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

to the westward.
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs HALL SAVED.
The Knights Of Pythias building, at the
corner OF Barnad d and York streets, and
the Miller brick residence next on the east
aud one frame house east or that. were
saved. All the rest on the block as far east
as Whitaker aud south ON Whitaker to
South Broad street were burned.
The brick residence No. $50 South
Broad STREET, second door west Of WHIT ,ker,
occupied by the Misses Miller stopped the
fur ther progress Of the fire west IL came
near being a sweep of the entire block from
York street south to South Brotd and be-
tween Barnard and Whitaker streets. As
it was, nine buildings in the block were
burned. The KuiGnts OF Pythlas kept
streams of water from garden
hose playing on the walls Of their building,
and mel with buckets stood on the roof and
poured water on the patches of fire as they
started from the fYing cinders The
Pythians hall cost the order upwards OF
S9) 900. and tley were determined 10 save
it, Trinity church was in danger from the
sparks, but it was carefully guarded. Tho
wind carried the sh lwers Of cinders east OF
it and the row of frame buildings on York
street, west of Barnard, which were saved.
THE ODD FELLOWS BUILDING,
The Odd Fellows building at Barnard
suructu es In the city. it was huilt IN 1851
| The corner-sto 10 was laid on Memorial day,
| 1885 The building was dedicated year later,
| and cost, with its furniture, about - i,OOO
| 1t was insured for $4,000. S3l 900 o. the
building and 5000 on the library, etc.
| Not thing was saved except n digest.
| The records, covering the entire history Of
Odd Fellowship Georgia, from tho or
ganization of the first lodge in 1872 down
| TO the present ume--invaluable because
they cannot be replaced-are lost.
| The magnificent furniture Of the lodge
rooms, tho library, the records, everything
went with the building.
The Young Mems Christian Association
library, gymnasium, reading rooms and
everything we're lost. Nothing was saved
except few books.
The Office OF the Brush Electric
Light and Power Company was on
the second floor and nothing
was got out. Over al 900 Of furniture and
ectric apparatus were lost The Mutual
| Cooperative Association grocery was in
| ths corner next t1 Brougnton street la1e
! The ass ciation's stock Uf groceries was
81, ,00J aud 10 was / sured for So, 800. The
next two stores wera occupied,
one as an auction room and
secondhand furniture aud picture store,
and the other was Charles b. Giyer's bar
| Ter shop. Toe corner store on state street
was occupied as dry goois store by Broofs
| Brown Very little was saved from any
OF the stores Mr. Browns loss was
$S, 900 The total loss to the Odd
Fellows A sociation, and to the occupants
of the building, will approximate Sl0O. 900.
Tbs Odd Fello vs Of Savannah will meet at
o'clock tliis afternoon at the drug store OF
David Porter. to provide for place OF the
lodges.
THE GUARDS ARMoRY,
at Whitaker and York streets, Was one
Of the finest II not the finest building of the
kind Ia the south. The building mad tn ee
| fronts-facing north on President, west on
| VIII taker and south o. York streets. The
walls were faced with Philadelphia pressed
bricks and trimmed with Alabama lime
stone and ornamental brick. A line OF
brackets representing the muzzle5 of can
non extended around the buildi ", giving
the streets military air. On every side OF
the building we're verandas and balconies.
The buildilg was 40 feet long, 60 feet wide,
and o. fept high. I first bricks " ere
laid in February 1885, and one year
later the building was thrown open TO the
public. TIE cost OF the building was about
500 900. IL was three stories high. Tie
| frs floor was divided into stores and a sup
per room. The second floor contained the
club rooms, billiard rooms, library. gym
nasium, dressing and toilet rooms. officers
quarters and a corridor. The third floor
was one large hall with gallery at cite
east end III 8 hall, which was the largest
In the city, was used for battalion drills.
balls, banquets, bazars, etc.
THE CoUNTY's RECORD VAULT.
The county's flreproof record vault in Tel
fair place, was closed as soon after the fire
started, as the records and court pa ers
could be got inside the vault, and the heavy
iron doors opening into the record room
were shut. Judge Harden OF the city court
removed whatever books and papers were
In the now court house 10 the vault, aud
after they were locked up and the furniture
Ia the clerks Office, which is a wooden
building adi0i1i x the brick vault, had
been removed By Deputy G ERIK Molina of
the superior court, Judge Harden gave or
ders that Il the frame build & caught fire
it should be torn down 10 lessen any
danger 10 the vault. The heavy brick
walls Of the vault and the Ere proof ROOT
stood the iute So heat. Great anxiety wa'
felt for a time for the safety OF the vault
aud its contents, but the construction Of tn.
building and its location in the oper
square enabled it 20 withstand the flames.
THE OLD cHURcH's HISTORY.
The First Presbyterian Society in Savan
nah was organized about the year 1855
u ~
location Of the first church is not known
but it was in Decker ward, and wa
de 3troyed by the fire Of 1896 Another
church was erected on the corner Of York,
President and Whitaker streets. The steeple
OF this church was blown down and the
building injured during the gale of 1904.
IL was repaired aud used until 1919, when
IL was taken down and the congre cation re-
moved 10 the Independent Presbyterian
church, on Bull street, one OF the most ele-
giant and spacious houses Of worship IN the
| country. II was commenced In 1915 aud
completed in 1919, whom IL was dedicated
by Rev. DR.. Henry Kollock.
THE FIRES SWEEP.
While the fire was disastrous one. when
the business houses. handsome residences
and stately odihces which we're burned are
taken into confederation, there was general
remark that there we're few OF tie poorer
classes who we're rendered homeless, S that
there arc not many who will
be serious sufferers from being turned
| out Of doors. The cClorod occu-
pants OF tho tenoment buildings in
| Broughton aud York street lanes are the
principal ones who have suffered seriously,
although there are some individual ! stanc -'
where much Inconvenience and real suffer.
| ing will follow. This is true OF more OF the
district lying west.of Whitaker street whic .
was FIRE swept last night.
The lostes cannot yet be accurately teSti-
mated Those wh6 have suif red were to-
busy trying 10 save their household goo Is,
and looking after their families, 70 b. IN .
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