Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-11
SAVANNAH BLAZE.
A Million Dollar Fire at Savan-
nah, Ga.
A Passenger Train Passes Through 2 Prai-
rfe Fire-Great Fire in Pittsburgh
Confiagration in India-Other
Fires.

Fires.
SAVANNAH. Ga, April Sire broke ON
at seven O'Clock Saturday night in the
show window of d. II. Hogan's dry goods
store while man was lighting gas jet.
A moment later the fire had run to almost
every part of the building and those in it
had barely time to escape with their lives.
Fire was communicated to the crockery
store of James Fl. Douglass & CO., inn
mediately back of Hogan's, and soon it
was all ablaza The high wind prevailing
contributed to the spread Of the flames,
and there was no possibility of checking
them. The building was one Of the finest
blocks in the city, and its destruction
represented loss. with the contents, Of
$50. co., The fire then jumped to the mag
nificent four story building known
as Odd Fellows Hall 1t was
totally destroyed. The fire next spread
through twelve or fifteen brick dwelling
houses, completely destroying them The
air was filed with sparks, one of which
lodged on the steeple Of Independent Pres
byterian Church, four or five blocks away,
| totally destroying it and also its hand
some brick Sunday school building and
total loss amounted to 81 90 900.
The number of the buiILings burned is
estimated at fifty. The present prospect
is that the larger and finer ones will be
replaced by new ones equally as good as
those destroyed. The sites of many of the
inferior structures now gone will be COW
cred with buildings that will be great
Improvement over the old ones The loss
OF the Independent Presbyterian Church
and chapel, the Guards Armory, the Odd
Fellows Building, Hainley Building and
Hogan & Douglas block, however, are
greatly to be regretted.
No loss of life or serious injury to per-
son occurred.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
CHAMBERLAIN, Oak, April 8.-The
people on the passenger train from the
East, on the st. Paul road Saturday, had
an exciting experience near Mount
Vernon. prairie fire was raging around
the track. and the engineer not knowing
its extent ran into it expecting to run
through to safety in few moments. He
found the fire getting worse how
ever, and finally stopped, but could
not run back, as the flames behind
had made the track unsafe The
passengers and train hands got out and
fought the fire, but the danger kept in
creasing. Finally the engineer was or
dered to proceed, as to remain still would
have been fatal. 1t was feared that the
rails were warped, and the passengers ex-
pected terrible accident, but after what
seemed a long period of suspense. the
train emerged from the smoke and flames
in safety. Several of the passengers, who
had engaged in fighting the flames, were
painfully burned. The women passengers
were terribly agitated by their alarming
experience.
AGED WOMAN BURNED.
SrEUBENvILLE, o., April S.-Bridget,
widow of the late William Kelly, aged
about eighty years, feeble and childish,
lived in a small house between hero and
Alikanna. Last evening her grand
daughter left her alone to come into town
Soon afterward Patsy Powers, boy, saw
smoke issuing from the windows and gave
the alarm, when parties found the old
woman lying on the floor with her feet
close to the fire place and her body burned
to crisp. Her body and hair were burned
off. She lived for an hour in terrible suf-
fering. Her married daughter, a Mrs.
Yocum, was burned to death in the same
house few years ago.
FIRE IN MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN, Miss, April Sire yester-
day morning destroyed eight houses on
Meridian street with q total loss of about
$4,000 The buildings were frame struct-
ures, fire proof, so called by reason of
sheet iron fronts and roofs, and were
cheap concerns. They were occupied by
Drake & Chidister, store and restaurant;
c. L. Drake, meat market A. Fieldmau,
dry goods and general merchandise; Louis
Piltaski, saloon and restaurant; Sanders
& Bros, groceries, and NJ. Thehude, meat
market. The total insurance ON the stock
and buildings. about S15,0 900.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April S-The extensive
axe, shovel and saw factories of Hubbard
& eo., were totally destroyed by fire yester-
day. There were four buildings, all frame,
and they burned rapidly. The loss on
buildings, machinery and stock will be
fully $500, 900, almost covered by insurance.
There was an immense quantity of goods
on hand, which had been piled up during
the winter because of lack of orders. The
firm gave employment to about 400 men.
The origin OF the fire is mystery.
RESIDENCES BURNED.
SCRANTON, Pa, April S-The business
block aud residence of Thomas LOTUS and
the residences of DIR. Travis and Henry
McIntosh at Olyphant were burned last
night Loss, $4,000; insurance light
GREAT FIRE IN INDIA.
LONDON, April ga dispatch from India
destroyed by fire at Surat The loss Is
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