Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-07
4 MILLION LOST BY FIRE.
THIRD OF WISCONSIN'S LAST
TOBACCO CROP GONE.


49, Warehouses Reduced to Ruins-
r-,i,er Details of the Fatal Fire by
1,tgbt in "a virginia Farm HOuse-TwO
r1sn Lose Their Lives in Burning
Bsrns.
MADISON. WIS, July 6.-One Of the
most disastrous fires that ever occurred
IN this section Of the state was
hat which took place at stoug-
Jan Yesterday, burning ten out OF
.birtaan large tobacco warehouses, the
:, PAM deuot, about twenty freight cars
ioasei with wheat and merchandise,
causing a loss estimated all the way from
s,9a oo0 to ST 600 900. The fire originated
Il an old bay press, now used as q box
aotorv. The tobacco warehouses were
,ll owned bv New York and Philadelphia
tobacco houses, Oppenheimer ~ Co.,
4 Rosowald a CO., Cohn a Co. and John
mark. Of Chicago, being among the
losers.
ErrRNfNG TOBACCO BY WHOLEsALE.
the IRE probably caused the heaviest
u destruction Of tobacco that has ever o0-
N ourrpd i'm the United States at one time
Il from rh9t cause. 1t is estimated that
fIllv9 third Of the entire Wisconsin to-
VI barc9 crou Of last year was consumed.
Vbere were about 10000 cases stored in
M warehouses ready for shipment.
'Tb4saeaees were worth about $50 apiece,
tbns making the loss on the tobacco about
$4,000 The warehouses were worth
abaut 81 500 each, making an additional
81 loss of $4,000. The depot WIS large
frame structure which had been recently
Int yNvsf a n
tirelv new. A large amount of freight
stored in the depot was saved. The
freight cars which were burned were
standing on side track and in the excite
meut Of She fire it was impossible TO re-
move them 30 a safe location.
THE ORIGIN UNCERTAIN.
Nothing can he learned Of the origin of
tbe fire. The general opinion, however.
is that it was started by some Fourth OF
July patriot who was careless 10 the Use
Of fireworks. The loss is partially covered
IN Insurance., though the exact amount
could not be learned. The loss OF seven
companies. represented by A. II. Main, of
tnlS clty is $5S,000. The individual losses
IAN mostly on Eastern buyers, though
some Of the stoughtOn buyers lost from
$ 900 to SO, coo, and will be ruined by it.
The disaster viii throw about 800 people
out Of employment.
W0OURRIDGE's FATAL FIRE.
WAsmNGToN, July "a report re-
eeyed here to-day from Woodbridge, Va.
" regarding the fatal fire which occurred
near there carly Nst Saturday morning,
says that there We're eight persons in the
house at the tlme-JOseph Harrison, his
wife and two children, Samuel Harrison,
and a Mrs. Barley and her sister and Miss
Bailey. Mrs. Harrison got up during the
might 90 zet her oldest child a drink of
water, au1 does not remember whether
she aiterward blew the lamp out or not.
DISCOVERY or THE FIRE.
She afterwards discovered tha house on
ire and called her husband, who got up
ana took his Two children ana called his
brother Samuel. Then he and his wife
and Mrs. Bailey and the baby, and Miss
bailey started down stairs. Samuel came
DOWN and started to the front door. When
ne entered the front room the smoke aud
leal we've So great that he fell, but finally
cIaWled across to another room, and got
oul o. the back door. He could not find
any Of the others, nor could he hear any
talng q them, aud he called neighbors,
~lo soon arrived and Knocked the front
leof lo with an ax. and got Mrs. Harrison
aaJ two children out.
BURNING or THE BABY.
lae beat was so intense that they could
NY go back alter the rest. Another
glshhor had gone in and pulled Joseph
harrison aud Mrs. Bailey out OF a WIN
'"' but dld not know that Mrs. Bailey's
'ui was still there, and so it burned TO
eaIh Inc others We're carried to a
ielShp9rtng house. where Harrison a
olpgest child died about II O'Clock
i4ld4 morning. Joseph Harrison and
" othef ehlid have since died The other
uluItd ones aleBt.ll alive, but the doctors
la'e Htile nope OF Mrs. Harrisou's re-
}ey.
ahN' HORSES AND BARNS BURNED.
TUITION. WIS, july 6.-The barns on
an Etta's large stock farm were
eI'ta to-day. Two men and nine
',e1 horses persisted. The loss is
HALF A CITY BURNED.
AtsoN, New. July 6.-Fue yester-
t7ll3yed the greater portion of the
wy paFt of she city. The loss is $50. 900.
.4 Qe insurance $I3,000.
arAuoNEKs FAIL.
N10MtNGroN, IA, July &c. A. ~
Vehoin a. co., stauouers OF tins
nave tailed. Their liabilities are
'V' aHd tbelr assets S2p.0O0.
@3lt@,0W IN SIX MONTHS.
~" t"kh July 6.--lhe to,al loss BY
tbh ufst siN monthsO Of the wear in
.a.a lll-d states and Canada was SOL
cANNrBY AND HOTEL.
'g-''LN' DEL. July 6.-The cauucry
a,l. 'il 4ll oad hotel adjoining were
'''''' Today The loss IS $4,000.
Wv ~ 'io THHEE THRoATs.