, 1889-04-11
SUFFERS
A Fearful Fire Raging in the
Georgia City.
Assistance Asked to Fight the
Fiery Demon.
A Dark Plot discovered Among tho Okio
homa Boomers Blood viii Be shed
over tho Lands.

o. clock tonight fire broke out IN Hogan's
dry goods store, corner of Brouehton and
Barnard streets. Soon the fire had run to
almost every part of the building and
those in 1t had barely time to escape with
their lives. The Gre WAS communicated to
the crockery store OF James II. Douglas x
Co., i'm IN diately east of Hogans, and II
was all ablaze in short time. This build
ing ia one of the finest business block in
the city, and it's destruction represents u
loss with contents Of *i5o'ooO
The 6re then jumped to the
magnificent four story brick
building known as the Odd Fellows hail,
and it was totally destroyed. II represent.
ed u less of Sl25,0C0. he second and
third stories OF brick dwelling im-
mediatey west OF this hall were also de-
stroyed; loss $1,000 to $4,000. The fire
next went from the corner OF Brnard and
state streets, through twelve or fifteen
brick dwelling houses completely destrcy..
ing ihsm. They represented loss OF
SIS, 900, including contents.
The air was filed with sparks, one of
which lodged on the steeple OF the lnde.
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
dwellings. The city has only four tre en-
gines, and AS al we're needed In the bust
ness part of the city no attempt was made
to fight the FIRE at the church The loss
on the church chapel and contents is $40.
600, and the loss on the dwellings in the
vicinity at least $S5, 900.
In the meantime the fire was communi.
Gated to the cnpola of u large four-story
builing used as u store for paints, oils and
builders materials by Andrew Hapley.
The loss on the building ana contents will
probably reach $50 900, Across the strt ct
from this was the handsome new brick
arsenal of the Savannah Guards, which
was totally destroyed. 1t represents a loss
8S5, 900. Ten or fifteen wooden dwellings
have also been burned. on which the loss
is probably $4,000. Ii Is impossi lie TO
tell where the fire will stop, as sparkle are
starting new outbursts quite remote from
those burning.
Charleston and Macon have been asked
to send engines. The total loss will doubt
less reach $3.50, 600 with insurance much
less. Some loss of life may be developed
to morrow.
At midnight the FIRE is thought to be
under control. In addition to the build
ings uready mentioned. the Dire swept
away all the structures on each side OF
Whitaker street between York and South
Broad. They were not fne buildings, "a
will probably add $25 900 to the Losses
mentioned in the earlier dispatches.
The fire also swept along the
north side OF Broad street from
Whitaker east TO within one house OF Bull
street. No loss of life has been reported
yet and no casualties. The neighboripR
cities promptly started FIRE companies but
we're turned back before reaching here.
There are estimate, of the total loss which
justify the previous statement of 81 800.
900.
A TOWN DESTROYED,
CLARKsvILLE. Miss, April Ga dre
destroyed the principal business portion of