The Morning herald., 1876-11-06
CHESTER ON FIRE.
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Ye1terday morning about 80 o'clock, fire
wsE discovered In the lumber and coal yard
OF David 8. Bunting, on Edpemont avenue
ylear the Philadelphia, Wilminqton and Balti.
more Railroad depot, Chester, Pa. The
alarm was sounded and quickly the fire
department responded, but finding that
tney were unable to control the flames, and
me f1re had gained great headway threaten
ing the entire eastern portion of the city
with destruction, and as the wind was blow
ing from the west they concluded to tele-
graph to this city for aid, which they did at
$50 o'clock. The message was delivered
to James Coyle, clerk at the United States
Hotel, member of the Fame Hose Com
pany who in short time notified that COM
pany, and also the Water Witch Company.
Representative of the HERALD; learning
the state of affairs, was quickly at the
depot awaiting the arrival of the compa-
MES. Within thirty minutes after the receipt
of the telegram in this city, tho steamer 8
of the Fame and Water Witch were on the
way to Chester, at which place they arrived
at 7.15, the engineer of the train, James
Murphy, making the run from this city to
Chester In Is minutes.
On the arrival, the steamers were q very
short time getting into service, the Water
Witch taking position on Market street,
near tho railroad, and the Fame . position
at Market and Third streets. From the
time the telegram was sent to this city until
the steamers were in active service only oc-
cupied one hour.
The stable and lumber yard are total loss.
In the stable at the time of the fire there
were six mules and two horses, one horse
was saved, the mules and the other horse
being burned to crisp.
The old foundry, owned by Mr.. Anspack,
of Philadelphia, and formerly occupied and
used by G. A. Widner as foundry, but at
the time Of the fire unoccupied, was also
, entirely destroyed, as was also the frame
Office adjoining the property of Mr.. Bunt-
ing and formerly occupied by Alex. King,
as paint shop.
The Ward building, at the corner of Mar
ket street, Edgemont avenue and the Rail
road was on fire several times, and the Of
tice and law library of William s. Harvey
and John V. Rice, Esl Is, (formerly Of VIII
mington } which is in the Ward building,
were considerably damaged by water. The
The advocate" Office was threatened, but
fortunately escaped injury.
The livery stables of L. G. James was
/ saved by the prompt action of the flremen
tearing down number of frame sheds be-
tween the fire and his property checking the
progress of the flames.
The fire proof safe Of Mr.. Bunting, con-
tanning accounts of upwards of twenty-five
thousand dollars, was not injured.
The old depot of the P. W. & B. Railroad
Company narrowly escaped, the Wind at the
time blowing in an opposite direction. This
building appears to have charmed existence
as this Is the second time it has escaped the
fire-fend when all tho surrounding buildings
have been consumed. At several times du-
ring tl 9 fire, the entire eastern portion of
the city was threatened with destruction;
the sparks flying as far as the clothing house
of Aaron Boil, Esq, formerly of this city,
and the hotel of Mr.. Uhlenbock, on Third
street near Market; but under the skillful
management of Charles Thomas, First As
sistant Engineer of our Fire Department, the
flames were, in short time, subdued, and
the boys invited to partake of breakfast
provided by the city authorities.
After the fire our representative called on
Mr.. David s. Bunting, at bis residence, cor
ner of Fourth and Crosby streets, who stated
he would not say that the fire was the work
of incendiaries, but 1t had that appearance,
as he was informed that parties were seen
coming out of the lumber yard shortly be-
fore the fire, and when the fire broke out it
was in three places, at one and the same
time; and as no trains were running
at that time In the morning,
he did not think it possible to have ignited
from sparks from locomotive, and he
states that the horse burned was valued at
$500, the mules at $500 per pair, and his
total loss is between twenty.f and thirty
thousand dollars, on which there is an in
surance of $4,000, in the following COM
panies: Delaware County Mutual, IS, 1000;
Lycoming County Mutual, 81, 200; Chester
Mutual, $1,000; in two Philadelphia COM
panies, $500. The loss sustained by Mr..
Anspack will probably be about 81 800.
The Chester Fire Department consists of
the Hanley Hose Co., who have very fine
Gould steamer, owned by and named the
City of Chester; the Franklin Fire Co., with
new silsby steamer, and the Moyamensing
Hook and Ladder Co., all of whom did all in
their power to subdue the flames, and would
have no doubt been able to succeed, had the
CITY provided them with good gum hose, tho
hose they have in use is leather of very
inferior quality, and not able to bear the
pressure required. The city would do we'll
to at once provide the department with
good substantial hose, after the fire.
A lunch was provided Ut the Hanley
Hose house, corner of Fifth and Crosby
streets, for our fremen, after which the
steamers and hose trucks were placed on
the cars, and at 2 O'Clock the train left for
home, at which place they arrived at thirty
minutes past two, we'll worn out.
Our boys are greatly indebted to the Cit
Al L. A. IL