Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27
\ THREE DANGEROUS rIxrs-
Good Work by the Fireman. xyno
saved Much Valuable Proper,y--A

a
stable Burned.
TIE fire department had plenty nj worh
friday night, with two fires. ot1s Of wh,ch IA
FAIR TO assume the prol ort ona Of a diassl
ttuus conflagratfon. But by mnonianan.
wore, under great difficulties, the threnten.
ing nrs was confined to this limits Of the
building In which it originasa N4o
Ihe urst lire was discovered ahout an
O'Clock, 10 the building No, 2s2 Ring ssrasr
occupied by Herbert Havter as a anna stnra
~ was discovered by 0ffieer TTndyka ,rho
boundad IN alarm from box No. lB. at Fifth
and French street. Mr.. Hayter and hia
family were asleep In the third story OF the
pnlluing AZ the time, and their llvo5 would
nave been In great jeopardy but for ITO
prompt action Of James Cartridge. n gins
street huckster, who broke open the FROM
door, rushed up stairs aud aronsed tho
sleeping Inmates, all Of whom esca ned with.
out ibJuIy. rue IRE origiaaied in the store
on tne nrst noor, and as tho department
prlmpty got iutO Service .hs datnna Ipare
q9iekiy suppressed bsFore theycorld enresd
hltnoukh the smoke filled the entire build.
ing. Fart OF the stock In tho store was car
rlsu out, bnt the balance was ruined nv fire
and wafer. The store fixtures were also
burned and seorched. The entire loss v-iIl
hmount 70 about $500. The fire Is snp.
posed 70 have originated from an over.
heated stove In the store.
A THREATENING BLAZE,
The flremen had Just about stonned
operations AZ this fro and wore prepaIfnp
10 take tho apparatus back 10 the engins
houseH, when u second alarm Sounded
from box No. 2S, Second and ghinlev
etreeis. This fie was in the stable oil David
Lemon, NO. 22l-4 Orange street. The
engines were taken TO the spot ma ouieriv
ns possible, but considerable DELAY susued
before they could he put Into active service.
So the fires had been drawn and new ores
had TO BIO built. But the men worked with
q Will, and though the flames gaiuad tnuch
heGdway, the well.dlrected streams, after
they we're once fairly applied, aeon con.
trolled the fire aud kept 1t Within The
limits OF the stable.
The fire ragged most flerasly in tha roar
part OF the etaole, though It spread all over
the interior and gutted the entire structure.
y. W. Palmers undertaking establishment.
no. III SIMPLIFY street. and the dwelling
houses Nos. 229 and 2l5 iShiplsy street,
which adjoin the rear Of tho stable, wsre Id
great danger for awhile, but liberal appll-
cation OF water saved them from the flames.
All were somewhat damaged by water. Mr..
palmsf's Workshop suffering materially In
this respect.
Tho building No. 226 Orange street, at.
Joining tho stable on the north, well known
rs house OF Ill repute, was In great dam
getf and to save II from the flame, 1t was
Delayed with water from top TO bottom.
The tumates were compelled to leave, TAX.
Ing with them such personal effects az they
could carry, and some OF the furniture was
carried across the street until the danger
from the fire was past.
The high wind that prevailed caused
serious apprehension for the safety OF the
surrounding property. W. o. Martins large
livery stable adloins No. 226 and all the
horses and vehicles were gotten In readi.
ness to ba removed at an instaut's notiee.
HuTtngnF q oh ~,
factory, Clymef's conch and carriage body
works and the large Meuomb Building, at
the different corners OF Third and 0sange
streets and the Krkwood House and Gar
iett, Finley & Wilson'S hardware establish.
ment, at Third and Shipley streets, were
closely watched In order to be ready to
fuppress any blaze that might start The
roof OF II. Graham's house, No. 226 Shipley
street, caught fire once, but the blaze was
ut once discovered and e4tlnguished with
buckets OF water.
Under these dlscoursging circumstances
the nremen worked to tho best possible adj
vantage. Tho interior OF the stable was
Ike furnace, and everything ihiammable
vas eharred or entirely consumed. The
roof fell In and the first floor lolsts at the
rear were burned away. The Washington
company carried Il these through an alley
from Shipley street, md did effective work
IN the rear OF the binding. The fire was
were kept pouring on the glowerlng embers
forAR hour later. The Intense cold frozo
the witor almost az fast as II L II and Satur-
dap the stable, the house adjoining, and.-all
the Shipley street buildings upon which
water had to be thrown were covered with
glittering sheets OF ice.
The burned stable was e0mmodlous
BRICK structure. two stories high and adj
mtrnbly arranged. The second floor was
used for the storage OF hay, while on the
hrst floor were stalls for 10 horses and
large wagon room, IN which quantity OF
cracker and candy machinery was stored.
This machinery was ruined. There were
three horses In the stable at the time, but
all were rescued without injury. In addi-
tion to several tons Of hay aud lot OF feed,
three sets OF harness, a feed cutter, q
buggy, . business wagon, and all the vari-
Gus odds and ends OF a well-kept stable
were either entirely consumed or burned
so as TO be practically USELESS MIR Lsmon's
loss Will be between S2,500 to $4,000, to
offset which there is IN insurance OF only |
$4,000. The origin OF the fire is unknown |
AS there was no stove In the building, and
no need OF fire for heating or other pur-
! poses.
THIRD FIRE.
About O'Clock n third ilre wRs noticed, |
10 store shed IN the yard OF the late John
Y. Graham's saloon, No. 30s Shipley street.
The hremen were notified and good |
stream soon extinguished the flames. Some |
weiss beer was stored In the shed, and the |
total lose will be about 300. II Is supposed |
this fire was caused by sparks from the
stable fire. The inmates OF the saloon were
eound asleep at the time and the panels
were kicked out OF the front door In the at
tempts to get In and arouse them.
The firemen worked like heroes and suf-
Tered greatly from the cold, those who were
handling the hose being covered with iee.
Residents Of the neighborhood threw open
their houses and called them III from time
70 time 10 get thawed out. Mrs. Patrick
Taggart OF No. 1913 6htpley street made q
large quantity Of coffee and gave the IRE
men ali they could drink.
young mau who was helping to carry
furniture from the house No. 226 Orange
street slipped upon the curbstone and sus-
tanned bad cut across the bridge of his
nose.