Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10
In THE ASHES OF THE FIRE
REPLERIsHING TIL EsTocK OF rH Il
BURNB BD STORES.
FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE
MONEY AND YALUABLEs RECOV-
EhED FRO1T TINE RUINS.
The Phillips & Kane Eire-.The
leamaEe 10 the Building and
Other Houses in the Biock-TO Ise
Rebuilt AT Once.

apbdt AZ ~ " StbDA atpb AAthat Wp2h WV
debris in the second story of the burned
building No. s East Fourth street occu-
pied by Phillips q Kane, burst into
flames again. Some Of those who dis
covered it wanted to strike q general
alarm, but the wise counsel of W. IL.
Fairlamb prevailed and word WAS sent to
the Washington engine house. The hose
carriage was taken to the FIRE and it was
extinguished by plug stream.
II was also stated that the ruins blRzsd
out again about O'Clock on Thursday
morning, but were quickly extinguished.
Tho front OF the building has been
boarded up and everything will be left as
they ore until the insurance adjusters get
through with their work. The building
will then be rebuilt. The front and
back walls are ali right, but from present
indications almost the entire interior of
the building will have 80 be rebuilt. The
party walls at the roof, whioh were torn
down by the firemen, and thu roof will
have TO bs rebuilt.
Phillips 4 Kane stock, as stated last
week, il almost total loss. The firp,
opened an Office in the second story OF
the Robinson Building, at Fourth and
Market streets, Thursday morning, and are
attending to business. They have rented
the building no. Z East Fonrth street,
adjoining the burned building, and
owned by Smyth & wilkins, and will re-
sumo business there as soon aa the iusur-
nnce aojusterH get through with the build
ing. Frank Kane went to Philadelphia
last night week and purchased o full now
stock, which began to arrive Thursday.
The firm will remove to its old quarters
as soon ss the building is ready.
When the fire brose out MIR. Kane was
opening the mail at the oiiioe in the front
of the store. In his hurried escape he
left two checks aSgre9a.iog s so on the
desk. One was from tho du Points and
the other from the Arlington mills. There
WAS also bag containing $15 il gold.
These with other papers were found on
the desk after this fire aud saved. Mr..
Kane's cost and veet with his gold watch,
and poeketbnok consai1iDg $35, belong
ing TO Miss Maud Todd, hookkeeper OF
tbs finn, were left iu ANAL CUPBOARD,
the door of which was charred by the
flames. The watch and pocketbook were
recovered all right. The clothing wss
ruined by vatsr.
Manager MohaGy Of tho telephone ex-
change, which used the third floor OF the
burned building rs q store room estimates
his loss &c about SO 600. No insurance.
A switch board valued at over $3, 600 was
partly damaged. Wire, copper insula-
tors nnd other supplies were stored there,
About 20 telephone wires were cut
during the progress OF the fire. Most Of
them have been repaired.
The First Regiment band, which oocu-
pied the fourth fl ,or, lose about $3.50 on
furniture, music, racks and uniforms.
Smyth & Wilkins uuoccupied building
at No. East Fourth street, was flooded
with water, ard there are some other
damages. They are insured for 81 500
in the Guardian Assurance Co., and
So, 500 in the Northern Assurance Co.,
both of England.
No. 8 East Fourth street, owned by
Antonio Oardinelli, ia damaged $400 by
water; insured. O. Il. Earl, who kept
the lunch room in the same building,
loses about $400; insured.
The cellar OF George II. Hollis store,
No. 8 East Fourth street, was flooded
with paint and water mixed. He had 100
stoves III tbs cellar valued at 81, 800 and
they are much damaged, fully Insured.
CHARLES Yetter, baker at No. ii got the
-four o1t of his cellar without damage.
The oven and machinery are in bad
condition. His loss will be $400 or $500;
insured.
E. E. Hanf, No. 10, lost abou. 5000 by
water Ia his cellar.
Haughey aud Osrdinelli at Fourth and
King streets had $50 bunches of bauenas
and other fruit in their cellar. It is badly
damaged, but insured. The old WASH
ington engine pumped the water from
their cellar last night, draining all the
others.
Meyer Meyers, No. 406 Market street,
whose stock wns damaged $4,000 hes
SIC, 600 insurance.
The different fire companies desire to
thank Mrs. CHARLES Yetter, and Earl d
Holt for coffee, rolls and sandwiches.