The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-26
THE FIRE RECORD,
Six-Story Block in Savannah Burned
Rain Checks Forest EInmex

SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept 25-S. Guckenheiu1er &
sons six-story wholesale grocery and Iiauor
building, with the entire stock was burned TO-
night. The total loss is from sS75,0sO to si5aoso
with an estimated insurance of $li0.00o. Half
dozen adjoining buildings were damaged
ASHLAND. Wis, sept. 25-Specials from tan
different towns OF Northern Wisconsin saw that
last nights rains checked the forest fires The
damage is not as heavy at first reported. as
most of the fires were confined To di.;rirts
burned over last spring.
MINIATURES, Sept. 24-FOrest fires corpplete,v
surrounded the towns of Pittsville and Dex,cr-
VILE. Wood county, and the entire population ere
ogt fighting the flames. Three hundred acres of
cranberry marsh of samuel Diles near DEXTER
vile. is entirely burned. Dispatches 10 the
,Seut,Rei from Hurley report that the rains have
quieted the fires IN that region. Near Weyau-
wauga two men are reported 10 have been
burned 10 death.
from Hinckley says: The forests of this vicinity
are afiame IN every direction. Every nossihle
prccautiou has been taken 10 prevent The de-
s;ruclion of the city, but the denrer still
threatens. No estimate OF the losses near
here can yet been given 4 man who came
IN tonight reports all the region between here
and the axe burned over. One d,m lost four
lumber camps, another three Between eiph,
snd nine hundred million feet oi standing nine
la. been burned. At Finlgysoa the danger is
low all past
PTNK cry, MIMI sept 2a-The terrific forest
fires raging in this vicinity are rapidly ap-
preaching town Several farmers IN this yirin-
iIy lost houses and other buildings Yesterday
snd sehoolhouses were burned, the
pupils escaping with difficulty. II i
estimated that the loss OF tiInher in
this s.ction has already reached Saoo0o0. s,a
this is being increased a. the rate Of s-J) eysry
hour Five farmers fighting flames several
n. .es from here yesterday Were surrounded by
ire and burned 10 death.
NiNNKsPoIIs, sept 24-Fire broke ont IN .
fve-siory brick building occupied by ;he Moore
Wood Carving Machinery Company this alter
noon, ana the inhammable nature Of the stock
caused the rapid spread Of the flames w{rbin
nTe minutes the IRE burst through the
root hrisS breeze was blowing. aud. seeing
il was impossI Die TO save the burning building
the attention Of the nrsmen vas directed 20 he
adjoining property Elevator Z stood c.ose be-
hind the bulllng, and The rooi OF the elevator
was soon on IRE Within fifteen minutes
from the start OF the IRE the Moore building
Gatied. the rremea barely escaping
when the walls collapsed. To better fght the
IRE OF elevator c. q score OF 1Fcmen were on.
the roof OF the sunex. There sudden ex-
plOsiou, ana great slresul OF Ere burst from
the eud, then from the re0i a. ,he
right and left, completely shutting fFo,a
the view cf the great crowd on the
street the dozen fEemen upon the roof
through moraeniary break, the crowd could
zee men attempting 10 reach the ladders -Four
tell OF jumped Again the smoke arose. and
there on tie ledge stood fireman, apparently
dAse3 and not knowing what 10 Co. slide
Gown On Tie hose, yelled the crowd. He did 50,