The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-01
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Earle's Gallery Des.royed--A Livery Stable ii


Last evening" q few minutes before
o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive esta-
blishment of James S.. Earle q Sons, impor-
ters of looking glasses, oil paintings, etc., at
No. SIG Chestnut street. Smoke was first seen
coming from the third story windows, but
when the doors were broken in, the first floor
was one mass of flames. The fro, owing to
the combustible nature of the contents, spread
with frightful rapidity, and in few moments
the entire structure was enveloped The fire.
men were on the ground in large numbers
and were actively engaged from the begin
ming to the close of the confagration. The
Messrs. Earle had large stock on hand con-
sisting of looking glasses, oil paintings prints
and picture frames, valued at $50, 600, which
was almost totally destroyed. On this there
are insurances sufficient to cover the loss. in
the Union Mutual, Pennsylvania, North Anne
rican, Liverpool and London, and Royal In
surance Companies. The real estate is owned
by Mr.. James S. Earle, and No. SIG Chestnut
street, which extends through to Sansom
street, is valued at $40, 900, covered by insu-
RANGES chiefly in the Pennsylvania Fire and
Hand-in-Hand.
The building in SAMSON street, on the east
of the principal establishment, is owned and
occupied by Mr.. Earle, and it is used for a
frame manufactory. This was not burned,
but the stock is damaged by water. The only
other occupant of the Earle building was Mr..
S. b. Waugh, portrait painter, who had
room in the third story His loss is not
known, but it is believed not to be heavy.
The structure was handsome brown-stone
fronted one, and was erected by Mr.. Earle to
suit his business, after the great fire which
destroyed the Chinese Museum and other
valuable properties
No. Sl4, handsome three-story structure
was occupied on the first floor and basement
by j. w. Scott q Co., as a gentlemans fur
pishing store. Their loss could not he esti-
mated, as a great deal of their stock was
saved from injury by the insurance patrol
They are fully insured.
The remainder of the building was in pos
session of Whitaker & Co., photographers.
whose loss is estimated at $500; no insu-
rance portion of the second floor was fitted
up by DR.. J. j. Strawn as an office, whose
loss amounts to $500; no insurance.
Another portion of the same floor was oc-
cupied by Leak & Smith, Masonic mark en-
gravers Their loss is supposed to be small
On the same floor, Mr.. Walker was doing
business as agent for Hitchcocks Dime Music.
The greater part of his stock was saved, and
his loss is probably small. The building is
owned by Mrs. Deborah f. Walton.
The above losses were from water alone.
No. S1S is occupied by Mr.. John Wanna
maker, clothier, who fortunately sustained
but little damage, and that by water alone,
the fire not reaching the building. The loss
will not exceed $4,000, and that is covered by
insurance. The real estate is owned 10y Mr..
| j. H. Brown, of New York.
The carpets, furniture etc, of the dwelling
| of Mr.. Horace Tuttle, No 500 SAMSON street
were damaged to the extent of about $3.50 by
| line of hose, which was run through his
| house to reach the rear of the burning build
| ing.
We regret to state that the fire was at.
| tended by loss of life. Mr.. Alfred Hopple, .
member of the Diligent Hose Company, fel
| from roof in the rear of the Earle building
| into an area, in which there was three feeo
| of water, and was so severely injured thai
| he died in about an hour afterwards. De
ceased resided in Sergeant street. He leave ,
| family.
| Charles Carroll, residing near Second and
| Spruce streets, fell into the cellar of Earle S
| building and was burned about the arms. He
| was taken to the Hospital.
| John Ward member of the Hibernia En-
| gine Company, fell from back building, and
fractured leg and an arm, besides being Sc
| verely injured about the head.
William Myers, a member of the Washing
| ton Hose and ook Hand Ladder Company, was
severely injured, occasioned by falling from a
ladder.
Several other fremeu were slightly injured
by falls, and two of them were hurt by fall
ing ladder They were taken from the ground
before their names could be learned.
About II o'clock last night the extensive
livery and exchange stable Of David Worth
ington, on Broad street, above Wallace, was
discovered to be on fire. The building was a
two-story brick structure, and had frontage
of about forty feet. 1t was also used as
-four and feed store. The flames spread with
great rapidity, and soon the entire place was
reduced to ruins. At the time of the break
| ing out of the fire there were about forty
horses in the stable, of which number only
two were rescued The loss, which is very
great, could not be ascertained, as it is not
known what, if any, insurance there was upon
the building. Several of the horses were the
property of private individuals.