The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-04
CARROLLTON FIRE SWEPT
EIGHTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED IN
AN HOUR.

The Fire OF Incendiary Origiu-The
Total Loss S21 900, With Insurance.
OF Only $5,OOo-One OF the Local
Papers In the Llazs-Names OF the
Losers.
CARROLLToN, Ga, April 3.-Forked-
tongued flames got in their work in Carroll.
ton this morning. and to-day twenty-five
poor men are much poorer. Hard-earned
Eavings, representing work for years, lie In
ashes or nave gone of into thin air in
smoke. Eighteen houses, mostly business
houses, are wiped from the face of the city
and nothing remains to-day but smolder-
ing ruins in their stead. All the business
houses, with one exception, on the south.
west portion OF the square have suocumbed
to the flames and half dozen on the north
side Of Newman street are also in ashes
The fire was discovered in the rear
part Of DR.. NJ. p. Watkins
drug store and also in the rear part of J.
II. Harris l0-oent store, just about 10
o'clock this morning Both houses were
wooden buildings aud were situated in the
midst Of dozen more, and all were licked
up by the flames in c short time. From the
wooden buildings the flames communicated
to others on the other side Of the street, and
very soon eighteen houses were licked up.
1t was with great difficulty that the Metho-
dist church, the jail, Burns IL Vests fine
brick block, J. n. Pope's store aud the 0lli-
ance store were saved.
ALL OVER IN AN HOUB.
It took only one hour for Carrolltou to
lose S2l, 900. The Carol County Times,
owned by A. b. Fits aud leased to A. Il.
Nix, was burned, together with nearly all
tho newspaper outfit. The loss is about
$1,000, with no insurance.
.. W. BogwelPs livery stable was burned,
but the loss is small
Is. Ii. Crider, grocer, lost 1850, with
insurance OF $3.50.
John 3. Stewart. photograph gallery,
loses 81 $50, with no insurance
q. d. Merrell a. Co., groceries, lose
81 800, with no insurance.
The Benson estate lost Two houses worth
$500.
E. D. Cheney. grocer, loses small amount
on two beef markets.
On Morris barber shop and Moreys g.
Upshaw's ice cream parlor the loss In all Is
above $500.
J. j. Williamson loses 81, 600 on houses.
Is. p. Cox 81 Co lose 81 ,25O, with insur-
ance OF $1,000.
]. II. Harris, grocer loses $4,000, with
insurance Of $1,000.
{, M. Butler, shoe shop, loses $500.
The Offices Of DR.. J. G. Brock and DIR. V,
Is. Bishop were destroyed. The loss to each
10 slight
DR.. NJ. p. Watkins, late Of Gainesville,
loses three houses and drug store, His
loss Is 5000 and his insurance 81, 600.
Max Goldman, clothing store, loses $500.
j. ;. Rhudy loses on one house $500.
I. w. Moore loses 81 900.
). y. King, u grocer, loses 81 $50.
City Marshal Tom Crows loss is slight.
MIR Brown loses on buggy factory $500.
The Methodist church was damaged con-
sderably, as was also the brick block Of
Burns q West and j. N. Pope.
The total insurance is $4,000. This makes
clean loss Of $4,000
OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN.
The fire was Of incendiary origin. II was
first discovered by City Councilman John
N. CrIder, Oln Perdue and Poke Laws
These men say the back doors of Harris
grocery store and Watkins drug store were
saturated with oil. and couple Of buckets
OF water would have extinguished both
Il ames at the time when they reached the
spot il they had had them on hand.
The heaviest loss falls on the owner Of the
carrot County Times, who bought the
paper seven years ago and had put in q fine
outfit and built up large subscription aud
line patronage. Nothing remains but some
type and some stationery. IL Is believed
by some that the object Of the fire was TO
get the prisoners out Of the jail but no at
tempt was made Possibly, If such was the
intention, Sheriff Hewitt's precaution de-
TERED them from an onslaught on the jali.
Some OF the men burned out speak Of
building again soon.
TIE Times will be issued on the press Of
the Carroll Free Press through the courtesy
Of its owner, Hon. Il. II. Sharpe, till new
press and other fixtures can be procured.
Carroilton never experienced such a con-
hagratlon as that Of this morning.