Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-05
SMALL FIRES YESTERDAY.


Fire In Fair Haven-A window Dis
play OF Fireworks in . Blaze.
Shortly before noon yesterday the FIRE
department. was called out by an alarm
from box II to the restaurant of L. @.
Cook, 255 Grand avenue. The fire was
caused by some one throwing lighted
frecracker into the window of the res
taurant, which was filled with fireworks,
causing the entire lot to explode and set
fire to the window, which, before 1t was
extinguished. had caused loss of about
$3.50. Immediately after the fire broke
out Councilman Helm, whose grocery store
is next door, got out his garden hose, and
by the time the department arrived had
the fire so far under control that only the
use of one extinguisher was necessary.
There was no insurance on the stock.
About 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the awning in front of Salvador Gentile's
barber shop at the corner of Howard ave-
nue. and Washington street caught fire
from a firecracker, and in a few moments
was all ablaze. A still alarm was sent in
to No. rs engine house, to which the COM
pany Immediately responded and soon had
the fire under control by the use of fire ex-
tinguishers. The loss was but nominal.
KEROSENE LAMP FIRE.
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning still
alarm was sent into steamer 2's house. A
| kerosene lamp in O'Gorman's tea store on
State street filled the place with smoke.
No damage was done.
FIRE IN YARD.
The fremen at steamer As house were
called out to put out fire in the yard OF
| 1856 Hamilton street. A large wooden box
| was on fire, and the firemen put out the
| flames in short order.
FIRE IN A CHIMNEY.
| A fire in the chimney of the old Bene.
dict Arnold house at 55 Water street was
the occasion of calling out the iremen al
rs house. The firemen handled this little
blaze in their usual style and 30 quick
was 1t put out that no damage resulted.
TEN STROKES.
Ten strokes rapidly punched up were
struck at about 0 o'clock yesterday after
noon. There was no fire.
A BARN DAMAGED s300-rtRED ny ROCKET
THE HORSES RESCUED.
| Last evening, rs John ID. Brady, wbt
drives the 5tafin free coach, was hitehins
his horses At the Btarin's barn In UBiot
street., near Water, = rocket from Stat
street went into the window In the loft o.
tho barn. The hay caught Are Immediate
ly. Brady had his team hitohed up, bu
there were two others In ths stalls. Hrnd,
1 l.,A. &l.,I .aa and al thA haw
The horses. however, would not go out
and Brady had to use a whip. He boa
them and pushed them, finally getting the n
out. His arms were soorohed by the heat
which was greatly increasing. He thel
gave the alarm. The Are department re
sponded promptly and In q short time ha'
the fro under control Tho barn Is tn
property of John H.5tarin, and Ave horse
are kept there. One was out working n
the time Of tho Are and two moro wer
being hitehed to tho coach. Tho walls q
tho barn are brick, M 10 tho shed. Tn
loss was estimated by Agent Miller of th
, 5tarn line at about $500. Tho propert
ID owned by u widow and q. II. Webb, th
real estate agent, has tho rental Of II.
: TWO FIRES AT ONE TIME ron THE FIRE ID
rARTMENr--A LOSS or $700.
At about $40, before the Are on Unio
street was extinguished, an alarm was heI
. In from box 70. A shed located in II. Il
Hanscom's shipyard, near the corner c
River and Ferry streets, used for joir
ers' shop, was found to be In flames.
vessels molss were In tina shop, whic
were valued at about $500. Total loss o
! the building and contents estimated
t 500, not covered with insurance. tt
4 | cause Is unknown.
STOKE, BUT NO FLAME.
A second still alarm was sent from Salvi
tore Gentie's barber shop at the corner {
Howard avenue and Washington street la
o night. No. rs hose carriage went to IL
place, but found no fire. Smoke escapiu
from the chimney had given rise to IL
D fears.
| FIRE ON THE ELM CITY WITH ITS coo
PASSENGERS.
A fire broke out in the engine room of IL
sound steamer Elm City during its voyaf
I to Bay Ridge. The room was quick
, flooded by the steamers hose, and the fl
was extinguished before the passenge
D were aware of the accident. The ban
8 aided in diverting the peoples minds, an
: | quiet was restored from what looked like
t serious panic.