Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-19
LUMBER PILES IN A BLAZE.
st. Louis Fircmcn Handicapped 10y
Lack OF Water.

St. Louis Fircmen Handicapped by
Lack OF Water.
ST. LOUIS, July 18.-A fire, which
proved TO be the largest and most destruc-
tive of its kind that ever visited this city,
was discovered about O'clock this after
noon in the lumber yards of Knapp, Stoat
e. Co., on the corner of Angelica street
and Bremen avenue. An alarm was i'm
mediately turned in and two engines
we're soon at the scene. They were, how
ever, owing to a poor water supply, un-
able to cope with the flames, which were
driven by strong wind, and soon com
municated to the nearest lumber piles
ami were making rapid headway toward
the Union stock yards, the destruction of
which seemed Inevitable.
SAVED BY SHIFT.
The wind soon shifted. however, and
they We're saved, but tue lumber yards
were doomed. In the meantime more
alarms had been sent in and twenty
engines were called out. The water sup
ply was entirely insufficient for the emer-
gency and The flames leaped from pile to
pile OF the dry lumber with incredible
swiftness. the fire was not confined 10
any portion Of the yards, for sparks and
burning spiuters were blown IN every
direction, and the whole territory of the
yards, covering thirty-fiye acres, was
one mass Of blazing lumber. The
efforts OF the firemen, which
would evidently have been fruit
less il directed towards subduing the
flames, were from this time employed in
keeping them from spreading. and in this
they were successful. The fire was al
lowed TO burn and at the end OF four hours
100000 feet OF lumber were total loss
The contents of the yards were mostly
lumber of a superior grade and the loss
on this account is very beavy, S400. 600
The company's stable was also consumed.
but the horses were saved. Tle total in
surance is estimated at $275.000.
FULL or TRAGIC INCIDENTS.
ATLANTA, GA, July 1S.-An alarm Of
fire was turned in late last night from the
box corner Marietta and Simpson streets
The fire began IN what ~ known as Lofts
Hall, near the corner Of Powder Springs
road on Marietta street. The knights OF
Labor were holding "A meeting there and
the fire ls said TO have been caused by the
explosion of a lamp. The flames spread
with wonderful rapidly, and several
neighboring houses were burning
brightly aud the hall nearly consumed
wnen the fire department ar
rived on the scene. Chief JOyner
ran over man On his way there who
was standing in the middle OF Marietta
street, but could not stop TO inquire into
his injuries. lie proved 10 oe j. Il An
derson. His shoulder was dislocated and
his face pretty badly bruised up.
The tiremen had all they could do TO
arrest the flames with their limited sup
ply of water, and about dozen small
houses were smoulderIng ruins before the
fire was under control.
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though several others lost all they had.
Besides the two-stOry building known as
Lofts Hall. on the ground floor OF which
was his store, Mr. Loltis' dwelling was
next door. and this was in ashes almost
as soon as the hall The circumstances
surrounding Nj. Lottis were OF such a
nature az to add TO the seriousness of the
blow. Yesterday he buried his only
daughter, a bright girl in her teens, and