The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-07
SAVANNAHON FIRE.
Blocks of Smoking Debris
i'm the City's Heart.
Stores. Dwellings. . Churrh and an
Arnaory Gane-Hsrr About
the Dakota sfmoon-

SAVANNAH, Ca. april eat G:as
O'Clock tonight fire broke out in
Hogan's dry goods store, corner of
Broughten and Barnara streets. Soon
THE ire had run TO almost every part
of the bailding, and those in it had
barely time TO escape with their lives.
The tire was communicated 20 the
crockery store OF Jones. Douglass
& Co., Immediately east of
Hogan's, and il was all aaslare in a
short time This building was one Of
the finest business blocks In the city.
and its destruction represents 4 loss.
with contents, OF SI51000. The FIRE
then juaaped TO the magnificent two
story brick building known as the
Odd Fellows hall. Ii Was totally de-
sfroysd. itfeprrsenss 3 loss Of $l25.-
COO The second and third stories OF a
handsome hfick dwelling immedias
west OF this hall were also DESTROYED |.
loss, $500 TO sic Coo.
The FIRE next went from the corner
Of Barnard and State streets through
L or II brick dwelling houses. com
pleteiy destroying them. They repre-
sent q loss OF ZOO. including con-
tents.
The air was filed with sparks. one
OF which lodged on the steeple of the
Independence Presbyterian church,
corner OF Ball and South Broad streets,
four or five blocks from the starting
point of the fire. The church was
totally destroyed. as was also its hand
some brick Sunday school building
and four or five contiguous dwellings.
The city has only foar fire-engines;
al were needed in the business part OF
the city, and no attempt was made TO
fight the ire at the church The loss
on the church, chapel and contents
was SO 600, and the loss on the dwell
ings in the vicinity at least SIS, 900.
In the meantime the fire communi-
Gated 10 the cupola on q large four
story baiiding szsed as a store for
paints, oils and builders materials By
Andrew Hanley. The loss on building
and contents is probably So, 900.
Across the street from this was the
handsome new brick arsenal of the
Savannah Guards battalion, which
was totally destroyed ftrepresents
loss OF fully So, 900. Ten or Is wooden
dwellings nave also been burned, on
which the loss Is probably $4,000.
1t is impossible to tell where the fire
viii stop, as the sparks are starting
new outbursts quite remote from those
burning. Charleston and Macon have
been asked 10 send engines.
The total loss will doubtless reach
81 900 Go, and the insurance will be
much less Some loss OF life may be
developed tomorrow.
At midnight the fire ii under con-
troll. In addition TO the buildings
already mentioned, the fire swept
away all the structures on each side Of
Whitaker street between York and
South Broad streets. They were not
fine buildings, but viii probably add
SIS 900 70 the losses mentioned in the
earlier dispatches. The fire also
swept along the north side of Bull
street. No loss of life has been re-
ported yet, and no causalties.
NeighborIng cities promptly started
tire companies. but were turned back
before reaching here. Later estimates
of the total loss justify the previous
statement of 81 ,500, ,OOO.