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FIRE DEVOURS COTTON.
GORDON’S WAREHOUSE AND 500
BALES Of COTTON BURNED.
The Loss on the Warehouse $6,000
and on the Cotton $15,000 to $20,-
000, Fully Covered by Insurance.
The Origin of the Fire as Much a
Mystery as Usual—The Fire Depart
ment's Hard Work-Fireman Gaffney
Injured.
The largest cotton fire of the season as yet
for Savannah occurred last night. The
damage was betw'een $25,000 and $.>0,000.
Almost the whole amount is covered by
insurance.
The watchman on Gordon’s wharf dis
covered smoke issuing from Gordon’s ware
house at the lower end of the wharf about
P 45 o’clock. An alarm was
sent in from box 73 and all
the fire department in the northern
portion of the city responded. Engine com
panies -Nos. 4 and 5 and truck No. 3 in the
southern portion of the city were also
called out by the customary signal.
UNDER FULL HEADWAY.
By the time the firemen reached the scene
the flames were bursting from the roof of
the warehouse. On account of the location
it was soma little time after the firemen
arrived before the water was gotten on the
fire, which had then gotten such headway
that there was no subduing it.
Col. W. W. Gordon, owner of the wharf
and warehouse property, and Alderman R.
F. Harmon, manager, were both on the
soeoe. The warehouse contained 500 bales
of Savannah. Florida and Western railway
export ootton. There was no cotton be
longing to W. W. Gordon & Cos., nor any
other local firm.
THU COTTON FULLY INSURED,
nis understood that the cotton Is oov
•red by insurance in a number of English
and American firms. It is almost a total
loss, and the damage wilt be about $15,000.
As the cotton was oompressed, there
will be a considerable amouut
of damaged ootton left after the fire is ex
tinguished. as it takes a bale of compressed
cotton a considerable length of time to
Thorn. _
The warehouse was built with brick pil
lars and corrugated iron sides and roofing,
and cost when mult, several years ago.
SS,OCO. CoL Gordon estimated its aotual
value at slightly lees than that figure
The warehouse and wharf property are
covered by $40,000 tusurauoe, in a number
*of agencies in the city.
THB FIRBME.N’B GOOD WORK.
The firemen worked manfully, and about
a dozen streams were poured on the burning
warehouse. It was nearly half an hour
though, before the fire was gotten fully
tinder control and the danger of spreading
to the adjoining ootton and wharf property
was reduced to a minimum. The fire was
not entirely subdued until a late
hour, and the tfremon were satis
fied for the time to confine
the fire to the warehouse. A large Quan
tity of ootton was piled up on all sides of
the warehouse and there was gieat danger
of the fire spreading among it. Alderman
Harmon put a force of bands to work
removing the cotton from near the ware
house as fast as possible. The firemen them
selves removed a large quantity of it. A
great deul of this cotton was scorched, but
none of it damaged to any extent.
DAN OKU TO OTHER COTTON.
AU the cotton in the neighborhood will
have to be closely watched for several
days, however, for fear of lire breaking out
among it from smoldering spark*.
The firemen remained on the scene of the
fire all night. Chief Puder said that the
corrugated iron, of which the sides of the
warehouse were composed, stood the lire
beautifully.
The Gordon warehouse is only a short
distance from the steamship Bendo w hore
the cotton fire of Tuesday night occurred.
KIRK it AN GAFKNKV INJURED.
Con Gaffney, a fireman of Engine Com
pany No. 3, suffered a painful accident dur
ing the fire. In mounting a platform a tele
of cotton fell upon him, eeveroiv spraining
his leg. He was carried one side and the po
lice ambulance sent for. Dr. Wegefarth,
who wav at tho lire, attended to Gaffney
and baudaged his leg. By order of Mayor
McDonough, who was present, Gaffney was
taken to Bt. Joseph’s Infirmary.
’ Dan O’Connor, a young man who was a
spectator at the fire, feli into the liver near
the timber basin at the Gordon wharf. He
bad a narrow escape from drowning. He
was rescued by the aid of a t ope.
T3E FILE IN THE BENDO.
Between 2,000 and 2,500 Bales of
Cotton Damaged.
A survey was held yesterday morning
upon the British steamship Bendo, dam
aged bf fire night before lust. -
The board was composed of Maj. James
T. Stewart, Lloyd's agent; Capt. laiwis
Wiggins, port warden. Cap! Blythe of the
steamship Tontine, Capt. tireig of the
Bieamship Deramore. W alter Robertson.
Brit zb Tice consul, and Andrew- Farie of
J. N. Johnson & Cos., rtpri-ss>nting the un
derwriters, were also present.
It was tound that the fire sturted in hold
No. 1 under one of the ventilators. Nobody
had been working iu the hold for four or
five days. It was estimated that tram 2,000
to 2,500 bales of ootton were more or less
damaged by fire and water and ail the oot
toz in the hid was ordered discharged. It
is impossible to estimate the damage until
the cotton has been taken out of the vessel.
The damage will probabiy sun over $15,000.
It is expected that the vessel will not be
detained more than a week.
HALL STREET'S LAUNDRY FIRE
It Was Beyond Doubt the Work of in
cendiaries.
The burning of Frendergast s steam laun
dry, on Hall street, yesterday moruiug, was
no doubt the work of au incendiary. There
had been no fire in the building for the past
week. because cf the eng nes having broken,
and there was no way for the tire to have
started from accident.
The supposition is that someone who bad
a spite against Mr. Freudergast committed
the crime.
The fire originated in the lane side of the
building, near ibe stable, and when discov
ered bad gained too much headway to ad
mit of the saving of the horse. Home pass
ers-by saw the blaze and raised the cry of
fire. E. i. Kieffer, who lives on Gwinnett
street, heard tbe cries and, jumping up, fired
his pistol twice. The shots attracted the
attention of a policeman, who turned in au
alarm from box 82, at West Broad and
Hall.
The department made a quick run to the
fire, but when it arrived the laundry wssa
mats of flumes, and the outhouses ana
fences of the Gwinnett street resideuoee of
A. H. Nichols, Albert Hill and E. J. Kieffer
hsfi caught A stiff southeast wiud was
blowing st tbs flrna and the flremeu had a
hard job to control the fire. Thera was no
uss to attempt to save the laundry, aud
'Lief Tudor aud bis man turned all their
attention to saving tbs adjoining property.
Thstr effort* were rewarded after Ilia ds
struclloaof tbs stable and ou tho ass of E. J.
Klnffs-r and the dauMgiug of tboosof A. M.
NW..-1* and Albert Hill
The gt ana of Mr. Trendergast's t-orsa
could plainly tie beard by lb s|*-let ti.
tart u was s matter at impossibility tor may
•'.a ta attempt to save the per animal.
The bufuiug ut Urn laundry t* a issvjr
Mow tt Mr Frcadsrgest, as he badu't a
**' -<ar of taeoraace. ills loss wIU to Aup
•ban (4.'/>< flf. Staffer's iue* 1* about
* wbpi m covered By sl6< m .rears
Mk C * keues ead J. V Wheat * tt
* Tie <n*hu> - -<a-uad twenty see
(ine '. ue, ousea;, veterel rvii* of i
carpet, a quantity of bay and several sets
of harness. .
The insurance on the building is $135 and
on the oontenta $325. The rear of his dwell
ing was scorobed. A. S. Nichols’ loss is
about $l5O. and is covered by insurance.
Albert Hill’s loss will foot up S2OO, which is
covered by insurance of $l5O with Rowland
& Myers.
A small tenement on Jefferson street,
owned by Mrs. Jucbter and occupied by
colored people, was partly burned in the
rear portion. The loss is about $l5O, and is
covered by insurance.
The sparks from the burning laundry
i were blown in every direction and a brand
fell on the shingle roof house of Mrs. T. C.
Seeley, No. 212 Waldburg street, near
Montgomery, setting it ntire. A policeman
discovered it and turned in an alarm from
the same box, No. 52, which was pulled for
the previous one. Chief Ptider sent a por
tion of the department to the place and the
fire was extinguished in a few minutes.
The loss Is not over SIOO, and is ooverod by
insurance.
The firemen bad a hard night’s work,
having bad three runs in the oourse of five
hours. Chief Puder was at the steamship
Bendo, directing the work of bis men on
the burning cotton when box 3 was sounded
for the Harrison saloon. He went to the
fire, and after it was extinguished went
back to the Bendo. Shortly afterward a
man on the wharf called the attention of
Chief Puder to the illumination from the
Prendergast fire. He started at once and
had reached the top of the gas house hill
before the aiarm sounded. His old mare
Kate did remarkable traveling, and
readied the fire almost as soon as the en
gines.
A colored woman named Clark, who lived
in one of the Jefferson street tenements, had
a gold watch stolen during the fire. A thief
entered the house during the excitement
and took the watch from the head of the
bed where it was hanging.
A t-Lief also stole two mattresses belong
ing to E. J. Kieffer.
BRICK WORKS A TOTAL LOSS.
The Lose Estimated et $40,000, Cov
ered by $30,000 insurance.
A. R. Fawcett, A. C. Harmon and VV. L.
Wilson returned yesterday morning from
the Liberty Brick Manufacturing Company’s
worse on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern road, wbioh were burned Monday morn
ing. They report that the fire made a clean
sweep of everything. It caught in the top
of one of the sheds, it is supposed, from a
chimney', about II o’olock, while the works
ware in full operation.
The damage is estimated at nearly
$40,000. A great deal of the
machinery is totally ruined and all of it
more or less damaged. The insurance ie
$20,01)0, placed in Johu Sullivan & Co.’s and
Louring A Hull’s agencies. About 250,000
green brick on hand were partially de
stroyed.
The officers of the company said yester
day that the work of replaoing the buildings
and machinery will begin at once. They
expect to be manufacturing both pressed
aud ordinary brick within twenty days and
to be ready for new buslne-n within thirty
days. They have a quantity of brick on
hand and will fill all eontraots.
The Liberty Manufacturing Company has
had a great demand for its brick ever since
it began operations. The brlok manufact
ured by the company are said to be equal to
the best Philadelphia brick.
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS.
More Hose and a Pavement From
Headquarters.
Savannah is proud of the fact that it has
one of the beet fire departments of any city
of equal size iu the country. For prompt
uees in responding to alarms aud effective
work in checking fires it is hard to beat.
There is still some room, however, for im
provement in this branch of the city’s serv
ice, and that iuipi-ovemeu’ is in hose sup
ply.
The department ought to have at least
10,000 feet of good serviceable hose, but it
liasn’i, and considering what it has, the
work done by tho firemen is remarkable, to
say the least. The hose supply is ouly about
7,4100 feet, and 3,000 feet of it is not in first
class condition by any means. It is liable
to burst at any time. The fire ou the
steamer Bendo night before last required
the use of about 4,000 feet, because the en
gines could not be placed an) nearer the
burning vessel than the cotton pross wharf,
for tear of igniting from sparks the cotton
ou the Gordon whiu f.
VV hile those 4,00!) feet were iu use the
Harrison salouu fire started, aud the fire
men had just fiuith<*l reeling up the hose
there und gotten to quarters, when they
wre called out to the Prendergast laundry
fire. Every available foot of hose was re
quired to subdue this last fire, and bad it
occurred fifteen minutea sooner, the hose
would have Been found stretched in another
part of the city. Should another fire have
started while the laundry was burning,
there wouldn't have been any hose to play
upon it, and tho city would have found
itself iu a nice predicament.
Aloro hose aud good hose is what is
wanted. It is something which hasn't to he
fed aud it won’t press the oitv for room It
is much belter to have plenty of hose ou
hand at all times than to wait until the
necessity is taught by a disastrous confla
gration. Ten thousand feel of first-class
boao would he little euongh. The aldermeu j
will he asked to investigate the matter at 1
once.
Another thing which would be an aid to
the fire department is thepaving of the south
side of Booth Broad stre et from Abercorn
to East Broad and Abercorn from South
Broad to Liberty streets. Uuder the pres
ent condition of affairs when an alarm of
fire is sounded from box 73, as lias Dseu the
case twice in twenty-four hoars, or any of
the other boxes in that locality, the apparat
us from headquarters have to go to Drayton
street, eml tuence to Broughton or Bay.
This consumes a little time, and, as every
body with auy seuse knows, every miuule
lost at a fire ouly accelerates and aids the
disaster. If South Broad street wore paved,
the engines and other apparatus could run
direotly east to East Broad st reet Goiug to
a fire iu the neighborhood of the 3a
vaunab, Florida and Western railway there
are the same difficulties as those
spoken of above. The run has to be made
to Drayton street to get to Liberty, when it
ought to be direotly up Abercorn street. A
shell pavement would suffice.
TWO HEARTS UNITED
Mr. Ira R. Fox Weds Miss Nettie
Hazzard.
Mr. Ira it. Fox and Miss Nettie Hazzard
were married at 8 o’clock last night at the
residence of the bride'* parents. No. 152
Hull street. Rev. A. J. Jarrell, pastor of
Trinity church, performed the oeremony.
There were no attendants, but the ceremonv
vrus witueaseJ by a number of the frieuds
of the bride and groom. The parlors were
handsomely deooratod with plants and
ferns.
The bride wore au elegant cream silk
dress trimmed with hand embroidered
duchess lace and carried a bouquet of bride
roses. Her ornaments were diamonds.
After the ceremony a reception was held,
and was attended by a large number of
friends of the happy couple who ten
dered congratulation* on the auspicious
event. Congratulatory telegrams were
received fr in several dis'aut cities and
many parts of Uaorgla. Mr. aud Mrs. Fox
recaivsd numerous handsome present*.
Mr. Fot is a I’bllsdelphlan, but has baeu
a resident of Havannah about a year He
is one of the most popular employee of the
St 1 -iftiko Nsw*. The bride is a charming
young Indy, daughter of Cot. and Mrs. A.
H Hasaard
lirseri t* t eaggears - There Is u srticU
whe-h so r>My gsgsrss* i' eetirs wuUmks
of tits nsMtuauy ss '**<••■ Mso*. am.
tan st> This* aoflansg from i*ts saw.
a 4 Wer-eblsi 'lissae-t >' <**!<* sag i oMs *h>ruiJ
try thsiu Frigs & css's. 44
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1891.
' CHARLTON AN ALDERMAN’
UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO SUC
CEED HON. P. W. MELDRIM
The Mayor Casts the Vote of the Coun
cil and the Mmb3r-Elect is Notified,
Accepts and Takes the Oath of Office •
The Council Sits Down on Alderman
Bailey's Ordinance Granting Privi
leges to the Wheelmen—Alderman
Get Funny Over It.
The city council last night unanimously
elected Walter G. Charlton, Esq., to fill the
vaoaney caused by the resignation of Aider
man Meldrim.
After the reading of petitions ami appli
cations and other routine work, Alderman
Myers moved that the rules be suspended
and the council proceed to elect an aider
man. The motion prevailed, and Alderman
Mills nominated Walter G. Charlton. Alder
man Cann seconded the nomination, and
there being no other nominations Alderman
Haines moved that Mayor McDonough oast
the vote of council for the nominee.
This was agreed to, and after the official
announcement from the mayor that Mr.
Charlton was elected Alderman Bailey
moved thfit a committee be appointed to
notify him of his selection, ask for accept
ance and escort him into the chamber. Al
dermen Bailey, Cann aud O’Brien were ap
pointed, and retired to the clerk of coun
cil's office, where Mr. Charlton happened to
be attending to a little business.
MR. CHARLTON NOTIFIKD.
After five minutes’ absence the commit
tee returned with the new alderman and
introduced him to his fellow-lawmakers.
Mayor AloDonougb greeted him with a
smiiing countenance and a brief speech:
"It is my pleasure,” said he, “to inform you
that you have been unanimously elected a
member of couuoiL A committee was ap
pointed to wait upon you and ask an ac
ceptance.”
“It is a proud moment for me,” said Mr.
Charlton, “to know that I have become
identified with the municipal government
of Savannah. 1 am much more pleased
that the honor comes not through the
caprioe of the popular vote, but through
the votes of men, the most of whom I have
known since childhood. Mr. Mayor and
aldermen, I accept the honor which you
have conferred upon me.”
Mayor McDonough then administered
the oath of office to the new aldermau, who
took the seat formerly occupied by Alder
man Meldrim.
SAT DOWN ON THB WHERLMAN.
The only interesting business transacted
outside of Aldermau Charlton’s eleotion
was the refusal of council to grant the Sa
vannah Wheelmen the use of the sidewalks
south of Liberty street, east of Drayton and
west of Jefferson. The discussion of the
subject leaned a little to the humorous, and
reminded one of the discussion >m Aider
man Bailey’s goat ordinance some months
ago.
The ordinance granting the use of the
sidewalks was offered at the previous meet
ing by Alderman Bailey, but last night be
amended it as follows: “Provided, that in
all oases pedestrians shall have the full
right of way aud not be Interfered with iu
any manner, aud teat. upon the approach
of a pedestrian it shall be the duty of the
rider of the bicycle either to dismount or to
leave the sidewalk, so as not to pais the
pedestrian on the sidewalk.”
REASONS FOR THE ORDINANCE.
lu asking for the adoption of the ordi
nance Aldermau Bailey said that in view of
the general use which is being made of the
bicycle and the great convenience the ma
chines are to people transacting business
the slight recognition asked for by them
.should be granted.
Aldermau Carson wanted to know how
the ordinance should be construed where
the positions were reversed and the pedes
trian approached the bicyclist—whether the
pedestrian or the machine had to lenve the
Bidewalk ? He also desired to know in cases
where a baby carriage aud a bioycle ap
proached each othe" which would have the
right of way.
Aldermau Cann answered the lsst ques
tion for Alderman Bailey. ‘ ‘Baby car
riages, of course,” said he. "Haven’t you
had any experience!”
OUGHT TO WEAR A DELI..
Alderman McGuire asked Alderman
Bailey what had become of las bell attach
ment ordinance, but the Second district
representative wasn’t In the answering
questions business. Aldermau Cann acted
for him. and suggested to Alderman
McGuire that should Alderman Bailey s
ordinance be made a law, an ordinance be
passed requiring pedestrians to wear belle
to warn bicyclists of their approach.
Aldermau O’Brien was worried about
"the-leaving-of-the sidewalk" clause. He
wanted to find out how the scheme would
work wucre bicyclists and pedestrians ap
proached eaoh other in a square. There
wouldn’t be any place to go except on the
grass, and iu doing so, Aldermau O'Brien
was anxious to kuow if be would be liable
to a fine if a policeman happened to arrest
him.
Aldermau Bailey had become a little
weary about this time of being jibed about
his progressive scheme, and called for the
question. On the vote being taken viva
i;cee only one nay was heard, and Mayor
McDonough announced the unloaded ordi
nance adopted.
WANTED TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES.
Aldermau Bailey was determined to put
his co-laborers on record on the question,
and called for tiie yeas and nays, with what
to him was rather a surprising result The
vote was as follows:
Year—Aldermen bailey, McGuire, Charlton
and O'Brien.
Nays—Aldermen Harmon, Keed, Myers, Mills,
Cann, Haines and ('arson.
Aldermau Bailey promptly moved the
adoption of the original ordinance, which
lacked the “get-off-the-sidewalk” clause.
Some discus ion of parliamentary
law followed the motion, as
some of the aldermen had sup
posed in voting first that they were con
sidering a substitute. There was a
jumble of talk about substitute amend
ments, amended substitutes, amendments
to originals, amended amendments, etc.,
and finally City Attorney Adams had to be
called upon to briug the aldermen out of
the labyrinth in which they had placed
themselves. His opiuion allowed a vote as
called for by Alderman Bailey, but the
ordinance was loet by exactly the same yea
and nay vote as killed the amendment.
T he mayor and aldermen of Augusta in
vited the council to attend the opening of
the exposition Nov. 2. The invitation was
accepted with thanks, and as many of the
board as cun arrange it asked to attend.
The petition of Mrsi Celia Walsh for re
mittance of the $10(1 fine imposed by Mayor
McDonough, which was referred to the
fiuauoe commutes at the last meeting, was
reported adversely.
WRECKED BY A BROKEN RAIL.
A Central Freight Train Ditched at
Cuabingvllle.
The weit bound Central freight tram No.
37, Engineer Courtney, which left Savan
nah night before last, was wrecked at Cush
ingville, the first station west of Milleo,
early yesterday morning. The wreck was
caused by a broken rail. The engine and
tender p--ml over safely, but the bnlanue
of the train, niue oars of murcuandiee and
the conductor's caboose, were thrown from
tb track. .No one was Injurad. The mils
were tin up aud badly twisted, but the
demsges to the cars ie comparatively slight.
The accident delayed tbs passenger tram
about two bonrs It was reported on the
streets that toe .all which ousl ms wrsos
i.ed b.aa brokeu by train wreekers, hut
Kept, lull doesn't put any uredence In IPs
story, lie thinks the breaking of Ibe rail
was purely an auddsat.
Mtlbeute Sruht INIs ■sseStrtes will ears
>e |i Isas rereS inueseeSs Ist* ana
ieeesMirr Hegaleler.— Ad, *
THB TOURMAMBNT'3 SECOND DAY.
The Shooting Batter Than the First
Day—The Winners of the Event*
The second day of the Chatham Gun
Club Tournament was well attended, and
a lively intere-t wo* taken in the matches.
The shooting was good and high scores pre
dominated.
The merchandise event of Tuesday was
finished yesterday morning. Martin of Bluff
ton winning the first prize, a handsome
silver-mounted pistol, on ten straights,
Boykin of FI rids won the second prize of
500 loaded shells and W. C. Neidliuger the
third prize, a pair of bunting boots.
One of the features of the day was Me-
Murchy’s breaking 20 “straights” under
expert rules, the best shooting of the tourna
ment so far.
Arthur W. Dußray, the representative of
the Parker gun, shot in good form though
feeling ill. Dußray is tae southern agent
of the Parker gun and one of the most popu
lar sportsman to be found.
This Is a picture of one of the best known
sportsmen in the United States. From
Maine to California Ueorgej Courtenay is
known by every shooting man. As the
representative of the 1 offerer Arms Com
pany he has done more to build up the in
terest in that weapon than could have
been dons by a dozen ordinary
men. His career has been an eventful
one. Twice, be has been a half millionaire,
unoe in the oil regions and once in the gold
mines of California, and then lost all.
Through everything bo has been the same
good-hearted, whole-souled Courtenay,
The events, published iu full as follows,
show how the sportsmen stand:
Event No. I—lo singles—Du Brav 8,
Palmer ti, Alston 9, Norton 4, Rocker 7, IV.
G. Netdlinger 4, K. L. Neidliuger 7, Me-
Murchy 1), Courtenay 8, Apgar 7, Martin 8,
Ulmer 8, Lanier 8, f‘ope 6, Ross 7, Angler
9, Boykin 8, Westcott 8, Letncke 8, J.
Woeltjen 7, H. Woeltjen 8, Alien 9.
Event No. 2—15 singles— McMurohy 11,
Courtenay 7, Apz&r 13, Dußray 10, Ross 9,
Cope 9, Palmer 15, Lanisr 11, Boykin 13, !
Angier 9, Martin 13, Westcott 13, Ulmer I
14, H. "Woeltjen 8, Rocker 9, J. Woeltjen j
10, Norton 8, Allen 12. Monahan 9, Alston j
14, Lemcke 13, Davis 8.
Event No. 3—1.5 singles—Martin 12, Ross :
10, Angier 12, Dunn 10, Monahan 12, I
Woeltjen, J., 11, Lemoke 13, McMurchy 13,
Courtenay 11, Apgsr 13, Dußrsy 15, VVest-
C Jtt 11, Brandt 8, Cope 11, Lanier 9, Boy
kin 14, Alston 11. Allen 10, Palmer 11,
Rocker 14, Ulmer 11, Woeltjeu, H., 10.
Event No. 4 —20 singles—McMurchy 10,
Courteuay 18, Apgar 18, Cnmpsen 15,
Dußray IS, Monul.an 15, Westcott 18, Russ
11, Boykin 10, Lanier 17, Thompson 14,
Alston 19, Cope 18, Augier 17, Palmer J 9,
Ulmer 17, Rocker 18, Dunn 18, Allen 14,
Ebberwem 14, Neidlinger W. C. 7, Martin
19, Woeltjeu J. 13, Brandt 9.
Event No. 5—15 singles—McMurohy 12,
Courtenay 11, Apgar 11, Palmer 7, Cope 8,
Martin IU, Boykin 14, Monahan 12, Camp
sen 11, Dußray 12, Neidlinger 5, Angier 13,
Lemcke 13, Ross 7, Rocker 11, Thompson 9,
Woeltjen, J., 9, Alston 14, Braridt 9, Duun
10, Palmer 9, Cope 13, Allen 11, W estcott
13, Ulmer 18, Martin 14, Ott 8, Eutelmau
10, Ebberwem 7, Apgar 13.
Event No. 6—20 Singles—Dußray
17, Monahan 13, Palmer 12, Cope 18, An
gier 13, Boykin 20, Campsen 11, Boss 12,
Lanier IS, lilmer 13, Martin 18, Rooker 19,
McMurchy li, Courtenay 14, Apgar l.j,
Ebberwem 9, Wescott 15, Alston 18,
Lemcke 16, Dunn 13, Gordon i4, Thompson
15, Lamottell, Alien 15, Jaugscetter 18.
Event No. 7—lo Singles—Allen 9, Busch
9, Brown 10,Thomson 7. Schley 7, Brandt
7, Wyily 3, Dußray 9, Hirschbaoh 5, Cope
8, Martiu 9, Woeltjeu, J., 5, Schley, J., 9,
Rocker 6, Eutelmau 7, Lamotte 6, Jaug
atetter, 10, Monahan 4, Campsen 3,
Dunn 7, Westcott 9, Augier 9, Boykin S,
White!), Neidlinger, W. CO, Neidlinger, E.
LB, Ott i, Ebberwem 6, Gordon 7, Floss 7,
Alston 10, Lanier 8, Ulmer 9, LeinekeJS,
Woeltjen, J 6, McMurchy 8, Apgar 8,
Courtenay 9,
Event No. B—2o singles. Martin 10, Du-
Bruy 19, Palmer 19, Ulmer 19, Monahan 18,
Augier 17, MeMurnchy 20, Courtenay 12,
Argar 15, Gordon 14, Allen 16, Rocker 17,
Westcott 18, [jainotte 11, Hcbley 19, Bovkm
18, Cope 18. Campsen 13, Curtis 19, Ross 15,
Alston 20.
The ninth and tenth events could not be
finished yesterday afternoon on account of
darkness, and will be shot off to-day.
MANY UNABLE TO GO.
Savannah's Military Fma It Difficult to
Get Off for the Augusta Trip.
It looks now a8 if the representation of
Savannah military at the Augusta exposi
tion will not be very large. The Savannah
Cadets at their last meeting decided that it
would not be possible for the company to
attend, as only a portion of the required
number of meu would be able to leave their
business at the time.
The Georgia Hussars also will pot he able
to attend for several reasons, chiatly be
cause of the trouble and expense of sending
up their horses beforehand and the diffi
culty in securing a full representation ou
aocount of the present heavy press of busi
ness.
A member of the Greens raid yesterday
that he (lid not think the company would
se ure the desired number, thirty men, on
which condition they had agreed to go to
the exposition.
WON’T BE PROTECTED.
Thunderbolt Won’t Have a Fire De
partment Juat Yet.
Ths Thunderbolt fire protection mass
meeting, which was announced for yester
day afternoon at the town hall, didn’t ma
terialize. The impression got abroad among
the natives of Havanuah’s oyster suburb
just after the Enright fire that if there siu
a muss meeting of the citizens and a
memorial presented to Savannah the au
thorities hi re would present them with an
old engine and old bn-e gratis.
When the committee in charge of the
protection uprising found oat that Sevan
nali wasn’t m the presentation husinses it
divided that Thunderbolt dnlu't want any
tire pro! action That decision pm. an end
to the meeting. Chief Fireman Puder was
invited t> attend the gathering to furnish
information, and he wasn't notifle I that it
was off uutii he di ova out there . ester day
afternoon.
No fictitious certificate*, but solid facts,
testify tbs marvelous cures by Ayer's
HarssparUia. -Ad,
Roys' Windsor Ties
i Aud scat ts elegsat variety at Ufst a—Ad.
BAKING POWDER. 1
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
Ro% J Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
FINISHED TO COLUMBIA.
THE SOUTH BOUND TO BE OPENED
SATURDAY.
The Naw Road Ready to Be Inspected
By the South Carolina Railroad
Commission from Denmark to Col
umbia-A Through Schedule to Ba
Fut on at Once and Close Connec
tions Made With the Richmond end
Danville—A Stockholders’ Excursion
to Be Run in a Couple of Weeks.
The South Bound was oompleted into Co
lumbia yesterday morning.
General Manager George D. Wauley has
given his certificate of completion and the
company only awaits the inspection of the
road by the South Carolina Railway Com
mission to open it up between Savannah
and Columbia. The commission was iu
vited to make the inspection Saturday from
Grahams, at the South Carolina railway
crossing, to Cqlutnbia, which portion
of the line bus been completed
since the first inspection trip.
It has not bien heard from yet, but it is ex
pected it will make the trip Saturday aud a
through schedule will be put on Sunday.
THE EXCURSION OFF.
It was intended to invite the directors
and stockholders of the South Bound Rail
r- ad Company and the Savannah Construc
tion Company aud some of the memo irs of
the board of trade and the cotton exchange
to make the trip with the inspection party on
the first through train, but at a meeting of
the directors of the construction company
yesterday afternoon at President Denmark’s
office it was decided to postpone that feature
for the present. There were various rea
sons for this, the main one being that on
account of the present heavy press of busi
ness very few of the directors and stock
holders were wilting to leave the city for the
time required for the trip. Another reason
was that the South Carolina Railway Com
mission has not yet been bean! from, aud it
is possible that it may not make the inspec
tion Saturday.
TO RB RUN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
President Denmark said to a Morjhxo
News reporter that there will be an excur
sin of the iVavanuah and Carolina stock
holders to Columbia iu two or three weeks,
probably during the Columbia fair, which
opens about Nov. 7. The failure of the
stockholders to make the trip Saturday will
be a disappointment to the people of Co
lumbia, who had arranged for treir recep
tion and eutertainuient. They will have au
opportunity to do that later on.
Preii4e.it Denmark said that while he
did not think there would be any im
mediate arrangements for a vestibule train
over tho South Bound to Charlotte to con
nect with the vestibule on the Richmond
and Dauville railroad he believed close con
nections will be made both at Columbia
and Charlotte with the Richmond and Dan
ville, and passenger* desiring to go by that
route can easily do so.
A PULLMAN LINK.
A pullman sleeper will probably be put
on shortly between Savannah aud Charlotte.
The Columbia people are very much in
terested in the completion of the South
Bound. They expect to have a large at
tendance upon their fair from along the
new line.
The new road is to use the old Columbia
and Greenville depot, uear the uuion shed
in Columbia, at present, and its local freight
offioes will be established there.
A telegraph station is to be located, from
the sturt, at the junction across the river.
Passenger trains will use the Richmond
aud Danville tracks in the union shed, and
arrive and depart as the trains of that road.
THE PCONSE BRIDGE BURNBR3.
Supt. Dill Says There is No Doubt
About the Hortons.
Supt. Dill returned yesterday morning
from tUe scene of the burned trestles over
the Oconee swamp. He said the railroad
lias sufficient evidence to prove that the
Horton boys fired the bridges, and also
wrote the threatening letters to the
Southern Express Company und Richmond
and Danville officials.
The people of Washington county, Supt.
Dill said, were much excited over the in
cendiarism, and for a time there was serious
talk of lynching the criminals. Better
counsel prevailed, however, und if was de
terrmued to let the law take its oourse. He
has no doubt that the Hortons did the
burning, aud he thinks from the temper of
the people that they will be given the full
peualty of the law.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
K. R. Triugle of Thomasville is a guest of
the De Soto.
McK. F. McCook of Brunswick spent
yesterday in the city.
J. R Saunders of Alexanderville is a
guest of the Marshall.
H. D. Guerard has returned from bis
summer aud fall tour.
M. Ellison and B. Dußose of Albany are
registered at the Marshall.
E. Hurd and W. L. Byrd of Charleston
are stopping at the De Soto.
L. L. Lanier and S. E. Lanier of Way
cross are stopping at tbo Marshall.
J. T. Overton aid Jacob Rauers were
visitors on the floor of the New York Cot
ton Exchange Monday.
The German Volunteers gave a hop at
Odd Fellows' hail last night- which was
largely attended. The affair was a most
enjoyable one.
R. EL McHugh loft yesterday for New
Orleans, where he will make hie future
home. He has accepted a position with
the New Orleans Cotton Press Association.
A Horse Thief Captured.
John W. Walker, a white herse thief of
Barnwell, S. C.. was arrested day before
yesterday by Sheriff Ben Peeples at the
house of his brother, William Walker, in
Tattnall oounty. Walker stole six horses,
but let two go on his way to Tettuail. Four
of the horses wore found in the stables and
the sheriff picked up the other two on the
road.
I\o pill -w nauartliux |>llun. km a pleasant
luitleau4 pur**llve isklminuiit User Hegtt
latur -Ad.
Greening Apples
Choice northern Greenings, Baldwins,
pippins and other varieties of flue eat.ng
•I pler, lino table potables, onions, cabbags,
turnips, Florida mangas, ate., at VV. D.
nimkiti’s, 189 liar.—Ad.
When You Uo to Florida
atop at the Duval hotkl, Jacksonville, a
eoty hotnthkt hotel, itrittly firel-elaei.
1 he 6**f loemttOH,
Rates N Ml te 18 hi par day.
—Ad. $ 11, Pack, l‘i opr%etoi.
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.
There has been a big change in the
Savannah harbtr in the lait hundred years.
In 1778 there was but a single channel
across the bar. with at least mean-iow
water depth of from 3to 3 1 , fathoms. In
1855 this channel, while maintaining its
depth, had, under the influence o” the north
east storms, shifted to tho southward a
little more than one and a fourth miles, and
anew channel has formed to the north
ward, having a meau-low water depth of
from 16 to 17 feat. At present, Capt.
Carter says, the main channel is about
one-quarter of a mile farther
south than in 1855, while the north channel
naspractically the same position as at that
time. The dvptb iu the main channel has
not sensibly changed in a century, while
the north channel has deepened more than
four feet during the last thirty-four years,
or to such a degree as to make it available
for vessels of the draught of the steamships
of the regular lines plying to and from this
port, and at the same time enabling them
to save four or five miles on each trip.
In this channel, Capt. Carter says, there is
at present a depth of Between 16 and
17 feet at moan low water. It is
buoyed, and is used during the day by
many of the ooastwise vessels frequenting
this port, but owing to the absence of range
lights their captains are, during the night,
precluded from availing themselves of this
saving iu distance. This absence of range
lights cau be easily anu quickly remedied.
Thore is an excellent opportunity to place a
beacon on the point of Tybeo Island. This
and the present Cockspur light would be all
that are necessary to make the ohaunel
available at night as well as duriug the day.
The captains of the various steamships of
the Ocean .Steamship Company’s lines do
not make use of this channel, not because
it is not deep enough, but simply for the
reason that they have never received in
structions to use it; and in the absence of
such instructions they oontinue to use the
more southern channel. Were they on
their own responsibility to use the snorter
and more northern channel, which is per
fectiy safe and straight, and meet with acci
dent while passing through it, they would
be responsible for auy damage to their
vessels.
The Gordon monument, in court house
square, is sadly in need of cleansing. The
base and coli-mns are turning black fer
want of a washing, and the shaft is losing
much of its beauty in consequence. The
city owes it to the citizens to see that the
monument is kept in presentable condition,
and an investment in a small amount of
cleansing fluid would do the job.
GETTING DOWN TO W, INTER.
Yesterday the Coolest of the Season
so Far.
Yesterday was the coolest day of the sea
son, the mean temperature being 15’ telow
the normal. The maximum temperature
was 57” aud the minimum 41 f .
The area of high pressure central Tues
day uizht over Illinois and Indiana lias
moved slightly southeastward aud central
last night over Che South Atlantic states,
with a slight decrease in intensity.
It was slightly oooler aiong the North
Atlantic seaboard: a fall of 6" to 20’ oc
curred along the South Atlantic cnast, and
a fall of (>’ to 10“ along the Gulf coast and
in the Western Gulf states.
The temperature rose generally in the
Ohio vailay end Tennessee, the Upper Mis
sissippi valley over the lake region, aud
throughout the west, with a slight fall iu
the extreme northwest.
In addition to the frosts noted ou the
mornii/g’a weather map. the following were
reported: Augusta district, Blackville,
killing; temperature 38". Atlanta dis
trict, Gaiuewille, killing; temperuture 8!) .
Wilmington district, Godsboro, killing;
temperature 34*.
Not a trace of rain fell at any of the
sixty-one weather bureau stations, or at
any of the substations in the cotton belt
during the day. Severe frosts were fure
oasteil for Georgia last night.
Continued cool weather i3 predicted for
to-day with warmer weather Fr.d iv.
CITY BREVITIES.
Savannah Lodge No. 52, Knights of
Pythias, meets to-night.
Au adjourned meeting of Branch 88,
Catholio Knights of America, will be held
to-mgbt.
Detective Hanley ha* a silver watch and
chain iu his possession which he took from
Alexander Williams, a colored man wrom
he arrested a day or two ago. The owner
i can get the watch by proving property. It
was evidently stolen.
Clearancss for Europe.
A. Minis’ Sous cleared yesterday the
French steamship Bleville for Liverpool
with 0 728 bales of upland cotton, weighing
3,333,084 pounds, valued at SJ?-i,i 18, and
209 baies of sea island cotton, weighing 84,-
219 pounds, valued at $15,290. Total
valuation of cargo, $290,008.
The Norwegian bark Viig was oleared by
Holst & Cos., for Queenstown for orders,
with 2,849 barrels spirits turpentine, meas
uring 146,975 gallons, valued at $54,100.
Janies Farie. Jr.
The Norwegian bark Bkogsfjord was
cleared by Messrs. OUr. G. Dahl & Cos. for
Harburg, with 1,189 barrels of rosin, weigh
ing 2,019,4.75 pounds, valued at $10,003.
Cargo by B. P. Shorter Conipanv.
it is a great misfortune for the young and
middle-aged to be gray. Toovereome this
and appear young use Hall's Hair Heuewer,
a reliable panacea. —Ad.
Kafety Combined With Speed.
It is well known that the Royal Blue Line
trains between Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, via Balti
more and Ohio railroad, are the
fastest trains in the world, but
they are also the safsit, being rest:,
baled from end to and, protected further
*>T use of Pullman's anti-ieiescopiug device,
and hoatei by steam and lighted by Pintsch
gas. The steel rail double Back is second to
nan# iu Auierh a Thus, ail the conditions
known to 'ailway nianagbinsot to secure
absolute safety have been provided.--Ad.
Important to T aveler*
The Everett. |he largest aud finest hotel
ia Jacksonville, Flu., is now open f> r the
season nt IKU-'SU.
—Ad Mclvu A Btut.
J .1 Tstl.O* of S’r-' <r li|,, oars wroteS.lWi
■ -•Ha ou us b auk side ,1 a posts! raid eithu .1
ariiiiu*l aoi
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Dross Goods.
On Monday aud during the week we will
sell two lots of Goods, consisting of
about 47 pieces. To insure a perfect clear
ance we will sell them at the following
prices:
LOT NO. I.
® pieces of Scotch Tweeds, Cheviots ami Hen
riittaa, warranted every thread all wool, at die.
These goods can't be duplicated at less than
LOT NO. 2.
24 pieces' Belford Cords. Striped Satin
Berbers, and mixed Piagonal Suttinars
can t be bought elsewhere l*ss than 65c.
150 dozen Fast Black Ladies’ Hose, Herros
dorf Dye, full, regular made, worth 40c. a pair,
we make a special run of them at k6e. a pair.
168 dozen extra large size Htick and Damask
Towels, knotted fringe, never sold in this city
less than 87t$c.. we will place the entire lot ou
sale Monday morning at 25c each.
137 Broughton St,
CLOTHING.
OHM
Any Size, Style or Material
you want.
More Overcoats Here
THAN IN ALL OTHKR ESTABLISHMENTS
PUT TOGETHER.
Prices Down
COMPETITION.
IF YOU ARE A DOUBTER CALL.
- ~ -vwgj Probabilities are:
ft Fair weather, warm
f| %*' JPAU’C a ;] er by to-night, with
1 BP \ northeasterly winds.
; |SIiTO-DAY
f'M w Jllm
-i -. ; r< \:Vko .MF' It We offer extra in-
L ! clUPeiueaL;
GENTS’ SILK
FOUR-IN-HAND
TECK SCARFS,
worth 50c., to-day at 25c.
GENTS’ FAST BLACK
Half Hose,
Great Values To-day, 23c.
COAL. AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of ail kinds and *ize4 promptly delivered.
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111 Bay rit. West Brood St. Wharves.
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