The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
coLON'S BIG CONFEDERATION.
FULLER DETAILS OF THE DIsAs-
TROUS BLAZE.


The City Absolutely without Facil-
titles For Fighting the Flames.
The Fire Breaks out at 1880
O'Clock i'm the MOrning-NOt Drop
of Water Thrown on the Fire For
Two Hours.
Colon. March 29.-The following are full
er details OF the disastrous fire which be-
gan here Monday morning. March o: The
fire began at 40 O'Clock in the morning.
and every house south Of Seventh street,
except the Grand Hotel Suisse. Daniel De
Castro's store and the Pacific Mail Com
pany's Offices. down 10 the Panama Rail
road COmpany's station. were burned, rem
dering homeless and destitute hundreds
of inhabitants who are threatened with
starvation. over one-half of the city was
burned.
The flames were first discovered on the
lower floor of TuckchOng & Co.'S deposit
warehouse. situated at the northwest cor
ner Of Eight and Cash streets, in the por-
ton occupied by some Cinnamon, and had
there been any means for suppressng the
flames. the fire could have been confined
10 that building. There being no water on
hand, no fire brigade, and nothing what
ever to check the flames they quickly en-
veloped the entire house and the adjoin-
ing one. belonging TO Senior Arcia.
Thence they spread westward to Boil
var street and nOrthward until they APP
preached the building formerly belonging
to the late Mrs. Medal.
The wind being from the northeast the
flames then spread over the western side
of Bolivar street, burning a Chinaman's
store.
Up to that hour. $50 p. m. two hours
after the alarm. not a drop of water had
been thrown on the flames. A hose was
then run out from the Pacific Mail Com
pany's wharf. but before steam could
be got up on the wharf engine, the flames
passed over Bottle alley and attacked, in
Janis cafe, then the dry goods store of
Mr.. De Lisser, the Crescent" and spread
10 DR.. Hafemann's soda water factory
and drug store. At that moment the en-
tire city appeared TO be in imminent dam
ger, and change of wind would have
caused its complete destruction.
After burning Hafemann's the flames
spread northerly, attacking Lam Sang's
store house and Charles Foulk dry goods
store. The flames were. however, checked
in their northerly course by three vacant
lots in that direction.
In Bottle alley three buildings to the
northward were burned, and the flames
were arrested by another vacant lot be
tween Mrs. Leach's cafe and $. l.. Tole-
dano's deposit warehouse.
successful effort was made to save
the Grand Hotel Suisse and Daniel de
Castro's store. At the hotel Suisse, Capt.
Gehaarschmidt and officers of the II. A.
7. Companys steamer, Polynesia, fought
building, and saved it.
To the southwark. crossing Eighth
street Limberis building was consumed,
then the lottery officer of Eel Buen Cues
TO-" /. l.. Maduro's retail store, Mrs. Jacob
Maduro's store. Senior Romas' store, the
Globe pharmacy, and Monteverde's two
stores (dry goods and grOceries).
Toward that back of Limberi's, which is
the property of i. Fischer, the flames
spread over to a house belonging to
Senior Arcia, thence extending down to
the French bakery (Monsignneur Cesare's 81
over Ninth street, Linn sang's general
store, including the prefecture, went
down, and then the iron market, the outer
limits of which were surrounded by wood
en- Chinese shops, caught the flames and
the contents of the entire edifce were
consumed.
The fire spread to the Hotel Inter-ocean-
ique, an immense 3-story building owned
by ]. Meyers. The Acadia was quickly
ablaze, and the calabOose followed The
entire blocks of the calaboose extending
down the railroad station, including Front
street, TO Bolivar street, then fell. On
these blocks We're several large houses
owned by DR.. Galindo and Sir Emelianl.
A hose was run out from the Pacific Mail
the flames at the Casino Suisse, and a
stream was kept on the Pacific Mail Of
fees, which saved them.
The fire, however, crossed Front street
and destroyed two of the employees build
ings on the Pacific Mail wharf, besides
a portion Of Limberi's and Monteverdos
goods. which had been placed just outside
the office for safety.
Iamsang's stock, placed at Ponton
Beach was also burned special train
brought over the Panama fire brigade,
but they arrived too late TO be of material
service.
The number of houses destroyed Is
eighty-siX and they comprised half the
city The value in property and merchan-
disc is estimated at 81 10000 in currency,
of which sum of $250,000 is covered by in
surance.
The Panama Railroad Company distrib-
uted on Monday bread to the poor and on
Tuesday the government sent over two
carloads of provisions, which were also
given to all who were in need.