The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-30
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The Car Depot of the Richmond Pas
senger Railway Company Burned
DOwn-NarrOw Escape of the Enmatea

The Car Depot of the Richmond Pas
senger Railway Company Burned
DOwn-NarrOw Escape of the Inmates
Loss, $4,000.
The car depot of the Second and Third Streets
Passenger Railway Company (Riehmond end)
situated on the southwest corner OF Ed dsemoH
street and Lehigh avenue, was entirely con-
sumed by fire this morning. The building was
llO teet on Edgemunt street and 80 feet ON
Lehlgh avenue, one story in height, and was
USED Tor slowing away the passenger railway
cars for the night. II was the receivers, the
conuuCtors, and passengers room. It Is valued
S5O00, fully covered 10y insurance There were
twenty.three cars In the building, and only two
9i O. tbese pc were saved. The loss on these Is about
Sl6OOO which is covered by insurance in city
companies.
AT O'clock this morning the ears were all
run into the structure, the doors of which were
closed. The night receiver, three conductors.
two divers. and the watchman. Patrick Dono.
hue, were sleeping In the receivers and con-
ductois' rooms. At about o'clock the receiver
vas awakened by smoke, and on arising saw
flames Issuing from several cars in different
locations He Immediately aroused the sleep.
erS, and hndiDg that the flames were Spreading
he stopped to take his coat from q nail. The
back OF the coat was burned
All those sleeping in the rooms managed to
escape except one, who had TO be taken from
one OF the windows, the bars OF which had to
De broken away. The watchman, Patrick
Donobue, made an eftert to get out some of the
cars, ana In so doing was burnt about the head.
he says he was awake at the time, and was
started oy seeing the flames break out in seve-
raj cars.
The fire once started. was materially aided by
the straw in the cars, and In ten minutes the
entire building was enveloped, and In about an
hour there was nothing left but the four wallis
The t1emen finding II impossible to save the
structure turned their attention to the stables
which were on the opposite side of Etgemont
street, and succeeded In preventing their de-
The road was considerably Inconvenience
by this mishap, but through the kindness aud
Genefoelty OF the other railway com panies, Pre-
sident Binder announced to us this morning
that, during the afternoon, the cars will be
running as regularly as though nothing had
The Directors of the company desire us to
present their thanks to the various railway
tested by them in promptly responding to the
companyEfor temporary loan of sufticlent
enabled to resume travel upon the road at once.
The Union, Fourth and Eighth Streets Hes
panies rendered a portion of their cars to the
Richmond Com pany, and they were placed
depot was insured to the amount of $4,000.
equally divided among the eight following
mpanies:-
Fire Association, North American,
Franklin, Royal,
AmeriGan. am &c tPs.rrsvvsr,a iSa Reliiance, ,rd.r
Steps have already been taken for the erection
of new depot. and for the construction OF new
cars, 30 that the road will shortly be placed In
lis former condition.
The PHmALETHEAE.-The fourth anniver-
eary OF the Philalethean Literary Association
was held last evening at their Hail. No. 725
Race street, in presence of a large and select
audience. The officers of the Association are:
Joseph M. Carey, President; Edward Brown,
Vice. President; Il. j. Mooney, Recording Secre-
tary: +. ID. Ramsay, Corresponding Secretary;
II. f. Van Derveer, Treasurer. Executive Com.
mittee-Edward Brown, Chairman, John ID.
Ford, O. l.. Taggart, w. Hopple. Jr., f. r.
Van Derveer, 7. j. Mooney, O. Clothier. Young
men desirous of joining q trst-class Literary
Association would do well to connect them.
selves with the Philalethean. Its meetings are
held every Thursday evening at the rooms, No
725 Race street, third floor
The MAMMOTH SKATING RINK AT TwHNTr-
FIRST AND RACE STREETs.-This splendid rink
will be open for skating in a few days, with the
great Canadian skaters the Meagher Brothers.
as the card OF the occasion. Their wonderful
skill, dexterity, and grace in skating have given
them worldwide fame. and they Will give to
the opening of the Mammoth Rink the greatest
possible brilliancy and ecIdt. They Will appear
during the day and evening Of the opening day.
and every day and evening afterwards until
further notice.
ELECTION OF OFFIoERs.--An election of officers
OF Company, LIST Regiment g. r.. was held at
the Armory, Broad and Race streets, last even-
ing, when the following gentlemen were
chosen:-Captain, Colonel E. Edward Lewis:
First Lieutenant, Captain Walter a. Upton;
Second Lieutenant. Charles II. LIE Fevre. The
company no doubt will I'LL up TO Its full
number