The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
THUNDERB0LT'S $4,000 FIRE.
FOUR DWELLINGS AND SEVERAL
SMALL BUILDINGS BURNED.

dence and Then to Adjoining
PrOperties-Capt. DOyle's, Mr. L.
". Nelson's, MIR. r. vi. RusseII's and
IL. Tubersing's Houses Destroyed
and TivOIi Park Damagcd-The
Loss but Half Covered by In
surance-SevcraI Acres of Ground
ON the Bluff Left 81 Mass of Ashes.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of prop
erty went up in smoke at Thunderbolt yes
terday morning before daybreak From the
residence at the northern end of TivoH
park south to the residence of Mrs. Rob
erts, there is nothing left of the buildings
that stood there except some brick Chin
neys and smouldering piles of ashes. The
loss was complete wherever a building
caught fire. But for the arrival of two
chemical engines from the city the Roberts
dwelling would have gone, and perhaps
others The sufferers by the fire are
Messrs. Herman Winter, NJ. ]. Doyle, L.
W. Nelson, H. Tubersing and P. NJ. Rus
sell.
1t was about o'clock when the flames
were discovered in the long stables to the
south of Capt. Doyle's residence. The sta
bic boy had kept up fire in the stove
during the night, and having orders to
hitch up a horse for Mr. Aleck Doyle had
done so, put a lot of wood on the stove
and gone out. When he returned the sta
bic was on fire.
An alarm brought all the men in the
Doyle house to the spot, If the negro, in
stead Of starting for help had exerted
himself toward putting out the fire buck
Ell of water would have done the work and
the heavy losses that followed would have
been averted As it was, when Capt. Doyle
and his sons got to the stable it was i'm
possible to save the building. They turned
their attention to the horses, of which
there were twenty in the stable, all the
property of the Doyles, and including sew
eral valuable racers. With much difficulty
the animals were got out and driven away
from the burning stable. Only one, a little
driving mare, was injured, she receiving
slight burns. While at this work Mr.. Aleck
Doyle had his hand painfully scorched.
Capt Doyle's house was not long in
catching, the wind driving the flames to-
ward it. The people of the town had by
this time turned out in force. The small
hand engine was brought out, but was
found valueless. 1t did not take long after
the fire had got a fair hold on the dwell
ing to make it one mass of flames. Some
furniture and books were brought out, but
the greater part of the personal effects of
Capt. Doyle and his family was destroyed
No clothing of consequence was saved
and some jewelry was lost. The house
was a large, double, two-story frame
structure, probably the Oldest in Thunder
bolt. 1t was bought by Capt. Doyle from
jefferson Roberts, and had been greatly
improved by him during his long residence
at Thunderbot. In addition to the sta
bic and the dwelling, the kitchen and two
small outbui,dings were burned with
their contents. Capt. Doyle's loss was
the heaviest of all, and is placed at over
1000 on which there was $3.50 insurance
as follows: Train e Harty's agency
Liverpool London and Globe, $3.50 on
dwelling, $1,000 on barn and outbuildings
$3.50 on furniture. In bearing & Hubs
agency there was another $3.50 on the
dwelling.
The wind was in the direction of Tivoli
Park, to the north, and the owners of
property on the other side of Capt. Doyle's
were congratulating themselves that the
flames would not spread in their direction
but be stopped by the big open spaces in
the park. Just as the kitchen and bar in
Tivoli Park caught fire, though, the wind
suddenly veered in the opposite direction
and almost instantly the residence OF MI
Nelson was on fire. But for the safe feel
ing that had been inspired by the winds
direction probably all of Mr.. Nelson's eff
fects could have been saved. AS it was,
some of the fine NANTES were broken loose
by means of axes and some of the furni-
ture was got to a place of safety. The
value of that burned, though, exceeded
that of the effects saved. On the second
floor was siverware, valued at over $500,
which was destroyed Mr.. Nelson's
house was built but two years ago. 1t
was fine residence, two and half sto-
ries in hight and cost $4,000. The out
house went with it. The total loss was
probably $1,000, on which there was $2,5O0
insurance in the British-American Compa-
ny, and $500 in the St. Paul, in Guerard
& Sons agency.
The dwelling and bakery of Mr.. H. Tu-
hersing. the next property TO the south,
and the companion cottage of Judge Rus
sell, were not long standing. The sparks
from the Nelson house soon set them on
fire. Chemicals on hand for use in the
towns little chemical engine, were found
W ne useless III stopping tlle SpiCaH VI
the flames. BY the time the Russell cot
tage was half-burned two chemical en-
gines arrived from the city. Through
some unfortunate misunderstanding, the
request for aid from the city was not
received here until 6:15 O'Clock. Within
half hour the two chemicals were at the
fire. The iremen turned their attention
TO the Roberts cottage and prevented it
from catching, stopping the progress OF
the fire at that point. 1t was not until
s O'clock, though. that all danger of
further spread of the flames was over.
On the dwelling and store of Mr.. Tu-
bersng there was $1,000 insurance in the
Sun Mutual. and on the furniture in the
Russell cottage there was $500 in the same
company. On the bar, kitchen music
stand, etc, in Tivoh Park there was $1,000
Insurance in the Fund Association of San
Francisco. Mr.. Tubersing's loss is placed
at $500 and the value of the Russell cot
tage and contents was not less, il is said,
than $1,000. The loss of Mr. Herman
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