The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-19
A NIGHT 0F FIRES.
LindSaY6 Morgan SStore
Wiped Out.
ODD FELLOWS HALL DAMAGED.
The Loss Estimated
at $4,000.
4 BLAZE At ROSENHEIM { co.'s.
Two Fires in the Southern Part of
the City.
A BLAZE At ROSENHEIM { co.'s.
Two Fires in the Southern Part of
the City.

Savannah had au ss5, 900 fire last night
which wiped out Lindsay g. Morgan's fur
niture establishment from cellar to roof,
and damaged the Odd Fellows temple to
the extent Of 5000.
1t was fierce fire, and at one time every-
thing pointed to a repetition OF the great
blaze of April 6, 1889. 1t began in the
same locality directly across the street
from Hogan's, where that scourge of flame
had its origin, and had it not been for the
magnificent work Of the firemen, aided by
the width Of Barnard street, the MORNING
News would probably have had for its
readers this morning the tale Of a loss Of
millions instead of thousands.
Just how the fire started will always
probably remain a mystery. Mr.. Lindsay
and nearly all the employees Of the establish
ment we're in the store, but the whole affair
happened so quickly that there was not
time to find out its origin.
FIRST SEEN IN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Mr.. Lindsay was standing at the front
door when his attention was attracted by a
rushing sound behind him. He turned
qaickly TO find out what il meant. and
through the elevator shaft. lie raised an
alarm and ran back with his Office employees
TO try to extinguish it, but a glance told
them that any such attempt would be
futile Mr. Lindsay and his bookkeeper
hurried back to the office and gathered up
the books while the clerks went outside and
raised the cry OF fire"
Detective Basch was passing the store at
the time aud he hurried to box No. 10, at
Broughton aud Whitaker streets, and sent
in alarm just as the exchange clock struck
s. AS Is always the case with an alarm
from the dry goods district, the sounding Of
box ID brought the fire department. out in
double quick time and attracted in a few
minutes thousands Of people 60 the scene.
Before tue third round had finished sound
ing Chief Puder and his men with engines
Nos. l. 2 and 3, the chemical and aerial
truck were on the ground.
AQUIOK BLAZE.
The FIRE In the meantime had burned with
remarkable rapidity. Tremendous volumes
of smokes were pouring out from every
window and door Of the 3-story building
and it took but moment for the trained
eye of Chief Puder to see that he had
tremendous fire to cope with in about the
most dangerous locality In the
city. He promptly sent in
aud 5, hook and ladder No. 2 and all the
extra hose carriages. In seven minutes
from the time the first round Of the alarm
went in twelve streams were playing into
the burning building, four from the
Broughton streek side three on Barnard
street, three from the second, third and
fourth floors Of the Odd Fellows temple
and two from Jefferson street through
the lane.
Although the volume OF water being
poured into the building was immense the
infammable material in the furniture house
fed the flames like oil and the fire burned as
If 1t was meeting with no resistance.
HoGAN's STORE THREATENED.
In about fifteen minutes the blaze burst
out Of the roof and through the doors and
windows, driving the fremen and specta-
tors back. 1t seemed as IL the flames were
bent on communicating with Hogan's dry
goods store, as they leaped IN that direc-
tion. If that had once caught 1t meant an
other ruinous confagration for Savannah
and Chief Puder ordered everything posi-
bic to be done TO save 1t. He turned four
streams against the wall of the building
and as the water struck the hot
bricks clouds Of steam went up, showing
the terrific heat to which they were sub
jected. 1t was seen that there was little
chance Of saving Hogan's. but as if by an
act of providence the wind veered to the
northeast and turned the flames away from
the apparently doomed building.
THE ODD FELLOWS BUILDING SAVED.
A few seconds later the roof OF the burn
ing building went in with crash and the
flames began to leap against the lane wall
of the Odd Fellows building. A murmur
went up from the crowd as the indications
began pointing TO the destruc-
tion for a second time of the
home Of Odd Fellowship. The fremen in
the building with the three streams re-
doubled their efforts and blistered their
faces fighting back the flames. Three more
streams were turned against the wall from
the outside. In few moments the Barnard
street wall Of the burning building tumbled
out with a crash, followed by two stories OF
the lane wall. This ventilation gave re-
newed vigor to the flames and they Tapped
with fury against the walls and into the
windows Of the Odd Fellows temple,
driving back the firemen inside. The
windows caught fire and the blaze
struggled into the supper room of
main hall and began to eat away at the
ceiling.
THE ODD FELLOWS LOSS.
The fremen were reinforced by hundreds
of Odd Fellows and after hard work they
beat the fire back and saved the building,
though not before 1t had been damaged IN
the hall floor, library and Electric Light
Company's Office TO the extent Of about
$1,000 by fire, smoke and water.
TEE FIREMENs GREAT WORK.
The 6remen, after driving the flames back
into the remnants of the building where il
originated, concentrated all the streams
there, and at 10 o'clock they had the fire
completely under control. The firemen can.
not be given too much credit for their work
Everybody who saw the fire paid tribute to
the excellent manner in which Chief Puder
and his men managed things. Nobody for
an instant believed in the early stage Of the
fire that IL would be confined to the build.
inRin which it started.
Although driven away time and again by
the intense heat the fremen fought theiI
way back with their faces covered with
water-soaked handkerchiefs.
Lindsay & Morgan carried $50 900 stock
and the building was worth SIS 900 which
! which puts the loss Of the establishment at