The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
FIRES FIERCE SWEEP.
.---.,-ued from Eighth Page)


&, -.nlv. The wires being cut
--- .--r-7ned a little later, and was
O. -r ths operator az the eA-
--,- the IRE was al the Planters
s--- g. immediately went down 70
RI ra. the IRE had got IN rs ~oIA
.-rived. and there was h''ie "
...-.-rlt could be done
-4.--- was seen BY Representa-
.--. Morning News shortly before
4. stated that the company
-a4 and operated the mill was
--.1 a. $1,000. He said there was
e-- -. .rsnary and in the mill 3d.
..-s-..- oe rough rice and the eq~'Fa-
-oa bushels Of clean rice OF
.. Ed barrels, all OF when DeiohseU
....-. rarties. The majority OF the
q ..- mill and granary was con-
~ Mr. ". IL AIorren, the rice
f,- tal-ties TO whom It belonged
-.-... belonged TO wholesale hrns
-... The value of the rice was
s=-.0 and it is supposed tnat II
nm covered by insurance, as all pas-
W.. -,v.-g rice at the mill are expeclsa
t,afr own insurance. Mr.. Huger
.--t. understood il was all covered.
A. zs.qsr stated that the buildings
..-.-- and other property belonging
..,-,o,nv was covered by insurance
.boucht fully covered. He est-
3 che value of the property de-
...,.i at something over $4,000 TINS IN
.1.-- only the property belonging 10 the
-..-..rs Rice Mill Company. The books
t7 had all been taken out and IL
-.lt t.. irpossible to arrive at a cor
climate Of the loss until they could
-.,,s aver. He was satisfied, however
~. ,ba estimates made We're about cor
Mr. Huger said he had had a talk with
-,. night watchman, and from what ne
.r,sd he had no doubt the fire origi-
-.-s1 from the hot journals of the ma
.s,,srv in the brush room, which had
tssD In operation all day. The
finishes he said. are operated very radily,
.,d the heat resulting from friction Is
s,-ootines intense. The Waterman stat
cd that he had poured water on some OF
the journals about half an hour before the
fire and TO all appearances when he lett
,he building everything was all right.
Mr. Huger said he had helped to build up
the mill. and he had now lived to see II
buried. When asked what would be done
IN the future. he said he could not say
with any certainty. The matter of re-
building he said, would of course be left
entirely with the stockholders, who will
take the matter in hand no doubt, at their
earliest opportunity. The coming season.
Mr. Huger said, gave every promise OF be-
ing a most profitable one, and the mill had
promise of a most excellent business. Even
though the stockholders decided to re-
build, however, it would not be possible
Tor them to get the property ready in time
for the business of the coming season.
The insurance, Mr.. Huger said, was with
almost every agency in the city
The mill property was owned by the
Planters Rice Mill Company, of which
Mr.. George J. Mills is present, Mr.. j. A.
Huger is general manager and Mr.. George
T. Drane is superintendent The mill
stood on the south side of River street,
just west of the old Electric Light and
Power Company's building, which adjoins
the present works on the west. 1t was
the only building on the south side OF
River street and north Of Indian street
which was not burned in the great fire OF
1888. which destroyed over 300 buildings in
that part of the city. It was a substan-
tial structure we'll equipped and had some
Of the best milling machinery in the
south.