The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06
TRAUB'S GROCERY BURNED.
O'BRIEN's STABLES AND SEVERAL
OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED.

OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
The Savannah Carriage and Wagon
Company and YoungIove & Good
man Losers-The Total Loss in the
NeighbOrhood Of 2O,OOO-Trnub's
Loss Estimated at Between $4,000
and S15,OO0-The Fire Started in
TraEb's, and Was burning Fierce
Ix when Observation-Disclosures Es-
cape of "a Family.
The building and contents of H. Traub's
wholesale grocery and liquor house on
West Broad street. at the foot of Brough-
ton street, burned between . and 3 o'clock
this morning.
A row of frame houses owned by Mr..
Traub, in the rear Of his store on Orange
street, were badly damaged. Considera-
bic damage was done to O'Briens feed and
sales stables, just across Orange street,
north from Traubs, and probably also to
the warehouse of the Savannah Carriage
and Wagon Company, and the stables of
Younglove & Goodman, on the south side.
Mr.. Traubs loss is estimated at between
$1,000 and $4,000. The amount of insur-
ance could not be learned. There is one
policy of 5000, however, on the stock, with
Wheaton & Co.
The fire was discovered about 2:15 O'Clock
by parties on the opposite side of West
Broad street from Traub. The Traub
family lived over the store and were arous-
ed at once. They attempted to save some
of their household goods, throwing things
from the windows, but were soon com
PEELED to quit the building without having
time to dress and carrying their clothing
in their hands.
An attempt was made to turn In an
alarm from box IS, near by. but the box
was either out of order or the people who
were trying to turn in the alarm did not
know how to work it. Valuable time was
lost in this way Policeman McCool, who
was at Broughton and Whitaker street,
saw the smoke and blaze and turned in
an alarm from box 13 at that corner.
Some other alarm, probably SIS, was sent
in about the same time and the result
was a confused jangling of bells. The
downtown engine houses got the alarm
all right but no alarm was sounded at
Nos. and 5, and they were afterwards
called out by telephone
When the hremen reached the scene the
whole block appeared to be in a blaze
The Traub building burning fereely, a
small frame house adjoining O'Brien's
stables and used as a hay warehouse by
Traub was on fire, and had set fire to
the stables. A small frame building on
the other side, formerly used as an of
ice by A. S. Bacon & Sons, was also
blazing. wagon shed in the rear of
Iraubs under which large quantity of
hay was stored, was burning at the same
time.
high wind carried the smoke and
sparks in every direction. Those who ar
rived on the scene during the first fifteen
or twenty minutes after the alarm went
IN. thought the prospect very fair for the
Wnole block of stables and warehouses to
go. The employees of the two stables. some
OF whom were sleeping on the premises,
quickly got out the stock and three or
Tour score of horses and mules were turn
ed loose on the streets
the iiremen had stiff fight for half
an hour, at the end of which time the fire
began TO give way There was a GOOD
supply OF water and it was used to good
advantage The firemen went into the
IRE as if they We're fond of il and poured
IN streams at short range. Their work
was witnessed by a large crowd. including
many business men and a number of CITY
officials, who turned out on hearing the
alarm.
Mayor Meldrim was one of the first to
arrive and kept close watch on the fire
ana the work of the firemen. Chairman
Dixon OF the water commission, Fire Com
missioner Nell, Commissioner Of Public
Works Whlink and Chief of Police Nc
Dernot We're among the officials present.
By o'clock the fire had been practically
extinguished. Tfaub's grocery and contents
are probably total loss. together with
large amount of hay stored in the ware
house and wagon shed The roof of
OBrien's stable is damaged somewhat. but
the loss will be small Two of the frame
tenements on Orange street were badly
damaged There IS some damage by water
and smoke 10 the warehouse of the Sa-
vannah Carriage and Wagon Company.
The people in the tenements moved ont
their goods in hurry and most Of them
being foreigners there was quite a lively
chattering for some time