Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-27
BUFFALo's BIG BLAZE.
Another Life Discovered to Have Been
Lost-Other COndagrations.

rFALOs ~ - MdTcu ZO.-10o DufH-
ing of Music Hall and st. Louis Church
is the topic of general conversation and is
looked upon as a public misfortune. To
add to the horrors of last night it was
ascertained this morning that George j.
Roth, member Of the fire department,
who was last seen on st. Louis Church,
had lost his life, his charred remains be-
ing found this morning in the debris of
the tower. He leaves a widow and five
children. 1t has been ascertained that
the water in the building had been turned
of in the basement to prevent it from
freezing. Had it been left running the
building would probably have been saved.
The losses are placed as follows: Music
Hall, $200,000; Orpheus Society, $4,000;
Charles f. Haung's restaurant, $1,000;
German Young Mems Association IL
brary, $40, 900; Mech Bros, Sc, 900; Nc
Caull Opera Company, $4,000; Franden-
stein, the janitor, $4,000; st. Louis Church
building, 100000; contents, $4,000;
total, 1854, 300.
The insurance is as follows: On the
Music Hall and the library, $55,375; on
the st. Louis Church building, $23, 900; on
the contents of the church, $1,000; on the
Orpheus' Society property, $4,000; other
insurances, SO, 900.
1uC dlI 10 luil VI EuluOIs VI lllSblDA BGO-
pie, and possibly-as a good many were
viewing the fire from the sidewalk in front
! OF Music Hall at the time the front wall
fell-Other bodies may still be in the ruins.
1t is, however, more than probable that
all escaped, as the walls swayed for a
time before falling. The building commit
tee have called a meeting to talk over the
project of rebuilding, and it is not i'm
probable that public fund for this pur-
pose will be started.
The failure to rescue Joseph Green from
| the cupola of st. Louis Church while it
was burning last night was due TO the
fact that the tiremen had no ladder of
sufficient length to reach him. The man
was some hundred feet from the ground.
The longest extension ladder was at once
seized by the firemen, placed in position
and run up. About 70 feet from the earth
it was opposed by a signal wire fastened
to the cupola. The foot of the ladder was
instantly shifted a few feet and the ladder
was lifted to its full height, but 1T proved
too short to reach the man in peril. There
was no net work of telegraph wires, as
first reported, preventing the use of the
ladder. No lines pass the church.
IN A COLUMBUS DRUG STORE.
COLUMBUS, GA, March 26.-AbOut l
O'clock this afternoon fire broke out on
| Upper Broad street in the drug store of
Kurniker Il Co. The stock OF goods was
| just being moved in, and a bottle of acid
fell and broke, lgniting some hay. The
fire department repaired promptly to the
scene, and prevented the spread of the
flames. The stock is insured for $4,000.
The loss is not known, the stock being
| mostly damaged by water. The building
is but slightly damaged.
ALIvELY DAY AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 26.-Augusta
! firemen have had quite busy day with
small fires. This morning three small
| frame dwellings on upper Jones street
were totally destroyed, and tonight one
| dwelling On Reynolds street was also
| burned and two others badly damaged.
BOth.fres were in locations we'll filled with
small frame houses, and but for an un-
usually calm day and the promptness of
the department large loss would be the
| result. The total loss is about $4,000, par
italy covered by insurance.
A FURNITURE STORE BURNED.
MEMPHIS. March &C. Armstrong a.
| Co.'s furniture house was burned tonight.
The loss on stock is $25, 900. The insur-
ance is $4,000. The building was valued
at $4,000, and insured for $4,000. 1t was
about IL O'Clock when the fire was gotten
under control. At this time many fire.
men had entered the building,
when suddenly the side and front
walls fell, burying the following
tiremen under the ruins: Patrick Har-
vey, William Carroll Henry DAILY,
| Mike Fitzmorris. Thomas Cox,
Michael Cleary, Thomas Griffin and
| Capts. James Ryan, John DOnohue and
John Flood. They were rescued after
hard work, all more or less badly burned
and bruised. Cox, it is thought, has re-
ceiyed fatal injuries.
! FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED.
GRENADA, MISS, March 26.-Fire,
which originated in Murff & Moseley's
saloon, on the north side of the square,
| consumed one frame and three brick
buildings, including the post office. The
mail, furniture and fixtures of the post
| office were saved. The loss is estima ated
| atSl2. 600. The insurance is 1000.