The daily gazette., 1881-02-04

and transient, had ample time 10 remove
;heir effects, but In the excitement some
Of them forgot various articles which
we're lost.
r Il. Kenney State Librarian remov-
ed the bulk Of his effects, and then lent
his assistance to Mrs. Manh' n an elder
ly widow who occupied an adiacsn room
until 1t was unsafe to remain longer In
the building. He lost about s25 worth
OF law books. some clothing, . valuable
revolver AID some minor effects. The
sharp reports Of the revolver were heard
when the fre swept through his room.
s ate Senator j. Wilkins Cooeh lost Q
fine set Of shirt studs and pair Of sleeve
buttons.
Will Smithers lost gold watch and
Chain.
Counsellor Harry Turner, OF Will
miugton, took his eaba down ut airs
and af erwards lost sight Of 1t. II
con aimed nearly twcnty dollars in
money and some important papers.
Some unknown party loss an upper
set OF false teeth, which were foundon
the street.
GENERAL NOTES.
The hotel was built In 1889, and
from time to time was known By the
names of its respective owners, until
about IL years aOo, when Mrs. Mary
A. Stew had charge Of it and call
ed it the Capital. The new wing was
erected 10 years ago.
AT the time of the nrs about enc
hundred guest were peacefully sleep
ing within the hotel. The ladies were
taken TO tbe Annex--the building on
The west side of the square, Opposite
the Farmers Bank, which Col. Foun-
tain was operating this winter In
connection with the hotel-where Col
Whiteley, John II Paynter, Senate
CleIk Downing and others Rallantly
gave up their oOms to them.
The hotel letter box was thrown out
upon ihe green, where 1t was found
by George w Humphreys of Every
Evening. 1t then contained but enc
letter, and among those lost were the
Legislative letters Of the GAzRTrR
and other Wilmington papers.
The bar room stock, on being re-
moved, was generally confiscated, and
number Of men became disgraceful-
ly drunk.
When news Of the a was taken
down stairs the night clerk stood At
desk serenely unconscious of the im-
pehding disaster, while beside him sat
we'll known newspaper scribe, indus
triously writing a letter that will
probably never be printsd. When
mkt seen the scribe was frantically
rushing up and down stairs in his shirt
sleeves, removing his personal effects
from his bed room.
The valuable law library Of Chief
Justice Comegys was safely removed
to the county building and the State
House. II comprised about $500 vol.
umes, many Of which were formerly
owned by Hon. JOAN III. Clayton.
Secretary of State Woleott's Law
books were also safely removed 30 his
official Office in the State House.
The fre apparatus from Wilmington
comprising the Water Witch and
Washington steamers and three hose
carriages-under charge of Chief En-
gineer Tazewell, left here at six o.
clock, and reached Dover about 7:a5.
There seems to be no other theory ad-
yanced but that the firs was caused by
an imperfection In the fue leading from
the CRATE in No. 81.
Dover is certainly poorly prepared for
fires. Aside from pumps the nearest
available water 10 Jones' Creek, half a
mile away, aud the only fire apparatus
in the town is neat little hook and
ladder truck, almost usslss when It comss
to extinsuishing 1rss.
The State Senate, yesterday refused
to pass q resolution to have the State
House insured. Il is surmIsed the Ssna-
tors will now change their minds.