The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-21
FIRE SWEEPS LAVILLA.
BOWDEN'5 NEW BATHING EsTAB-
LISHMENT IN THE RUINS.

The Total Loss Estimated at $4,000.
Henry Lilienthal's Big Store the
Starting Place of the Fire-The AL
pine Apartment House Destroyed
Other Buildings in Ashes.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 20. - A.
disasterous fire at 3 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed two blocks Of buildings in LaVilIa, 9
suburb, and boarding house in the city
proper, causing loss OF nearly Sl42, 600.
The first alarm was sounded at 2:15 o'clock
for fire in an immense store and ware
house, covering half a block and occupied
by Henry Lilienthal as dry goods, grocery,
wine aud liquor store ON Clay and Bridge
streets. In an instant the entire block was
in flames. A rising wind famed the fire
and In a few minutes the air was filed with
live sparks, and the roofs OF surrounding
dwellings were III a blaze in dozen places
At 2:45 O'Clock the flames leaped across
Bridge street to one-story wooden store.
owned and occupied by G. NJ. Conroy as q
wine and liquor store. It was a mass OF
flames inside of three minutes, and in half
an hour nothing was left Of 1T.
THE NEW COLOSSEUM BURNED
j. Il. L. Bowden's new bath house was OF
brick, and stood on Bridge street, Within
two feet of Lilienthals. The flames at
tackled the pine window castings of the
north side at just 2:30 O'Clock. A policeman
burst in the front door, and awakened the
watchman sleeping within. He rushed
drawers. and before he could finish
dressing the entire building was filed with
smoke. An attempt was made to get q
stream on the outside, but with little sue.
cess. Five minutes later it was plain that
the bath house was doomed At o'clock
the colosseum was one mass of flames, 30
dense that its shape even could not be recog-
nized. Next to Conroy's store on the south
was another brick building. also the prop
erty of Mr.. Lilienthal It was occupied by
Marvins meat market and Mozyick's cigar
factory. 1t was pile Of brick and ashes ae
$40 o'clock
LEAPED ACROSS ADAMS STREET.
At 3 o'clock the wind carried the flames
across Adams street to the northeast corner
of its intersection with Bridge street. A
low wooden structure first burned. Then a
small house belonging to Porcher L'Engle
succumbed to the flames almost before the
occupants could get their furniture out.
Next to this was a large wooden structure,
formerly known as 1.-THE Alpine,n an apart
nent hotel or boarding house. This caught
fire on the upper balcony.
From house to house the fire kept leaping
until every one ON the other side of Adams
reduced to ruins. By heroic efforts the
tiromen succeeded in checking the fire at
4:30 o'clock, so that row Of houses on the
south side Of Monroe street was saved
The department was handicapped by not
having enough trained men for so large a
fire, but the men, however, did noble
work under great disadvantages. They un-
doubtedly saved at least two additional
blocks from destruction.
A DESOLATE SIGHT.
The scene at 4:30 O'Clock was a desolate
one. Nothing was standing from the bath
house sito northeasterly TO the southeast
corner of Clay and Bridge streets. For
several blocks on all sides. furniture from a
hundred deserted houses was piled in the
streets or scattered about in the yards, while
the unfortunate owners stood around in all
variety OF undress bewailing their loss.
At 430 O'Clock the Elgin house, corner of
Julia and Ashley streets, was destroyed. the
roof catching from the first fire The
house was badly gutted. It was owned and
occupied by L. II. Alger as a boarding
house It was three stories high and was
ance on the house and furniture is $500.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The losses and insurance, as nearly as
could be ascertained this morning, are as
follows:
Henry Lillienthal, one brick store. Loss,
Sl3, 900: insurance, 5000.
One wooden store. Loss, $1,000; insur-
ance, 4,000
One brick store on the west sidelof Bridge
street. Loss not estimated; insurance &c.
0O0
Il. w. G., Hinman, furniture store In the
Lilienthal block. Loss heavy; insurance
light.
The loss on the Alpine house is about ss,--
900, with no insurance.
The other four houses on Adams street
were fully insured, and the loss on them is
small.
The amount of the loss on Mr.. Conroy's
store and stock was not learned, but it is
said that be Is insured.
The state ments concerning the other
losses and insurance are very indefinite.
No lives were lost, but in nearly every
case the tenants escaped in their night
clothes, losing their all.
SEVENTEEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
In all seventeen blocks and houses were
destroyed. The total insurance is S41, 100
The insurance losses are divided among
the following companies: Etna, Western,
Queen, Springfield Fire and Marine,
Phosnix of New York, Sun Mutual, Trans
atlantic, Commercial Union, American of
Philadelphia, Continental OF New York,
and Southern.
The largest Individual loser is Henry
Lilienthal, general store and liquors, $40,-
600, with insurance of $1S,500.
J. e. T. Bowden loses six dwelling houses
and his colosseum, containing Turkish,
Russian and Persian baths, which was new
and was valued at $2i, 900, with only 5000
insurance.
The loss of Fritot's cigar factory throws
seventy men out Of work.
Mr.. Bowden will rebuild at once The
rebuilding of the other structures is un-
certain.