Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-04
A BIG BUILDING ABLAzE.
Four Firms of WOOdwOrkers Burned
Out at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.-The 4-story brick
building comprising Nos. 465, 46T and 469
West Pratt street, was destroyed by fire
this afternoon. 1t was occupied by four
firms of woodworkers, and their stock and
the machinery is almost total loss. F.
G. Linley e Bros, proprietors of aplaning
mill, lose $4,000 to $40, 900. They have in
suranee of$4,000. b. J. Sparkln, manu-
facturer of cornices, $4,000. lie Is fully
insured. Irwin, Buck & Co., desk manu-
facturers, lose $4,000. They have insur-
ance of $4,000. Bailey Bros, dealers in
builders supplies, lose $l7, 900 They have
insurance of $4,000. The building was
owned by Mrs. d. G. Morgan. 1t was
valued at 1856 900 and insured for $4,000.
FREIGHT HOUSE BURNED.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-About dusk this
evening the entire fire department OF the
city was called TO the corner of Sixth and
Hoadly streets, where fired had gained
much headway in the freight depot Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail
road. The building extends irom Fifth to
Sixth street, a distance of 500 feet. The
lower floor Is occupied as a freight depot
by the railroad company, while the upper
stories are used by the Cincinnati Malt
ing and Warehouse Company, j. X.
tuOSAlOC ~ NOss HiOltf ASbOA o. fAh iihiutuNS
quantity OF grain was stored in the build
ing, and with the building was totally de-
strOyed. The freight on hand was also
badly damaged. The loss on toe building
is $250000 and the insurance $4,000. The
loss of the Stock Mailing Company is
$150,000. 1t is insured for 100000. The
freight in the depot was totally consumed
and the loss may reach $4,000, on which
there is $4,000 insurance.
THIRTY BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. "A large fire
occurred here this afternoon. Thirty
buildings, mostly frame, were destroyed.
The loss will probably reach $4,000. All
the buildings on the block bounded by
South Pearl, Broad and Alexander streets
ana Fourth avenue were burned except
three brick ones on Pearl street The
wall of one of the buildings fell and the
fremen narrowly escaped being buried
beneath it. twenty-five to thirty families
are burned out of their homes.
A MOROCCO FACTORY GONE.
Boston, Sept. 3.-The 4-story brick
building, corner of Federal street and
Western avenue, occupied as q morocco
factory, was burned early this morning
The factory was run by Nicholas Webber.
as manager for Lucius Beebe & Sons, of
Boston. Mr.. Weber has patent process
lOi manufacturing AAolOCcus dhu lis IosS
on machinery amounts 10 $4,000, while
the Beebes lose about 100000. The total
insurance is about 100000.
AN OLD MILL BURNED.
HAGERsTOwN, Md, Sept. 3.-The Ha-
ger -four mill on Antietam creek, near
this place, was entirely destroyed by fire
yesterday evening. The loss on buildings,
machinery and stock is $4,000. The
property is fully insured The mill had
been in operation over 100 years.
FTREMEN INJURED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, A. M.-About
1880 o'clock last night fire started in a
fiye-stOry tenement house at No. 236 West
Nineteenth street. Nine families occupied
the premises, and all were saved. A lad
der on which were four fremen broke,
and three of them were severely injured.
No lives were lost.