The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-28
SMUDGE IN A GROCERY.
HIRsCH BROS STOCK DAMAGED
BY SMOKE AND WATER.

Fire Breaks Out in the Cellar of Nc
81, Barnard Street, But is Go
Under Control Before Much Demag
Is Done-The Loss Fully Covered b,
Insurance-A Woman's Cry Give
the Alarm-The First Fire Undo
Chief Puder's Management - Fire
man CuIom's Mishap.
Fire was discovered in the basement o
Hirsch Bros retail grocery store at No. q
Barnard STREET at 1920 O'Clock last night.
Officer Daniels turned in an alarm from
box No. IA at Broughton and Whitaker
streets. The FIRE, which was mainly con
fined to the cellar, was extinguished in halt
an hour after the alarm was sounded.
The fire department was on the ground
promptly. There was some delay. though
in getting water on the fire, as the fremer
had to cut away the iron graf ing Of tbs
cellar opening in Congress street lane
bur wien that was done, and @
stream was also turned on from
the Barnard street opening il wai
not long before the fire was under control.
it was not out, though, until it had burned
slightly through the first floor IN two
places The front door was forced open
and the incipeEt flames were subdued with
but little damage TO the stock Of goods, prin-
cipally from smoke The building is owned
by the Ferrill estate.
NOT READY TO STATE THEIR LOSS.
The Hirsch Bros were not willing to esti-
mate their probable loss last night, nor TO
give the amount Of Insurance covering the
stock. Mr. Henry Hirsch said that he
could not tell what it is, but the loss is fully
covered in Bolts & CO. agency.
Chief Puder said that the fire originated
in the northwestern corner of the cellar, and
that is why it was so necessary to
get a stream of water from the
basement opening into tho lane, and as the
fire was fercest there it burned through the
floor behind the counter, compelling the
frenen TO turn tho water into the store
Otherwise the only damage TO the stock
would have been by the smoke.
The combustible material in the cellar
sent up a cloud of smoke through the
crevices Of the building and filed the upper
stores, which were occupied by Mr.. |. Gold
stein and family. Herman Jacobs, and other
tenants who rented rooms from Goldstein
DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
1t was Mrs. Goldstein's cry, when the
rooms began to fill with smoke, which first
directed attention to the fire. Mr.. Gold
stein got his family, some OF whom were
accident, and later their bedding and furni-
ture were transferred to the sidewalk at the
BrougbtOn street corner, where the mother
and her frightened children arrested the
attention and aroused the sympathy of
passers by. An officer was detailed by
Sergt- Killourhy to guard the property and
keep back the crowd
The origin of the fire is of course I'M
known. but it is believed that some one
must have accidently thrown a lighted
cigar or cigarette down the grating of the
cellar door in the lane, as Mr.. Strobhar of
the Burglar Alarm Company passed twenty
minutes before and found a crowd of col
ored Arabs smoking and dancing in the
lane near the cellar opening, and no APP
pearance Of fire.
THE NEW FIRE CHIEF.
This was the first fire Of any consequence
that the new chief of the fire department
has bad the management of, acd he hand
led 1t with great satisfaction to his friends.
He showed cool judgement and did not per-
init drop of water more than was neces-
sary to be used in tie grocery proper. The
loss Of the goods in the basement is total
but Mr.. Henry Hirsch is unable to state
how much was stored in the cellar. They
were principally case and barrel goods.
Fireman John T. Cullom, of Engine No.
2, received painful injury while working
at the fire. he was running with hose on
his shoulder, and in trying to avoid the
crowd at Barnard and BroHghton streets
collided with an awning post, badly LAGER
ating his right ear.