The morning news., 1889-04-09
CLEARING OFF THE RUINS
THE LOSS NEAR 100000 WITH
100000 INSURANCE.

the Old-BrOughton Street to De
Rebuilt with Handsome Business
Houses-W hitaker and State Streets
Not to be Vacant Long-The Inde
pendent Presbyterian Church to be
Restored on Its Original Plan-The
Guards to Build New Arsenal-The
Proposed Young = ems Christian
Association Building
The work of clearing away the wreck OF
Saturday nights fire began at daylight
Yesterday. The ruins are not yet done
smoking, but streams OF water we're kept
playing on the piles Of brick.
City Marshal Wade, with aforce OF men,
was at work all day pulling down the walls
of the burnt buildings, and it was nearly
O'Clock last night when the western wall of
the Odd Fellows building gave way
after breaking the cables half dozen
times The high walls Of the Hanley
and Henderson buildings, the Odd Eel
lows building, smaller walls and dangerous
looking chimneys were all thrown down.
The remaining walls of the Guards arsenal
will be taken down this morning. The
eastern wall threatens the Kollock resi-
dence, but it is believed that the wall can
be made to fall to the westward. 1t is now
said that the walls of the Independent
church will have to come down.
sTRAIGHTENING OUT THE WIRES.
The fire alarm wires have been put in
repair, but the telephone and electric light
wires are still out of joint, although work
men were busily engaged Sunday and
yesterday at the work of repair. The Whit
field building electric lights are shut off
from the circuit, and the building was
deserted early by the court house officials.
There has been considerable damage to
gas and water pipes, and the water has had
It's own way in the burned district, but
workmen were digging away the debris
yesterday, and shutting off the water pipes.
The ruins were visited by the crowds Of
people all day and hundreds of old and
young, white and black, were delvtng in
the ruins to see what could be found.
In some instances they were made to move
on, but the ruins were more plentiful than
policemen, and the treasure hunters had
She best Of it.
The Barnard street car line was not able
TO run any farther north than Telfair place,
but the Broughton street cars went through
TO West Broad yesterday forenoon, and late
in the afternoon the Whitaker street line
ran its first cars north and south on the old
schedule 1t is likely to be interrupted for
a while to-day if the walls Of the Guards
armory fall to the westward.
NEW BLOCKS TO 60 UP.
The preliminary work in adjustment of
losses was entered upon yesterday, and
until this is completed, those who have lost
their buildings are slow to anticipate their
plans.
On Broughton street there will be little
delay 10 putting up new business houses,
and better ones than were burned, J. A.
Douglass said yesterday that he will begin at
the earliest possible moment to rebuild.
D. Hogan will also rebuild at once.
The Lowell estate will rebuild the
Broughton street property at once, but it
has not yet been decided to rebuild the
State street property.
j. D. Weed being out of the city, it could
not be learned whether he will rebuild, but
it is believed he will do so without delay.
Messrs. Heidi and Cregar were consider
ing the building Of brick residences on the
Eite of their York street property, and it is
said that Col r. ID. Walker will rebuild on
South Broad and on Whitaker streets.
Andrew Hanley will begin this morning
to clear away the debris, preparatory to
building, and he said yesterday that he
may build on the entire lot from Whitaker
to Telfair place. II he does this it will be
a three story building. If only on the pres
ent site Of the burned building it will be
four story structure. He thinks of making
the front of Philadelphia pressed brick,
and he saws it will be better and more
modern building than the one destroyed.
Beirne Gordon said yesterday that he had
not yet fully decided what he will do, but
his property is not in the market.
LOOKING FOR BUILDING SITES.
There is already considerable inquiry for
property in the burned district, aud those
who do not want to build will find buyers
III
dences If they can get the lots.
There is hardly doubt that by the Close
Of the year the burned district will be- en-
tirely built up with handsome buildings,
better prepared to resist the ravages OF fire
The business houses burned out were
looking about yesterday for temporary
places until their old quarters are rebuilt.
Lindsay e. Morgan have opened at "a
Barnard street; j. A. Douglass & Co. at
14S Bryan street; Clark & Daniels at 165
Congress street; Andrew Hanley at Bay
and Whitaker streets; J. F. Freeman at
Whitaker and South Broad street lane; J.
E Freeman at 22x Drayton street, and
Cornwell & Chapman at l56 Congress street.
M. Sternberg said yesterday that as soon
as bis loss is adjusted he will open out else
where. All those having found places
have ordered goods by telegraph for the
first steamer to enable them TO the more
readily hold their trade.
THE GREAT FIRE OF 1920.
II recall but single other instance where
the spreading Of fire was as remarkable
as the one which has Just visited Savan-
nah,n said prominent citizen Yesterday.
''The fl to which / allude, be added, sis
that which swept over this CITY in 1920.
The old silk factory which stood where
Cassel row now stands, was the first build
ing destroyed. 1t was a large structure,
and the intense heat and driving wind
caused other adjacent buildings 70 ignite
The town was not then as thickly popu-
lated, Of course, as it is now, and the build
tngs a great distance off caught readily
from the large pieces Of burning shingles
aud boards which were blown for mile
almost across tue town and
out among the suburban cottages.
The origin Of that fire was remarkable. A
sailing vessel caught fire and burned in the
river, just opposite where kinsey's mill
now stands. When the flames leaped up
the masts, which were set with sails, the
sail cloth burned with a flash, and frag-
rnent was blown across to the old silk fac
tory on st. Julian, between Abercorn and
Lincoln streets. Within a few minutes a
cloud Of smoke began shooting out from
the roof, and a moment later the fire was
under headway and was uncomfortable. 1t
was thought then that Savannah suffered
an irreparable loss, but she rallied, and
through her pluck aud energy she las
grown TO be great city. Her architects
are men OF thrift and enterprise, and it
may not be feared that single day will
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