Daily Republican., 1889-09-19
The scaford Fire.

amounts TO nine buildings burned, but
among them some of the principal build
ings and stores In the town. The genei oil
supposttion ts that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin, but who the guilty incen-
diary Is cannot be found out, nor can any
motives be assigned for setting the town
on IRE unless for the purpose Of commit.
ting robberies.
The FIRE broke out in the rear Of TIE
store OF G. A. Dolby, at the corner of
Cannon AMI High streets, in which was
stored quantity OF coal oil. There was
no FIRE In the store at any time during the
day, and II was 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing when the flames were seen issuing
from the building by Andrew Abbott,
who was passing by. He Immediately y
gave the alarm, and j. T. Phillips, living
In hcu adjoining. which was con-
sumed, Immediately ran to the NJ. p.
Church 10 ring the bell, but II stuck last
and refused to ring.
Boon, however. the citizens gathered
and did all that could be done to arrest
the flames. Everybody that could carry
q bucket Of water, WELD q ladder or an
axe was busy, but the flames grew hotter
aud tho flames kspt spreading and the
citizens saw one after another OF their
btst buildings vanish In smoke and
ashes.
Finding that the Gre could not bo got
under control any other way the citizens
with axes demolished two frame build.
lngs, thereby making gsp which kept
the lire in check, and by O'Clock 1t was
under full control. About o'clock the
Wilmington ere companits arrived, and
although the worst vas over they were
received with unmistakabIe evidences OF
joy.
Chief McCrsckcu soon had his lines OF
hote lad to the Nantlcoke near by, and
the yolumrs OF water thrown upon the
burning ruins soon squelchsd out the fire.
Many OF the Inhabitants OF Seaford had
never before seen FIRE engine and large
crowds gathered around to see them
work. The Reliance with Its "thunder-
ing" noise was avoided by many as If
they were afraid the thing might "go
OIL"
The following are the losers by the
five: j. 7. Phillips, $500 on furniture, no
insurance; Mrs. Hollowell, $4,000 on
buildings, insurance, s2,C00; G. A.
Dolby, on general merchandise, 81, 600,
no insurance; w. b. Robinson, oa gen.
eral merchandise, 81 800, insurance, 1000;
NJ. w. Allen, on building, $3.50, tnsur-
snce, S22b; Jacob Reipert, dress goods
and Dotions, S. 90, insurance, %, 800;
f. A. Ship!ey, druggist, $1,000, insur-
ance, 81 800; Masonic Hall, 81, 200, fur
nituIe, $500, insurance, 5000; J. Collision,
on buildings occupied by John Harris,
A. r. Phillips aud Miss Kate Wiley,
81 200, insurance sufficient to cover loss |;
A. +. Phillips, dea'cr In toys. loss, $500,
Insurance, 1900; Odd Fellows. on build
ings, q 900, insurance, $4,000; w. A..
Howard, jeweler, building and stock,
u 200, no insurance; A. Greenataum &
Co., $4,000. insurance. s2,5Oo; town OF
seaford, on building, u, 500, insurance,
$500, fully covered by insurance; II. NJ.
Wright, less by water, 800.
The train that look the Friendship and
Reliance engines aud about thirty men
TO Seaford, left ibis city at 4 o'clock and
got there at O'Clock, making 81 miles in
the two hours.
The train was made up OF engine No.
63, Edward Nugent en9inGer and John
Fleming, conductor, passenger car and
two platform cars.
The train made the run from Dover to
Harring on, IL miles In 15X minutes.
After the hrs was put out the firemen
were furnished with a splendid dinner al
Penningtou's hotel, by the grateful citi-
zsns, a.d the town council voted them
800. a number Of citizens will volun.
tarily swell this amount. This is In pleas.
ant contrast to the treatment the VIII
mington flremen received at some other
towns on the Peninsula to which they
were hastily summoned.
Though many OF those whose build
ings were burned have lost all they
were worth, they will be assisted and the
burnt district will soon be built up with
better build ngs, and the town Will be
more prosperous, pushing and energetic
than ever, after having passed through It's
baptism oi fire.