The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-11
THE ORNIEG NEWS.
! ESTABLISHED 1850 lNcoRPoRATED 4onS
J. Il. ESTILL. President.
CRACKING CHEMICALS.
-.uN wYETH 81 BRO. BURNED
OUT AT PHILADELPHIA.

,,7rd Excitement Among Families
n,relling in Neighboring Tenements
- the Guests of Hotel Strattord-
Tne Drug establishment Completely
c,,++ed-One Fireman Killed and
Two Injured.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 10.-The extensive
ost,blj.bmenr of John Wyeth & Bro,
Wa .ufscturing chemists at Nos. l,4l2, ,4l4
ood I 4l6 Walnut street, was completely de-
'trovad by fire to-day. The building was
completely gutted and the loss will be be-
t,e,an 5000 900 and S30O,000, but is nearly
.,-,,ad Inv insurance The fire created the
-r.stest excitement in the neighborhood.
Families hastily pacSe up their most valua-
lla n5ssessi rs ani moved to safe quarters,
HOTEL GUESTS ALARMED
TLa quests Of hotel Stratford were
alarmed and many of them moved out.
Tho firm of Wyeth g. Bro, occu 1ied the
whole Of the large double mar Bile front build
inl,a- No, l4l2 aud l4l4 Walnut street, ex
na1,t the front part Of the ground floor, which
wa. leased by Frank E. Morgan as a whole
ssIa and retail drug store The brown stone
Frnnt bDilding No. 14l6 was also occupied
Nv Nvetn g. Bro, and the gronnd floor was
,sad as an extension to the salesroOm and
Ceies, on the second floor of all these build
lnSs. .--
IN this floor also was the stock room
where goods manufactured were stored un-
Nh sold, AID in the rear part was the selling
d.nartment The third and fourth foo S
we're devoted tn the manufacturing depart
meat. The cellers were used for storing
raw material
Nv the time the engines arrived the fire
had Gained Tremendous headway and al
though the building was provided with
iron doors and the best devices known for
rreyeutn the spread Of fire, in less than
f,rry minutes the " hole double building
was mass Of flames from Wal ut street
T. Brighton street, about $50 feet in the
rear
FANNED BY A BREEZE.
The breeze from the west carried the
brands toward Broad street, and many
fell on the Hotel Stratford, to the great
alarm Of the guests. The place was sur
rounded by tiremen who placed ladders
against the caves Of adjoining houses, aud
s1arming up with Ii es Of hose, soon had
seyera. streams Of water playing upon the
burning building.
SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS.
several explosions occurred, causing Ile
fire en to run for their lives. Shortly after
o'clock the roof Of No. 1,4l4 Walnut
j street. an annex Of the Stratford hotel, was
dis overed to be on fire. creating immediate
alarm. excitement and hustle throughout
tie hotel The fire apparatus Of the house
was Immediately put into service aad the
guests began packing up their belongings.
A Tie damage by the fire was wholly confined
70 the upper stories of the annex, the lower
4 floors, with their curtains, carpets, furni-
ture, ami the clothing of the occupants being
damaged wholly by water.
WHERE TUE FIRE STARTED.
The fire ori ginated in the front part of
the cellar Of No. l4l2. It's origin is a mys-
te~y TIE theory advanced is that two
cumbusuble chemicals somehog came in
contact and started the fire, which spread
rapidly through the crowded cellar. Dur
4 ing tue progress Of the fire the central por-
4 ton Of the double bu lding fell, birying
several Gremen. George Showers was taken
4 ont dead, and Abraham Savery and Will
lam Buzzard injured, the latter quite seri-
4 ously
THE LOSS.
WyeJh & Co s loss on the buildings, ma
4 c.nery aud stock will aggregate $500, 900,
an lch there /, insurance of over $500, 900.
4 De rye C. Boldt, proprietor of the hotel
Stratf.ri, estimates his loss on furniture,
4 ca els, b7lc-a brac, etc, at $4,000. 1t is
goyers! by insura ce. Sir. Morgan's loss
4 VOVOl Ihs amount Of his insurance is
4 Do. k-uNn.