Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-19
AN EPIDEMIC OF FIRES.
COCHRAN THE SCENE OF A DE-
STRUCTIVE BLAZE.


Several Small Stores Burned and the
Town Saved Only by Superhuman
EfOrts-EdgefieId, S. C., Left with but
Three Business Places-The Nevada's
Cargo B adly Damaged.
COCHRAN, GA, Oct. 1S.-A fire, evil
IDENTIFY of incendiary origin, starting in
the rear of B. B. Pounds saloon on Second
street, occurred this morning at 1 O'Clock.
All the buildings consumed were old and
wooden. The work accomplished by the
citizen fremen, and the fire engine with
a limited water supply, in arresting the
flames, was the acme of heroism. On
both sides and in the rear of the starting
point the fire rapidly spread. At 2:30
O'Clock the danger was over, and the
limits of destruction was bounded by j.
F. Frasier & Co. and Mayer & Watts on
Second street. and the alley north of
Second street.
Among the sufferers was r. A. Slaugh-
ter, a saloon proprietor. The house he
occupied was owned by d. j. Hanel, and
was valued at $3.50. The stock was rated
at 5000. There was no insurance on
either.
b. B. Pounds saloon building was
owned by Thomas Pace, and was valued
at $500, and the stock at $1,425. There
was no insurance on the building or
stock.
w. b. Grantham's fruit and confection-
cry store W as burned. Mr.. Pace was the
owner of the house. Its value was $3.50,
| and the stock was valued at 500. There
was no insurance on either.
A. 2. Urquhart's (dealer in general mer-
chandise), }, loss on building and stock is
$4,000. He had insurance of 1915 on the
building, and $1,725 on the stock in the
Western and Crescent Company.
A. j. Thompson & Co. had insurance of
$500 on the building and $4,000 on their
| stock in the Western and Hartford Com
! panies.
Mayer s. Watts were damaged by water
and moving goods 30 per cent. on stock.
| They had insurance of $4,000 IN the Hart
| ford, Home, Continental and Liverpool and
London and Globe Companies.
Y. II. Morgan, owner of the house occu-
/ pied by Mayer & Watts, sustained little
1 loss.
W. Robuck's blacksmith shop was
| torn down TO stop the spread of NE fire.
/ The loss to b. b. Dicks, owner of the
\ house, is 300. RObuck's damage by moV-
/ ing is $25. He had no insurance.
| Green Bryant, cOlOred, occupied house
/ owned by Mrs. A. ROzor. Its value was
I $4O0. There was no insurance on it.
Bette Solomon, cOlOred, lived in a
/ house owned by Mrs. a. RoZOr, valued at
| SO dollars. 1t was torn down to stop the
| fire. There was no insurance on it.
Strong suspicion rests upon certain
| parties, but no arrests have been made.
/ Outside of the fire department prominent
/ among the workers were G. w. McGehee,
1 G. G. GOff, p. ii. Solomon, Cum Thomas,
/ A. Z. ChOate, Rufus McGriffe, and several
! drummers whose names are not accessible.
EDGEFIELD BURNED.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 18.-The busI-
/ ness portion of the town of Edgefield was
! burned this morning. The loss is between
| ,0CO and $4,000. The insurance is
/ light. The cause is unknown, but incen-
/ diarism is alleged.
Among the stores burned are those OF
! w. B. Penn, Grice IL Turner, G. L. B.
Marsh, W. b. Brunson, W. E. Lynch, w.
| II. Mccullough, j. NJ. Gable, W. II. Brun-
son, G.. L. Burnett and Mr.. Cobb. The
office of the Edgeield Chronicle and the
| express office were consumed. Only three
stores remain. The loss is reported at
near 100000. The stores and stocks were
completely destroyed. There is light in
/ surance.
VIRGINIA WOODS BURNING.
! PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. 16.-A destruc-
/ tive fire is burning in the woods in Prince
| George county, extending a short distance
| from this city to DispItanta station, on
| the Norfolk and Western Railroad, 19
miles from Petersburg. In consequence OF
the prOtracted drouth, the grass under
growth has become so dry that the least
spark sets it on fire.
THE GAINESVILLE BLAZE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-A telegram
received at the Post Office Department
from the Postmaster at BarnesVille, Ga.
says that two-thirds of the town, includ
ing the post office, was burned yesterday
The mail bags were saved.
THE NEVADA AT LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1S.-The steamship
! Nevada has reached her dock, and is now
discharging her cargo, which was greatly
damaged by fire. The vessel is injured
but little. The Captain denies that any
panic occurred among the passengers OF
crew when the fire was discovered.
A BLAZE AT ACWORTH.
! ACwoRTH, Oct. 1S.-A $4,000 fire
occurred here last night, destroying the
stores of L. III. Tanner, Litchtield & Put
nam and S. Lemon q Co. The insurance
is $4,000. The fire started in Tanners
| stores.