Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-16
FOURTH EDITION
A STUBBORN FIRE.

Chambers Restaurant, Formerly the
Kectory Of Trinity Church, Burned
Last Evenlng-The Chief Engineer and
Several Flremen Injured.
A few minutes alter 8 O'clock last
evening word was taken to police sta
ton that DIRE had broken out in the
eating house kept by Amor IL. Chandler,
No. 5o2 King street. An alarm was
sounded from box No IL, IN front of the
City Hall, aud Sergeant Tucker, with
Officers Smith, Brown, EvAns and
Chairs aud LinemAn Haley, hurried TO
the place and found that the flames were
apparently coniued to a bed in the attic.
Ore of the members OF the Delaware
Truck Company was also present with a
Bsheock extinguisher, and after the
burning bed had been thrown DOT did
efficient service In extlngulshing what
remained OF the flre In the room.
IA 1t seemed that the hre was extin-
gushed, the department returned TO their
houses and put their apparatus away. In
few minutes afterward 1t was found
that the fire had again broken out, and
word was taken to police station. just
us another alarm was sounded from box
No. IL, some one struck an alarm from
box 10, at Fifth and French streets, caus-
ing considerable confusion until the four
rounds were struck, when No. II was
again sounded. The ilremen responded
promptly, and upon reaching the scene
found the northern portion of the root
enyeloped in flames. At this time It
seemed that the fire was rapidly spread
ing, and the destruction OF Davidson S
marble works was imminent. 1hs IRE
men soon got In service, aud iu very
few minutes i've streams were being
poured into the building from King
street, while other streams were thrown
from Fifth street.
Notwithstanding the vast amount OF
water that was dfenched on the bulldiug,
# did not teem 10 have much effect aud
the IRE continued to burn stubtornly,
and every few minutes seemed TO burst
out in fresh place. At one timy the
roof OF the Davidson Building, bat a
few we'll directed streams stopped their
progress in that direction. TIE fremeu
continued In service until nearly II
o'clock, when, SIS 1t was evident every
vestige OF fire had been ertiu 5ulshed, tie
signal was given for them TO cease.
The Ices on the building, which is
Svned BY Nessrs. Davidson, is estimated
ut u 600, and the tue stock OF marble
WORK is dsua.e. bur TO what exlen.
could not lie learned, by smoke aud
water. The loss is covered Ivy insurance
Amor II. Chandler estimates his less al
$500, on which there Is no insurance.
ACCIDENTS.
While the fire was burning Chief Eu-
fsneer McCracken entered the small room
ever Dayidsun's Office 10 zee where til,
streams could be best directed when one
Of the tirsmen, Not knowing OF his pres
snce, turned stream through the win
aow. The glass was shattered, ant
several OF the pi ce struck the chief IL
the face, cutting him severely. He wa
taken TO smiths drug store on the cor
ner, where his Injuries were attended 10
George Simmons and Isaac Darlington
II the Fritz ndship engine, wee ou lad
der, when they slipped Ard lei 10 til,
ground. Darlington ESCAPED Injury, Ia
Simmons had his right ankle bail
spraihea. He was taken to the polio
station, and attended by Dire, Shcrtlidg
and Wales, after which he was rem We
10 his residence, No. So Morrow street
In the patrol wagon.
Deputy Coroner George T. Bsrnhil
was Knocked down at Filth and Kin
streets by the wagon used To haul tut
AOi wv tAHl OAN ANA NAAAhNAJ " sd AN
injured.
The building that is now u.el as
marble wArero9m and mandatory b
Thomas Davidson was formerly the
trinity Church sud was Dedicated o
April 8, lSj0, by Bishop uricrdouk.
was frat occupied on Christmas day. -
the Rev. Isaac Iarlee Official NJ, ass ste
by other Cleraymen OF this city aal SUI
rounding country. lu the spring OF / 4
the church was enlarged and improve
and was the finest church IN this diocC.
at that time. The rretory Wzs built {
The came year and large 81 eple W
erected, which as supp led villa d vel
large tell.
IL the summer Of l,s9 the D4Y,lsu
Brothers bought The property for n m1
BILE work., leasiLE the reciuTy portion
Bell and lasicr who printed the pa.
Grzette aud sunday Star tLeleuuiN Ma
1883. Il was afterwards converted 10
a;emEeTance hotel.
TIE Friendship Fire Company deslr
10 return thanks to Mrs. &. T. Dennis
No. 800 King street, Tor rciiesAmeu
furnished them during the IRE. one
tile horse blankets Of tie FtieIlsh
Company was lost and they T. quest L
nnder 10 return it to the cGgluc house.