The daily gazette., 1879-07-25
ON TO SALISBURY.
WILMINGTON FIREMEN TO THE RESCUE
A RUN OF 103 MILES IN TWO
HOURS AND A HALF.

WILMINGTON F1REMEN TO THk RESCUE
A RUN OF 103 MILES IN TWO
HOURS AND A HALE.
The despatch from Salisbury, Md,
requesting assistance from tn city in
s,ippressing the fire there, was received
here a qaaiter Of til c, o'clock, yester- |
day afternoon. Mayor Almond, Chief
Engineer McCrea, the Railroad officials |
"A, d the firemen were all equally prompt |
in h .ir action, SO that the apparatus
were quickly loaded upon the cars and
a. 3 % o'c ock the lain started off on
its long and hasty run.
The train comprised house car and
two Hat cars, tue latter having OH board
| the Ell lines and hos, carriages of the
Reliance and Fame Companies, and
also the Washington carriage. The
lleuse car was filled with eager fremen,
and all the avai able spice on the fiat
cars was also occupied.
TIE train was dawn by engine No.
3S, Vim. Hukiil engineer, and was In
charge of Conductor jerome Clark.
Dover was reached In one hour, and the
same rapid speed having continued Sails
bury was reached at five minutes of six
o'clock, thus making the run Of 1O3
miles In two hours and a bali. Sc etpl
trains had TO b. passed OH the way uown,
or the run would have been made
in quicker time.
Immediately after arriving at Sails
nury, the fire apparatus was unloaded,
and as iickly as possible the two steam
rrs wre put INTO active service.
Tley took up positions along the line OF
tie liver, and the waer supply being
amply sufficient, two heavy streams OF
water were soon playin, upon the burn
ing lumber. by this time the wind had
ca ged, and all danger OF a spread of
the conflagrat on was over, but still there
was pl ptv of work so do IN extingushing
the fire that still ranged among the vast
piles of lumber with which the yards
were filed. Bo,h engines kept in con-
tinuous service from shortly after six
o'clock until about three o'clock this
NOR jing, when the fire was so far sub
,lued that it was considered sufficient
to entrust II to the guarding care of men
with buckets of water.
The operations of the steamers at
iracted the close attention of the citizens
: many of whom had never before seen a
| ste I'm fire-eXtinguishing apparatus. They
: crowded around the steamers, and many
Of them gave utterance to expressions o
, ,leep and undisguised astOnishment al
ike manner in which the water was TAX
4 en from the river and forced through
= hundreds of feet of hose to tue burning
o lumber.
: About 3 o'clock, all danger being over
u ! the Wilmington fremen stopped worl
u and went to look for refreshm nts
There after great difficulty, were secure'
a 40 the two hotels of the town the Sails
n bury House and Peninsula House, AM
AZ 7 O'Clock the apparatus was piled upo
r he cars and the train started for home
y RETURN OF THE FIREMEN.
a The run home occupied over four an
e "A half hours, as the train had to lay asd
n for the Rohobotl exclusion trains and til
u regular trains on the road. The traiI
n meanwhile, had been increased by tn
,ddition Of a passenger car, which ha
ieen sent down for the accommodation
t the iiremen on their return trip.
The train arrived in Wilmington abot
ll:iJ o'clock, and though the men wer
q 'lrei and dirty they came into this cit
in grand style, ringing the hose carriae
rlls Ill the most vigorous manner. IN
n engines were covered with mud and di
a, nd were also adorned with cornstall
VS. from the fields of Wicomico county.
Ii When the train drew near the dep
ii. the Dire bells of this city rang out a jo
~ GUS welcome to the returning freme
-, The train was taken down to the foot
" Lombard street, whereit was discharge
II, Of its freight, and the tiremen we
ed ONE to get rid of the dust and dirt
py their disagreeabe journey.
it Some of the tiremen complain Of vel
ad cool treatment on the part of the peop
sd # Salisbury. They say the citizens We
n,. M TO bed and left them at work witho
~ ,ffering them particle of refreshmen'
IL md that it was only with great difficult
". hey were enabled tsget anything to c
Ike It the hotels.
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