The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-10
THE SECOND STREET FIRE.
The City and Suburban Property Has
a Close Call.

The City and Suburban Property Has
a Close Call.
The loss by the fire at Second and Whita.
ker streets, which broke out shortly after
3 O'Clock Yesterday morning, proved to be
mere destructive than was reported in the
MORNING NEWS.
The fire started in two-story frame
building at the north west corner of Whit
aker and Second streets, occupied by John
II. KeOgh as a grocery and dwelling. Mrs.
keogh was awakened by the sitting
smoke, and, hastily arousing her
husband, she seized her child in her
arms and hurried downstairs, followed by
Mr.. KeOgh. The only thing saved from the
house was trunk with the few valuables
and some clothing it contained.
benjamin Mcdonald, City and Sub
urban conductor, broke open the store door,
thinking from the looks of the fire that a
bucket Of water would extinguish the
flame; but he soon discovered his mistake,
as the eItire floor blazed up as soon as he
entered, and he had to beat hasty retreat.
Mr.. keoghs loss was covered by policy
OF 81, 400 in Johnston & Douglas agency.
The house belonged to Mr.. Ensinger, was
valued at $4,000, and it is said to have been
insured for 81 200.
The dwelling honse occupied by c. H.
Gruver, on the south west corner, next took
ire, and 1t and two one-story frame tene-
ment houses south of it on Whitaker street
we're burned. They were occupied by
w. g. Holden and family named Jerigo.
The IRE communicated to a row Of one
story dwelling houses west of the Gruver
house. Second street, five of which were
burned. Mr.. Cox lived in one of the houses,
James Barnett in another, the remaining
three being occupied by colored families.
The loss on the eight houses will aggre-
gate 81 900, partly covered by insurance.
These buildings were owned by J. Mendel,
nm Stein, and a Mr.. Weichen. Mr.
Gruver's loss on furniture and carpenters
tools and builders material he estimates at
81, 900, with insurance for $500 with John
Sullivan 81 Co.'s agency in the Norwich
Union. The tenants of the other buildings
got the most Of their household goods out.
goat was cremated in one of the houses.
The stables of the City and Suburban
railway were IN imminent danger, and the
employees liberated the animals, which left
their stalls and were driven to the pasture
The flames were dangerously near, and
nothing but the roof saved the building.
The Rosenbrook store and dwelling, opposite
Keogh place, was well scorched, the shutters
charred, and many of the panes in the win
dows broken from the intense heat. The
City and Suburban depot was very hot, but
the hremen and the employees of the COM
pany saved it by keeping it wet. The
queer octago al house occupied by
Mr.. Ensinger, in the rear of Keogh's store,
caught fire ON the roof aud " as damaged
slightly. Those who witnessed the fire say
that the iremen deserve great credit for
the way they worked and prevented any
wider spread of the flames Lines of hose
were laid from the Anderson street. main.
An incident of the fire, showing the in
telligence Of dog, is worth noting. A. H.
Good \ in, a street car conductor, living Just
north of the Keogh house, had some time
ago, given dog answering to the name of
Fannie, to Mr.. Barnett, and when Fannie
saw the flames issuing from the house she
barked and scratched Wig )rously at Mr..
Barnett's door until it awakened him.
Having succeeded in arousing her new
master, Fannie ran to her old home, and as
she could not-getlinto the yard, she set up
piteous howl at the gate. Mrs. Goodwin
went to an upper window, recognized Fan
ME, and just at that time Mrs Goodwin
heard the cry of fire. The family was
not long in getting out, and the intelligent
Fannie, having warned the two families,
ceased her howlings