The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
SEVEN GLUlNG SHEDS BURNED.
DANGEROUS FIRE THREATENED
THE LOWER WHARVEs.

Plant system Spirits sheds and RoSin
Yards saved by Vigorous Work OF
the Firemen-One Hundred Barrels
of ROsin Burned-Savannnh GuanO
Compnny's Elevated Tramway
Damnged-Fire Supposed to Have
started From "a Small Furnace in
Paterson, Downing q Co.'s Glue
Shed.
Seven of the gluing sheds used by the
naval stores lnspec, ors in heading up rosn
barrels on the Savannah. Florida and
Western wharf were burned last night.
The fire broke out in the wooden shed
used By Paterson, Downing & Co, shortly
before o'clock. This was the easternmost
of the row Of sheds and the flames soon
spread to the othe ), all being adjoining.
1t is supposed that work han been in
progress during the day in the shed in
which fire broke out, ana that II com
municated 10 some of the inhammable ma
terial there from Goals left n a furnace
used for melting glue.
The Waterman on the wharf sent in an
alarm from box 75 which was responded
TO by engine companies l and 3. IT was a
long run 10 the wharf and when the fire
men reached there they had the further
disadvantage of having to work their en-
gines into the river side, there being no
water pipes along that portion Of the
wharf. Some time was also lost n get
ting up steam as in responding TO wharf
fires the engines are not allowed TO fire up
until they have reac ed The scene.
All the sheds were in flames at the time
the iremen got to work. and the blaze was
quite a large one, giving the impression to
people in the city that a large rosin fire
was in progress at the wharves. The sheds
were cheap structures and filed with a
quantity of barrel material OF an inflam-
mabe character The fire soon exhausted
the material here, and the efforts of the
firemen were chiefly devoted to preventing
the spread Of the flames to adjoining prop
erty. The large spirits shed of the Plant
System is only 100 feet to the north of the
glue sheds, and pile of about $500 barrels
formed a good connecting link. About 100
of these barrels were burned before the
progress of the fire was checked. The ele-
waited tramWay of the Savannah Guano
Company which runs near the glue sheds,
was damaged somewhat, but the extent of
the damage could not be told last night
The little revenue steamer Tybee re-
sponded to the ALARM and rendered val
liable assistance to the firemen by pu ting
in to the wharf where the engines were
and wetting down the wharf and mate
rails in that vicinity AS the sparks were
flying quite freely from the engines, and
there was a large amount of cotton piled
near by, the assistance of the Tybee was
very timely.
So far as could be judged last night the
damage to the sheds and contents will not
exceed $1,000 Agent S. r. Harris Of the
Plant System, who was on the scene, es-
tmated the value of the sheds which are
owned by the system. at $500 The tools
and barrel material of the inspectors de-
stroyed in the sheds was probably worth
another $500. 1t is not likely that there
was any insurance on either sheds or con-
tents on account OF the innammable char
acter of the structures, and the material
contained therein.
The sheds destroyed were used by Pa
terson, Downing & Co.. the Antwerp Naval
Stores Company, James Farie Joseph
Bliss, Nat Harrison and r. P. Register.
one shed being unoccuped.