Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-27
HARD FIGHTS WITH FIRE.
A SALIDA HOTEL BURNED IN
TWENTY MINUTES.

The Inmates Lose AL Their Effects bnt
Save Their Lives-An Entire Block
Wiped Out Before the FIrfmeu
Triumphed-A Big Blaze at Whining
ton, N. q.
SALIDA, Col, March 26.--Fire broke
out In the Windsor hotel at noon yester-
day, and In twenty minutes the building
was completely destroyed, the guests
barely escaping with their lives. All
their effects were lost In the burning
building. A strong wind was blowing at
the time, and the fire spread TO adjoining
buildings, an entire block, composed OF
| frame houses, and despite the efforts of
the nre department twenty-seven princl-
pal business houses and over half their
contents Were destroyed. The loss is $780,
| OUO. The property was insured In Eastern
companies for $4,000. No one was in
! lured. Had the fire occurred at night the
loss OF lie would have been frightful, as
lhe nre department could not control the
names among the wooden buildings.
FIERCE FLAMES AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 26.-At a
| O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
IN small wooden building in the lot OF
Burr d Bailey, in the rear of their foun-
dry and machine shops, on South 'front.'
street. The fire quickly communicated
TO adjoining property, destroying large
frame building and brick tenement row
owned by Burr 81 Bailey. Thence the
flames leaped across Second street, buTn-
Ing large brick building known as the
Carr block, containing several stores on
the first floor and occupied as residences
above. About 2:30 O'Clock sparks ignited
the roof OF the livery stable OF I. j. South-
| erland, on Princess street, two blocks dis
tant, which was quickly burned.
THE JAIL BURNED.
The county jail. large brick building.
then took hre, aud was totally destTOVeds
The large number OF prisoners confined
there We're all rescued. Alexander Stew-
art, notorious criminal just sentenced
10 20 years in the penitenuary, escaped.
This section of the fire then stopped.
In the meantime the fire was burning tu.
riousy on Second street, and the thous
sands of people assembled we're filed with
TIE gl0Omiest apprehensiOns. The roofs
OF many buildings in the vicn " were
taking fire from the thousands Of sparks.
and IL was with the greatest difficulty
that these many small fires were extin-
guished. The entire fire department was
called out, and after a desperate struggle
OF three hours the fire was checked.
The loss is estimated at about 500. .O00
| TO $4,000. The insurance is not verv
/ large. The fire is thought to have been
OF accidental origin.
THE COAL NINE FIRE.
CHATTANOOGA, March 26.-The FIRE in
the coal mines of the Roane Iron Com.
pany at lockwood, Tenn. are raging
| furiously. The fire is in three vertical
| drifts. Efforts are being made TO seal up
all vents to sti1e the flames. IL is feared
the mines will be entirely destroyed. Four
| hundred hands are employed there. Four
| OF the Chattanooga fremen, who were
In the mines fighting the fire, were in-
| jured by falling boulders. They stood in
! the main tunnel 900 feet from the surface
! fighting the flames at imminent peril OF
their lives for Is hours. Two miners were
| seriously injured.
STARCH WORKS BURNED.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 26.-Gilbert'a
starch works were completely destroyed
this afternoon. The building was erected
| but few months ago and cost 100000.
| The fire spread 70 some buildings on
| Thompson street and several others on
/ Dearborn street. The total loss Is rough-s
| ly estimated at $500,000.
MAGNOLIA FLkMIs-LIT.
! CHARLESTON, March 26.-Fire at Mag<
nolia. Sumter county. last night destroyed
! two stores and several other buildings.
The loss is $4,000 and the insurance s4,5O0l