Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
RUIN WROUGHT BY FIRE.
THE SUWANNEE SPRINGS HOTEL
ENTIRELY DESTROYED.

The Loss $4,000, and the Insurance
S51,OO0-It viii be Rebuilt Imme-
dtately-The House Full of Guests
Escape-A Great Fire in sun Court.
London.
LIVE OAK, FLA, Jan. 17.-Scoville &
Culpepper's elegant hotel at Suwannee
Springs, was burned to the ground this
morning. The fire originated in the Sec
ond story above the kitchen, from some
unknown cause. The wind was blowing
stl1hY towards the main building, which
caused the flames to spread rapidly.
What was the most elegant and complete
hotel structure in the State of Florida
was in two hours in ashes and smoke.
Nothing was saved but the office furni-
ture and the guests personal property.
! The loss is estimated at $4,000. The in
surance is $51, 900. Scoville & CuIpepper
were both personally present. They ex-
| press their determination to commence
rebuilding at once.
| The house was full of guests when the
names burst forth, but it is believed that
all escaped.
Capt. r. G.. Fleming, the courteous Su-
perlntendent of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad, dispatched train
from savannah to take the homeless
| guests Of the hotel to Jacksonville and
other places of retreat.
Among those at the hotel were j. Reuben
and Osceola Butler, Jr., sons of Mr.. o.
Butler, of this city, and servant, Joseph
Tr0pey, eolOred.
The hotel was magnificent four-sided,
| nVe-turreted structure, with great open
square i'll the centre, and contained 125
rooms hod n
| sweep OF quarter of a mile, and made
the nnest promenade of the kind in the
South. The ball and dining rooms were
the nnest in all Florida. The inner court
OF the great oaraYansary was para
dlslcal IN its prOfusion of flowers,
fountains and semi-tropical plants.
The swimming pools of pure
sulphur water aided the other at
fractions In making the place the Mecca
OF the Northern tourists and invalids who
annually seek the mid-winter sunshine of
the state. The building was situated on
high knoll on the river bank, in the
midst of grove of sturdy oaks. Taken
all In all the hotel was one of the finest In
the State. many even calling it the finest.
NEW MEXICAN HOTEL BURNED.
TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 1.-THE Monte
yuma Hotel, at Los Vegas, N. NJ, was
burned to-day with its contents. The fire
water supply. The hotel was the finest in
the West.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 1.-THE Grand
Montezuma Hotel at Los Vegas, N. NJ,
was burned this afternoon. The fire
originated in the basement, 1t is supposed,
from the gasoline machine. In fifty min
utes the hotel was in ruins. The guests,
numbering 100, lost everything, barely
escaping alive. Frozen fire plugs rem
dered the fire department powerless. The
hotel was owned by the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company, and was
one of the finest structures in the West
The loss is 100000. The insurance is
less than 100000.
FIRE IN LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. ia furious fire broke
out shortly after O'Clock this morning in
the premises of S. W. Silver & Co., colo
nial merchants and publishers, in Sun
Court, No. 81 COrnhill street. In half an
hour the roof fell in. Fire engines were
present from all parts of the metropolis.
At : O'Clock the fire was subdued, but
fifteen engines were still playing on the
building.
LONDON, Jan. II, II P. M.-The fire in
the premises Of S. w. Silver & Co., colo
NAL merchants and publishing house,
caused damage to the amount of 935, 900.
MORNING BLAZE AT PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. Is, A. NJ
Fire has just broken out in the Vaughan
building next to the post office, and has
run up the elevator well, so that all five
stories are burning. The building is oc-
cCpied by bank, wholesale stores, and
offices. The building occupied by the
Press and Star is also on fire. A third
alarm has called out the entire fire de-
partment. The fire is still confined mainly
to the building in which it originated.
BROKERS BURNED OUT.
NEW YORK, Jan II, s P. M.-Fire this
afternoon in the Exchange court, start
in the Office of +. M. Lockwood & Co., has
caused damage already of $150,000 Twen-
ty thousand dollars worth of West Shore
lives and 100 shares of Union Pacific are
known to have been burned. The build
ing is occupied by many brokers and
bankers. The firm of II. L. Horton & Co,
is Of the number.
PART OF CANAsTOLA IN ASHES.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. ia fire at
Canastola, Madison county, this morning
destroyed large part of the business
portion of the town. The losses aggre-
gate upwards Of $4,000. The losers are
mostly insured.
SEVERAL STORES BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.-Fire at Fayette,
Mo-, yesterday morning destroyed several
stores, involving a loss of $4,000. 1t is
partially insured.
Tyranny in Bolivia.
lQUIQUE, Jan. 17.-Advices from La