Evening journal., 1890-02-22
Bic BLAZE Al NEW CASTLE.
A Stable and Its Contents Totally DE.
yed-Ceiebrating the Day.

A Stable and Its Contents Totally De
stroyed- Celebrating the Day.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 22.--An alarm Of
fire was sounded last evening about Z. Is
o'clock, the stable of George A. Tobin,
Sr., at Ninth and Delaware streets, being
in light blaze. In fifteen minutes the
roof and sides had fallen and were soon a
charred mass The fire originated In
some hay in the loft, and when Mr..
Tobin first caught sight Of the fire It was
bursting from the roof with maddening
rage. Charles Hughes, who resides on
Delaware street, near Ninth was the
first on the scene, and he began TO drive
the live stock out Of the burning build
ing. Mr.. Tobin soon reinforced him, and
by throwing blankets over the heads OF
cow and valuable horse, they were
taken from the stable in short order. The
horse was slightly burned, as the lower
part OF the building was in flames when
IL was rescued
The greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the busiest portion of the
| city, as on going into the street Que would
suppose that the heart of the city was
In flames. The high wind, which pre-
vailed at the time. famed the flames
until they leaped into the air. aud were
visible for miles around the city.
The ire department was on the scene,
the handsome Lenape engine was snort.
ing and roaring, and q powerful scream
Of water was kissing through nozzle
just fifteen minutes after the alarm was
spread. The burning hay in the building
scattered SO, when the latter fell, that
the firemen had TO work thirty minutes
with it. About !, 900 people congregated
in the neighborhood Of the fire. The
loss will reach $500. There was no
insurance.
The natal day Of the father OF his
country is passing of uneventfully to-
day. Large flags are hanging from the
windows of many residences and the
small flag also appears for its share of
the public's attention. Unlike their
Wilmington brothers, the local meat
men are making no speciality OF "show
beef, although the meat offered for sale
is Of good quality. All the public
buildings are closed except the post
Office, which viii close for part Of the
day Seminole Tribe, No. Z, |. O. r. M.
will give big supper in the Red Mems
Hall, 10 the evening, for which the COM
mittee has been making active prepare
tions during the entire morning The
Seminole Band will probably discourse
music at the feast.
A large gang of railroad laborers con
gregated at the p, w. 4 b. railroad
depot this morning and afterwarc
boarded a gravel train near the eut-oif.
north bound The men are engaged In
laying track from the cutoff TO the
Lobdell car wheel shops.
The church services of tomorrow
win be Of an unusual nature and promise
TO be very interesting Rt Rev Bishoy
Curtis will preach at St. Peters Church
and he will no doubt, be greeted by al
immense congregation. Rev. + E. Will
liams Of Princeton College will again oc
cupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. Mr.. Short Of Delaware
College will oflieiate at the NJ r Church
Evan II. lJemison Of the Cabinet Shops
Treasury Department. Washington. d. G.
is on holiday visit to his old home II
this city.
George Frazer, class Of SO, New Castl,
High School, who has been on short
stay with friends here, left yesterday fol
Columbia College, New York, whore he 4
engaged in the study Of law.
The New Castle Stars local column to
nay eaNNta9 Aumpeh ~ petAuAdlA II
{ which fictitious names are used and sew
eral others in which no local names ca
be found. This Is ''enterprising journl
lism.
Miss Meta Springer Of Laurel IS visi
ing Miss Sallie Harrington
j Miss Maggie Sands Of Chester is til
guest Of Miss Nellie Wise.
Miss Gertie Kuntz visited PHILADELPHIA
yesterday.