The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
ne CATHEDRL IN RUINS.
continued fromEighth Page)

v.D5nough, Capt. ohm Flannery. Col.
SS-I.5r Carrard and oaers. A hasty con-
",--,t,5n was held whe waiting for the
Zines 10 arrive. TIL, combination hose
-7 chemical was firston the scene, and
ZEN IL was seen the i4awton residenqe.
!,s- south of the Catheral, was about TO
y1r,b from the roof, ChF Mcguire ordered
- rbemtcal there in aTleffort to saveit.
The steamer from enine house No. 3,
-5i-h had been at Bayand Montgomery
.,reats took a p0sitiOnat Abercort ard
Tb4rtv streets. Two stbams were played
tba cathedral from the convent side.
T,, object was to protect the convent and
a. fbe same time check, if possible, the
C,ihalr5l IRE one stream was PLAYING at
,4a east end of the conveu, the hose pass
..g through the space between the school
lifting ami the dormitory. The other
slrssm protected the west end of thu con-
rsnf the hose passing around Alercorn
,traet There were two men at can noZ-
.'e and very effective work was done,
-5orsb the wind, which was lyht and
5I.r.ino i'm a southeasterly direction, had
r,nch 10 do with the protection oven the
invent. Very few sparks flew pward it.
oTI they were not sufficiently 1ape to give
any alarm
Notwithstanding it had been do
nv nard service at Hhe Bay
sose' had I sny fa ia 1in erS While in
So hardest strides. howeVh fate went
-,,irst her. as the hose Connecting the
s,r-am playing at the eastend of the con-
vent become suddenly dehched. The lit
tla steamer increased it9panttng to such
r,ri7f,v as to give alarm to the hundreds
VINO thronged Libr0 and adjoining
etroa-s All thoughti8 was about to eX-
,-o7a and there was a mad <ush in every
5iroo,ioa In the rash the hose had not
Wen securely adiused and broke. 1t was
raadiusted in a few moments, however,
and the stream vas again in operation.
The stream playiB at the west end of the
convent continue without interruption,
while the other WIS out of trim.
N was believed the BishoD's residence
would 90, and many a willing hand
went 10 work to aid in the re-
royal of its contents. Furniture,
carpets and picttres were brought out in
short order Books, many of them
no doubt valuable ones, were
thrown from the windows of the
rnper storiei on the Lincoln
street side. and we're damaged or destroyed
IN their fall Che building was quickly
emptied of its mtire contents, which were
spread out upon the street. but soon gath
cred up again and removed to a place of
safety.
Two of the streams secured were used
there to protect the Bishops residence.
This structure the firemen succeeded in
saving. as the thick walls aided in pre-
venting the ire from communicating to
il from the burning Cathedral.
The Cathedral, which cost nearly $225, 900,
was insured for less than $4,000, divided
between four of the agencies in Savannah.
There was saved from the building only
a., ,-o1r,oI,la ,araro y liza from around
the altar some of which was broken in the
effort to get ell of it out.
The bishops residence was saved, due
in part to the direction of the wind. in
part to the fact that two streams of water
were brought upon it as It was about to
catch. To the same thing, too. was due
the saving of the convent st. Vincent de
Paul
The Convent St Vincent de Paul was
thought to be in danger in several places,
and protection was given to it. The sis
ters carried but 5000 insurance on their
building, and had no insurance whatever
on its contents. Through the efforts of
the tiremen, with the aid of an opposite
wind, the building was practically un>
harmed
For time other surrounding property
seemed in great danger. The residence OF
Mrs. w. S. Lawton. Immediately across
Harris street from the Cathedral, was in
great danger Many friends lent willing
hands, and the contents of the residence
We're removed in short order across the
square. In the meantime, large sparks,
some OF them ablaze. were falling upon
ana around the residence, which a.
one time caught fire though only for a
moment. BY destroying the sparks and
heeplhS lookout on the wood
work. Mrs, Lawton's residence
was saved from any material dam
age IL was covered by insurance.
me same practically was true of the
RESIDENCES of Mr. S. P. Hamilton and Mr..
DaVld Wells, which were just across Ma
con street from Mrs. Lawtons residence.
upon these, too, when the wind was to-
ward the south, the sparks rained fiercely.
small hose and buckets of water were
brought INTO play. and material damage
70 these buildings was thereby avoided.
Mf. j. j. Dale stood upon the back piazza
Of Mr.. Wells residence. with hose in hand
IKE sturdy fireman, and soaked the
woodwork we'll
similar efforts We're made upon other
buildings around the square. From many
VI them things We're moved at first. but
seemed apparent soon that the Cathe-
uIal IRE itself would not spread The
thihg to be avoided was the starting of
olher fires from the sparks. In this,
fortunately those at work were success
full
The blaze was all confined to the
SaIhedral. The holiness OF the building
Kept other property from catching through
we intensity of the heat, which was rather
e1lrled upward by the draught. The roof
eoHe' the supporting rafters fell one by
oHe' or two or three at a time as the
use might be. Now and then one of the
n'lilaIets, portion of the roof or of a
van would fail with a crash. Shortly be-
1e'e midnight it became apparent that onS
" ule gable ends of a wall in the rear
me w lne church on Harris street side was
huWs 10 lalL Firemen and others work.
Ls mere were warned to keep away.
NV 'ney still remained and as
~ orlckwork topled and fell
rom a hight about sixty or seventy-five
Inc. ABOVE the street, the shout went up
, tba III une for them to rush back out of
~, ne saints figure standing In the arch
H., "le northern tower was lighted up by
r.ft names from the tower opposite and
WI It's outstretched hands looked like a
IMAM being appealing for aid from the
S'd OF flames below.
a.. II or time many thought that the tow
r. would fall but it seems they were
ssttaiiS wen anchored and stood firm. The
I l'''NIns OF their foundations was the on
Jung that would have thrown them
or T. ana these stood well. The. fire SEEM
on elcest IN the towers at a point about