The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-12
a HORSE BURNED TO DEATH.
Caught by the Flames in J. F. Heit-
mans Stable.

OaUBnt by the Flames IN d Z. helt-
mans Stable.
Considerable damage was done by
fire which broke out in the stable in the
rear of J. F. Heitman's grocery at South
Broad and Price streets a few minutes
after noon yesterday. The fire is supposed
to have begun in some hay in the stable,
probably originating from a spark drop
ped from pipe or a cigarette.
A fine horse belonging 10 Mr.. Hoffman
was burned 10 death almost before the
fire was discovered A new buggy and
a wagon We're also burned. The horse.
buggy and wagon were together worth
over $500.
An alarm was turned IN from the police
barracks, but owing to the fact that the
alarm was not properly sent in the depart
ment started in another direction Had
not Chief Puder who lives only a block
away, discovered the location of the fire
the firemen would probably have all gone
out to the southern part Of the city be-
fore discovering their mistake.
When the apparatus arrived on the scene
the flames had communicated from the
stable to the old wooden building in the
rear at the corner of Price and York
street lane, occupied by II. j. Lange as
a bar and grocery. Mr.. Lanse, who lived
overheard, was hard at work rolling his
whisky into the street when the hremcn
arrived. The roof of the building was
pretty well Quilted and the stock was
damaged to some extent by water.
The flames also communicated to Heit-
mans place but were eXtinguished be-
fore the stock was reached. The iiremen
had hot work for a short while. Mr.. Heit-
man estimates the damage to the build
ing at about $500 besides the loss Of his
horse and buggy There was no damage
to the stock worth speaking Of. The
building is insured with c.. f. Prender-
CAST MIR. Lange has 500 insur-
ance on his building, also with
Mr.. Prendergast, which he thinks
will about cover the damage. The
damage to the stock Of goods which was
not insured, he estimates at about 800.
The stock of groceries belonging TO
Buckner d Evans at No. 167 Congress
street was pretty well damaged by fire
and water as the result of the fire yestcr-
day morning, an account of which was
given In the Morning News The firemen
had a hard fight to keep the fire from
reaching the second floor, where "A large
stock of drugs and chemicals belonging
to Lippman Bros. Is stored. 1t was the
fear that the fire would reach this stock
that Chief Puder sent in a general alarm,
calling in the engines and men from the
southern section Of the city The fire
ate through the ceiling into the second
story in the rear on Cogress street lane
but Chief Puder had expected this and
had a stream of water on the spot imme-
diately. The stock of goods on the second
floor was slightly damaged by water and
smoke. The fire is supposed to have or
iginated among some packing in the cell
lar, but what started it at that hour of
the night is a mystery. The firm is
new one, and had been in business but a
short time.
The lampack factory on the Louisville
road, adjoining the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad yard, was destroyed
by fire last night Some one telephoned
to the fire headquarters at 10 o'clock that
there was a fire in progress west of the
city and Assistant Chief, George Mouro
started out to locate the fire. He got as far
as the Ogeechee canal. and finding that the
fire was at least a mile further on returned
to the city The telephone al the Florida,
Central and Pennsular Office was out of
order last night, and no particulars could
be obtained from there. 1t was reported
at the Central railroad depot that the
factory was entirely destroyed. The lamp
black factory was comparatively a new
industry, and had only been in progress a
few months.