The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-09
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Narrow Escape from Death.

About a quarter past 3 o'clock this morning
ing at the N w. corner of New Market and
Willow streets, owned by Mr. John w. Middle-
ton, and occupied by Charles Middleton d Go.
as a stable and q storage room for old iron, and
by Mr.. j. Speelman, carpenter. The flames had
gained considerable heRdway before being dis
covered, and when the h.eiien arrived on the
src. .ne structure was totally destroyed, and
the fire had communicated to One-story
frame shed adjoining Two mules, valued at
$500 belonging TO Mr.. Charles Middleton, and a
horse worth 800. the property of Mr.. James
Woolman, perlshed in the flames. The one.
story frame shed was owned by Mr.. John w.
morocco manufacturer. This apartment was
used for the storage OF Sumac, and at the time
OF the coDhagration me me- had on hand a6out $1,000
destroyed ana the contents ruined. The flames
still dehed the exerlions of the hremen, and
communicated TO the large six.story brick
building. twenty by forty feet, on Willow street,
below New Market, and owned by Mr.. John w.
Middleton. Mr. Gottleib Frank occupied the
structure entire. He had a tannery in the cellar;
the first floor was the store room, the second
story an asserting room, and the upper floors
the second floor The police and hremen sue
ceeded In removing the stock from the first
floor and saved the books OF the concern. Toe
stock, fixtures, and machinery In the upper
stories were completely destroy ed. The damage
TO the building Is es1iT ated at $SOoO: This sum
Company. Mr. Franks loss Is put down at
Sl0OU0, insured for S5UOO In the Fire Association
and $500 In the GermRnia Insurance Company
of New York.
While the fremen were directing their atten-
tion 10 this building the flames extended to u
Two story and q half frame dwelling, No. 12i
New Market street, owned by Mr.. Allen Middle
ton, and occupied by three colored families.
namely = Jonn Beck, Alex. Manlove, and
Hannah Pennington The occupants made a
narrow escape with their lives. Mary Ayres, a
| sick woman was tai en- out of the second-story
! window by Officers CrlH and Water ouse, of the
| Seventh district police Building No. 428 New
Market street also caught fire, and was slightly
damaged. This was a twoBtory aud q half
frame, owned by Mary Warnock, and occupied
by Samuel Schlck. This latter dwelling Is In
sured in the Kensington Insurance Company
| and the loss sustained by the fire in boIb
buildings viii reach the sum OF $1,000. The large
five.story building on Willow street, west OF
| Frank d structure. also caught fire. but was only
| slightly damaged from That cause. Tt was
| owned by MIR. John w. Middleton, and occu.
| pied by Francis Fisher, morocco manufacturer.
| The stock on the premises was considerably
damaged by water. A lot of skins was sLolei,
from the structure while the fire was raging ip
| the building adjoining. Mr.. Fishers loss il
| covered by insurance Ia the Fire Association
and jefferson Insurance Comp9ny.
| The morocco man nufactory OF Mr.. q. 3. Alter
| at the southwest corner OF New Market and
| Willow s<reets, was only slightly damaged bJ
| fire. The total loss incurred by this conf ag ra
| tion Will reach the sum OF 818 600. The lir,
| burned for over three hours notwithstandint
| the indefatigable exertions OF the hremen !,
| extinguish II.