St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-07
MANY BLOCKS BURNED
Savannah, Georgia, Swept by
An Extensive Con-
flagration.
Several Squares in the Bust,
ness Center Burned
Over.
The Loss Will Foot Up Over a
Million and a Half---In-
suranee Unknown.
Aid Offered by Other Cities
But Not Found Nee
eSSary.

SAVANNAH, Ca, April Cat 6:5a
O'Clock tonight fire broke out in the
shoW-Window of ID. FL. Hogan's dry
goods store, corner of Broughton and
| Barnard streets, while man was light
ing gas jet. Soon the fire had run to
almost every part of the building. and
those in it had barely time to escape
with their lives. The flames were COM
municated to the crockery store of
James 81. Douglass & Co., Immediately
east OF HOgan'S, and it was all ablaZe in
Jitfy. A high wind prevailing contrib
uted to spread the flames, and there was
no possibility of checking them. This
building is one of the finest business.
blocks in the city, and its destruction
represents a loss, with its contents, of
at least S150,00O. The fire then jumped
to the magnificent four-story brick
building known as Odd Fellows hall
1t was
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
1t represents loss of S125, 200. Amons
its occupants were the Young Mems
Christian association and several store
keepers on the ground floor. The Sec
ond and third stories of the basement
brick dwelling Immediately west of this
hall were all destroyed. Loss, SIS, 900 to
to $4,000. The fire spread from the
corner of Barnard and State streets
through twelve or fifteen brick houses,
completely destroying them. They rep
resent loss of not less than $4,000. in
Guiding contents. The air was filled
with sparks, one of which lodged on
the steeple of the Independent Presby-
terian 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 fire
engines, and all were needed in the
business part of the city. No attempt
was made to fight the fire at the church.
Loss on church, chapel and contents,
100000.
LOSS ON DWELLINGS,
in the vicinity at least $4,000. In the
meantime the fire had communicated to
the cupola on the large four-story brick
building used as store for paints, oils
and builders materials by Andrew
AC IooS VII JIllS anu
its contents is probably $4,000. Across
the street from this was the handsome
new brick arsenal of the Savannah
guards battalion, which was totally de-
stroyed. 1t represents loss of fully
$4,000. Ten or fifteen wooden dwell
ings have also been burned, on which
the loss is probably $4,000. 1t is im-
possible to tell where the fire will stop,
as sparks are starting new outbursts in
spots quite remote from those now
burning. Charleston, Augusta and
Macon have been asked to send engines.
The total loss will doubtless reach
much less. Some loss of life may be
developed.
AT MIDNIGHT
the fire is under control. In addition to
the buildings already mentioned the
fire swept away all structures on each
side of Whitaker street between York
and South Broad. They were not fine
buildings, but will probably add S25,-
600 to the losses mentioned in the
earlier dispatches. The fire also swept
along the north side of South Broad
from Whitaker east to within one
house of Bull street, the structure left
oGdHuluS UtluS d DIlCh ICSluellc6 OWncu
by DR.. Daniel Hops, which covers a
site which the government once endeav-
ored to buy as location for the United
States court and postoffice building.
No loss of life has been reported
yet and no serious casualties.
Neghboring cities promptly started fire
companies, but all were turned back
before reaching here. The best esti-
mates of total loss justify the previous
q n IT
jeweler, BrOughton street, was also
burned out. He saya his loss is
100000, and he has insurance
on only one-quarter that amount.
A small dry goods store adj
joining Sternberg's on West street is
also burned out also the south side of
the block on York street between Whit
taker and Bull is In ruins. One of the
heaviest losers there is Thomas Hendere
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