The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-03
FIRE CAUSES BIG DAMAGE
ONE LIFE WIS lost AND FOUR MEN
WERE PR0STR1TED.

Tho Fire Started in n Warehouse-Pande-
monium ,;eigued During the Progress of
1.-two or Three Residences and the
Court House Took Fire-~other To,
Wired For Aid From Brunswick.
Savannah, Ga, April "A special re-
ceived at II o'clock tonight from
Brunswick, Ga, says:
The fire which commenced this morn
ing at 1880 and is still burning de-
stroyed half million of property, cost
one life, caused man to be crippled
and Frustrated four men. The dead
man is Watchman Smith of the Plant
line, who died from apoplexy, The in
jured man lost a hand. The men pros
trated are negroes. The burned prop
erty includes the wharf property, cot
ton sheds, freight warehouses, tracks,
part Of the freight, etc, all belonging
to the Plant system, and comprising
freight cars and 10000 to 10000 cross
ties, the property of N. Emanuel and
James e. Broadhead on the Plant sys-
tenn docks, 25,000 barrels of rosin, 1000
barrels OF spirits of turpentine. all the
wharf engines, a wholesale grocery
building, grocery stock and warehouse
buildings of the Downing company
Segues' fish house and various small
fish and oyster houses of the water
edge of Bay street. On the far side of
Bay street the fire swept BrieSeneck's S
three-story brick building, including
the machinery, the supply stock of
Briesenick, the office furniture of
Broker Maxey and Lumber Dealer Pad
rosa, Cohen's dry goods store. the
wholesale grocery and liquor stock of
Tobias Newman, the Metropolitan sa-
loon, the stock of the Newman COM
pany, Hoyt Hardware company ware
houses and the three-story Ocean ho-
tel
Extending up Monk street the re-
tail store of the Hoyt Hardware COM
pany was burned and also Bears two
warehouses full of goods. Across Monk
street the Haas Liquor company's
building and the ice depot were de-
stroyed. On Bay street, from Monk
street. the fire swept Herzog's brick
building. used as a retail dry goods
store, Hirscl's wholesale liquor store,
several smaller stores and two empty
stores.
AT this hour it is impossible to gain
an accurate statement of losses, but
the estimates are:
Plant system, $4,000; Downing, $685.
600; Briesenck and occupants, 100000,
Lott, SIS 200, and Newman, 100000
The fire started inside a, warehouse
on the Plant system dock and 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 these difficulties extra
forces oe laborers were piling cotton
into the British steamship Humbert
lying alongside and when all the cot
ton was in she pulled Off The Norwe-
gian bark Ascalon was also pulled off
in safety The fire by this time had
burned through the line of freight cars
and into the main warehouses where
hundreds of citizens were assisting the
employees in getting out the goods.
From there the flames swept under the
roof of the cotton sheds. The wind was
blowing fiercely and the firemen en-
deavored to keep a wall of water be-
tween them and the Downing's naval
stores dock, but without avail.
At o'clock the rosin had caught and
the heat and dense smoke drove the
people away. Every available man
was employed, though the naval stores
into the bay and the water was soon
filled with a mass of blazing barrels
The flames swept across Downiug's
docks and warehouses, caught the two
story extra large brick supply build
ing. The heat ignited the brick block
opposite and it went gradually through,
branching off UP Monk street to the
Hoyt Hardware company and nearby
buildings Up to this hour the maddest
excitement had characterized the ac-
tions of many people and rumors cf
fatal and other accidents We're added
to the excitement. Business had been
SUSPENDED and the entire population
was viewing the flames and assisting
the fireinen. When Hoyts building
caught it was expected that the entire
business portion of Brunswick was go
ing. and merchants began moving their
stock to the outskirts of the city.
Pandemonium reigned. Drays and
other vehicles were driven at break
neck speed up and down the streets to
store doors, and flying clouds of sparks
sent property owners home to guard
their buildings. Every available man
was employed to watch for fires, and
garden hose and ladders were placed in
readiness. Two or three residences and
the court house caught fire, but were
saved by volunteers.
When wholesale destruction seemed
! Inevitable Waycross, Savannah and
Jacksonville were wired for aid, and
cheering answers were received. Chief
Grain and his men did good work and
the water supply held up well, but the
water was finally exhausted before the
|neighboring firenen arrived on special
trains. rendering their presence practi-
cally useless. With the wholesale emp
tying of stores and blocks came the ne
cessity for protection of property. At 5
O'Clock the riot alarm was sounded and
both the rif1emen and naval reserves
came out at the double quick and Will
do guard duty during the night.
The fire interfered with gas and cleo
trio works, and no lights are burning
o-night.
Comstec' Is Conf med