Daily Republican., 1881-08-22
FOURTH EDITION.
A SATURDAY NIGHT BLAZE.

A Barn in lhrisiiana Hundred,
With the bumme,'s Crops, De.
strOyed.
On SATURDAY. evening about half-past
nine an alarm was sounded from box
No. 26, situated at Maryland avenue
and Beach street, and almost simulta-
neously with the alarm the sky vi as a
lurid glow, ard it was eviden' that a
large confagration was taking place
persons in the centre or lower part OF
the city thought that all the upper sec
ton of Wilmington was in flames.
The tiremen responded promptly, but
on reaching the city limits found that
the fire was several miles out in the
country. They all turned back except
the Weccacoe engine and hose carriage
and he Fame hose carriage which CON
tinued on to the fire. Upon arriving
At the ground il was found that the
barn occupied by Mr. Aaron X. Wood
ward, situated in South Christiana Hun
dred, about three miles from the city,
was in flames.
When the tiremen arrived they found
the fire beyond control, but nevertheless
went into service in the hope of
saving at least the adjoining buildings.
They experienced great difficulty in o1-
taiuing supply of water, the nearest
being Il creet almost quarter of a mile
distant, necessitating the using OF all the
hose of both companies for the purpose :
Trough this long line OF hose the Wee
cacoe forced a strong stream Of water,
which was directed on the lire until II
was completely extinguished. The fire
men remained on the ground until after
O'Clock yesterday morning, aud rem
derel Efficient service in saving other
property. The barn with all Of Mr..
Woodward 1crops WAS entirely ConSUm-
ed and also his farming uierscls, the
only articles saved, being a cart ii
hay cutter and a grain fan,
Til LukIGlN OF THE FIRE
Mr.. Woodward is confident that the
fire was the work of one or more incen-
diaries At nine o'clock when he and
his family retired TO bed, the atmus
phere feeling oppressive he opened the
window to air the room and looking TO.
ward the barn there were no sign, of
fire AT that time. He had not lam in
bed more than half an he ur when he oh
eerved AN unusual light shining in the
window, and jumping out and going to
the window he saw the fire helching out
OF every window and door in the barn
and the straw rickS in the yard were on
lire. This he considered sufficient
cvl lence that the barn had been sst on
TIRE in several PAGES at the same time
Mr. Woodward then hurried down i'm.
mediately and took mare out of "A sta
Bile without harm 10 the animal. thougt.
the litter all around her was already
bur ing. He then succeeded in push.
ing out the family carriage from shed
BA This time the neighbors arrived
and ren Tered all the assistance IN
tnclr power. The. building was an old
stone barn the property of Mr., Git
pm l.. Sudhim and was erected
in 1906 the remaining walls
are so cracked With the hent that they
will have 10 be taken down; il is the
intention OF Mr.. Sjidham to rebuild in
a short time and erect u much larger
building.
Hr. woodward was loud in his
praise Of the Weccaru and Fame Hose
IRE companies who arrived promptly
on the ground and rendered di,tin-
guishcd services, and ,nhuctc them
selves like the gentlemen that they