Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-08
RUIN WROUGHT BY FIRE.
FALLING WALLS STOP THE
SEARCH AT BELLVILLE.

Cincinnati Soap and Candle Factories
Reduced to Ashes-The Loss Over
S2OO,OO0-A Butcher Roasted Alive
While Risking His Life to Empty His
Money Drawer.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. --latest advices from
Belleville, H., are that the work OF
searching for the bodies ceased about 4
O'Clock yesterday, because of the falling
of the walls, but will be resumed SOON
A requiem mass was celebrated in the
morning, and all the bodies that were
taken from the ruins up to that time were
buried.
Mary Jerome, Sister Superior, of the
BelIeVllle Convent, was well known in
many parts Of the country. She had
given all her life to the service of the
church. She could easily have saved
herself as she was in the domitory from
which all the occupants escaped, but she
endeavored to save the children and per-
lshed with them. A reporter who has
returned from Belleville saws that
the search for bodies was resumed about
ii O'Clock this morning, but up to the time
he left, O'Clock, little progress had been
made. He says that IA instead of IL
bodies were taken out yesterday, but only
NAtNoC hdhACu III lucSt uA6DdlCneS ldSI
night were identified. To-day only two
backbOnes, a hand and few small bones
we're discovered and no more identifica-
tlons have taken place. The inquest be-
gan this morning and several witnesses
were examined.
CANDLE AND SOAP WORKS ABLAZE.
CINCINNATI, Jan. Proctor & Gam
ble's extensive soap and candle works,
the largest in this city, are on fire. with
the prospect of being a total loss. 4 gem
eral alarm is being sounded. The loss
Will probably aggregate 100000.
CINCINNATI, Jan, 7, IL 80 T. M.-The
fire in Proctor IL CANDLES establishment
was not got under control till after dark.
The buildings burned are the candle fac
tory, three-story brick; lard oil fac
tory, a three-stOry stone structure; the
soap and candle warehouse, a two-story
stone, and the soap factory, large four
story brick. These, with the machinery
and large quantity of stock, are practi-
cally total loss. WOrkmen were en-
gagged in removing the stock all the time
but saved only a small portion. The
firemen worked very braYeIy and with
serious discomfort, the water freezing
to their clothing. VIM. Dukes, an en-
ploye, fell from the second story window
to the sidewalk and broke his leg and was
injured internally. The total loss is from
100000 to $3.50, 200. The firm are fortunate
in not having to turn away their en-
ployes. They had recently bought the
Ohio Candle Works, two squares distant,
and will start them tomorrow. They
have also two large soap factories unin-
jured.
SEVERAL FIRMS BURNED OUT.
CHICAGO, Jan. IA dispatch from
Frankfort, Ind, reports that a fire occur
rod fhpra fO- III Nv al,
j. FL. Paris & Co., Ross & Young, Higin-
botham & Sheridan, Storms Bros, Coulter
Bros. d Co., Hickman & Hines, j G. NJ.
Field Il Son, w. 5. Van Sickle, W. A.
Staley, Cushwa d Bro. and r. Ashman.
The loss foots up $4,000. The total in
surance is $56,500.
THREE FINE STORES BURNED.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IA special from
Natchitoches says: CAT midnight last
night fire broke out in the basement of
Wamsley & Co.'s dry goods and grocery
store, destroying the building and con-
tents. The stores Of John Trichels and
II. A. Wahlsley were also burned. These
three stores were the finest in town. The
loss is 900 and the insurance $15,O00.''
BUTCHER BURNED TO DEATH.
NEWARK, Jan. 7.-Myer Garfunckle,
butcher, of No. 80 jefferson street. at
tempted to light fire with kerosene this
morning and set fire to his shop. He ran
into the street and gave an alarm and
then, going back for his money, was over
come by the smoke and burned to death.
The pecuniary loss Is trihing.
FLAMES AT SALEM
COLUMBUS, GA, Jan. THE store and
warehouse of KennOn & Hill. of Salem,
Ala, was burned Sunday night with 800
bales of cotton. The loss is estimated at
$50, 1000, and is insured for $4,000.
FOUR CONvICTs PERISH.
st. LOUIS, Jan. IA brief report from
Jerseyville, ILL.,, says: "The court house
and Jail here were burned last night.
Four prisoners in the latter were sufTo-
Gated to DEATH"
ENGLISH COTTON MILLS ABLAZE.
LONDON, Jan. Fire has occurred in
the Victoria Cotton Mills at Skipton, do
ing damage to the extent of eos. 900