The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-04

SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE
STOCKS OF THREE LOCAL
CONCERNS.
Fleming g. Bryan the Heaviest Los
ers-Pastime Theater is Put Out
of Rusiness-Firemen Injured BY
Mysterious Explosion.

AS the result of fire which broke
out last night shortly after II o'clock,
three members of the Brunswick fire
department are at the city hospital
suffering from injuries, the stock OF
Fleming & Bryant, stationeers, mas
been practically ruined, the Pastime
theatre was put out CT business,
while the stock of A. Kaiser & Bro,
and H. M Miller & Son, was more or
less damaged by smoke and water.
The fire originated, it seems, in a
vacant room over the Pastime thea
ter. II was stated by Assistant Chtel
Harrison. that it was his opinion taat
chemicals of scme kind were stored
in this room, which caused a terrific
explosion vet unaccounted for and
which seems to be somewhat of a
mystery.
When the confiagration was first
discovered, flames were leaping out
of both the frcnt and rear windows
in the second story of the building
occupied by Fleming & Bryant and
the Pastime theater. 1t seems that
the entire second floor was ablaze
and the department soon had stream
playing on both the front and rear
portions of the building.
A Peculiar Explosion.
Three members of the department
were standing near the top step OF
the stairway directing a stream OF
water on the flames when a peculiar
explosion occurred. Great volumes
of fire shot down the stairway.
through the rear windows and
through every other opening. The
firemen were all overcome by the
flames; two of them being seyerly
Burned, while the other, in fall
down the steps, had the misfortune
to break his wrist. The fremen in
iured were James Beard, George
Strayer and Robert Bunkley. Beard
received broken wrist several
weeks ago, and only yesterday tAe
bandage was removed from the brok-
en- member. In the fall last night
the wrist was again broken He was
also burned about the arms and suf-
fered considerably from his injuries.
Straver was the most seriously burn
ed Of the three. His arms were Sc
verelv burned. while the flames also
went into his face. Bunhley also re-
caived painful and serious burns.
from which he suffered considerable
pain. The three injured firemen
were carried to Bruce's drug store
and Dhysicians summoned Later
they were removed TO the city hospit-
al accompanied by Drs. I. n. Bishop
and G. w. Blanton All three Of the
fremen suffered considerable pain,
but none Of them were seriously in
iured
Loss viii Be Heavy.
While It IS impossible to estimate
at this time the loss in the fire. it
will be quite heavy, Fleming G.
Bryant are the heaviest losers, as al.
most their entire stock was ruined
either by water or smoke. The
flames never reached their store at
all. They carried insurance in the
sum Of $1,000. while rheir stock is es-
timared at 5000 Or $4,000.
Il vas impossible 10 tell last night
to Just what extent the stock Of =.
Kaiser & Bro, had been damaged. In
the third story. where the concern
stores most Of its goods, the smoke
was 50 dense that it was impossible
to even stand at the door. The shoe
stock was considerably damaged, as
was ther goods on the third floor,
The Pastime was put entirely out
of business. The moving picture
machine. the piano and other articles
were removed without being damas- /
ed, but the carpets, chairs etc, were
entirely ruined.
The damage to the stock Of H. M.
Miller & Son, furniture dealers, will ,
he small. Only in one portion OF the
store did the water come, pouring on
various articles This firm will be
the smallest losers of any of those
who we're damaged by the conaagra- ,
ton
Firemen's Good Work.
Tna FIRE department, under COM
mani of Assistant Chief Harrison,
did some excellent work in extin-
gushing the blaze Upon the arrival