The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-09-05

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| E-Two-story brick store building, owned by Miss
Mary b. Mclntre.
Emma Crow, who lived in /, noticed
the fire burning on the top floor about
4:30 o'clock, and immediately aroused
Robert Mckelvy, who was asleep near
by and Andy Bennett who was ia Taylor's
office next door, 3.
The alarm was given, and at that time
the whole upper story OF the Heatzig
building was i'll tlimes. The occupants
of 4, were aroused aud made their
escape just in Ulms, Tor IN an Incredibly
short while, the whole OF the building
was seething flame. BY this ZINE IL
crowd had collected, and men started for
the old fire eugine, but were delayed d
great while in obtaining the key of the
building. BY the time the engine az
rived, 3, Taylor's office, q. DR.. Jamar's
office aud 7, residence OF Thomas Green,
had caught, and with this insufficient
apparatus, it was useless To attempt 30
save the buildings, so steps We're taken
to protect the surrounding property,
and remove whatever furniture, etc,
could he reached. The Wilmington fire
department was telegraphed, for assist
ance. The buildings then aIire proved 10
be finder for tbs II .mes, and soon :, oc-
cupied by Mrs. Shippers caught, 1t and l,
occupied by Emma Crow, were rapidly
destroyed, but on that side the fire was
arrested by the stone house, owned by
the Brock heirs. The Brock house
caught along the cornice, but was easily
saved. By this time, on the west side,
building ID had fallen and The fire was
playing around S, occupied by William
J. Dickinson and family as bakery. As
yet little could be done to check the
progress OF the flames; dense volumes of
smoke were pouring through the door
| aud wiadows; this soon cleared away and
the flames could be seen eating their way
| on to house 8, a part of which was occu-
pied by Miss Susie May. Here was an
opportunity to stop the fire. Up to this
| time the water had been obtained from
wells, which were about exhausted, when
a cellar of a tumbled down ice house, in
the rear of Edward Taylo stable, was
| discovered to be full of water. This
proved a salvation. An alley separates
| E, from L. Taylor Towards three-story
frame building, occupied on the first
floor by the tailoring establishment of
Frank J. Kerr u Co.. and the balance of
| hy
A hose was quickly run to the roof of
the latter building, from which it was
turned on the McIntire building. The
tire was confined within the brick walls,
| as the wood work was torn away, SO as
to prevent the flames from reaching the
| Howard building. No. S was completely
burned out, but the fire was stopped in 3,
after partially consuming the building.
The Howard building was saved by hang
ing soaked blankets over the roof, cover
ing the exposed side, and by keeping the
building wet with water.
After the flames had been gotten under
control, the Pnnuix and Weccacoe tire
engines, hose carriages, and about 100
men, arrived from Wilmington, under
the charge of Chief Robinson. The run
was made from Wilmington, a distance
of eighteen miles in nineteen minutes.
The engines, however, were unloaded
and water was forced from Elk river OF
the smUulderiug ruins.
LOSSES BY THE FIRE.
w. b. Heatzig, store building and
stock, s.. 600; building insured in Fire
Insurance Company OF York Pa, for
81 900, with $500 on stock III the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Cecil county
aud $500 Oh the building and contents i'll
the Fire Association OF Philadelphia.
Several extension tables and a few chairs
saved
Hon. j. A. j. Creswell frame dwelling
f house, loss 50 800; insured tor $3.50 i'll
Mutual Fire Insurance of Cecil county.
Brick store of Miss Mary b. Mcintyre,
! loss $4,000; insured III the Baltimore
: Insurance Company for 81 800, and in
t the Mutual of Cecil county, tor $1,000.
William Dickinson, stock aud furniture,
= loss 800, no insurance.
Two story frame dwelling of Mrs.
Parker, loss $1,000; 10 insurance. One
story frame building of Mrs. Jennie
: Pierson, 5000; no insurance.
, Michael Powell, stock and furniture,
e $50; no insurance. Mr.. Powell was
o absent from home and bis property was
Il all lost, excepting few tools. Thomas
If Green, furniture, 500 insured in Mutual
of Cecil county saved only few
pieces of furniture, and the clothing
worn. Frank J Kerr, damage by water
to stock, $50 insured in the Mutual, Of
= Cecil county. Miss Susanna May, 500 il
s money. Miss May had placed the money
W in paper box, which was either stolen
n or burned Most of furniture saved.
II. NJ. Nichols $25 in damage to fur
h niture caused by moving from Howard
st building.
e L. Taylor Howard, damage to hi.
e building from water, insured in Pennsyl
vania Fire Insurance Company, ant
Norwich Union
|, Brock house damaged by fire $25; NJ
y insurance.
r. DIR. lamar lost several Instruments anC
books, also a skeleton.
AZ Building occupied by Frank Kerr
/. slightly scorched, insured in Cecil Mutual
ID Mrs. VI. A. Nelson, slight loss, damag
ar from water, and loss from moving, from
Crouch building, adjoining the Howard
d, building.
0. The fire would have swept a muoI
larger area, had not the buildings beer
en- damp from heavy raIa of that night
IN and the ice house cellar not been louu
or to be luIl of water; for the supply From
"a the neighbo.jug wells WAS being rapidi
nd exhausted. Had the day been h.
and windy. and The buildings dry, moth
1t ing could have saved the frame structur
ed to the west of the burned district, au
ia. also the buildings opposite.