Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
A SERIOUS FINE.

The Marrow Escape Of Twelve Fire.
men as New Cnsslo from nscing
Mttied--.a Number In5Hrei.
gpecnl Correspondence OF Gazette md Journal
NEW CASTLE, March 3i.-Iho building
known as the Old Foundry, the property
OF Morris yasker d. Company on Young
street waa the scene of . sarious Il this
morning, during which ~ fremen mirsc-
ulousIy escaped being crushed to death
by falling Walls. Az it was nine were ia
jnred, bit none seriously. The baiidins
is two.Rtory brick structure about 400
fest long by 80 feet wide, and waa occu
pied by Morris Tasker i Company pre-.
vious to tia erection VI their present
works in 1873. Before and during the
war it was used rs the New CASTLE loco
motive works and turned cut most sll the
engines of the Delaware ra lroad. OF lato
years il has been used rs storohouae by
tho nwneEs.
The fire was discovered shortly sitter s
o'clock this morning by Mrs. Bosie, wife
OF the superintendent OF the Delaware
| Iron Works, who resides but short dis.
lance away. The flames were then issuing
from the Ic5f OF the old boiler house,
which is now used az o stable, and adj
Joining the foundry on the sonth. She
at once notified Albert Green, the col.
ored LostIer WHO quickly organized p
bucket brigade to sr,ingnish this fire,
which then appeargd to be but blight
blaze. Their efforts were futile aud
whom suddouly the flames leapsd hieh
Into the air u dangerous cunhSgratiou
seemed imminent
| The alarm waa given for the FIRE nom-
| pany by the whistles ~ two locomotives,
| whish wayn standing uesr, and aoon the
Lenepe Ire Company and large crowd
| were on tho premlaes. The usual delay
In getting this fire engine on the sosne,
\ owing 10 tho absence Of horse power,
was experienced, but It finally got there
and hogan work in earnest. Two streams
\ we're applied one to the burning sable
| and tho other to The main bu!lding--iu
hope or saving II, but without niuoD
effect, as the htmeB, Gster the s,atla had
been alnIot entirely consumed, spread
to the rect Of the foundry, and in .
short time the roof was nugs mass OF
\ Are ind smoke. Shortly alter ard it fell
iu with crash and then the q smen con
fined their Efforts TO saving the walls
+ which were then standing.
II was nhont 10 o'niook when tix d
the fire. ladies were on the uppHr
for in the extreme east end 81
the building spplying tho hove TO the
flames when tao Ha,is fell With tire
tnendOus crash to tbs ground, carrying
With them the six men WHO were on the
Inside aud six others who were ascending
ladder on tho cGtside. A panio At
once ensued and the utmost excitement
prevailed, for IL was thought that all
wers crushed to death. Ohildren screamed
Sni women neatly went wild for fea,
that Bome OF the fremen would be taken
out dsai.
\ The crowd began the work of extricat.
ing the un!ortunates from under the
debris and when 1t was learned that nc
one was killed or fatally injured feel.
ing of relief pervaded among the assem-
blpge.
The following were taken out injured
Andrew Ga lagher, sprstued ankle and
leg hurt; John Doris, leg cut; Matthew
Sullivan, two severe cuts on head; John
Camphell, srm Injured; Peter Madden,
arm frranst; Michael sullivan, leg cut;
Patrick Mcdrory, face cut and bruised;
John schuhardt, cut on head; Loui,
Valette, Gu and bruised.
Atter ihs smoka OF battle had cleared
away and the injured cared for the re
HbAulkb llttiutu sbhlbtbIi ny CltlHoOB COG
hned their work TO the burned building
but the FIRE rage stuobornly and it WA
pearly o'clock this afternoon before tn,
flames had hoen entirely extiaguishei.
The building is slu ost a completf
wreck, with the exception OF a portion o
the walls which were left standing. Sn
perintendont Borie estimates the value o
the building At abont $40 D0D and tn
loss il estimated at 81 900, which ia fully
covered by insurance. Besdea this thcr
is y loss of 500 on ret OF furnitur
and sleigh, bsipn ling to Dir. Borie, Nhiol
were stored in the place ani which wer
not injured. quantity OF hay and Zee,
! in ths stable were also burned, the los
on which is not included in the above
TIE stock wss gotten out safety. III
mon injured in tue accident are 1t thl
hour reported as dong Ne..
The fire . euppoled to have been q
inoendiarY origin, and ia the third 9
tontth confserAtion Of mysterious oriel
within month. Or the injured me
Eichpsl Sullivan is moSt Hsrivu.ly hu,
! and it 10 thought lie sustained interns
! injuries.