Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-04
FIRES IN THE CITY.
Five Tenement Houses and McCOr-
mick's Stables Burned.

Five Tenement Houses and McCOr-
mick's Stables Burned.
Five tenement houses and Me- ormick's
stables, at Minis and Montgomery streets,
were burned yesterday forenoon. The
fire broke out a few minutes before 10
O'Clock in pile OF straw under a shed,
which was part of the stables. A brisk
wind was blowing and the flames quickly
communicated to an adjoining shed
stored with hay and feed. There was
some delay in turning in an alarm, and be-
fore the firemen arrived the entire stables
were in flames.
Engine No. arrived before the alarm
was turned in and ran into the stable
yard between the burning sheds, and be-
gan playing on the flames. The heat was
intense, and the fremen found it almost
impossible to stay by their engine.
Boards were stood up, forming sort of
screes TO protect theigauges, and stream
was kept playing on the engine. The fire.
men held their position and kept at work,
although the wood work of the engine
was badly scOrched.
AS soon as 1t was seen that the stables
could not be saved the doors were thrown
open and the stock was driven out. The
wagons were saved but everything else
was burned. One mule was roasted TO
death and another was badly burned and
injured in being got out.
The delay in turning in the alarm al
lowed the FIRE TO get SUCH headway before
engines . and arrived that it was inn
possible tc check its progress. East OF
the stnbles fronting on Montgomery
street are three one-st0ry frame tenement
houses owned by Mary BeIjlman tcOl-
ored). These we're burned To the ground.
Two tenements fronting on Minis
street, adjoining the houses on Mont
gomery street, are also burned. These
are owned by the Minis estate, and one
rented by Mr.. Mccormick and occupied
by colOred people. The flames spread
with such rapidity and burned so fiercely
that the occupants OF the tenements were
unable TO save their household effects,
and most OF them lost everything.
Mr.. Mccormack was uninsured. He
estimates his loss at $500. There was no
insurance on the houses owned by the
Beuimsn woman, who stated that her
loss 10 over 81, 900. The other two houses
were fully insured. The total loss
by the fire will probably foot up
between $4,000 and $4,000. A number
of small buildings adjoining those that
were burned, were considerably dam
aged. The occupants OF nearly all the
houses in the vicinity OF the fire moved
their nOusenOlu ROOub lnIO the street
fearing that the entire part Of the city
would be burned. The fremen did
effective work and kept the flames from
spreading OUTSIDE OF the block Of build
lngs In which the fire started. The origin
OF the fre Is unknown, but is supposed TO
have been by the careless use OF matches.
SECOND FIRE.
At IL AS, while the Minis street fire was
still burning, another one broke out
among some cotton on the wharf OF the
Baltimore Steamship Company. An
alarm was turned In from box q, on Gas
House hill. Protection Hose and Engine
Companies Nos. 1, 3 and responded. The
fire was confined entirely TO the cotton,
about twenty-five bales of which were
damaged. The cotton was said to be from
South Georgia and Florida and was await
ing shipment to Baltimore. How the fire
started is unknown. AS 10 broke out just
after freight train had left, some sup
posed that IL was caused by spark from
the locomotive. The loss was estimated
at 5000 aud is believed 10 be covered by
Insurance.
FIREMEN INJURED.
In driving from the fret fire TO the cot