Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-01
FIRES FORKED TONGUES
A BIG BLAZE AT THE DEPOT
AND STILL AT GRAHAM.

NO AOsN ut Least %iuyUUU3 WIN NO
Insurance - Hon. II. C. Numbers
Handsome Dwelling Near Eastman
'stroyed- Sc ., 900 Worth of Business
Property l. ck+d Up at Aiken-Aliies
of IF anne at E.r'y Branch.
BAILEY, GA, Nov.- -30.-News reacned
here OF the burning last night at Graham
OF the railroad warehouse with all its
contents and Seasons 81 Co.'s still aud
fixtures with about 1000 barrel of rosln.
1t is believed that the warehouse was
fred by an inceudiary. The fire was
communicated from the warehouse to
the rosin and still. Seasons s. Co.'s loss
is estim ited at about $4,000. The raul.
road company's loss is not great
the house being very small. The railroad
agent was also express agent and post.
master. There was about 5000 in stamps
destroyed aud all the mail and express on
hand, save the money which was in
sale, where 1t was found intact. There
Is no insurance.
HON. R. c. NUMBERS LOSS.
EAToNToN, GA, Nov. 3O--Hon. r. G.
Humber, living twelve miles from here,
nad HE dwelling and it's contents de
stroyed by fire last night. Nothing was
saved. The fire originated from
defective flue in the Kitchen. The dwell
Ing was new one and mis- loss is $4,000
with no insurance.
BLAZING FOR MILES.
AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. 30.-A forest fire
broke out to-day near Early Branch on
the Port Royal road, eIghty-six miles
from here, and destroyed the railroad
station, school house, a residence, four
railroad cars, telegraph poles for a mile
and crossties for half mile. The loss is
| about $4,000.
AIKEN BADLY sCORCHED.
CHARLESTON, 5. o., Nov. 30.-There
was serious tire at Aiken this morning
Eight buildings were destroy ed. Hahn
Co., proprletors of a dry goods and
grocery st re, lose $4,000; Schroeder 81
Thorpe lose $1,000 E. j. q. Wood, on two
stores, lo.es $1,000, W. j. Pratt & Co.
lose $1,000, NJ. Llebeschultz loses 81 800.
| Other losses aggregate $4,000. The total
losses are estimated at $26500. and tue
| insurance at $22 900.
1000 BALES DESTROYED.
RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 3O-Ihis after
| noon nre broke out among the cotton on
| The city cotton platform. 1t was started,
| It is supposed, by a spark from soldering
| furnace used by timers who We're roofing
lately erected comp ess on the platform.
About 1000 bal were destroy d, and the
| loss is about $4,000, distributed as fol-
| lows: j. ). Thomas, $1,000; G. d. Rand,
81, 1850; g. Il. johnson g. Co, 81. 600; +. H. .
Lee, So 900; M. A. Parker, $4,000; ID. b.
Avera, So, 900; The Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad Company, $4,000 to $4,000; p.
| f. Faison. 1000, all the above being fully
| covered by insuranc /; Wyatt 81 Crow der.
50 900, insurance, $1,000; Baroee & Bar
zee, $1,575. insurance, $1,000; Latta &
Wyatt, $4,000; insurance, 81, 000 The
compress guiding and the platform were
but slightly injured.
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
MASON, NEB., Nov. .30.-Mackendirof's
large general merchandise establishment
was burned last night, and j. }. Hoag-
land, Maicrm Miller and a son OF MIR.
Mackendrof perIshed in their sleeping
room on an upper floor. Mr.. Mackendirutf
saved himself bv jumping from window,
but the fall broke one of his legs. The
loss and insurance have not yet been
ascertained.
BAY ST. LOUIS ABLAZE.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30.--F'ire at Bay
| st. Louis, NJ 1885,. last night destroyed the
| properties OF Messrs. BOjarin, Breath.
| Higgins, and Delory's resideDc and drug
| store and tie Stockton Hotel and 1T
| buildings. The residences of Mrs. Villars
| and tue Misses agoner were oadlv dam
aged. The loss is estimated at $25, 900
and is partially covered by insurance.
A RIVER STEAMER BURNED.
BAYOU SARA, La, Nov. 30.-The Red
| River end Coast Line steamboat Richard
vas burned at COcodrie, about forty miles
above the mouth of Red river Yesterday.
Tue boat and ber cargo OF 307 bales OF
cotton are total loss. Fireman Georg,
Clarke and Waterman Charles Robinson,
both col0red, we're drowned. Dick Hick-
man, The cook, was dangerously burned.