The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-15

son slipped of his horse on the opposite
side from his adversary, and, drawing his
own weapon. opened fire on Lee. Five
shots were exchanged, and Lee was wounded
twice, each bullet taking effect IN the
feshy part Of his thigh. Psrlzerson escaped
unhurt Both men stand well in the COM
munity in which they reside, and the affair
is very much regretted by their friends.
The Darien Timber Gazette OF Saturday
says: Timber has been coming In pretty
freely during the week. There are now in
port loading with timber and lumber ten
vessels. There have been nearly 1000
timbermen aud raft hands in Darien during
the week. Monday last was quite a lively
day at the public boom, there being over
fifty RATS ready for measurement. Il is
estimated that some SO, 900 have been paid
by the buyers of Darien. It is pre-
dicted that there Will be meas
ured on the public boom during the present
month 5000, 900 feet Of timber. well
known gentleman who has Just returned to
the city from a trip through the timber
country tells us that there is a great deal Of
timber now being cut for the Darien mar
ket. He says there will be more timber
down this spring than there has been at any
one season for years. He attributes the in-
crease In the manufacture Of timber to the
fact that the bottom has completely dropped
out Of the cotton market. and there ceases
TO be any money in that product; hence
their change OF business.
Darien Gdzette: On Saturday night last
DeLormes old warehouse, formerly used as
a court house. and Quarterman's steam
boat warehouse and wharf, were destroyed
by fire. The fire originated in the DeLorme
building, and about 1918 the alarm was
sounded and in a short time large crowd
was on hand. together with the hook and
ladder truck and the fire engine. The hose
was promptly stretched and everything put
In readiness for work. After the engine
had been placed in position on the wharf
and an effort made to get up steam it was
discovered that tube had burst and the
machine unfit for work. By this time the
old court house was on fire from top TO
bottom, aud as the wind was blowing a
strong northeaster 1t was inevitable that
the steamboat warehouse had to go, there
being no way in the world TO save it, the
engine having failed Co steam up and the
tin roof was too warm for the bucket
brigade. When il was discovered that there
Yves no hope for saving the warehouse men
were put to work in trying to save the
freight and large quantity was brought
out. However, q big lot of cotton-bagging,
which had been stored in the warehouse
for several months. awaiting shipment up
the country, was totally destroyed, together
with about 100 bales of straw and small
lot of salt. The bucket brigade did splendid
work In stopping the fire at Quarterman's
warehouse and preventing it from getting
into the James K. Clarke Lumber Company's
lumber yard. whose wharves adjoined
CHURCHMAN'S. As soon as Capt. Payne
could get up steam on the John q. Mallonee
she was brought into use, and;did good serv-
ice in assisting to subdue the flames. There
was but little damage done to the Clarke
wharves. The old DeLerme warehouse was
owned by Capt. George w. Long, while the
steamboat warehouse and wharf were the
property of c. M. Quarterman, formerly
Of Darien but now OF Denver, Col.
The cotton bagging was owned by Peter
Clifton Of Tattnsll county and was valued
at 81, 700 There was not dollars worth
Of insurance on any OF the property de-
stroyed, and consequently the losses are
heavy ones to the several owners. The
Quarternan warehouse was valued at 81 800
and the0ld DeLorme building at about S400.
The origin Of the FIRE is not known.