The morning news., 1889-04-10
ten colored employees in the dyeing depart
TIE LOSERS BY TIE FIRE.

THE LOSERS BY THE FIRE,
OF the property burned or damaged be-
yond repair on the north side of Factory
street four tenement houses were owned by
Mr.. R. D. Guerard. He places his total
loss at 81 200 to 81 800, with no insurance.
Mr. Guerard says that he will rebuild at
once, and by June ] be will have new
houses ready for occupancy. 81 have had
eleven houses burned in my time" =" he said,
"and in every instance it was the uuin-
sured houses which burned" His tene-
ments were occupied by colored people,
most of whose household goods were
burned The tenants were 10 Ruddy, a
woman by the name Of Cooper Jim Spann,
Mary Palmer, Ellen Small, Davis Reed and
Habersbam.
Patrick Burns lost three tenement houses
and fourth badly damaged. He places
his loss at $500, with no insurance. The
tenants of his houses lost the greater part
of their effects. They were Ollie Harris
and VIM. Pierce, white, and Isaiah Brown
and VIM. Wilson, colored
The frame residence of John w. Smith,
at the corner Of Lumber and Factory
streets was slightly burned, but was dam
aged more by the efforts of the firemen to
tear it down TO prevent the spread Of the
flames The damage will not exceed $50,
covered by $3.50 policy of insurance..
STOPPED IN A MAD DRIVE.
NJ Wal,h, drayman, lost some Of his
trucks and his stable shed was slightly
damaged He attempted to drive in be-
tween the burning factory and the
fence, and his life would have
paid the forfeit, but as he neared
forced by citizens, caught tie reins and
turning the horse about forced him TO come
out Mr.. Walsh's loss is TO trucks princi
pally. Two of the drays were saved.
and his residence east of the factory escaped
uninjured.
The two-story frame residence of J. D.
Monsees was damaged slightly by the pre-
liminary work which was begun with
view CT demolishing it. The loss will not
exceed 500, and is covered by insurance.
The mayor several members of council,
the chief of police and a large force of DO
licemen were on the ground aiding the
chief of the fire department and his force
SCENES AT THE FIRE.
The excitement was intense, and the
colored people were seized with panic, and
nearly every house as far north as Sims
street was emptied of its contents. There
was scarcely a house on Walker, Guerard,
Spruce, Wilson, or Roberts streets, from
which the household goods had not either
been moved to place of safety or were
packed ready to move, and street wagons
women tainted in the streets, and all was
confusion. Some cried, some prayed. and
some swore, but all hustled things out Of
the way.
A Miss Goodwin, living on Guerard street,
was run over by a passing vehicle, but
escaped with slight injuries, although ner-
vous prostration followed, and physician
had to be called in and sedatives prescribed.
The good work of the fire department was
oh 10 fba ba nd
some of the firemen were limping from
bruises aud fatigue, and all had
been Overworked by the fires of Satur-
day night and Sunday night, but their
vigilance, their promptitude and their zeal
Gus work was the subject of the most favor
able comment. ANY delay, or any relaxa-
ton of vigilance would have doomed the
southwestern part of the city to almost
total humiliation. The tiremen recognized
this and fought the fire as men fight for their
lives.
WATCHING THE RUINS.
The ruins of the cotton mills were placed
under guard of firemen armed with shot
guns, la I night by Air. Warfield. and Chief
Puder left detail of four extra firemen on
duty to play water on the smouldering
ruins, TO prevent another outbreak OF fire.
Mayor Schwarz telegraphed last night
for 900 feet of hose as more than 500 feet
VI uOS5 nave bcch loob ny IeC6Ib uEos
Three or four sections of scorched hose
burst yesterday.
Chief Puder was seen at 1890 o'clock this
morning. He said that his men and horses
are about tagged out He was unable to
speak above a whisper, and his feet have
swollen so that he has had to cut his shoe
uppers into ribbons. He says that he feels
very grateful to the citizens who have
greatly aided him and the firemen during
the epidemic of fires which have ragged the
past three days.