The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-11
FOURTH EDITION
A Small Fire That Has Serious Re.
suits-The Chief and Two Men Badly
Rurnad

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A Small Fire That Has Serious Re
suits-The chief and Two Men BadI,
Burned.
Shortly before O'Clock last Satur-
day evening David Leasing, an Italiar
boy, went into the cellar OF the build
ing ut the northeast corner Of Front
line for the lamp on tho fruit stand
outside. After drawing tho gasoline
he lighted match to see II the splgot
OF the barrel was turned of, and after
wards threw tho match on the floor
when 1t ignited some gasoline which
he had spilled. This communicated ia
the illled can, and In an instant the
cellar was abiaze. The boy managed
to escape with o few sllght burns, and
Sergeant Chambers, who saw the blaze
struck an alarm from box No, %, al
Second and Shlpley streets.
The entire department responded
when the flames were extingulshed In
q few minutes, and the firemen vert
getting ready to go away, when Chile
Engineer Shields, First Assistant En-
gineer Dickinson. Sergeant Ingram
John Kelley of tho Fame Hose Com
pany, and Joseph Dryer. started dowr
tho cellar to see that everything wa!
assistant each carried a lantern, anc
found the splgot of the barrel turned
on and tho gasoline running out nnC
floating on the water In the cellar
just rs the men turned to leave thu
place there was a loud explosion. anC
in an instant the flames were rushing
out the cellarway and half the distance
across the street. When the explosion
! occurred Dickinson had assembled thu
| cellar steps and Sergeant Ingram wal
PARKWAY up, closely followed by Chic
Engineer Shields.
Sergeant Ingram seized Shields
and with the assistance of others pnlle(
him out Of the flames, but not befor
his limbs we're badly burned. Kelle,
wan also severity burned. and 1t L
feared that he inhaled the flames. Ill
was found In the cellar standing nj
to his waist in water almost helpless
| He was taken out and helped to Dan
f0Ith's drug store, where v was fount
that he was badly burned. His hand
| were in a horrible condition, large por
tions of the skin peeling OF. His face
was also badly blistered and his hal
was slnged. He was afterward take
to his home, on the southeast corne
| OF Third and West streets, and Di
Howard Og 10 was summoned.
| Shields and Dryer We're also taken &
Danforth's drug store, where their In
/ iurles Were dressed. after which the
were removed to their homes. Chic
Engineer Shields escaped with less
injuries than the others but Dryer
badly burned about the faco and o
his left hand. He was attended by DI
| BloGksom, who found 1t necessary t
| cover his face with mask. Assist
ant Engineer Dickinson and jane
Pearthree of the Washington CON
pany were also slightly burned.
Sergeant Ingram slipped and fell /
helping Shields out OF the cellar bu
was not injured.
ANoTHeR FIRE.
About go o'clock yesterday morr
Ing iiro was discovered in the sho
store OF Michael Donohue, No. 170
Scott street, which did about $50
damage.
As tho Weccasoe hose wagon wa
going home from tho fire, the horse
became unmnnageable. John Shields
who was driving, called for assistance
when William Il Shields undertook
help hold the animals. Ono of then
commenced to kick, and struck Shield
on the right leg below the knee. N
bones vera broken. but he received
large and painful bruise.