Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-29
HALF A MILLION In ASHES.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES WHICH
RACED IN MANY PLACES.

A Music Hail, Opera House. Church.
Fifteen stores and Thirty Offices
Burned out at G1ens Falls, N. .Y-Rob-
bers Apply the Torch in Pennsylvania
Fire and Rioting at Panama
GLENs FALLS, n. Y, April 2s, 7:l5
A. M.-Fire broke out here early this
morning, which at this hour is still raging
fiercely, having already destroyed the
music hall building, the opera house and
the Presbyterian church, together with
fifteen stores and fully twice as many
offices. The post office will undoubtedly
be reached by the flames, and the EN-
ployes are now engaged in removing its
/ contents. The fire promises to be repe-
/ titlOn of the great cOnflagration Of tweatv
/ years ago. The local fire department have
] appealed to Fort Edward and Sandy Hill
! for aid, being unequal to the task of sub
I DUNG the flames alone. 1t is estimated
! that the loss will exceed 100000.
GLENs FALLS, n. Y, April %, Pm
/ Ihe Opera House, Presbyterian Church
I and Gildersleeye's Union Hall building
| burned this morning. The fire was first
| discovered in the south end of the recon-
/ structed Union Hall building on Glen
| street, smoke being seen issuing from a
| third story window few minutes after 6
O'Clock. An alarm was sounded and the
] IL
through the breaking of the hose and lack
OF force OF water some time elapsed
before effective work could be DONE The
flames spread to the north and cOmmuni-
Gated with Little's Opera House and great
sheets of flames were soon shooting
| through the roof and windows of both
| structures. Seven or eight streams of
water were directed on the burning build
ings, but the strong winds famed the
fiameS into fury and carried the burning
brands to adjacent buildings. The ut
most confusion prevailed, and no atten-
| tIOn whatever was paid to the orders of
the chief or assistant engineers. The fire
spread to Warren street, in the rear Of
the Glens Falls Opera House, about forty
feet or less from the rear of Little's Opera
House, which was soon on fire, the flames
piercing the windows to the stage, where
the infiammabe scenes, etc, saturated
with oil ignited. The flames thence eX-
tended TO the front of the building, which
was used as stores and to the Presbyte-
rian Church adjoining, the destruction
being so rapid and complete that at ten
O'Clock both opera houses, the Presbyte-
ran Church and the Union Hall building
were completely destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $200,000. The fire originated
IN vacant room, and is supposed to have
been Of incendiary origin.
FLAMES AND RIOTING AT PANAMA.
PANAMA, April 2S.-A terrible fire
ragged here from II o'clock last night to
O'Clock this morning. There was no
water available with which TO eXtinguish
the flames, and the market and two blocks
of houses were totally destroyed. The
loss is about Sl50,00O. How the fire start
ed Is unknown. During its progress a
large mob OF men, portion of them arm
ed with guns, etc, did considerable
plundering, and some of them became in
tOXicated The soldlery were called out.
and quarreled among themselves when
the owners of the burning property fired
upon the plunderers, killing several Of
them.
PANAMA, April %. lip. M.-The ruins
were still burning at O'Clock this even
ing. The damage is now estimated at
100000. Some houses were demolished
to check the progress of the flames Dur
ing the early part Of the fire there was
perfect fusilade of Chinese crackers, and
occasionally heavy explosions Most Of
the buildings burned were wooden struc-
lures. Nearly all contained stores of pc
trOleum and spirits and gunpOWder in
considerable quantities. 1t is said that
one soldier was shot dead by an officer for
disobeylng orders. An Italian fell into
the flames and was consumed. The Ham,
burg insurance offices are the chief losers
The natives are busily engaged i'm search
ing for treasure among the debris. The
Chinese residents suffered heavily.
FLAMES IN MICHIGAN's LUMBER.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, April 2S.-Yes-
terday was an eventful day throughout
the lumber district Of Western and North
ern Michigan. AT Ashton a fire broke
out before noon in what is termed a
'slashing," and in a few moments en-
circled the village. The populace turned
out and confined it to the outskirts. At
Carey Cuppling's large wooden-ware
mill was several times on fire. Between
Carey's and Luther the forest fires We're
so intense that large gangs of men patroll-
1.-THE railroad track with locomotive. At
Cadillac 100000 feet Of lumber, owned bv
NJ. j. Bond, was destroyed. Several of
the largest mills and the railroad round
house narrowly escaped. Two dwellings
we're destroyed at George Woods lumber
camps, five miles northeast Of Cadillac.
BURNED BY ROBBERS.
SELIN's GROVE, PA, April 28.-An in
ctndiary fire last night destroyed several
stores and stables, causing a loss Of $l5,-
OOO. Inc lHCCndiarioS had cut the roDe of
the fire alarm bell. and the alarm was
much. delayed. Many rObberies were
committed during the confusion.
REWARD FOR THE INCENDIARIEs.
FALL RIVER, MASS, April 2S.-Tke
Sycamore Manufacturing Company offers
1900 reward for the incendiaries who set
fire to mill No. ! on Thursday night last.