with
great rapidity. The total loss is $120O 600.
The principal losses are Esmond House
$4,000, Wade, Wright q Co. $l2, 900, Ey-
erding & Farrell, commission merchants.
$4,000, Tatum & Bowen Sc, 900, and Donald
Mckay $4,000. The insurance amounts
to $4,000. All the guests of the hotel
were saved. Among them were Lawrence
Barrett and Louis James and wife, They
saved their personal effects.
EIGHTEEN FIRMS BURNED OUT.
COLD WATER, MICH, Sept. 22,-Last
night fire destroyed about half of the
business portion Of Bronson, II miles
west OF here. Eighteen business houses.
Two dwellings and several barns were
consumed. The fire department from
here went to tie scene and checked the
fire. The fire is supposed to have been of
an incendiary origin.
The flames were subdued after two
thirds OF the business part of the town
had been burned. The total loss is $780,
800 and the insurance $4,000.
LIGHTNING's CALL FOR $4,000.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Sept. 22.-Fire
at Sand Lake, twenty miles north of here,
last night, burned about a dozen business
places on the principal streets. The fire
originated in q. S. Barker's hardware
store, which was set on fire by lightning.
Except in the building where the fire
started most of the contents Of the build
lngs were saved. The loss is 500 900.
AN ARKANSAS BLAZE.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. pa dispatch
started in Goodrum's store this morning,
destroyed several wooden business build
lngs. The losers are: Ross a. Scrape
$1,000; j. G. Goodrum, $4,000, insurance
$1,000; Central Hotel, $1,000; William
Goodrum, $1,000"
IRON WORKS DESTROYED.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 22.-The King
Iron Works here, belonging to Duckwith
~ TO-, were destroyed by fire this evening.
Ihe loss ON the building and machinery is
estimated at 100000. The origin Of the
nre IS unknown. Two horses perished in
the flames.
ALL EUREKA IsIPERILED.
EUREKA, NEv., sept. 22.-Fire to-day
came near destroying the whoe of this
city. 1t ragged for two hours and destroy
ed ten buildings, the principal among
them being the Parker House and the
White Pine Bank. The loss is $70,O00
CLEvELANDs FIRES.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 22.-Revised es-
Inmates Of the losses by Yesterdays fire
in the lumber yards are; Monroe Bros &
Co, $4,000, insurance $4,000; Browne,
Strong d Co., $S5,0OO, insurance $4,000.