The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-09

fered Mercer some time since by Mr.. Rock
efeller. TIE library fund, which DIR. Nun
nally began to work up some time ago, Is
Progressing. In Connection with the
/ library DR.. Nunnally has determined 20 mt
up the reading room for the benefit OF the
students.
Columbus Herald: The Hill Sprinkler
| Company Of Columbus, Of which John Bill
was proprietor. has united with the Ne
racher Sprinkler Company Of Warren, o..
| and a new company has been formed, in
corporated under the laws of Georgia,
known as the Neracher a. Hill Sprinkler
Company, with principal Office and works
at Columbus. Ga, and branch Office and
works at Warrea. o. The capital stock,
! fully paid mp, is 900 900, and business was
commenced Jan. Of this year. .. Q. Bar
Der of Chicago Is president; John Hill Of
Columbus, Ga, vice president; William
Neracher OF Cleveland, o., is gen
eral manager; The board OF directors Is
composed Of q. Gunby Jordan, president
Third National Bank, and John Hill OF
Columbus, Ga; 0. c. Barber Of Chicago,
president Diamond Match Company, the
American Straw Board Company and Page
| Tube Works, etc. William Neracker OF
| Cleveland, o., and Charles Baird Of Akron,
leading Ohio attorney. In addition to own
ing and controlling the Neracher and the
Hill sprinkleTs this company has purchased
all the tools and patents Of the Clapp
sprinkler of Chicago and now offer to the
public all three Of these sprinklers.
Columbus Enqiurer-Sun: w. w. Lock
harris store, at the foot Of Wynu's hill, was
blown literally TO pieces Saturday night.
For some time past Mr.. Lockbarb has been
keeping a general store on the Wynnton
ROAD. He keeps everything from box of
matches to heavy farm Implements. and
among other things he kept supply Of pow
der constantly on hand. A few days ago
he found his con Of powder was running
out, and he purchased new can, which he
kept near the front of his store. Saturday
night the store was kept open until late,
and it was Just 1855 o'clock when Mr.. Lock-
hart closed the door on the last Of
his customers. He then gave q few direc
tions to Joe Skinner, who has for
some time been sleeping in the store, and
started for his home. Whe he left there
was one electric light burning in the front,
and also a small fire in stove situated at
the extreme rear of the building. After
Mr.. Lockhart had gone home, Mr.. Skinner
instead of going to bed at once stepped out
| in front of the store and seeing friend two
| doors below, he went down the street to
| speak to him. Mr.. Skinner says that he
| had not gone fifty yards when the ground
seemed to tremble under his feet. This was
| followed Immediately by a binding flash
and terrible report. He turned around
ished. Where just before the building had
been standing there was nothing but a pile
OF ruins. The explosion had startled the
whole nelghborhood. Even the Paragon
mill building had been badly shaken. From
every direction the people came running,
but there was nothing to do except to stand
and look at the ruins. One end of a rafter
sticking up through the wreck was burn
| ing, but otherwise there seemed to be
no trace of fire. When IL was evident that
all danger Of fire was over, the people be-
gan to Inquire how the explosion occurred,
| but no one could give q satisfactory reason.
They could, however, plainly see the result
The front of the store was out in the middle
| of the road, the back and side walls had
fallen in. and there was just room for q
man to crawl in betw cen the roof and the
| flooring. All sorts OF merchandise were
heaped together in a conglomerate mass Of
wreckage. Mr.. Loekhsrt, as soon es he
arrived procured a lantern and crawled
under the wreck. The smell Of powder was
suffocating, and he could find no trace of
his new powder can. 30 it was accepted as q
| fact that the powder had done the damage
| What perplexed Mr.. Lcokhart was how the
fire got to the powder. There was an in
surance Of 81 200 in one OF Capt. SHADES
companies. Mr.. Lockhart estimates his
oss at 81 300