The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-27
Mr.. Adams estimated his loss at some
thing over 1900 with $500 Insurance.
THE TOTAL loss $4,000


thing over ST. 200, with $500 Insurance.
THE TOTAL LOSS $4,000.
The total loss will foot up $1,000 in
round numbers, which, as near as could be
learned last night, is covered by about
So 900 insurance
The fire would have been more disastrous
| la 1t not been for the untrnE work of the
tiremen, Chief Hernandez taking hand at
! the nozzle. The roofs Of the dwellings east
Of Lincoln street caught again and again,
but each time the fire was put ont, and the
fronts of the buildings were kept wet, thus
preventing a more serious contagratlun
| The inadequate water supply south Of An
derson street, so rapidly building up, was
generally commented upon.
UNDER A FALLING FLOOR.
Fireman John J. Connally, foreman Of
No. 4, who was working under the roof of
| MIR. GOuld's residence when the floor went
down, was carried with it, and was buried
under the burning timbcrs He had gone
up a ladder aud crawled through side
window and was cutting away the floor
when the crash came The men on the
ladder felt the floor begin TO give and called
20 Connally, but he did not hear and a
second later before even he had chance
10 escape, the timbers gave way, and he
was carried down. The men working on
the ladder saw him go ana dropped the
roof and jumped TO the ground.
HEADLoNG INTO THE FLAMES
The southern side of the house had been
burned away and the crowd on the street
saw the floor give and the fireman pitch
headlong into the pile Of burning debris.
Sergeant Owen Reilly was III charge of the
police squad, and he held the crowd back,
as it made IA rush for the fence close b where
the fireman fell. The men abandoned the
hose tor "a moment and rushed into the
flames. Those outside picked up the
hose and played it on the rescuers. Con
nally was pinned down close to the chimney
by n heavy timber. In falling his heel
caught on the side of the wall and threw
HIM backward. His head and body were
completely buried under the hot plaster
and debris. 1t was hot work for the rescu-
ers, and they were nearly suffocated by the
smoke.
PINNED DOWN BY HOT TIMBER.
1t was the work of moment to cut away
and he was pulled out by his feet and
carried to Il vacant lot and laid
on mattress. Drs. Elliott and
Bruner made hurried exeInina-
ton and found that no bones were
broken. Connally was unconscious
and restoratives were applied, but
it was some time before he regained con
StlOuAIbHS. y HiduLtt'SS WIS DldCttl III bLt
Fire Department wagon and the injured
man was lifted upon 1t and taken to his
home on jefferson street near Huntingdon.
By this time he was conscious.
THE NATURE OF HIS INJURIES.
DR.. Owens was summoned and made a
thorough examination. He said that the
shock was severe, but that no bones
we're broken, and there were
apparently no internal injuries
Connally complained of a sharp pain
in his breast and left arm, across which the
timber lay. Morphine was hypodermically
injected into his side and late last night he
was resting quietly.
Fireman Connally is one of the bravest
men in the department. He is an old fire
man and has won his spurs by hard work.
Whenever No 4 has been ordered out he
has never failed to be on hand and he never
knew what it was TO shrk danger.