The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY.
Unusually Destructive Sunday Fires
in Various Places.

Portland's Destructive Confagration.
$l,boo,ooo Goes Up in Smoke-RaiI-
road and Steamer Docks, Many Tons
OF Wheat, an Electric Light Plant,
Not Yet Unloaded From the Cars,
and Other Valuable Property Licked
Up in Short Time Fires Else
where.
Portland, Ore, Sept. %. Most disas-
trous fire In the history of this city broke
out at 80 this afternoon in the dock OF
the Pacific Coast Elevator Company and
ragged for three hours, destroying property
valued at nearly $1,000, 900.
All day long heavy wind has been
blowing, and nine alarms have been
turned in. The fire department was
scattered about the city, looking
after the small fires, when an
alarm from the elevatar was rung
in. The scene OF the fire is
across the river from the main part OF
the city and it was at least fifteen min-
utes before more than one engine could
respond TO the general alarm, When the
engines arrived the fire was beyond con-
troll and in half an hour from the time it
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fire. Nothing could be done but let the
fire burn itself out. The FIRE
started in the dock below the
Pacific Coast Elevator Company's
main building, and the wind soon drove
the flames to the elevator itself. The
flames shot in the air 200 feet, making
beautiful sight in the twilight. The coal
bunkers of the North Pacifo Terminal
Company on the west were next attacked
ana soon were a seething mass Of flames.
ON the east was the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company's wharf, 400
feet in length, and this, too, was soon on
fire. There was no means of getting
water on the fire except from the fireboat
and II is an improvised old scow and OF
very little service. The elevator con-
tanned nearly half million bushels OF
wheat
The new plant of the Portland and Gem
eral Electric Company, which had just
arrived from Lynn, Mass, was standing
in the yards of the Terminal Company on
the cars, not having been unloaded. The
plant occupied the entire train and the
machinery was Of the most expensive
kind, the most OF which was destroyed
and the remainder badly damaged Two
hundred freight cars, eighty of which
were loaded, were destroyed
The Oregon railroad and navigation
docks held l5O0 tons OF freight, consisting
Of wool, salmon general merchandise and
cement, all of which was destroyed with
the dock. There were stored on the
dock about 1000 cases of salmon from
the lower Columbia river and Puget
sound, awaiting shipment for the east
II was valued at about $4,000 and was
partly insured.
The large steamboat, Willamette
Chief, moored at the yard, took fire and
was burned. She was used as a towboat
and was valued at about $4,000. Three
men are supposed 10 have perished in the
elevator.
SHIP BURNED AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept 23.-Fire was
discovered shortly after II o'clock this
evening on the full rugged ship Glenesslen,
owencd by Charles A. Dewolf Il Co.,
Liverpool, England, and consigned by
Grace * Co. of Gew York TO Hong Kong,
China, with cargo of $4,000 cases Of
Fratt's astral oil Fifty thousand cases
Of the oil was already on board
and the remaining 25.000 was TO have been
put aboard this week. The ship was iy
ing at Watson's stores when the fire was
discovered Two alarms OF fire were sent
out and the freboats were notified, and
are now working on the burning vessel
Capt. Pritchard OF the Glenesslen went
TO Philadelphia yesterday and has not
yet returned. The damage TO the ship
and cargo will exceed $4,000.
sT. MARY's COLLEGE IN ASHES.
Oakland, Cal. Sept. 49, Fire broke out
in ST. Mary's college building this even
ing, completely quitting the interior.
The college was a 4-story brick bdilding,
and cost between St25,000 and Sl50,OOO.
There were about 1870 students in the coll
lege, which was conducted by the Chris
tan Brothers. Brother trminoldibeing in
charge. Three frsmen were in ured
during the evening, one seriously. An in
surance OF $50, 900 was carried.