Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-24

Ninth and Market streets, which was
erected during the dying year at a cost
OF 100000. This building, which
| graces that section of the city where il
now stands, is tower of architectural
beauty. Other important buildings re-
Gently constructed in. this city Is the
new armory for Troop h, cost 81 900;
West End reading room, $4,000; Liberty
engine house, $1,000, and the new sta
ton erected by the Wilmington City
Passenger Railway Company, at Della
| ware avenue and du Pont streets, at a
cost OF $1,000. Besides these buildings
there have gone up many handsome
and costly residences which the owners
may well feel proud of. II NAV be in
teresting to note that an approximate
valuation of Wilmington's costly and
palatial residences is laid at 81 1856, 900.
A most important building in course
of erection, and which was started in
1891, is the new Federal building and
post-office, at Ninth and Shipley streets,
Tor the construction of which the sum
Of Ss50,o0O was appropriated by the
government.
THE Loss by FIRE IS 100000.
During the year just drawing TO a
close the number of fires occurring in
the city was Al.
The approximate amount of damage
done by these fires occurring during the
| months above mentioned Is 100000.
The fires are recorded as occurring in
almost every portion of the city, the
greatest number of alarms having been
turned in at night.
The most disastrous fire that occurred
during the present year was the confla-
grafton that destroyed the Old Ferry
mill Of the Diamond State Iron works
on the evening of June 29th. The fire
broke out about o'clock on Sunday
evening and burned with such headway
that the buildings were almost consumed
before they We're gotten under control,
although the tiremen worked nobly to
subdue the flames. The loss sustained
IN this great fire, which was the largest
that has occurred in this city for several
years, was 100000. Besides this loss
about 400 men were thrown out Of EN-.
ployment. The Old Ferry mill has now
been replaced by substantial new build
lngs far superior to the old ones.
Another fire that will be remembered
by the flremen was the one that de-
stroyed the body works Of the i. Il.
Clymer Company one bitter cold morn
ing last February. The loss sustained
was 100000. These are the two imp0r
tant tires that have occurred in this city
during the present year, the remainder
helng, as rule, small fires, where the
loss was not heavy.
AGED AND PROMINENT PEOPLE VINO
HAVE DIED DURING THE YEAR.
The reports of the secretary of the
Board Of Health show that during the
past II months .here occurred in this CITY
asa marriages as compared with 4S5 for
the whole Il months Of 1890, and end
ing saturday, December 12tn 1891. there
We're sl63 deaths as compared WITT ..236
for the whole Of last year. OF this
total number OF deaths Is persons at
tanned the age Of 80 years, and only
one, Elizabeth Price, reached the cen
tury mark. Elizabeth Powell, who
came next to reaching the century
mark, died at the age Of 80 years and 10 |
months. There occurred during the past
II months lQl deaths Of persons 10 years
or over, 00 females and 81 males.
Among the prominent people who
died during the present year were:
joshua Il. Pusey, who died on February
sth last; Thomas Worrell, on March |
10th; Captain Alexander Kelley, NJ
vemher l4th; Count Reinhold A. Lewen.
haupt, April 18th; Arthur Ii. Grimshaw,
N. ~; Hannah Shipley, December 10th.
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Cough syrup for only twenty-five cents.
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