The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-03

These losses are merely calculated from
hurried interviews and may prove greater.
Messrs. Emanuel, Downing and Lott
are about covered by insurance.
Mr.. Newman has only $1,000 insurance,
and nothing definite can be learned at
this hour as to the Others.
When the alarm was turned in vol
ume of smoke from the Bay caused crowds
10 hurry that way. The fire was then
burning inside warehouse on the Plant
system warehouse dock and had caught
from a pile-driVer engine. A train of
freight cars on the dock tracks prevent
ed easy access, and the fire was hard to
get at
While the fire was being fought under
those difficulties extra forces of laborers
We're piling cotton into the British steam
snip Humbert, lying alongside, and When
all the cotton was in she pulled off. The
Norwegian bark Ascalon was also pulled
off in safety.
Inc FIRE by this time had burned through
the line of freight cars and into the main
warehouses, where hundreds of citizens
We're assisting the employees in getting out
goods.
From there the flames swept under the
roof of the cotton sheds and 1t was real
lied fully that nothing could stop them.
The wind was blowing fiercely and the
hremen endeavored to keep wall or
water between them and Downing naval
stores docks, but without avail. AT
o'clock the rosin had caught and the
fierce heat and dense black smoke drove
people away and made fighting it worse
wan DtlOIt. Every dFdboDif man " eh9
employed throwing naval stores into the
bay, and the water was soon filed with a
mass of blazing barrels.
The flames swept across Downing 8
docks and warehouses, catching the two
story extra large brick supply building
and destroying it,
The heat from the fire, still raging in the
yards. ignited the brick block opposite,
and it went gradually through, taking the
Ocean hotel with it and branching off. up
Monk street to the Hoyt Hardware Com
pany ana nearby buildings.
p to this hour, the maddest excitement
had characterized the actions of many
people and rumors of fatal anq other acci-
dents were adding to the excitement.
business had long since been suspended
ana the entire population was viewing the
hanes and assisting the firemen.
NPen Hoyts building caught II was eX-
ptcted that the entire business portion of
brunswick was going and merchants be-
gan moving their stocks to the outskirts
Oh the city. Pandemonium reigned, drays
ana other vehicles were driven at break
neck speed uD and down the streets 10
store doors and flying clouds of sparks
sent property owners home to guard their
buildings Every available man was en-
PoN ed to watch for fires and garden hose
and ladders were placed In readiness. Two
Ut lnree residences caught, but were saw
tl 10y volunteers. and the court house was
also saved by them
W men wholesale destruction seemed In.
SEhahle, Aldermen Mason and Reed wired
" aNeross. Savannah and Jacksonville fol
au ANA immediately received cheering u
s"eis Chief Grain and his men did good
~ofk and the water supply held up well
pui unally was exhausted before the neigh
boring iiremen arrived on special trains
tehderlng their presence practically use
less. With the wholesale emDtying OF
stores and squares came the necessity for
guards and the Brunswick Rifemen cams
Oul for guard duty. At . O'Clock the riot
4idtm was sounded and both the Rihemen
al4 Naval Reserves came out at double
Ys1;eA ana will do guard duty all night.
me Inca, Burnswick's fire tug. was al
"a put two tugs were sent after her
~ auBlgnOn offered her services TO ans
swickian gratis who was not insured
ST. ST. desired help. but nc ONE was unin-
i, ~ and as the insurance companies
~ hsst nres have absolutely refused 10
N'oL duBignon Tor expenses Incurred IN