The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-05
SIX FIRES IN A DAY.
THE SCHWARz BUILDING MAR
RowLY EscAPES DESTRUCTION.

The Davis Music Company Damaged
$1,000 by a Blszs Among Organs.
Prompt Work Of the Firemen Pre-
vents a Disastrous Conf lgration.
Four Other Smsllsr Blazes-Twenty-
one Fires 1928 Record Up 70
Today.
The Davis Music Company's store in the
Schwarz building, at Bull and York streets
had a narrow escape from being burned
last night.
About $50 o'clock passers on Bull street
saw the reflection of blaze through the
windows Of the fourth story. and imme-
diately sfterward smoke began to pour out
from under the roof. A cry OF fire wa,
raised and telephone message was sent to
headquarters from Hanley's paint establish
ment.
When the firemen reached the soene,
which was in unusually fast time, the entire
top floor was illumi ated and the blaze was
showing itself tnrough the cupoIa. An
alarm was turnei in from box Is at Bull
and South Broad streets, which was fol-
lowed almost Immediately by an alarm
from box 13 at Broughton and Whitaker
streets, calling out the entire department.
Foreman Murphy of the chemical engine
was first in the building with his hose aud
be did excellent service. When he reached
the floor where the fire was burning, the
flames had caught the ceiling and were
making rapid progress. A few charges of
the chemical stopped the ceiling fire and
then Foreman Murphy and his assistants got
the balance under control, extinguishing It
entirely in tea minutes without the aid of
any engine stream besides that Of the chem
ical.
The fire started in large box Of trash at
the head of the stairs Of the fourth story
among a lot of boxed organs, directly under
meath the cupola entrance. The damage to
the stock will not exceed 81 900, and $50
will cover the damage to the building. The
company's stock is covered by insurance
with Rowland q Myers. Maj. Schwarz
carries $4,000 on the building with John
Sullivan 81 Co. and j N. johnson & Co.
The fire attracted an immense crowd OF
people. and for awhile things looked as If
Savannah was destined to go through the
experience OF another conhagration, for
had the fire got away from the department
1t would probably have swept the block
from York to South Broad and from Bull
to Drayton, with chances favoring the fires
continuance eastward at least to Abercorn
street.
The early discovery of the fire and the
prompt and effective work of the firemen are
all that proven ed il. TIE department GER
tsinly deserves credit for the manner in
which the fire was handled, and the chem
ical engine and aerial ladder never before
showed up to better advantage.
The origin OF the hre is unknown, the
| only theory to be advanced being that some
one accidentally dropped lighted cigar
cite or cigar into box Of waste paper.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock yesterday
| morning the department was called out by
an alarm from box 63, at Burroughs and
| Waldburg streets, to a ire on the roof Of a
2-story house on Bolton street, between
Cuyler and the cemetery. The fire was ex-
tlnguished in few minutes and the loss will
| not eXcesd $50. The house belongs to the
Cam estate and was insured with the
Phoenix Insurance Company. A defective
| flue was the cause of the fire.
While the department was at box 63 an
alarm came in from box "a, at Wilson and
| Walker streets, occasoned by the burning
of three small tenement houses on Sims
street, near West Boundary. The horses
had a hard pull through the heavy
| sand on West Broad street in responding to
the second alarm, and when thew got tC
| Sims street the fire had a good start and
was burning tlercely, threatening adjoining
| property.
The firemen, however. did good work and
succeeded in keeping the blaze confined to
| tine three tenements. They were entirely
Quilted. The houses were occupied by
negroes and belonged to Mrs. NJ J. Strouss
and the estate Of w. J. Mccarthy. They
were valued at $400 each and were covered
by insurance with Pepper & Harty.
At $50 o'clock last night the roof of 8
kitchen adjoining house on Floyd street
in the rear of headquarters, caught fire
from defective lue. The hremen ex-
| tinguished the flames with few buckets OF
water. Ten dollars will amply cover the
damage The house is occupied by family
named BuntZ and is insured. 1t was while
the tiremen were extinguishing the blaze
that the telephone alarm for the Davis com
penY fire was received.
| Savannah has certainly had an epidemic OF
fires since New Years. 1t started in that
day with three, and up to last night the de-
| partment had responded to twenty-onE
alarms, eleven general and ten telephone.
| This is an average of five a day. From
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning to 6:3(
| o'clock last night six runs we're made. An
admirable feature of the epidemic, how
ever, 10 that none of the fires got away
from the department. it having succeeded
in every instance in controlling the fires tc
the buildings where they originated
Savannah has every reason to be proud
| Of her fire department. No city of euua
size, and in fact many cities Of larger size
having anything superior. 1t respond!
quickly and the men do excellent servic,
under the supervision of Chief Puder anC
Assistant Chief Munro, both of whom are
capable and efficient fire fighters, with en-
viable records going back a quarter Of
century.
1--WE have been under heavy strain fo
the last four days and nights" said Chic
Puder, land both the men and stock arr
played out. II thi gs continue much longer
al tie present rate am afraid some of thu
departments horses will fail from the exer
ton. The chemical horses, which RESPOND
to every al ,rm, have begun to sh w evi
dences OF fatigue. They are the tastes
horses in the department., but whel
the call was sent in for the Schwar
building fire for the first time since theil
connection with the department they haC
to be urged from the headquarters under
tie whip"
The firemen were called out for tn
seventh run in twenty four hours few
minutes before 2 O'Clock this morning by
an alarm from box No. 63, Burroughs anC
Waldburg streets.
Don't lay awake at night. Take Simmon
Liver Regulator and secure restfuI sleep
Ad.
CITY BREVlTIE5.
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