The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-25
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At DARBY.
Az woOIIen MilI Partially Destroyed
NhAs Morning--LOss about $4,000.

talneu Jne lOuOWlng partloularS.-
These mills are situated Darby creek, near the
Drdge which crosses said creek about stones thl
| nom the old Buttonwood Tree Tavern, and about
the centre Of the borough Of Darby The mills are
built OF stone thpee stones in height and employ
abou 1000 hands,
KenIuckY Jeans linens muslin ns and other drv
goods are manuiactnred at the mills The mills ex-
lend on Darby creek distance of about 300 feet,
with depth OF 81 feet.
The fire was first discovered in the second story
IN the pIcker-room This building, which IS also
buit OF stone and adJOrns the main JUilding, was
completely DESTROYED with al Its cOntents, CONSIST
ing OF large amount of cotton and woolon mate.
ras Ihe picker.roOm is separated from the man
Dulldlng by al iron fire proof structure built in
ordor 10 protect the nam building from any fire
tnat might occur in the pickerrOom and this In-
sIaIce the precaution was well advised, for her.
wise the mann building would undoubtedly have
talien victim to the flames
Between the piokerrOom, and the engine and
boiler shop, is a building used Tor purposes CON
strOyed Wv
strange to say although the picle,-rocm is sen..
rated from the last buidne mentioned by the engine
and OoieT shop still the latter entirely escaped m.
Jury, Whls the two former were completely de-
strOyed The entire loss IS estimated at about
Sl0V0o, which 1t is thought IS fully covered by IN.
Several buildings adjoining the mills were on fire
at different umes tut through the exertions OF the
fremen and CT lzens they were saved from total
destruction. One bui ding was on fire eight different
fIe.
About IL O'Clock the flames were we'll got under.
throuPh the exertloDs OF the tremen At the time
the fire was at lis height, to eRraphc message was
sent 10 the O. Ief Engineer of the Phiad phia Fire
DeOaTtment for stauce, wnen the following com
Banes repaired to the scene and rendere material
aid IN aueilng the flames, namely West Phiadel-
pnla Enplne' MantUa Fire Company, Good viii
lose Union Hose, and iivoH Hose.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO CLERGYMAN's
w lFE.-About ten days ago, Mrs. Catherine r.
RuGder wife OF Rev. William Rudder Rector of
st stephens Church, in this city, beng IN very poor
heath went TO New York for medical advice and
treatment. she teok apartments with MIR Jacob
X. Neylus relative, living at No. West Nine
teenth street. Mrs. Rudder was under the care Of
Dr. Whllam " Jones, who was treating her for
dyspepsia, rush OF ood to the head, bleeding from
the nose etc The sufferings of Mrs. Rudder caused
her TO be verv much depressed IN spirits besides
which she was restless, and unable 10 sleep. ON
Wednesday evening DIR Jones called to see her
and observed indications of nallucinaton of mInc
and she Stoned deepy impressed with the idea that
she had ecome dstigured.
AT about O'Clock Yesterday mornin0 Mr. Nevius,
VINO occupied he front bedroom on The sec jnd floor
heard Mrs. Rudder mCvIng about the rear room IN
which she slept lie asked her how she had slept
She then closed the doors communicating between
the rooms, and bOted them In a lew moments
Mr Neyius head the window open, and Immedl-
ately thereafter, the screams OF the domestcs
attracted his attention; and finding the doors
OF Mrs Rudder's room locked he ran down sta rs
Mrs Kudder had Teen found lvInO on the grass
plot in the rear yard nsensibe aud all but heless
She was carried up Stars. and DIR G Reales was
cal ed. Mrs. Rudder died in ia v minutes II was
then discovered that she had sun red a dislocat on
OF the vertebIe oil the neck Ii evident that the
unfortunate lady had stepped out the roof Of the
extension, room, and either fell threw herself
thence to the Davem mt be ow distance Of about
thirty leet Tn" Coroner was cal led, and held an
inquest Ill the case. In the absence of any evidence
of suicide the jury rendered yer ici "that the de.
ceased camo TO her death b, fracture Of the verte
Df% OF me neek' caused van accidental fall"
Mrs Rudder was III rty eight years OF age and a
native of New ork. She was q very beautiful and
ACCOMPLISHED lady, and her sudden and age death
wlll cause sincere mourning large circle of rea.
tves and trends
DIR Rudder has teen ior SOM time Assistant Rec.
TOR OF st stephens Church, in Tenth street. below
market, and has become of m uIar
preachers OF nls denomination IN this ctv Alter
the oeath OF Dr. Ducac net he was chosen to fill the
vacancy and his manv frIenus will sympatDlze with
nm IN his bereavement
AN INTERESTING LEGAL CAsE.-Tbe fol-
lowing case, tried before Judge McCunn, IS not only
OF local interest," but 1t settles some important
o. lne IaW OF agency is worthy the aten-
Joseph 2: Martin Vs. Williana 4 Farns,cortR,-
plalhnn IN TINS case was the owner OF the steam
rug 40y Queen and the defendant the owner OF the
Anttetdm The Darque went ashore near the Della
ware breakwarer, and Mr.: Farnsworth sent on to
Metcalf & Duncan the following telegram: m:-"Send
me small towboat, engineer, my diving apparatus
and diver or telegraph Eaton Merrill Bolden street
South Boston, to come. Make the best trace Won
can" ""
Metcalf & Duncan made an arrangement for the
GnOnotnh GifT SL the seamer 1uGy Queen and she
capes OF the Delaware she collided with the gun.
boat WGmsutfd, and sunk, and tor her value the
There was some dispute as to what the arrange.
ment made by Fletcher & Duncan with the plaintjG
the was that the defendant Should nav
$3.50 per hour for the tug and the cost of her coal
and should and did furnish the pilot thus plac.
ing the vessel under the charge of the defendants
servant
The defendant claimed, first that the telegram
old not autnorize Fletcher Il Duncan to make any
arrangement beyond the employment of the tug
but defined with sufficient distinctness what thoy
weret to do. lhe Court ruled that the telegram was
DIoad enough TO authorize such an arrangement |
The defendant also claimed that the arrang cement
was wa taat the plaintiff should furnish the pilot, and
me delendant was to pay the plaintiff his hire
He further claimed that there was no negligence |
on the part OF the pilot, If there were that the
pilot was the plaintiffs agent, and the defendant was
entitled TO recover from the plaintiff the yalue of
his ,team-pumps on board and other damage The |
evidence on the question OF what the contract was
and whether the collision occurred through the me-
points were lett to the jury The aim OF the plain
in was for SIS 900; the counter-caIm of the defen
plaintiff ior S6602 So
A CHICKEN THIEF.-On Wednesday night
me John Lewis schmidt was caught at Chesnut 1
dill, having IN his possession a lot OF Chickens
urKeysJ shoVels, etc, about which he could not |
make very clear statement Upon investigation 1t
was found that the articles had been stolen from the
premises OF Benjamin Jones, v ho resides in Mont.
lomery county. Alderman Thomas heard the case,
oIugIea MN 10 oe sent TO Montgomery county to
He was placed in the charge Of Officer SchaIsr,
Ylh orders to take hm to the scene his depreda.
ions. While on the cars of the Norrstown Rail |
oa0, Schmidt managed to escape some whore be- |
Ween spring Mills and Consho nocken Officer |
sehaher finding that his bird had flown returned 10
his city, and with the assistance of Oicer Nutt dis
oYersd the individual last nlgI at house in ShIp-
zen street. He was taken to Montgomery county |
his morning.
BLRTHDAY OF THE QUEEN OF ENeIAND.
hnHrsoay 6elnR the anniversary OF the birthday of
ne ne queen OF England-an event which has always |
een celebrated IN this city with much enthusIasm |
y y. English residents-tne British shipping in the
orts were dressed IN holiday bunting During fine |
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