The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
, COL. WAYS HOUSE BURNED.
He Is Satisfied 1t Was the Work OF
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The residence of Col. Charlton II. Way
at Beauleu was burned to the ground
Saturday night about midnight. The fire
is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary, as it had every appearance Of
having been started from the outside.
This is the second disastrous fire Col
Way has had within the last four. years
It has been nearly four years since his
handsome residence, magnihcenty furnish
ed, was burned at Beaulieu, the fire re-
sultng, as was supposed from the burn
ing of the dry grass in the yard.
After the former fire, as will be remen-
bered, Col Way had considerable trouble
with the insurance companies, though Re
succeeded, after contests In the courts, in
collecting all of the policies due him. on
this occasions however Col. Way had no
insurance, and his loss. which Is total, he
estimates at 5000.
Some time after his former fire Col.
Way built a very pretty residence on the
bluff at Beaulieu, after the manner and
style of a log cabin, quite artistic in 6e-
sign, and. as is said, mos. comfortable and
well furnished. In this residence Col and
Mrs. Way have been living for more than
two years.
Saturday night just after 1920 O'Clock,
when Col. and Mrs. Way had retired,
Col. Way was awakened by his wife who
had not yet fallen asleep, and told him
that the house was on fire. Col. Way got
up hurriedly and rushed into the bath
room, the room next to his sleeping apart
ment, and found the flames then coming
through apparently from the outside. The
fire spread rapidly, and soon the whole
house was covered with flames. Col. Way
endeavored 10 save a few articles, but
only a few did he succeed in getting out.
Mrs. Way rushed out and then went back
to her room for some of her clothing, but
In attempting to go out to the piazza
found the door locked, while smoke and
flame blocked the other way of exit She
finally found the key and made her way
to the piazza, from which she had to
jump six feet to the ground TO escape the
fast spreading flames.
Col. Way says there is no doubt that
he and Mrs. Way barely escaped with
their lives. Had the fire come half an
hour later or had they been sleeping in
the second story of a two-story house, he
is satisfied they would never have escap-
ed AS it was they had difficulty in get
ting out, and could only stand and see
their residence burned to the ground.
Col. Way is satisfied that the fire was
the work of some fire fiend. He thinks
he has spotted the man, negro who lives
somewhere IN his neighbOrhoOd, though
there is nothing but circumstantial evil
dence An examination of one of the
brick pillars at the eastern corner of the
house, under the bathroom where the fire
started, showed evidences of kerosene At
the time the fire was discovered its APP
pearance gave undoubted evidence he
says, of its having been started from the
outside. He and his wife had no help.
and they were able to save very little of
the contents of their home
Col. and Mrs. Way are now occupying
cottage on the premises which was not
destroyed by the fire. There was no one
besides them in tho house when the fire
was discovered, and nobody appeared for
some time after it had been burning.
small fire at Abercorn and Third
streets called out the southern half of the
fire department early yesterday morning.
The fire was In a shanty, occupied by ne
groes, and was, eXtinguished by the chemi-
cal. The house was blazing when the fire.
men arrived, and threatening surrounding
property, the neighborhood being thickly
built up. ..,.