Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-10
Last Evenings Fire.

Seven Horses Burmed-S1x E1remem 1n-
 tured by Falling Wall on Center
 Street -The Names of the IDjured-
 Hands Case.
 A fire broke out at about S:15 o'clock last evening in the loft of Smith & Bristops livery and boarding stables, in the rear of Chapel street, between the dry goods stores of F. M. Brown Go. and Edward MaIley & Go. The loft was filled with hay and was soon in blaze which lighted up the tall buildings in the vicinity with lurid glare. The streets were crowded with people wait ing to see the parade of the military compa- nies which was about to transpire and the alarm of fire and the vivid illumination call ed out host more, and on Chapel and Church streets and the Green, opposite the Insurance building, several thousand people were gathered The rumor ran that Browns dry goods store was on fire, the illum- ination being so close to that emporium. The Gremen were soon working with all energy at the scene of the flames and already many of the horses and many of the carriages in 1 the stables had been saved. Two or three bore severe marks of the fire and the intense heat. A-number of horses perished in the flames. The police had severe labor to ke ep the crowd back from the alleyway leading to | the stables. An immense quantity of water | was poured on the building and in about l twenty minutes it was under control. Among 1 those having horses boarded at the stables were Charles R. Whedon, one; Mrs. Ritchie, l two; Mrs. Judge Blackman, one; Dr. Bis sell, one; MT. Fullerton, the grocer on Chapel street, near the stables, three, and M B. | Scott the plumber, one. The building was rented by Smith $ Bristol of Edward Malley, who leased it from the LeffngweIl
 estate. He had some insurance on the prop | erty. Their loss is estimated at from $1 ,500
 to $2,Oo0 The building burned was form ! erly two buildings when Charley Downes ! formerly conducted the Park House. One
 was the Park House stables, the other was l equally well known as the Club stables, and was run by club of gentlemen who shar ed 1 the cost. Mir. Downes converted them into
 one stable. Smith & Bristol had $1 300 in surance on the property, placed with Me l Alister & Warren, which does not cover their l Ioss They had five tons of hay on the loft | and yesterday put in two tons of stray and one hundred bushels of oats. One hundred | bushels of oats were also put in on Tues day.
 THE HORSES BURNED.
 As soon as the cry of fire was raised Mir. Smith and his hostlers went to work to re- move the horses. Benjamin Cook got one horse out of his stall with his foretop burn ing and had hard work to keep it from run ming back. Mir. Cook worked until he was nearly suffocated and completely wet through.
 
 which were recovered but seven as it was figured out at late hour. One belonged to Dr. Bissen, one to the Boston grocery, one to Charles R. Whedon and to the firm of Smith & Bristol.
 MT. Whedon's was faithful old animal which MT. Charles R. Whedon Las driven about the city for many years. This horse was 26 years old, had been an inmate of the stables nearly fourteen years, and during that time MT. Whedon has paid about $4, 900 for his keeping. He was of Hambletonian stock, had been fine horse Gin his day, land in his old age retained much of his youthful spirit. His career was long and useful one, and it is a pity that he was obliged to enter into the horse heaven through fire.
 MT. M. B. Scott, the plumber, was in his new store, corner of Center and Gregson streets, when the cry of fire was raised. He was one of the first in the barn and rescued his horse, also his carriage and wagon. His sleigh and harness were burned. Mir. Scott says his horse betrayed every indication of affection and joy at being rescued.
 FALLING wALL-NJURED MEN. About o'clock the loft floor was seen to be giving away and the fremen were ordered from the building. Before the men on 8 ladder against the rear wall opposite Trse- gers could get away the floor fell and threw the rear wall into Center street. On the ladder were Augustus Hand, Superinten- eAooAoSeAAe1 and Hosemen Finnegan. Goodwin and War ren of hose company No. and Albert Hine of Hook and Ladder No. 1. The injured men were taken into TrBger's, and from there sent home. Hand was unable to stand and some trouble was found in getting phy- Bellosa and Bisseu were obtained after short time. Dr. Cheney who attended Island, said that he found Hand seriously suffering from shock, but did not think that his skull was fractured. After temparorily dressing Hands wounds the unfortunate man was taken to his home and Dr. Whittemore, his family physician, was called. Dr. Whitte- more found that Hand was badly bruised, but did not find that any bones were broken. The doctor is yet undecided about Hands injuries, although from examinations made he thinks there are none and-that the injured man will be all right in few :days. Hand when not helping Superintendent Smith assists at 7's house and was former ly hose driver of steamer No. S. The other men were badly bruised by the falling bricks. The call for Hook and Lad der No. gave an impression to many that an alarm was being sounded from box 21, and grand rush was made for the locality. Officer George Bradley was passing up Church street with prisoner and in passing the corner of Center street saw the flames bursting from the roof He turned the man over to Jack Coughlin and ran to box 25 and pulled it. If it had not been for the prompt action of the officer, undoubtedly more damage would have been done.
 In the carriage shed were twenty-five or thirty carriages which were removed. Seve- ral after being run into the street had the tops burned completely of. The fire is be- lieved to be of incendiary origin. Not one of the employees of the stable were in the loft after 5 o'clock, when the feeding is done There was an opening in the wall which could be reached from the shed roof, and it is thought that the fire went in through that hole
 s'Noisy 9" was the center of all eyes at the fire. Crowds stood watching the new ma chine which was stationed at the town pump; corner of Church and Chapel streets. She is a hummer.