Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-26
FEARFUL WORK BY FIRE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MADE
HOMELESS IN GALICIA.

Two Towns Completely Wiped Out of
Existence-Over 500 Houses Laid in
Ruins-A Michigan Town Also Swept
from the Face of the Earth and the
Fire Still Raging.
LONDON, Aug. ga fire has been
raging for three days in Rawa, a town of
Austria-Galicia. Three hundred houses
have been burned and 5000 persons are
homeless.
Fire has also destroyed ia dwellings
and 327 farms in and about the large
market town of Razwadow, in Austria
Galicia. The harvest, which had lust
been gathered, was all consumed. There
is a great dearth of provisions in the
town.
THE ROASTED RACERS.
CYNTHIANA, KY, Aug. 25.-In addi-
tion to the loss of property by the fire at
the Abdallah Park stsbles yesterday, Jas.
Horem, employed in the stables. lost his
life. w. II. Wilson, the owner of the
stables, had his residence burned. The
following is a full list of the animals
burned: Triumvir, stallion of years,
valued at $4,000; Long Branch,
a stallion valued at $4,000; HUI
ron Brown, a stallion, chestnut by
Wilkes, 2 years old. valued at $4,000;
Norman Sprague, two-year-old stallion;
Jersey Lily, two-year-old mare. owned
by j. II. Allen, of DerbyVille, o., and
valued at $4,000; Ink, a two-year-old
mare, also owned by Mr.. Allen, and val
ued at 81, 900; rim Coon, a gelding, record
2:22, the property of p. P. johnson,
of Lexington, killed himself after
after getting out OF the stable; Winona. a
brood mare by Smuggler; Minneapolis, a
twO-year-old filly valued af $500; the
Secrest mare, owned by j. A. Secrest.
$4,000; Almont, a gelding, owned by c.
Cason and valued at $1,000; Tom Bagby, q
bay gelding, owned by Mr.. McCandless,
of Berry, New York, and valued at 81, 500,
and the brood mare Corrine. There was
no insurance on the horses and Wilson
had but $4,000 on his building.
MICHIGAN TOWNS BURNED.
DETROIT, Aug. 25.-Harmon CITY. in
the new county of Arenac, south of Cawas
City, on the lake, is reported burned. A
special from East Tawas says: "We have
had heavy gale, accompanied with light
rain, but not enough to subdue the fires
of yesterday evening. The fire was driven
by a northwest wind, and swept down on
Harmon City, burning every building but
large lime kiln and one house. The
dock and warehouse containing a
lUJ VI uGICuduulo6 we're also DuTn6us Inc
property belonged to the late firm of Har-
mon 81 Grove, of Cleveland. The fires
yesterday and to-day burned fiercely on
both sides of Tawas Lake. The black
muck in the swamps is burning to depth
of several feet and under the roots of large
trees, which topple into the burning mass.
To some this is benefit in clearing land
and to many others a loss in crops and
buildings. About 100000 logs belonging
to Smith Bros. & Co., of West Bay City,
are reported burned"
TWO STEAMERS BURNED.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-At Shreve-
port at O'Clock this morning the wharf
boat Maria Louise and the steamboat
Shields, owned by the Red River Coast
Line, were burned to the waters edge.
The fire broke out in the forward part of
the Maria Louise. The flames soon COM
municated to the Shields. Everything on
both boats was destroyed. The loss is
$4,000. The boats were insured in New
Orleans agencies. There was no loss of
lifa