The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-07

| Immediately after the Hanley building
was under headwav, the small adjoining
/ houses south on Whitaker street caught
rapidly, and despite the efforts of the fire
men, were one after the other reduced to
ashes. Every house from Hanley's store to
South Broad street was burned. The occu-
pants had time to Get a good deal Of the
contents out, and thus reduce their loss
The following is list Of the houses
burned west of Whitaker street and south
| Of York:
John A. Winburn, residence.
Samuel Cherry, shoe shop.
Dancy & Dawson's, (coloredl tailor shop.
John j. Nipsan's plumber establishment
Campfeld d Monrel's iewelry repair
shop
j. B. Alstans barber shop
j. F. Freeman's plumbing and repair
shop.
r. B. Turner's piano repair shop, and one
or two more small shops. At the corner Of
The street was two story residence occu-
pied by James Smith, stencil cutter. which
was the last building to burn.
SCENES IN THE SQUARES.
The earthquake sent people to the squares,
but the fire sent those in the neighborhood
of the fire there with their household goods
Several of the squares were filed with
bedding and furniture Of all descriptions.
1t was dumped down in the excitement Of
the moment without much regard in many
instances for its value, and without much
care In the prevailing excitement a
feather pillow was handled am )st as
tenderly as looking glass. In some cases
no effort was made to move goods out Of
houses until the flames were close at hand,
the inmates seeming to think tn It somehow
or otner their houses would escape. In
other cases the houses were cleaned out long
before there was any immediate danger.
Trucks and carts and other kinds Of wagons
were in great demand. and were driven
hither and thther at the highest speed to
the great danger Of the thousands who
thronged all the thoroughfares
AMONG THE CROWDS.
II seemed as if nearly all the people Of the
city were gathered in the neighbOrhood Of
the fire. Whole families were grouped
together. Some were hysterical with ex-
element, Others were stoical in their calm
ness. Some joked and laughed. not that
they were pleased at the rui that was being
wrought but to give vent to their excite
mant. The great majority Of the people
we're calm, and spoke in subdued tones Of
the Gala nifty, and Of its effect upon the city
of the ruined homes aud of the wrecks OF
the finer buildings that went down one
after another under the fierce attacks of the
devouring flames. There were many who
knew just what ought to be done TO check
the fire, and couldn't understand why this
or that thing was not done. They would
stop people, ana tell the about the fire,
its origin and progress, and seemed to think
that in some way they were performing a
service for which they were particularly
we'll adapted
1T MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.
When the Hanley building caught FRI
several men went about saying that
| I,.l ,AxA xs,k h. .F hat
building as p0int0f great danger, aud bad
urged that something be done 90 guard 1t
against the sparks. Tho roof of the building
was Of metal, but the sides Of the cupola wa.
unprotected. 1t may be that that building
and other buildings which caugat from It,
might have been saved if the cupola had
been lookel after In time. In the excite
ment however, those who were ready with
suggestions were net in condition of mind
to act upon them, or to get those who were
fighting the fire to ac up n them.
Some were going arou ID asking why the
engines from Charleston and Macon did
not arrive, and others answered that they
could do no good if they we're present, be
cause the pumps at the water works were
being worked to their full capacity, and
could not any more than supply the de
mand Of the home engines. Nobody in the
crowd, of course, knew whether this state.
nent was correct or not, but it called forJh
the remark that the city would have t.
make provision for more water in the fu
ture.
THE SHOWER OF sPARKs
Ths shower of sparks was immense, anc
covered large area The sparks were
large, and continued TO burn for a long
time after they touched the ground or roofs
Of buildings The force II the wind was
greatly increase by tle heated air from
I htrf1
thereto q. vera driven along with great
force They lodged in the trees, and sci
fire to them and would have caused tue
loss of many more buildings, ii the utmost
care had not been taken b. brush them of
the roofs or put them out with water.
THE SCENE AT THE CHURCH.
The scene at the lndependelt Presbyte
rian church was inexpressibly grand
though extremely sad. The first intlma
lion that the ousonds who were watching
the fire on BroughtOn street had that the
Iud pendent Presbyterian church was OF
fire, was given by so no one run
ming from the direction OF Bul
street, saying that the .steeple OF
the church was on a e. There was at once
a rush in that direction. Little tongues OF
fame we're seen shooting out from the spre
jus above the CLOCK. Sparks had lodg ed
there, and we're doing thier destruc i've work
| IL any Oub uhl Db1l III a ldNOI dblo JJ9lLl III
on the steeple 10 brush of the sparks the
church and all the other buildings on that
block might have been saved; but. alas
no one was there. Gradually the
tongues Of flame grew, unit
they developed the steeple, and then it W &
admitted that IL was lost, but there wa
still hope that the church itself would bC
saved The roof was ii eproof, ard It was
thought that when the steeple fell the firt
could be put out.
THE LAST HOPE GONE.
This last hope quickly faded out. The
falling eInbers ignited the base of tbs
steepe. and then the flames ma ie their way
into the body Of the church. The last hope
was gone and thousands with saddened
hearts, and many with fearful eyes
watched the destruc ion Of the church. The
steeple was strongly built, was lo0 feet high
and stood for a long time. As It's covering
was burnt away It's burning timbers were
clearly revealed.
At first 1t beat little beneath the force
of the wind, and then it fell 70 the ground
with terrific CRASH. a little 10 the south Of
the front of the church. A great mas Of
flames shot up from IL and enveloped the
massive pillars Of the church In an houI
or 30 the crumbling walls we're all that re-
rnained Of the historic building.
GUARDING THEIR RESIDENCES.
When the Guards armory, the Walker
home on South Broad and the Independen
Presbyterian church building and Sunday
sclool building became In turn enveloped
IN flames, the excitement on Perry Liberty