Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-08
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The City of Savannah, Georgia, In Ruins
and Ashes.

SAVANNAH (Ga.), April 6th-At 6:55
O'Clock tonight a ire broke out in Hogan s
drygoods store, corner of Broughton and
Barnard streets. Soon the fire had run to
almost every part of the building, and
| those in it had barely time to escape with
their lives. The fire was communicated to
the crockery store of James H Douglass &
Co., Immediately east of Hogan's, and ii
was all ablaze in q short time This
building is one of the finest business blocks
in the city. and its destruction represents q
loss of $150,000.
The fire then jumped to magnificent
four-story brick building, known as Odd
Fellows Hall. 1t was totally destroyed.
, 1t represents loss of S125,0O0.
The second and third stories of base
ment brick dwelling Immediately west of
the hall were also destroyed; loss, SIS, 900 to
$4,000
The fire next spread from the corner of
Barnard and State streets through twelve
or fifteen brick dwelling houses, completely
destroying them. They represent loss of
S75,0O0 including contents
The air was filled with sparks, one of
which lodged on the steeple of the Inde-
pendence Presbyterian Church, corner of
Bull and South Broad streets, four or five
blocks from the starting point of the fire.
The church was totally destroyed, as was
also its handsome brick Sunday-school
building, and four or five contiguous dwell
ings.
The city has only four fire engines, and
all were needed in the business part of the
city. No attempt was made to fight the
fire at the church. The loss on the church,
chapel and contents was 5000 600; the loss
on the dwellings in the vicinity was at
least $50, 600.
In the meantime the fire had communi-
Gated to the cupola on the large four-story
brick building used as a store for paints,
oils and builders materials by Andrew
Hanley. The loss on the building and con-
tents is probably $4,000.
Across the street from this was the hand.
some brick arsenal of the Savannah Guards
Battalion. which was totally DESTROYED.
1t represents loss of fully $S5, 600. Ten
or fifteen wooden dwellings were also
burned, in which the loss is probably
$4,000
1t is impossible to tell where the fire will
stop, as the sparks are starting new confia-
grations in spots quite remote from those
now burning. Charleston, Augusta and
Macon have been asked to send engines.
The total loss will doubtless reach 81 ,500,-
900. The insurance will be much less.
Some loss of life may be developed to- NOR
row.
A. midnight the fire was under control.
In addition to the buildings already men
toned, the fire swept away all the struct-
ures on each side of Whitaker street, be-
tween York and South Broad. They were
not fine buildings, but will probably add
$4,000 to the losses mentioned in earlier
dispatches. The fire also swept along the
north side of South Broad street, from
Whitaker east to within one house of Bull
street. No less of life has been reported
yet and no serious casualties. Neighboring
cities promptly started fire companies, but
all were turned back before reaching here.
SAVANNAH (Ga J, April 7th.-In addition
to the property mentioned as burned out
by last nights fire, four stores running west
from Barnard street and facing north ON
Broughton street were destroyed. Three
of these buildings were the property of J.
D. Weed, and were well insured. These
four buildings were occupied as a crockery
store, general merchandise, furniture store,
and household furnishing goods. The loss
is estimated at 100000 well insured.
In all the total number of buildings
buried is estimated at fifty. No loss of
life or serious injury to anyone occurred,
and last nights dispatch covered the con-
fagration so fully that little or nothing is
left unsaid
At midnight the total loss is estimated at
S750,0O0. Total insurance at $4,000.