Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14

ana barren as the Desert Of Sahara. Even
the huge wooden water tanks, fences, side
walks, and telephone poles are burned to
| ashes.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Business is entirely suspended. The
calamity is so great that men choke with
tears iii speaking OF it. Some score Of
sick people were hurriedly removed
during the conflagration, and many
women were prostrated by the terrible
excitement. meeting of citizens has
been held at the Cotton Exchange
TO provide immediate relief tor the poorer
victims. Already the rich men of the
city and the well-to-do, even those who
have lost their elegant mansions, have
determined TO look after and provide for
the poor, and Galveston will probably
make no appeal to the outside world.
SERIES OF CALANIITIBs.
Following close on the heels OF the re-
cent great strike, which inflicted a monied
| loss on the business men Of Galveston Of
fully 100000, this calamity is q climax
to the woes and sore Affections OF this
city. With the exception OF half dozen
grocery stores and the iron and car re-
pairing foundry where the fire started
no places Of business were destroyed.
kilograms of sympathy and offering aid
are already pouring in from sister cities
in Texas.
CHARTS OF THE FIRE.
Accurate charts of the burnt district
were completed this evening, showing
| that the course Of the fire was in a south
easterly direction, beginning at the foot
| OF Sixteenth street, on the Strand. The
fire crossed avenues G, ID and Z. Here it
worked its way to the east halt Of the
same block, on which stands the post Of
| flee and United States court. The
| tiames threatened the post Office in a most
| aggressive manner, and the building was
hastily cleared OF mail matter, and all the
valuable mail was placed in vaults. For
| tunately the flames spared the govern
| ment building and passed onward toward
the gulf
AMONG STATELY MANSIONS.
| At avenue the fire revelled in the
| stateliest mansions of the city. One of
| the first of these splendid houses to sue
| cumb was that of Mrs. Magale, which
| cost $4,000. Then in rapid succession
went the residences OF julius Runge,
| Leon Blum, MOritz Lasker. II. Fellman,
! George Sealy, Green Dufiield's new man.
| sion, r. +. Georges 100000 residence,
| Thomas GrOggan's and 800 of lesser value.
These names represent a loss OF $40, 600 to
! $4,000 each, but all are insured. The
| business portion of the city was not
/ touched, but in the burned district there
were twenty-one groceries, saloons and
! small stores. The chief of these were the
stores of Cross & Co., grocers; A Werner,
a tanner, and John A. Hammer, a lum-
Der merchant. They lost everything, as
did other small stores.
APANIC AT THE JAIL.
! AS the fire swept past the county Jail
! the forty imprisoned inmates became
nearly frantic with fear. They set up a
| yell which was heard for squares above
! the awful roar OF the terrible fire. On top
OF the jail and court house were a corps
OF strong men determined to save the
buildings, and with the aid Of brick walls
they succeeded. The jail was on fire a
dozen times but was saved. All the street
cars were hastily run out Of the Calves
ton City railway stables and they were
abandoned to their fate.
A 60 MILE GALE.
When the fire started a gale was blow
ing at the rate of 80 miles an hour. At
O'Clock the signal service observer esti-
mates the velocity Of the gale in the
vicinity Of the ire at 60 miles per hour,
and this velocity was maintained until
near O'Clock when the fire gave signs Of
| exhaustion. The fire department had
become utterly helpless and the water
works gave poor satisfaction. The only
public building consumed was the sec
| Ond district school building, a frame
4 structure built recently at a cost Of
| $4,000. The total area of the burned dis
| trict is 100 acres and forty and one half
| blocks were swept clean Of everything
combustble.
400 HOUSES BURNED.
over 400 houses were burned, and it is
! estimated by the relief committee that
/ about 1000 families are rendered home
4 foso erraof ~ a f0ritv n xyboun pGnapiallV
/ the poorer ones, lost everything. AS the
! fire started In the poor district the people
| had little or no time in which to move
! their furniture, while the weather. classes
moved their valuable pictures and effects.
| Several of the finest houses burned with
| out a single article Of their contents being
/ saved, so confident were the occupants
that The fire would pass by them
RELIEF COMMITTEES.
The meeting at the cotton exchange
/ this afternoon was largely attended by
| business men, who Immediately set about
| providing relief for the homeless and sut-
| fering. a general relief committee, con-
/ sisting Of q prominent citizens was or
/ ganized, with Col. ". l.. Moody, presi-
| dent Of the cotton exchange, as chairman.
! A finance committee OF five, with Col.
/ William II. Sinclair as chairman, was
named by the original committee. Be
l sides these com lLtgeb LNeie are suDcOm-
mlttees for various sections OF the burned
district.
CONTRIBUTIONS POURING IN.
Contributions are pouring IN from all
/ parts OF the city. At the citizens meet
/ ing at the Cotton Exchange Sl6,5O0 were
/ subscribed by business men. Capt. Eads
/ telegraphs 81 600 from 81. Louis. kinman
! & CO., OF Houston. Tex, send $500. The
/ following telegram was received tonight:
NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1855.
/ 10 Hon. Roger h. FuitOH. M1gor of Gatcsstoh
! lam lust In receipt Of dispatches with the
account of the terrible cOnfagratipn that has
/ visited your beautiful city, Please accept my
| deep sympathy in your misfortune. only
/ hope the loss is Oyerebtlmated. You may
/ draw on me 40 sight for $4,000, TO Dc used uu-
/ dor direction OF The relief committee or other-
/ wise aU your discretion % feleye thc nceuy
JAY GOULD.
| Fords "Mikado" company, now playing
here, gave a benefit tonight which netted
4 $500 for the sufferers.
THE MUNICIPAL Contribution.
The city council met in special session
| this evening and voted $4,000 and APP
| pointed committee 0f three aldermen TO
! act with the citizens committee IN dis
/ tributing the funds. This makes S3l,5O0
/ already donated by citizens OF Galveston,
which with outside donations shows
total Of S8s, ,O00 in one day.
Nearly every one hns an estimate ne 70
what the total loss by the tre has been'