Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
WASHINGT0NS BIG BLAZE
NEWSPAPER AEEN FIGURING UP
NHMlHk IosaMa-

4 the HurnIng ~ irs Melting Tfst tsag
"Post'H' Wort SERIOUS Mfehnu
"Crr5cs" @IG. 500 Press Totsl WRECK
"A sawmin Near Hardoaviilo nfd in
Ashes
WARRINGTON. July -Insurance menf
+ and the owners were atout the post hod-
ina this m0mng, looking over the rums
and making estim3tes ss to Che loss. The
! hre seems 10 have beon confined chie6y 10
the northeast corner 81 che building and
/ burned out through The third story to tie
/ y street front Il is thought thar lie
( building is not a total wreck, but
cen be rebpHt te zona extent
The editorial rooms and composing rooms
ol the Post are total wrecks, but the Hds
revolving press fs only damaged by water
and heat, and tho preaamau SAYS thatit
is probable repairs cen be made for 81 800.
The engine End boiler are only sluhtr
damaged, and it is probable hntthep Wis
he able 20 issue popcr tron the oiHee
early next weeh. The seyerest loss So he
Post is the mailing list 0f ita weeAlt.4
which cannot be replaced The Electric
Light Company is n heavy losor
aHE rorAL VALUE.
The entire value 0f the plant aa olven
this morning rs $4,000 and ot fhie fhafe
was $50, ,O00 TN the huildinq Tho lose In
aynam0s, boilers onRiua and stock has
not yet been estimated. The inauranee ST.
$4,000
The evening C37fe hae nothing le0 81
its plant hut the business office Una
press fen through from the second stort.
amt ia q total loss 1t ecet $40 500 Thfre
was ON insurance OF $4,000 on tho press
The composing room and dxnrcs 0n
which there WAS en Insurance Of 82.C00.
"a. .lsla saF g.. s t..f AN
bourne made arrangements for setting ub
tine pnpal at printing h0use on Nlnth
street aud if WIN be run oA on the pross
0i the SVud0V Her4}I
rHF "pwruRncANr MoRr lucky.
lhe property Of the fepahpean eseapeI
with less damage. Tha t.ountfDo reofn H..
injured bv water. fbe editorial rooms
are o tot1 wreck and tno most serious
Ines is the destruction of the bound Hlaa
cf the paper running back over 81 long
period. a Ncott rrees which was on lhe
first floor was only slighty damaged lt
is Thought that p eood deal Of material IN
the composing room escaped serious in-
jury, and THE ie especially the case with
the turtle forms The l0ss win probably
not exceed f2o000 The insutance ls
S25. 600
MIR Morrow proprietor Of the cgnady
Gazette iostimotes his loss 0f TIVE, dame
age to press, etc, ~ s289o BE is insured
Ton $1,000
THE Gas CoMpANy's LOSS.
! The United siates Gas Inspector. whose
laboratory was in this buildmp, valued
4 the equipments of his 0fice. whioh we're
owned br the Washington gaa fieht
Company, m about 8l2 600, and there wss
Insurance Of ~ 600. n is NOT Thought
that the loss viii reach that ninouHt
Timothy Zee hnd inautnnca ~ a2 600
upon his RESTAURANT. ard be estimates his
loes. over and above insurance. at 50 500.
Mpssrs. Allen 3 co., publishers Of the
Naiorol CoptiaL IL is estimated, i0se
$1,000
Sid y Nealr. artist, lost al bic draw.
irgs including theen f0t tha new bu0k On
washington iust Hubflah4d w hich cost
f3j 000. lle is uninsured
nor wOR8 sg HrW Yona
AEW YohR Jny rs. q w-at 10
O'Clock lasi night flames we're discovered
on the top fo1r ~ thp f-story buiding
Nos. 80 ~ and s1 fhonaa street. used as
q General stotehouse of She gfDeerg nrn,.
OF thurbef, WhVlanb q 60 The build-
lne pvteuds baek ~ Worth street. and alli
around ~ are tenement houses when
the alarm WHe given ihH anucflo-i
iendent nf the building rushed to'
the ro1f and pnt iu cobnf cti0n
With esch loof bg means " bose NUl
gallon tauks Kept fllad with water tod
nee IN such au emafeencY This helped
keep ths iiailas down materially until the
anCinp9 arrived fur which two ninrfns
had been sent put Hueh cbncefH about
ihe inmates ~ adjoining houses WIS ieltd
and p general fenfb9al ~ goods t01ld
piare. NOb0tg wea injareh. h0wevef.I
Mr Whyiant fshwated his loss at Si00-
01O. 1hp daadaga bg the fire vas pretty
well confined 70 the top floor. Ihs
loss is imply covered Nv iu-
surance. The gfemen suffered ss-