Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-08
FIERCE FIRES NEAR HOME
A 100000 BLAZE sAT WEST
POINT-$35, 900 AT PENSACOLA.

Many Firms Burned Out in Each Place
Disastrous Lack of Fire Apparatus in
the Georgia TOwn-Many Narrow Es
capes at New York Confiagratioh,
COLUMBUS, GA, April IA special
from West Point, Ca, says: Yesterday
morning fire was discovered In the
warehouse of Darden & Kennedy, on Gill
more street, and was well under headwav
before the firemen and citizens could rem
der any assistance. 1t ragged fiercely
about two hours. The gentle breeze of
the morning was converted into high
winds by the intense heat, scattering Q
sparks in every direction. The most in
tense excitement prevailed at one time on
account of the wOrthlessness of the engine
and the whole town was expected to be laid
in ashes. The bucket brigade rendered
prompt and valuable assistance in
eXtinguishing the flames on
buildings across the street. as
they would ignite from the falling
sparks. The entire block from Darden q
kennedy's corner to the corner of Gilmore
and Montgomery streets, consisting of
four stores and two warehouses. with
1900 bales of cotton, was consumed. The
loss is estimated at 100000 and the insur-
ance at 100000. About half the block
was owned by Lehman Bros, of New
York. The whole block was occupied by
w. b. Higginbothem, dry goods dealer;
W. Ii. Huguly & Co., grocers; Huguly's
warehouse; &. w. Edwards barroom;
Croft Bros, grocers, and 49artien's ware
house. Nine hundred bales of the cotton
were owned by the Alabama and Georgia
Manufacturing Company and 700 by the
west Point Manufacturing Company.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS.
COLUMBUS, GA, April 7, 10 P. NJ
Further particulars from West Point re-
specting the fire which occurred yester-
day state that the Alabama and Georgia
Manufacturing Company lost 900 bales of
cotton, insured; the West Point Manu-
featuring Company, 600 bales, insured.
Three hundred bales belonged to private
parties. W. b. Higginbotham's stock,
which was partially consumed was
valued at $4,000. The larger part of his
stock was saved. The stock of G. w.
Edwards, of which half was saved, was
valued at $4,000. w. II. Huguely lost
$4,000.
$4,000 BLAZE AT PENSACOLA.
PENSACOLA, April Fire this morn
ing destroyed Kahn's shoe palace.
10ung's bookstore, Whites job printing
office, SHOWS music store, Felix's dry
goods store, Hyde's plumbing and tin shop.
DR.. Whites office, Williams jewelry
store, Merritt's brokers' office, Knowles
Bros insurance and real estate office,
and the Merchants Bank The bank
vault was uninjured and the bank re-
sumCd business at noon in a new office.
The loss is $4,000.
EXCITING FIRE EPISODES
NEW YORK, April IA seven-storv
apartment house, known as st. Georges,
at No. 223 and 225 East Seventeenth
street, caught fire shortly before noon to-
day, and was totally DESTROYED. Fourteen
families occupying the building escaped,
some with much difficulty, but unhurt.
Two tiremen and the engineer in the
building were hurt by falling elevator
and scorched, and an ambulance hasten
ing to the scene from Bellevue Hospital
was upset, throwing out Commits
siOner Brennan and Surgeon Rutherford.
The latter was badly bruised, and the
commissioner slightly. Louis Castem, the
elevator boy who had gone to the top
story to help out Mrs. Lockwood. who
was Ill in her room, found his way to the
escape, cut off by the flames, and ran to a
window to jump out. He was rescued
by the firemen of the life saving corps.
Mrs. Lockwood, was also rescued. The
loss on the building is 100000 and of the
tenants $4,000 additional.
A COUNTY JAIL AND SEVERAL STORES
GONE.
DANVILLE, VA, April Fire at Chat
ham last night burned the county iaIl, the
office Of the PittSylrdnia tribune, James
harness store, Browns hardware store.
Whites livery stable, GUtherie's jewelry
store, and Wager's hardware store. The
loss is about $4,000. All the prisoners
were safely taken from the Jail and
brought to the Jail here.
A NEW YORK CHURCH BTTRNED
NEW YORK, April st Peters Lu-
therau Church, at FOrty-sixth street and
Lexington avenue, caught fire this eve
ming and was almost totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it
IS thought to be the work of an incen-
diary. The loss is $4,000. 1t is fully in
sured.
LITHoGRAPHIC WORKS BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, April 7.-GasGs Lithographic
Works, with valuable machinery and
many partially executed orders, were
burned last night. The loss is $3.50, 900.