Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29
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ANOTHER PS0ULIAR FIRE.
A strong Smell of Conf OH-.NNothei
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N SeKOnK smell OF Conf Oft--NhDfher
nud Child Barely Ssehpes
The fsnily of s. Ereyoh, Jew who
keeps o little shoe store at No. 32l West
Front street, narrowly escaped being
burned to death carly Thrrsday. An
employe Of the gas works in passing there
about o'clock Thursdap morning, dis.
covered the place TO be Oh iss and gave
the alarm OF the Fame Hone engine house.
The latter responded at once and in the
meantime, general alarm WAS struck
from box No. 23. at Second and Sh'play
streets. When the Fame Hose Company
arrived on the scene, the store was aa
ahame. After the remainder Of the de-
partment arrived, the flames were soon
extipgnished but the building and Ito
contents are either burned or ruined be-
yond repair.
The house Is IL story frame structure
containing sstore and kitchen down
stairs and two bed rooms and q lumber
room upstairs. There is hardly enough
room to turn around. Mrs. ESeych and her
two-y ears-old child were asleep in the
front room of the second floor and a Pole
named Stanislaus, who worked for E,eycl
occupied the back room. The child was
first awakened BY the smoke coming
from below and its cries awoke the
mother. The latter was then almost aut.
located with smoke which Was SO dense as
TO prevent her from seeing any.
thing. She became bewildered and
did not know which way to
turn toward ths door until sho was
guided by the fumes issuipg from an
opening in the floor through which a
stovepipe had formerly entered She
barely escaped and was forced to flee to
the street with her child MS they crosse
from bed, hslf-drensed and barefooted.
She had enough presence of mind to
knock at 6tanislaus' door as she de-
scended and awaken him. Ereych was
not at home last night. He says that be
went to Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
week at | O'Clock and knew nothing Of the
fire until notified by O telegram fron his
wife Thursday morning. He returned
home shortly after ~ O'Clock Thursday
morning.
Two Of the Fame Hose frsmen, named
Crouch and Picker, say that when they
arrived on the sosne the house WAS ali
shut mp in front, and as they burst open
the front door they detected very
strong odor of coal oil. The fire itself
and It's origin seem to have been most
peculiar. Mrs. Eyrech says there was no
fire in the house except in the kitchen
stove. The kitchen, however, is not
nearly SO much burned IS the shoe shop
in front, which is thoroughly scorched
and blsckened, while its contents are
totally ruined. The second floor escaped
the flames, with the exception Of the
floor in the small unocoupied room, which
has two ragged holes burned through it,
while the remainder of the floor is not
burned.
Eseyoh had an insurance Of 81, 900 on
his stock and goods in the Norwich Union
Fire Insurance Society. The house be.
lopged to an aged lady Mrs. Ann Lopez,
J. Augustus McCaulley, agent, and was
not insured. Ii is not worth repairing,
SO the property seems to be total loss
The woman and her child vera cared for
by neighbors while Ersyoh is now await
ing an adjustment with the insurance
company.