The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
A FIRE AT CHATTANOOGA
TIE TOTAL LOSS 100000 AND
TIE INSURANCE S55o.ooo.

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Among the Many Firms Burned Out.
Their Loss $4,000 in Excess OF Their
Insurance-Ihe Fire Confined to the
Business District.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Dec. 26.-Chatta-
rooga's most disastrous fire occurred to-day.
d. B. Loveman & Co.'S dry goods house,
occupying three numbers on Market street,
at the southeast corner Of Eighth, was dis
covered 10 Ia on fire while the clerks were
at their luncheon on the third floor. Inc
flames spread with astonishing rapidlty,
burning through the elevator shaft and
stairways, cutting of the escape Of about
thirty female employees, who were rescued
from a window with extension ladders OF
the fire department. aided by citizens. Two
of the women fell from windows and were
somewhat injured, and third was rescued
In en- almost suffocated condition.
The adjoining buildings were soon afame,
She fire licking up over $500, 900 in less than
two hours. The fire began at 1880 O'clock
this afternoon and by 80 o'clock the build
fngs on the north side Of Eighth street were
ablaze. Those burned out on Market street
were d. B. LoVeman g. Co.. dry goods;
T. c. Irwin q Co., dry goods;
Christea & Co., dry goods; Chattanooga
Library Association, chamber of commerce,
Abbott. chinaware. Those burned out on
Eighth street were Weston & Manning,
insurance; W. /. Alexander, broker;
Charleston Fast Freight Line: Great South
ern Tea Company; Tennessee, Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers transportation Company /;
r. f. Dix, barber; Martin & Henry, real
estate; Rowles & Ritley, insurance; Mrs.
Jane Weaver, milliner; Southern Bank and
Trust Company; T. A. Roberts, jeweler; T.
d. Charleton. Home Sewing Machine; W.
B. Van Wagner, drugs; Fourth National
Bank; P. s. Griffith, real estate; G. G..
Anderson, real estate; Lucas &Peacock, in
surance; Harris, Thompson & Quinn, real
estate. The Cherry street end of the Loveman
block was occupied by about twenty tens
ants of offices, and about half that number
occupied the second floor of the Vaudemsn
block, which faced the Loveman block.
The fire is now out. The total loss Is about
100000. The insurance Is about $550, 900.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE
The losses and insurance are as follows:
D. B. Loveman & Co., loss 1925, 200; in
surance on building, $4,000; on store,
$4,000.
&c. Irwin & Co., loss, 500, 900; insur-
ance on stock, $04 500.
Fort & Morgan, loss on building, $4,000;
insurance, 81, 500.
Christie & Co., loss s25, 900; insurance
$4,000
jackson & Trigg. loss on building, $780,
900; insurance 81, ZOO.
Chamber of commerce. loss 5000; insur-
ance 81, 900.
Cobweb Club, loss $4,000
Lookout Mountain Guards, loss O., 800
Young Mems Republican Club. loss
$1,000.
H. Schwartz & Bro, loss GAS, 900; insur-
ance $42,20
Silva s. Abbott. loss s25. 1000; insurance
S20,5
Gottschalk & Co.. loss s25, 600; insurance
W. n. Kelly & Co.. loss $4,000; insur-
ence $50, 900.
j. II. Van Deman, on building. loss
900; insurance $4,000
G. G. Bloomfield, on building 81, 500; in
surance s., goo.
II. 7. Hall, on building 5000; insurance
$4,000.
Grand Union Tea Company. loss $4,000.
$4,000.
Southern Bank and Trust Company, los
$4,000.
Fourth National Bank. loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
W. B. Van Wagner, loss s1,5OO; insur-
ance $500
The losses of the room and office tenants
in the Loveman and Vandeman blocks will
add $4,000 more.
The total loss is about 5000, 900, with about
$500 insurance.
SLIGHT DANA gle TO THE TIMES,
The damage to the Times building in the
Adams block by the fire was but slight.
The building was in flames several times
but the firemen succeeded In quenching
them each time. The damage is fully COW
cred nv Insurance Y;.oaa oa--{o. cAn
600 insurance on its plant. The Times
building was almost entirely cleaned
out. A hundred of its peo-
pie rushed through the -four
floors, carrying everything portable K
places of safety. 1t is impossible to tel
Just what the loss to the Times may b,
until ali is Strengthened up, the creates
loss being 70 the 1rddesn'dn, which had it
forms nearly printed for the 120-page an
nual issue OF Jan. /. The Tradesmar.'s
auxiliary forms, just ready for tn,
press room, were pied, and thi
months issue failed to max,
its appearance to-day The printed
sheets of the 9rddeSmdn were carried ON
by an excited crowd, and it is with tn
greatest difficulty that they are being got
ten together. One hundred men and Wome,
are at work in the Times office tonight. at
tempting to arrange the Office. The Grove
was kept out OF the composing room, anC
sne Times will appear as usual tomorrow
THE FIRE DISTRICT.
The fire district comprises 90 feet ON tn
south corner of Market and Eighth street.
and 1OO feet front on the northeast corner
OF Market and Eighth streets, and boil
sides of Eighth street between Market anC
Cherry streets. Four of the leading DIR,
goods houses were DESTROYED anC
the principal boot and shoe
crockery and furniture houses
two banks, the public library and chamber
Of commerce rooms, Cobweb Club and
variety Of small shops, offices, etc. Tn,
property destroyed is on the two most i'm
portant corners in the city. Loveman'
dry goods house was one of the largest re
tail dry goods houses in the south there be
ing $50 employees in this one business AL
OF the property owners say they will rebuff,
handsome structures, and new quar-
tiers are already being secured
by the business houses. Their
was stiff breeze blowing, but otherwis
the weather was clear and the day perfect
All the merchants in the near vicinity suf
fered more or less loss by reason of the re
moval OF goods. It appeared at one time a
IT the entire business portion was about {
be destroyed. Knoxville sent fire engin
here, and it reached Cleveland, eighty-tw
miles from Knoxville, in lightweight mil
utes. At Cleveland word was received the
the engine was not necessary.
SHOT DOWN IN HIS HOME.