The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-14
BAD FIRE AT HIGH SPRINGS.
ONLY SEVEN BUSINESS HOUSES
LEFT IN THE TOWN.

g,venty-Three Buildings Go Up in
smoke, Among Them the PostOfIlce
and Two Newspaper 0Hices-TotaI
Loss Will Be About SOC 400, With
Light Insurance-Merchan Pluck
iIy Arrange to Continue BUSH
ness.
gainesville, Fla, March 13.-A dsas-
nous fire visited High Springs this morn
.oa and left the sign of destruction in it's
oath. laying to waste what was beau
1tul and progressive town yesterday, and
which is to-day an ugly smouldering mass
of ruins.
The fire originated in the rear of the
drug store of P. E. Holton & Co, and
was discovered by Night Waterman Har-
ward, who Immediately gave the alarm
and in a few moments hundreds of citi-
zens were upon the scene working hero
ically with the limited facilities afforded
10 prevent the spread of the flames. Their
efforts were of little avail, however, and
rapidly the fire spread, until twenty-three
business houses with their contents. lay
in ashes, and the curling smoke was only
left to tell the story.
While the origin of the fire is not
known, incendiarism has been limited at
as the proprietor of the establishment
where the flames were first discovered
states positively that no fire had been
used about the place all day, and even
admitting that fire had been used, the
location of the discovery would tend to
on account of the inadequate facilities
for protection against fire the insurance
rate has been enormously exorbitant in
High Springs, hence very little insurance
was in force and the loss is a serious mis-
fortune to the good people of that town.
While the aggregate loss by this con-
fagration is estimated at $50 COO it is COW
cred to the extent of about one-ffth that
amount. AS near as can be learned now
the following is a list of the losses:
P. e. Holton & Co, drug store, building
and contents valued at 5000, partially in
sured.
Gralling's news and fruit store stock
$500; insurance, $500.
Postoffice, same building.
H. Walsh, shoe store, estimated loss,
$500; no insurance.
z. NJ. Putnam & Co, general merchan-
disc, loss $1,000, stock and building; no in
surance.
Building owned by S. V. Duke of this
city and occupied by Cranfords livery
stable. loss on building, $l,700; live stock
and vehicles saved.
Building owned by w H. Crawford
Wade and occupied barber shop loss
on building. $500; no insurance. Also loss
of furniture no insurance.
Building owned by H. S. Richardson and
occupied by Mrs. Labb, millner, loss on
building about 800, stock $780, no insur-
ance.
High Springs. News, two presses, about
$500; partially insured
]. A Stevens drug store, loss on stock
$500; Insurance 500.
Mrs. Hogan millinery, on stock about
$500; no Insurance.
J. Lenox, fruit and confectionery, loss
$500; no insurance.
Futch & Co, furniture and general mer-
ohandise, less $1,000; no insurance.
George Youmans jewelry, loss 1000; no
Insurance.
Dr. c. C. Bars. residing over Stevens
drug store, saved all furniture.
e. X. Anderson, general merchandise,
500; insurance $40.
Sentinel, loss about $500; no insurance.
p +. Holton & CO., bar and pool room,
loss 5000; insurance $1,000.
Mrs. Poe, residence and furniture, loss
about 81 800 no insurance.
Vacant building owned by Ray Bros,
loss about $500; no insurance.
Dunaway & Co, groceries, loss 81 800;
no insurance.
Louis clothing store became ignited
several time but through the heroic efforts
Of the citizens the flames were extin-
guished. Had this building burned, it
would probably have destroyed the re-
naming portion of the business district.
1t is said that only seven business houses
are left standing in the town.
During an effort to save some of the
material from his Office, l. NJ. Putnam,
publisher of the Sentinel had one of his
hands severely burned, from which he
suffered greatly.
The business men of High Springs with
characteristic energy, will at once ar
range to resume business, and it might
be said that the town will be on a build
ing boom for the next few weeks.
Inasmuch as both the newspapers were
burned out, High Springs will be without
a newspaper for a while, but both Mesers.
Putnam of the Sentinel and Goodwin of
the News expect to resume publication as
soon as the material can be secured.