The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18
FIREBUGS APPLY THE TORCH.
MYSTERIOUS FIRES IN JACKSON
VILE POINT TO INCENDIARIsM


Disastrous Blaze at Meridian, Miss,
Also Thought to Have Been the
work of IncendIaries-A Large and
Completely Equipped Sash and
Blind Factory Destroyed with
Hcnvy Loss ns Well as a Great Cot
ton Compress with Many Bales of
the staple An UncOnFOIIabIe
blaze That Leaped From Block to
BLOCK Across the Streets of the
Town.
Jacksonville, Fla. Nov. 17.-Incendiaries
are in town without doubt. Five fires
have occurred during the last week o.
two. with circumstances pointing to fire.
bugs. Three houses were set adre IN La
villa last week. During Friday night the
Christian church was set on fire, ana
next morning Il was set on fire again.
Yesterday an attempt was made to burn
down the handsome four-story Root block
on Be- street, between Main and Ocean
streets. The second story of the build
ing is occupied by Acosta & Bahi. IL
was I'm their Office that the fire was start
ed. The fire-bugs got into the office
and opened a closet under the stairs. IN
which a quantity of furniture is stored.
the packing is a quantity OF excelsior.
In this the match was thrown, the door
then partially closed The result was
some flame and a room full of smoke,
which leaked out of the front windows
and down the stairway. Police Oncer
Pearheld saw the smoke and hurried To
the spot He found the fire, and after
s.,sii snort hight eXtinguished It,. Chief Haney
visited the place later and thinks that
the fire was started by an incendiary All
OF tne hres have bene started apparently
position that some fanatic on the sub
Ject or IRE is at large.
Meridian. Miss, Nov. 17.-Fire started
IN the Meridian sash and blind factory
ABOUT II O'Clock last night and was soon
beyond control. In two hours the whole
extensive plant was a mass of smoking
RUNS and the uncomfortable flames had
Ieaped across the block and communica-
ted with the Meridian compress, in which
were stored $500 bales OF cotton. This
structure was also entirely burned. The
about 4 O'clock
The sash and blind factory was one OF
the largest and most comDlete eafa hIiqf-
mcnts Of the kind In this section The
loss on II is about 100000, not fully in
sured. The loss on the compress is near
~ $lfoOO The cotton Was nearly ali fui-
ly insured as well as the conpress The
names of the insurance companies inter-
ested with the amounts cannot be ascer-
ialned at present. Whether the fire was
incendiary, which many believe. or was
accidental is not known.
Santa Rosa, Cal. Nov. 17.-An immense
forest IRE has been raging for the past
twenty-four hours among the hills two
miles northeast OF this city, The loss
sustained 10 property, fences, ETC. Is inn
mense. over 5000 acres of territory was
burned over Three houses with ali their
contents were destroyed. Ranchers, in
dsmay, turned loose their cattle to enable
them to escape death In the flames The
county hospital. IN which there are a
large number Of patients, narrowly es-
capped destruction. Near Emigrant Gan.
In the Sierra Nevadas, fires have been
raging for the past forty-elght hours
The flames have spread from the east
to the west side of the Southern Pacific
tracks and miles OF snowsheds are
doomed. Fire trains and large numbers
or workmen are engaged in lighting the
4ames Considerable property has been
destroyed around Canyon City.
Cinclnanti, o.. Nov. i7.-The fire which
originated early this morning In the Ban
ner Brewery resulted IN the total de-
struction Of the building and contents.
The plant has been in the hands Of a
receiver for the past three years. Alex
Darusmont, the receiver. says the losses
VIII aggregate $25O,000; well Insured