Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-24
THE FIRE Friend.


Dika>trOUs Fire Yesterday NnEning
Twelve Thou sand DOIlars ~ O-th
of Naval stores burned Houses
destroyed aud W harf Injured
cemdfary.
A fire broke out yesterday morn
ing ut 2.:56 O'Clock. at the foot
of Castle street, III warehouse
in which WAS stored ii lot nt
spirits tlrpcntine and occupied by
Mcssrs. Cleo: q. Barker IL Go. The
alarm WAS sounded and the fire depart
ment turned ont promptly. The whole
shed wns soon wrapped Ill flames and
the fire then extended to a large pile of
rosin which was piled in the lot east
of the sued. to ii building adjoining
this rosin and occupied by number
of loose persons, white and coloretl. aud
to Il pile of wood on the north owned
by the Wilmington Gas Light Com
pany. Everthing possible WAS done TO
check the flames but they could not be
stayed until tlc above property had all
been destroyed. Fortunately, the wind
was from the Southeast or We might
. have been called upon to record The
destruction of Il large portion OF the
city, as it WAS blowing flriously at thu
time. 80 strong, indeed, WAS the gale.
that it carried the fire accross the river
t" Messrs Martin d HalIett's distil-
lcrv, probably half a mile from the
scene nf tho fire. and ut one time twas
thought that the works there would be
DESTROYED TIE GOALS fell and were
fanned into II fame IN several portions
of the ward and one end of the office
was burned. but the flames were for
tunately suppressed by the wise pre-
cautions always taken there to guard
against fire.
When the fire was first discovered.
! the schooner H. H. -M,utrs was lying
at the wharf. within II few feet of the
+ burning shed. but IL line vas gotten
ont and she WAS hauled off not, how
ever, without having been damaged
somewhat by the heat Another vcs-
! sci, the brig open .>ro, was living at Il
/ wharf little above the fire, and she
was towed out by the revenue cutter
, u. III. .Scn0rI. and assistance was
, also rendered the Worulcs by the cut
: ter, Captain Carson having steamed
/ up Immediately and run over to their
/ assistance Captain Carson also. with
Il very commeniable forethought. kept
! his men in boats cruising around the
! that they could. Messrs. Strauss x
Ricc's building just in the rear of the
: fire. also caught but was extinguishe1
: with bnt little damage
The Fire Department all worked
faithfully and according to their several
, abilities, although the heat from the
! burning rOsin was most intense.
! The losses were quite heavy and
! foot up nearly $50. 600. Messrs. Geo.
q. Barker II Co. lost 5000 barrels of
rosin and 30 casks of spirits turpen
! tine, in all valued at $4,000. On
/ this amount there was an insurance of
80. O0O in the Liverpool, London d,
| Globe Insurance Company, represent
ed here by Messrs. Greene x DeRos-
/ set Mr.. Robert Hcnning, who owns
/ the wharf and the buildings, estimates
! his loss at ST, 800. ON which there WIS
no insurance. and the Wilmington
Gas Light Company lost about 100
cords of wood, the estimated value of
which was $500, and on this there was
| no Insurance..
There is no doubt but that the fire
was an incendiary one. The flames
were first discovered iii the Northwest
ern end of the spirit shed. which was
within a few feet of the wharf. :,ntl as
there wSs no fire liz ns.: thcreati0uts.
the general opinion is that it WIS SIT
on DniiY ./onTD1i. 1Th.
Atsr"psrd lsighw., Robbcry.
On Thursday night, about II clock
Capt. Jake Williams was attacked.
with club, by an unknown white
man, at the corner OF North Water and
Mulberry streets. Capt. Williams was
cro.sing the street at the time. III the
rain, and paid but little attention tn a
m:,u " no approached him until he re-
c..iv.l Il sudden and powerful blow on
the head from 81 club. He turned aud
crapplcI with his unknown asSailant,
/ and, in the tussle. fixed his teeth III
his throat. The man tore away. leay-
ing behind him his club aud a portion
of his tlrsl,, which was bitten out by
his intended victim. Capt Williams
wore, at the time, valuable watch
and chain. and it is supposed that the
assault was nothing less than an at
tempt at highway robbery. The club
| with which he WIS attacked is said +;
be policeman billy.
Prohfbit"ry.
In the House, on Friday, Mr. Nor
ment presented petition from certain
citizens of Lumber Bridge township,
in Robeson county, asking for the
passage of bill to prohibit the sale
of spirituous liquors within one mile OF
Lumber Bridgean Providence Church
| in that county.
Also similar petition from otllel
citizens of that county, praying for the
same prohibition for Marion Chape
and Ashpole Chapel.
. We learn that young man by the
name of Bryant Morse, recently clerl
at Mr.. F. Mayer's bakery and confec
, tionery, in this city, but who ba,
: has since removed to some ioiAt IL
Georgia, near Maea8nll,- shot and kille{f
, man nne day Of last week. Mr
! Morse was, we understand, proprieto1
of liquor saloon, and WAS attacked il
, his own house by the man. when h'
/ drew a pistol and shot him dead. On
informant states that the act was con
\ sidered iustifiable, and that Mr.. Mors
had been released {. on bail bail