The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
SEA OF FLAME IN SYLvANiA.
BIG HOLE BURNED IN THE HEARS
OF THE TOWN.

ghe Loss Estimated mt S5O,OOn
Wells Livery stable the starting
Place of thc Fire-Sevcn stores,
the ONCE Of the Telephone News
papor, the Court House and -
Dwelling Swept Away-GOOds Re-
moved From the Burned stores in
the street.
Sylvania, Ga, Jan. 9.--The business por-
ton Of sylvania was ire-swept tonight.
The loss is Estimated about $4,000. The
fire started about 10 o clock in NJ. c. Wells'
livery stable. When it was discovered the
loft was ablaze, and the whole building
was soon in flames
Hilton's cash store caught next and hs
other store on the opposite side Of the sta
BILE about the same time
p. A. Mocks store was next in line and ID
was soon a burning mass.
A. j. Laricey & Co.'S drug store nexh
door went down in quick order, followed
by NJ. T. Wens large store on the corner.
The flames then eaped across the street
to j. T.. Lovetts store and from there to
the court house.
The Telephone building and Bruno
Pfeffers store, and dwelling house, be.
longing to w. L. Mock, also caught and
were quickly burned. r. @. Smiths small
paint shop next to the Telephone build.
ing was swallowed up in a few minutes.
1t was only by dint of hard work that
the houses of II. p Chance, j. c. Oyere
street and p A. Mock were saved.
1t Is not known how the fire originated
and no one has a plausible theory to-
night.
| A large crowd, soon rallied upon the
alarm. and worked heroically in carrying
out goods from the stores. Most Of these,
| however, caught fire afterward in the
streets and were burned.
M T. Wells has 81 900 insurance on his
store, about half it's value; and the drug
store, next door, is insured in the Athens
Mutual.
A, j. Laricey & Co., have $500 Insurance.
on their stock in the Athens Mutual. The
loss is 5000.
L. p. Hilton had $3.50 on his two stores
and stock valued at $4,000 His insur-
ance is in the Commercial Union of New
York Continental and Hartford.
J. f. Lovett is insured for 5000 In the
Hartford. His loss is about 5000.
The Telephone building, owned by W. L.
Matthews, was insured for $500 in the
Athens Mutual. 1t was valued at $1,000.
The Telephone printing outfit was insured
in the Hartford for $500
The Peoples Press outfit upstairs was
not insured and everything was lost
w. Silva & Sons stock in the same
building was insured for $1,000 and very
little was saved 1t Is valued at $1,000.
p. A. Mock was the heaviest loser, as
he had not a dollar of insurance and
looses about $4,000
The w. L. Mock house was not insured.
Bruno Pfelffer was insured for $500 in
the Athens Mutual. His property was
valued at $1,000.
Dr. c. p. Parish, a dentist in the Pfeif-
fer building, lost most of his Office outfit.
1t was insured In the Athens Mutual for
$500.
II. s. White, lawyer. lost all of his
Office furniture and library. He has no
insurance.
r. X. overstreet, lawyer, In the same
building, saved most of his books.
The court house was insured in the
Continental company of New York fot
$1,000, nearly as much as it was worth.
All the county records were in the vaults
and escaped.
The livery stable was owned by Ennis
e. Overstreet. 1t was valued at 81 600, and
was insured in the Athens Mutual, for
500.
The fire burned terifcally, and in two
hours everything in the business section
was in ashes.
AT / o'clock the fire had spent its force
and the other houses were safe and the
town will present desolate aspect this
morning.
1t is safe to say that the business houses
will, without delay, be rebuilt of brick.
The question of building a new court
house has been agitated for some time and
the fire has now settled the question in
favor Of building.
The total insurance is about $4,000.