The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-06

tuudte niue girl was, IN company with an
elder brother, returning home from visit
10 their grandmother. and stopped to see
the grass burn. She thoughtlessly went
TOO near the fire, when the skirt of her
dress became ignited. The attention Of
Mr.. Joe McKerley a fireman at No. 1
engine house, was attracted to where the
children were by the screams Of the little
girl, and he ran to her as soon as possible,
but when he reached her her entire body
was almost enveloped by the flames. In
a moments time Mr.. McKerley jerked the
clothing off. thereby saving the child's
life. Her back and limbs were terribly
burned and her condition Monday night
was considered extremely critical Mr..
Mckerley worked heroically and his
hands were severely burned in tearing off
the child's flaming clothing.
The receivers of the Murray Hill Com
pany of Augusta, NJ. r. Carroll and w X.
Miller, sold the property at public outcry
Tuesday. Twice before they offered the
property for sale, with a reserve price OF
5000 and no bids whatever were re-
ceived. To-day they dropped the reserve
in other words, took off the limit NJ. p
carroll made decided success as an auc-
tioneer. He asked for a purchaser for the
entire property, 70l acres. The owner
could, he said, erect a COOL inviting villa
on the grassy slopes of the lake which
was as beautiful as Como. and become
modern Claude Melnotte. But the young
men would not be coaxed by Mr.. Car
rolls eloquence and the only bid was that
of Il. ]. OConnor-$2 200. Then the prom
erty was offered in six separate lots, but,
as the total Of the sums offered was not
as large as the bid in bulk of Capt. O'Con-
ner, the receivers decided to sell him the
property, subject to the confirmation of
United States Judge Speer 1t is rr-
mored that there would be objections 10
the confirmation. The sale was made to
Capt. OConnor on the plan of 81, 900 cash
and the balance on the confirmation of
the sale.
Atlanta Constitution: The late ex-Gov.
Joseph Il. Browns personal fortune has
been variously estimated at between
a,50O,OOOO and $2.5OOOOO. In viii, exc
cuted some time before his death. the
senator gave directions as to the dispo-
sition of his entire fortune The contents
of the will are known to MANY Of the
members of the dead senator's family
and TO legal advisers, but out of respect
TO his memory they will not be made pub
Tic Tor at least week. Senator Browns
property was not more than half located
in Atlanta. He owned at the time of his
death considerable real estate of value
in this city, besides personality worth
nearly $4,000; but the bulk of his estate
Is outside or Fulton county. He had large
interests in Dade county, in DeKalb coun-
" and owned large tract of land in
Texas. His property in the Lone Star
state is said to constitute no small item
IN the aggregate of his ownings He owned
large tract of valuable land near the
water works. This, with other propertv
IN Fulton county, outside of the city linn
ITS, appears on the tax books in Tax Col
lector Stewards office valued at S25.OOO
ms city property was given in at $275.-
UVO, which includes his residence on
Washington street, the Brown block on
wan street, property on Alabama street
ana other realty in Atlanta, His uer-
sonality is rated on the tax books at
$5s,25O, stocks and bonds $4,000 cash money
5000. Besides this he owned the Block
building at the corner of Pryor and Ala
bama street which is valued al sea 400 II
is leased by Mr.. Block and does not an
pear on the tax books as Senator Browns
property. story that illustrates beam
uIully the character of the dead senator
Is told OF the last act of his life. A dav
or two before he died, while perfectlv CON
seious and in. the enjoyment of his facul-
ties, he signed a check with which 70
purchase a Christmas present for Mrs.
Henry Mcdonald, the wife of his pastor.
near neighbor and a close friend II was
the last time he ever wrote his name. in
Iact' the last act he ever performed
while still in the possession of his senses
AS those who knew the senator during
his last days know his form was painfully
bent during the last two years of his life
His shoulders curved over until his chin
almost touched his breast and il was next
to impossible for him to look up. This
trouble was caused by a peculiar muscular
trouble a species of rheumatism, and gave
the senator great Inconvenience and main
and his friends great distress. 1t is a
peculiar fact that the moment the senator
died the muscles drawn relaxed and his
form Strengthened out as it was in the
days when he was in the vigor and prime
OF earlier manhood. Death loosened the
tension that warped his frame during so
many months.