The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
BAY STREETS BIG BLAZE.
FIVE HCNDRED BARRELS OF OIL
AND a BUILDING BURNED.

The Tide Wster Oil Company's Cf1ce
and Storage Rooms Compl= tely
Wiped Out-Ihe Loss $4,000, with
an Insurance Of SIS. 58O-The Fire
Fierce one Its origin Unknown.
The Tide Water Company to Rebuild
at Oace
Savannah had another big fire yesterday
morning in the burning Of the Tide Water
/ Oil Company's Office and storage rooms,
/ containing 500 barrels Of refined oil, on the
north side Of Bay street. between Price and
( Houston streets. The loss foots up SO, 900,
with an insurance Of Slj, $50.
The fire was discovered by one of the
clerks Of the company about 9 o'clock He
happened to go to one OF the windows over
looking River street and saw a heavy black
smoke issuing from the lower floor where
the oil was stored. He at once gave the
alarm aud Policeman Murken, who was
patrolling Bay stree, at the time, turned in
an alarm from box AT Bay and East Broad
streets.
An alarm had been sent in few minutes
previously from box % and the most Of the
department had responded to il. Eagine
No.l was the only one near the fire, and al
though it went to the scene in a hurry it
y asn't sufficient TO CHECK the blaze. A stiff
breeze las bl wing at the time and the fire
burned quickly and fiercely.
UNDER FULL HEADwAY.
When the firemen reached the fire from
box % the flames had already caught the
second floor, and a tremendous volume Of
smoke was pouring out from every portion
Of the building. Chief Puder. realizing
the dangerous nature Of the fire and the
possibility Of its extending to adjoining
property, turned In second alarm and
brought out the entire department.
BY this time the oil had become thor
oughly ignited, and an immense blaze was
shooting out from every aperture. in less
than half an hour the flames had reached
tho top story and the roof fell in. Then the
oil blaze got full play and made a magnii-
cent spectacle as it leaped in the air. The
walls gave way shortly after the roof, and
fell on d. j. Murphy's stable, completely
wreckiDg it.
1t looked for awhile as if the fire would
communicate to the Georgia Chemical
Company's works on River street, but the
work OF the hremen prevented it and con-
fined the fire to the building where it orig
mated.
NO WATER THROWN ON THE OIL.
Chief Puder wouldn't allow any wator
thrown into the burning oil, because thet
course would only result in spreading it,
He confined the use of water to the walls of
the burning building. the upper floors and
adjoining property.
The fremen did gallant service and
worked against the conhagration from
Factors walk amid the heavy clouds OF
smoke until the heat Of the flames drove
them away.
The work of the firemen was of such an
excellent character that Chief Puder and
ia lara IN nt oOn a4t1la tad uv
of the insurance men present. The tug
Regis was brought into service by order of
Mayor McDonough during the latter Dor
tion OF the fire, and turned on two heavy
streams from the river. The fire was under
control at the time, but the tug vas used as
aprecaution to prevent any possible spread
of the flames TO the wharf property
At2 O'clock nothing remained of the
Tide Water company's building except the
shattered remnants of the walls 1t burned
itself out entirely by 5 O'Clock.
The fire attracted an immense crowd, and
Mayor McDonough worked as hard as the
firemen, moving about and assisting the
chief in giving orders to check the threat
ened confagration.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The Tide Water company had only been
owners Of the lot and burned building a little
more than a week, having purchased it
from D. ]. Murphy for s25, 900 The build
ing was combination two and three-story
brick, l60x75. Manager j. w. Moore places
the total loss of the company at SIS, 600 ns
follows:
stock and oil. .....,................S 1000
supplies 2.UOO
ONCE furniture and stationery .......... 1850
Building OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
$4,000
The insurance is divided between John
Sullivan and Pepper & Harty among the
following companies:
JOHN SULLIVAN & 90.
Stock
North British and Mercantile. ...........$ $500
Lion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
American OF Philadelphia ............... $3.50
Building
Etna... ,........ Observation-Disclosures. $500
Lancashire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 900. l,SOO
Westchester Observation-Disclosures. 500
Once Furniture
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