The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-19


A force OF worltmen are tearing away the
walls Of the Jordan building, recently burned
at Madison, preparatory to rebuilding.
The streams around Sanford were very
much swollen with the recent heavy rains,
and the streets In many places were badly
washed.
Capt. r. II. Marks has just returned to Or
lando from his st. Johns county paint mines,
and says the people of that section have gone
wild on the subject of the finds made over
there by him.
The following named gentlemen who held
insurance policies have been paid the sums
set opposite their names in adjustment of
their losses by the recent fire at Madison: 7.
j. Beggs & CO., $500; j, II. Southall Si100;
H. V. Morrow, t625; w. S Jordan, Sc 600; total,
Sll .225 The amounts paid were the full value
OF each policy.
Six news torres OF brick are to be built in
Madison by Sept. next. The builders are w.
S. Jordan, who, having purchased the Hinton
lot adjoining his lot on the west, will build
three. The fourth will be built by j. II.
Southall, who will build on the lot recently
occupied by him The flfth and sixth ore to
be erected by w. 7. Davis.
The trial Of the DeL.and system Of fire pro-
lection showed ii TO be complete success.
The pressure which can be obtained is power
full, and the supply OF water amply sufficient
to drown out any conf1agration thatmay occur
in DeLand. Hose was attached to the ny.
drant at the store OF M, Davis. and a stream
OF water projected to the top Of flag pole on
the Oarrollton block.
Sanford Journal: new board OF trustees
having been appointed by the governor, in ac-
Oordance with an act OF the last Legislature, to
supervise and organize the affairs OF the ex-
perimental station at Lake City, IL becomes
the duty OF that body to select another super
intendent in place of the present incumbent.
Such being the case, 1t occurs to us to saw
that no better man for the post could be found
than Hon. Robert f. Rogers of Columbia
county,
Patrick & Motley owners Of several of the
buildings at Orlando which have been re-
ported as unsanitary by the committee of the
council. have already promised to tear down
the properties which are included in the list.
They include the building on Church street,
between Scocozzi's fruit stand and George E.
Williams snloon, the shed in the rear Of
Hopper and Salmon building on the south
side OF Church street, as well as the rear OF
/ Mrs Pipers restaurant on Pine street
A temporary writ of injunction was granted
| at Orlando by Judge Butt, restraining the
| clerk OF the town OF Winter Park from put
ting on the registration book the newly regis.
tered voters upon the ground that no legal
! registration oath was administered and sub.
scribed to by the new voters. The writ Is re-
| turnable befo.e Judge Broome next Tuesday
| 20 show cause why the injunction should not
| be made perpetual In the event the judge
sustains the bin the candidates of the oppo-
| nents of the Bachelor faction win be elected,
| thus temporarily defeating the purposes OF
the new charter he new suit was brought
e.
/ the anti-Batchelor side.
Madison Recorder: About clock Thurs
day afternoon the wind began to blow 'firi
ously from the southeast, and increased in
fury until gale would not express IT, IN
common parlanee it blew great guns II
was accompanied by heavy fall OF rain
which inundated or peryaded everything sus
eeptiple to II. Buildings creaked and rocked
to and fro and many fears we're entertained
that the loss of life was imminent. IN a short
time the streets were covered with leaves
twlgs and limbs of trees and many Of the
giants themselves were forced to succufnb tC
the influence of the wind, and this morn
ing lie prone upon the earth. one OF the mag
ninCent oaks. which has been the pride of the
town, standing on the southeast corner OF the
court house yard was uprooted and blown
across the artesian well house. smashing in
the top and leveling the northern and south
ern walls and is now resting across this
. boiler he pump was injured put little sc
far as ii can he estimated ut this time. and il
is thought 200 will repair the damage. Mort
bunting the engineer. made fortunate and
narrow escape large limb falling neal
the house warned him that he mlMht he In
danger. so shutting of steam he lett the
house but few minutes before the crash
came. Had he remained the city would have
been under the necessity of securing the serV
ices OF another engineer. From all indiea
tions the destruction to the growing crops has
/ been immense. Patches Of corn ia town have
been leveled to the ground much of It broker
of ana the stalk entirely stripped OF fodder
II the storm ragged among the farms with Tho
fury it did here, the loss to this county vii
amount 70 thousands Of dollars.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
DR.. w. j. Alexander of Darlington died
day or two ago
Mr. Van Wrinkle has bought the Barnwell
| oil and fertilizer works mt Si5 600 and vii
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