Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-24
FIRES PlTlLESS FURY.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LEFT
HOMELESS AND STARVING.

The Need of Immediate SuccOr Urgent
Eight Persons Burned to Death in
Westphalia-Charity at Work Amid
the Ruins of Carthage-Wire Works
Burned at st. Louis.
QUEBEC, Oct. 23.-Hen. E. j, Flyn.
commissioners of Railroads, received the
following telegram to-day from the Rev.
j. E. b. PeulIot, dated Gashee: eThe
settlements of Pointe. Fregate and Pc
tite Anse have been completely DESTROYED
by fire. Thirty-five families are homeless
and starving. For Gods sake assist u.s."
Another telegram from Clary Dorme
says: ''Thirty-fye houses at this place
have been burned, and 200 persons are
in state of starvation, having lost their
barns, boats and everything they pos
sessed. Something should be done at
once. The men could be sent away for
the winter if the women and children
were provided for"
CHARITY AT CARTHAGE.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, Oct. 23.-The rain
or last night and to-day quenched the fire
at Carthage, so that no more danger Is
feared. Assistance is being rendered the
afflicted people as fast as possible and
teams have been gathering provisions,
$4,000 in cash has been sent from here.
The relief committee in Carthage is ac-
lively at work. The people not burned
out have given up all their rooms for the
lodging of the homeless people, and barns,
offices and stores have been utilized as
shelter at night. 1t is believed that
enough clothing and food will be furnished
by the citizens of neighbOring places and
money as fast as received will be used to
build temporary dwellings. Lumber men
OF Northern New York make generous
offers OF assistance. Contributions should
be sent to Charles p. Ryther, Treasurer of
the Relief Committee at Carthage.
WIRE WORKS BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.-The works of the
Southern Barbed Wire Company, situated
on the southeast corner of Tyler and Sec
ond streets, were almost totally destroyed
by fire last night. The loss on stock and
machinery is about 900 and the insur-
ance $50, 100. The loss on the building is
$1,000 and the insurance $4,000. Frank
Knollhoff and JEFF Button, two employees
of the company, were very badly burned
while endeavOring to eXtingulsh the
flames and were obliged to leap from a
second story window to save their lives
Austin Shea, a fireman, was badly bruised
by falling bricks.
BIG FIRE AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23-At 10 O'Clock
this evening fire was discovered in the
cloak department of Chipman's mammoth
dry goods establishment, resulting in its
complete destruction, together with its
contents. The building was four-story
brick structure, 2l0 by 150 feet ground
space, on the corner of Wisconsin and
Milwaukee streets. The loss on the
building is $150,0O0, and stock $25O,00O.
Stark Bros, occupying a portion of the
building, also lost 100000 on stock.
Everything is fully covered by insurance.
A NEWSPAPER BURNED OUT.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. ga large build
ing occupied by Chapman & Co., dealers
in dry-goods, and the Standard newspaper
office are burning. The loss will probably
reach $4,000.
COOPER SHOPS BURNED.
PEORIA, ILL, Oct 23.-The cooper shops |
of Hutchinson & Co. were destroyed by |
fire last evening. The loss is $25, 900. The |
fire was the work of an incendiary.
EIGHT BURNED TO DEATH.
BERLIN, Oct. 23.-Eight persons have
been burned to death in fire which oc-
Cured in Westphalia.