The daily gazette., 1882-05-27
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
M'LEAR g. kENDALL's CAR
RAGE WORKS BURNED.
THE DAMAGE MORE THAN $4,000
A Midnight Blaze that Breaks Out Mystic
riously and Burns With Disastrous Con-
sequences.


At 1904 O'Clock last night flash of fame
was seen in the paint room of McLear IL
KendalPs extensive carriage shop at the
southeast corner of Ninth and King streets.
The room was in the third story about the
middle of the building on Ninth street. A
man living opposite said that when he first
saw the fire 1t could have been put out by a
bucket of water.
An alarm was at once struck by Officers
bowling and Sparks, the first at box 3 and
the latter at box u. The two alarms made
confusion at the City Hall and some DELAY
was experienced by the fremen in getting
the signal. By the time the department ar
rived the whole building was a mass of
fames, and 1t was soon evident the building
could not be saved.
A strenuous effort was put forth to save
the stock, and about 50 finished carriages
were run out on King street and placed in
safe localities. A large amount of feloes,
spokes, rims, hubs and other material was
carried out and piled in the street, and the
greater part of the Office furniture saved.
The men worked well and with vim. The
sight was fearfully grand. The whole city
was more or less lighted up by the flames
that roared and cracked like mammoth
furnace. When the cupOla fell in, at IL. .35,
shower of sparks was thrown over the
whole neighborhoOd north of the burning
building, while the flames shot a hundred
feet into the air.
The grandest sight was along Ninth street.
There, out of every window long tongues of
flames leaped aud seemed eager to grasp the
houses on the opposite side of the street.
Hundreds of people stood in groups for
blocks ON every side watching the terrible
display of fireworks and nervously awaiting
the danger to pass The wind blew strong
from the south, thus saving from destruction
kyle's livery stable, Murray's undertaking
establishment and numerous other con-
tingent buildings, including the engine room
paint house and Il stock Of lumber belonging
to McLear Il Kendall.
1t soon became apparent that it was use
less to throw water upon the doomed fac
tory, and numerous streams were accord
ingly directed to the dwellings to the north,
where no other damage was done outside of
blistering paint and cracking few panes of
glass. The heat was so intense on Ninth
street, that cloud of steam arose from the
wet sidewalks and water-soaked earth
Residences 10l and LOBE Ninth street were
OH fire several times, but saved by the almost
superhuman efforts of John Kelley, of the
Delaware Hose, and others, lying upon the
roofs of the houses with stream of water.
They were almost overcome with the smoke
and heat, but manfully held the fort until
the danger had gone by. A number of frame
buildings were imperiled on French street
and also two churches, the only thing saving
them being the direction of the wind. Many
OF the residents in the locality hurriedly re-
moved their household effects to the street
at the first alarm.
The tiremen kept at work until nearly 8
O'Clock, when everything that could be
burned was consumed. Nothing remains
now but the grim, bare walls, reminders of
the terrible ordeal passed through but
few hours ago. In the cellar or basement is
confused mass of iron in every imaginable
shape, with here and there small spot of
smoking burning wood or paint.
The engine, which was separated from the
main building, was not injured. A large
number of spokes and feloes stored to the
south of the main factory were also saved.
The tools of large number of workmen
were destroyed, the principal losers being as
follows: In the wood shOp--W. Kilvington,
foreman, Nat. Perkins, w. Cornell, j. Shep-
herd, William Meeney, John Perkins, K.
Hall, j. Henderson, 4. Mccall, Edward
Thomas, j. Mortimer, v. Harrison. In
trimming room-James Saville, Dennis Nc
Inteer, w. Moreland, F. Thomas, 7. Wood
ward, w. Young, A. King, William Gala
CHER, W. Davis, F. Zeigler, L. Dickinson, j.
Montgomery, Frank Pyle.
The origin of the fire is a mystery. VIM.
NJ. Horn, the watchman, declares that he
passed through the building 10 minutes
before the alarm was sounded and every
thing was then all right. This morning he
was in very nervous condition, and ap-
peared to be much affected by the disaster.
Police Sergeant Richards passed the build
ing at / As and noticed nothing unusual
The works were in operation up to 8 o'clock
last night.
The loss is estimated at about S105, 900, as
near as can be calculated, and the insurance
will leave deficit of about S25 ,000, although
it is impossible to get ut that matter, mas
much as the amount of stock saved is not
exactly known.
The stock on hand was valued at about
$751; 600, and the building originally cost
100000, but can be replaced for about
$4,000.
The total amount of insurance is S43, 800,
divided among the following companies,
that on the building being SIS, 800 and on
the stock S25, 1000. There is also policy for
81 900, concerning which, however, there is
some doubt