The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-06
LOSS SCHEDULE
OF Triton FIRE
TOTAL IS ABOUT s125,oOO
WITH TOTAL INSURANCE OF ABOUT
100000.

How the Loss is Divided Among the
Various Firms and Individuals
Work Prevented Even a Greater
Portion of the Town Being De-
str0yed-LOss Sustained By a Ne
gro EmpIOye.
Triton, Ga, Nov. 5.-One of the most
serious fires in Triton was that which
occurred yesterday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, as reported in the Morning
News to-day. Beginning in the cellar
of the Phiilips-S Slack building, on Sec
ond street, burning AN entire block and
spreading over to the Bowen & Tiff
block, thence to the residence of May
or w. w. Timmons. corner of Second
street and Love avenue, then to Hotel
Regent, on the opposite side of the
street, burning also two residences be-
longing to Mrs. Julia Pope, on Love
avenue, it may be seen that the fire
was extensive.
How the fire originated is unknown,
Enough it is believed that the building
caught in the basement where the heat
ing furnace is located, being the first
day in which heat is said to have been
turned on the building.
In PhiIIips-sIack Building.
Located in the Phillips-Slack build
ing were a number of lumbermen. 1t
cannot be known fully what losses they
sustained. as most of the records and
books OF their belongings were lost in
the flames. Those who suffered losses
are as follows: Phillips g. Slack build
ing, erected 1902 at a cost of $4,000,
Insured for $40, 900; s. G. Slack & Co.,
stock of hardware, $4,000, insurance,
N1.OOO; j. ]. l.. Phillips, Office fixtures,
5000, insurance, unknown; ]. Lee En-
sign, lumber broker, household furni-
Sure, $1,000, insurance, $3.50: Ensign
Lumber Company, loss several hundred
collars, partly insured; Fulwood &
boatright, law library and office fix
lures, $1,000, insurance valued at 49,
VOV' Gress Manufacturing Company, Of
nVe fixtures and furniture, value $1,000,
insured for $3.50; f. ]. Allen. V. p.
Sress Manufa cturing Company, house.
mold furniture, total loss, $3.50; F. s.
harrell, lawyer, loss not known; Het-
yer Lumber Company, total loss near
SouV; DR.. o. Lee Chestnut, dental out
NJ Insurance. $500, valued at $1,000;
Dr, George w. Julian, Office fixtures
enu medical instruments, furniture
mostly saved.
IN this building, were a number of
elerKs In the several offices. who lost
'Oiile personal property Of small value.
In the Bowen Building.
In the Bowen building were Triton
a. Crug Company, drug stock valued at
sp,oVo' insured for $3.50; Triton Tele-
Rnone Exchange, owned by !. J.. l..
ullllps valued at $500. insured for
nan the amount: Triton Opera House,
scenery and stage fixtures. valued at
SsV' Insured for half the amount; +.
Bowen. owner of building, insur-
Snce on same, $780, valued at $12, 600,
,,ls stock Of general merchandise, val
~ 81 at $1,000. insured for one-third the
ainount; c. w. Etheridge, general
naI.e.rchandise, stock near $1,000. insur-
So,lce $500: Postal Telegraph and Cable
over 800.
In the Tift Building.
IN the T.. II. Tiff building were two
~ houses, valued at $4,000, with 49,
~ insurance: office OF secretary OF
go ga Sawmill Association, fixtures,
80 insurance unknown; @. w. War;
i' real estate agent, Office fixtures,
,toluea az 5000. insured for two-thrds
sn' amount; Hall & Eve. Office fixtures
80 80 law library. valued at 81, 900. In
"hee not known. T.. l.. Vickers q
~? naval stores, Office fixtures. val
m ~ about 500. Insurance not known:
- Kent & Son, furniture, insured for
-VV' valued az $1,000: G. w. Kicker
a, stock Of general groceries. valued
- ei'oOo' Insured for $1,000. with small
~. eniaEe Of stock saved. y. b..
zeal building valued az $3.50. in
Ilul'a Tor $1,000; O'Noai A. Parker. par
s,,,l grocery stock valued az $500, in
'uianoe, $1,000.