Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
NEWS OF LOCAL INTEREST
A DASGERoUs gIRE ADMIRABLY
RaNDLED.


Flames burst from every window
of Andrew Traynor's large livery stable,
No. 105 West Fifth street, Thursday
night at 730 O'Clock. large and ex-
cited throng quickly gathered and the
fire department was promptly summoned
by an alarm sounded az box 32, at Sixth
and Tatnall streets.
The fire Is supposed to have originated
in the northeast corner Of the second
story of the building, where hay and
straw were stored, but how it originated
il is not known. Pieces Of burning straw
falling through a haichway and seen by
the stableman in charge of the building
were the first infimation of the confiagra-
tion. The flames had gained much head
wny before they were discovered and
were rapidly increasing in ferocity
when the firemen arrived. The latter at
once began TO work energetically and in
afew minutes ~ yeral streams were flood
ing the burning A,rilding. One OF the
streams was Hnppiied py the rpIhg at tho
corner of Fifth and Shipley streets and
was carried through John A. Oannon'a
store, at No. sos Shipley street. The
rear wall of the stable fell is minutes
after the fire started and within two hours
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extinguished but the interior of the build
ing was destroyed and the side walls
seemed about to fall.
Horses and carriages were promptly re-
moved from the ground floor, but furni-
ture, wagons and Bleighs stored in the
second and third stories could not be
reached. Vehicles owned by Archibald
Given, Daniel Fox, Mr.. Traynor, Herman
Iange, John A. Cannon and Thomas L.
Russell were destroyed. The last gentle
man lost several ice boxes and oasket,
and some furniture belonging to Mr..
Cannon and Mccartney & Kenny, which
was stored in the third story of the stable,
was burned. Mr.. Traynor lost $3, 800
ON the building and $500 on his stock.
He was not insured. Messrs. Russell,
Lange, Fox, Given and Mccartney &
Kenny lost $3.50. $100, $1O0, $50 and
$500 respectively, and also were not
insured.
While the fire ragged much excitement
reigned among persons occupying the
buildings on the west side of Shipley
street and the east side of Orange street
above Fifth street. Several people threw
beds out of the windows of their houses
and prepared to remove furniture but
were persuaded to stop. Many property
owners, assisted by friends, applied watei
| to the roofs and back walls Of their build
| ings. The roof of Mccartney & Kenny
building caught fire but the flames wer,
promptly extinguished. Several building
were seorched and injured by water but
| were not badly damaged. Spectator
seriously interfered with the firemen. Mr.
| Traynor expects to save the greater par
| of the walls of his stable.
Mccartney & Kenny's building wa
slightly damaged and is insured in th,
New Castle County Mutual Insuranc,
Company. Gillespie d Co. lost 1876 ant
are insured by e. A. Van Trump. Mr.
Cannon estimates his loss on the furnitur,
and carriage stored In the burned stablt
and on back building of his store a
800. He is insured. The building No
507 Shipley street, owned by William
McElwee, was slightly damaged. @. p
Maroney lost 800 and ia insured il
the Union Insurance Company o
Philadelphia, e. A. VanTrumI
agent. Allen Speakman SUSTAINED
slight loss but is insured. TIL
rect reef Of The a%sllli.lsgg adjoining Mr.
Trayuor's stable was damaged and tn
l DathrOcm uOolffs.H ltle uanhBe is Iuil
insured. Furniture in the house No. so
Orange street, occupied bySamuel Mann
received damages amounting to about $5
by being removed. When the rear wa
of the burned stable fell it struck th
house No. sos Orange street, owned b
Mary e. Seal, damaging the house to tn
extent of about 5000, which is insured
Joseph Seal and Mary b: Anderson, respec
lively of Nos. sos and $40 Orange street
who are i'll, were removed to the homes o
friends near by.
Workmen are now engaged in removin
the debris of the fire from the burning @
Andrew Traynor's livery stable at Fift
and Orange streets, and the stable will b
rebuilt at once. The walls will be part
ally taken down. Mr.. Trayn0r now est
mates his loss between $4, 900 and $5, 90
without any insurance.