Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-21
were attracted TO the fire by the report
that the shops Of The Pullman Palace Car
Company were In flames.


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The 1remen, as II destined to have no
rest, were called out about $50 O'Clock
last evening by another alarm from the
Kent d Weeks ruins, fire having broken
out and WAS beginning to burn brightly
amongst the emouldering lumber piles.
A well directed plug stream, however,
put the fire under proper control. A
section of hose was left on the ground by
the Fame Eugine Company and was used
at intervals in throwing q s'resm of
water on every outbreak OF the flames
during last night aud to-day.
MARKET STREET BLAZE.
The fourth Sunday alarm of fire came
from box No. IL, City Hall, at ll.45
O'Clock last night. Special officer Smith,
In going along Market street, roticed
smoke forcing Its way out around the
door and windows of Giles & Rudolph's
gents furnishing store, No. 7t2 Market
street. The fire, 1t Is thought, must have
originated from the heater in the cellar.
in opening the doors, one Of the large
French plate panes Of glass was broken
out. The flremen had difficulty in
reaching the fire, not knowing where to
mud 1t. They kept their hose down as
close to the floor as possible, SO as not to
Damage the goods on the shelves. 1t was
not, however, uutil tho Fame Hose Com
pany took their hose down in tie cellar
that the true source of the fire was dis
covered, and when found was quickly
dro ned out. The fire had jus. come
through in one place, and In few min
Lt's the store would have been In flames.
The loss by fire and water will be about
$4,000, hich is fully insured In Buck 81
Co.'s, Gilpin x Co. Is and Matther's In
surance agencies. The firm has got
everything Strengthened up again and Is
going on with business RS usual.
FIRE INCIDENTS.
j. Q. Wigglesworth, residing at No. 208
Jefferson street gave splendid set-out
TO the firemen at O'Clock Sunday morn
Ing. He really kept open house, and
dispensed hot coffee, meats, cheese and
rolls to the tired and hungry firemen.
Several other persons in the ntighborhood
also supplied the hremen with hot coffee
and rolls.
Each of the Friendship Fire Company's
horses threw a shoe In responding to the
alarm over Eleventh street bridge.
10Y about ID years old had his pants
washed of of him by getting in the way
of Friendship stream early on Sunday
morning. He is known around Second
anu lhtudil bltetb5 as w nlektrs.
The wall of Kent & Weeks morocco
factory fell on a man named Deery, a
member of the Fame Hose Company, who
was engaged in playing stream on the
burning building from Mr.. Fitzpatrick's
yard, on Justison street, at the rear of
the factory, iniuriug his leg severely. He
was taken home on the hose cart.
Several Delaware truckmen, who were
irving to get at the Kent & Weeks n re-
showed over a large pile OF lumber, when
part of it fell on James Devlip, of the
Weccacce Company bruising his head
and spraining his leg. He was looked
after by his friends and taken home.
The entire fire department was out, aud
did good and efficient service. The water
supply was equal to the demand, and the
fire iaddies worked Ike beavers. paid
department could not have worked with
more determination and pluck than did
Odr volunteer department.