Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-30
FIRES LURID GLARE.
Hhirty-seven Head OF Live Stock and
swine Perish in Pennsylvania.

Thirty-seven Head OF Live Stock and
swine Perish in Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, PA, Dec. 29.-The boiler
OF threshing machine in a barn near
New Providence, in this county, exploded
Snls morning, killing two young men
named Christian Hildebrand and Edward
helm. The barn was set on fire and de-
stroyed. The men were engaged in grind
inR leed when the boiler exploded. Hide
nfahd was hurled 80 feet, and was
instantly killed, as was also Helm. Frank
towards was seriously sealded. The
oarh, which was consumed with its con-
tents, contained Is young cattle, steers,
: mules, horses, colts, COWS, 10 hogs,
!,oVO bushels of corn, 800 bushels
VI "heaC ana large amount Of bay.
MILL, HOUSES AND COTTON.
0REENvILLE, MISS, Dec. 29.-Fire
broke out this morning In the cotton seed
on mill owned by W. and II. Stead g.
Co., OF England. A stiff wind was blow
ing from the southeast, and in few min
utes the whole building was envelODed in
flames. The building was about 400 feet
long, and with its machinery and contents
was valued at $l30,000. The
insurance is only $32, 900. On the
northwest side Of the mill there were or
III small dwellings, which took fire and
were soon consumed. The cotton ward,
winch was northeast of the mill. contain
ed eoout $500 bales. Sparks and pieces
OF burning timber soon set the cotton on
nre, and IN few minutes all. except
about 200 bales on the west side of the
railroad, was in flames. OF the cotton
burned, Carter & Co., Eastern buyers,
lose 500 bales, which is believed to be
insured. II. d N. Wilouzinski lost 900
oales OF cotton, insurance $l7.5O0; Z. G..
Marshall, 7S bales, insured; S. Goldsmith,
llS bales, insurance 81, 600; Weiss & Gold
stein, 100 bales, insured: Whitman & Nc
Bath, Eastern buyers, 400 bales, insured /:
Blake Il Co., 80 bales, insurance unknown.
The following merchants, besides a
large number of planters, had cotton in
the yard: B. Lemler, f. D. Waldner, E..
h. Livingston, Heathman. Smith & Co.,
,. Rosenfield, j. Herdingsfelder, j. Ising-
berg, and others. The total loss is esti-
mated at $590,O00. It's believed that the
insurance is less than 100000.
FLAMES AMONG POWDER.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-About one
O'Clock this morning fire broke out IN the
general store of John Hageman. at
Juliustown, N. J, The flames when first
discovered had made considerable head
way, and all efforts to subdue them were
unavailing. The store with it's contents
was destroyed, as were three dwelling
houses. After the fire was discovered in
the store it was found that many OF the
goods were missing, creating the impress
sion that the store had been robbed and
then set on fire. The citizens kept a
safe distance from the burning store, as
there was quantity of powder in the
building. When the fire reached the
powder there was a loud explosion and
the work of demolition was hastened.
NINE STRUCTURES DESTROYED.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 29.-Nine frame
residences and stores were burned on
East Ninth street this morning, causing
q loss of between $12, 900 and $4,000. The
insurance aggregates $4,000 The losers
are r. d. Peoples, John Sully, j. p. Nc
Millin, the Sons and Daughters of Zion
and r. J. Brennan.
BURNING OF A GIN HOUSE.
EATONToN, GA, Dec. 29.-Tle gin
house OF u. Il. Walton was DESTROYED by
fire Saturday. II contained 8 bales of
cotton and 2,700 bundles of fodder. There
was no insurance. The IRE is thought to
have been the act OF an incendiary.