Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-18
HAzLRHURsps HOLOCAUST.
Thirty or Forty Business Places Raw
aged by the Flames.


NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17.-The business
portion Of the town OF Hazlehurst, Miss,
was burned last night. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000. The Insurance is small.
The following were burned out: Halle
hurst hotel. p. G. Barkston, ieweler; DR..
w. j. JONES' drug store, DIR. Pitts office,
barber shop, Williamson a Kings drug
store, the post Office, M. 3, Redding q Co..
merchants; j. @. White q Co., drugs;
Oates & Oates, doctor's o6ice; Burntly Il
Son, druggists; j. w. Coon, merchant; j.
b. Mathews & Co., MERCHANTS; NJ. X.
! Greenlaw, artist; the Town hall; HeymOn
q Co.. merchant NJ. Marks, livery stable;
Geo. Tomeclch, merchants; X. Vietzheims,
shoeshop; w. A. Baker, grocer and con-
| fectiOner, Hitler & Klotz, merchants; Sim
clair, barbershop and sample house; SUI
BATHS restaurant, Linfields millinery es-
tablishment and resident; DR.. Penn,
building; Moore house, CDpidbdn office,
Lalley's blacksmith shop, JohnsOn's sad
dlery shop, A. Presser's residence, Signal
! printing office, Cato's livery stable, Bur-
RACES carriage house, tpwn calabosse,
Judge Peyton's office, snd Morrison's
shop.
$76,51S sUBscRieED.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Nov. 1.-THE
work OF providing for the sufferers
| by the disastrous conflRgration goes nObly
on. Contributions continue 10 arrive
| from Texas and the East and North. Up
| to this evening $40, ,513 had been subscribed,
| $40,442 OF which has been paid in,
and of this sum $4,000 has been
distributed among 463 applicants. These
applicants represented 81 families, and
the relief extended to them is scarcely
more than temporary, as they
lost everything, and every fam
| lily among them is an applicant
/ for further relief. In addition to this the
relief committee, or the Individual mem
! bers thereof, are of the opinion that the
! applicants thus far passtd upon by the
! committee represent something over half
of the total number of families that will
or have already applied to the members Of
the committee.
NO TABULATKD STATEMENT.
No tabulated list Of the actual number
Of sufferers has yet been prepared. The
relief committee proposes u prepare such
a statement, but for the present they are
giving their attention to examining appli-
cants aud supplying immediate relief such
as renting houses and settling families
therein, and furnishing them with bed
ding, cooking utensils, etc. This work
will occupy several days yet, when meas
| ures for more permanent relief will be
considered. Among the victims are about
200 cOlOred families who were burned out
! during the first hour OF the fire. They
| saved practically nothing. Mayor Full
| ton says "No standard tabulated state
ment Of facts has been yet agreed upon.
The estimates vary from 81, 100000 to $3,-
100000, but they all agree now, believe,
that the estimates first formulated, were
cruelty short OF the facts now establish
ed"
AID FOR GAIVFGTON e
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE Citizens
Relief Committee to-day telegraphed
Mayor Fulton, of Galveston, to draw
upon it for $1,000, the money to be used
| for the sufferers by the late fire In that
city. The committee will hold meetings
daily to receive contributions for the
sufferers.
$4,000 FROM KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 17.-Three thous-
and dollars has been raised here for the
benefit Of the sufferers by the fire In Gal
weston.
FIRE AND LYNCHING.
WRIGHTsvILLE GA, Nov. 17.-Fire at
9 O'Clock Monday morning consumed the
large twO-stOry wooden building of ex-
Senator James H. Hicks. The first floor
was occuBied by 4. +. Dukes & Co.. and
l.. +. Vallandingham, both dealers in gen.
aud had no insurance. The second story
was occupied by DR.. j. l.. Walker, who
lost his entire outfit. including instru-
ments, etc. DIR. @. w. McWhOrter shared
a similar fate. as also did DR.. W. j. Flan-
ders. Dukes a. Co. lose about SO. 900, and
Mr.. Vallandingbam about $500. The
building cost about 1000. The circum-
stances connected with the fire led to the
arrest Of Cap Hamilton, a noted negro
/ l. 20 ha wfF ,IaH "A
then set fire to Duke 81 Co.'s store. The
possee having him in custody were fired
upon by body Of determined men, and
Hamilton's body was riddled with bullets.
QUITMAN's CoLORED SEMINARY.
! VALDOsTA, GA, Nov. 1.-THE Allen
house at QuItman, recently converted
! into negro school, was destroyed by fire
this morning at 10 O'Clock. The origin Of
the FIRE is unknown.
The school is under the auspices OF
! Northern Methodists. and its location in
80 prominent part Of the city was
strenuously, but unsuccessfully, opposed
! by the citizens. Soon after the principal
/ took charge an effort was made TO assas-
sinate him by unknown men, who called
him to his door and fred at him. -'
PROTECTORY PERIsHEs.
| ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 1.-THE Catholic
]
/ this city, was burned last night. There
were 9 Christian brothers and So boys in
the building, all OF whom escaped. Two
boys and one brother VINO remained in the
/ building too long found the stairway
burning, and jumped from third story
/ window. The brother was badly hurt.
The loss is $4,000. The insurance is
$4,000.
AN ARSENAL BURNED.
! PARIS. Nov. 17.--Laiere arsenal, con-
/ tanning a large quantity OF stores and
cavalry harness. has been partially de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will reach ,OO0,-
900 francs.
A STEAMBOAT BURNED.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE steam
/ boat Poplar Bluff was burned Sunday
/ evening at the mouth OF Black river. The
boat was a total loss. She was valued at
| $4,000 and was insured for $4,000. Her
cargo consisted OF AIS bales Of cotton, OF
| which about 400 were destroyed with a
/ loss OF $4,000. No lives were lost.
Life Saving Equincs.
WAsHINGToE, Nov l7.--lt has been
determined instead Of hiring horses for